, 1873-03-22
UNPROFlTABLE VISITORS.
A Notorious Woman tho Victim Of
Tllrcc Masked Mon.
Tlcy Enter Her Room Mt Midnight md
Carry Away Jowelry and Money
to Ito Amount OF $4,000.

It is apparent TINT como Of tho mnny robbers
who lurk about ChIongo hayo materially onr1cod
themselves during tho lust fow days. Bosldon
tho usual number Of small burgnyios, thoro havo
occurred two othore, IN which tho aggregate val
uo Of property taken is not loss than $4,000.
In an European city such robberioa would creato
Intense excitement III Now York thoy would bo
much talkod about; but in Chicago, whore, We
1ogrot to cay, mich hoavier robberios aro not un-
common, SIC, 900 stoal IL hardly giyon N pasB-
Ing thought. But portion of this amount hay
Ing boon stolon 1udor peculiar md exciting cir
cumstaucos, 1t mny DO well to dovoto somo space
to'it.
Yesterday morning, about o'clock, Lizzlo
Moore, tho nistrosB df house OF prostitution at
No. IS South Clinton street, reported in person,
at the. Madison Street Police Station, that, be-
twoon tho hours Of aud o'clock, her house
had boon entered by four masked burglnrs, md
jewelry aud money taken to tho value Of a9,5O0.
sho relnted that the room Which Hhe ocoupieg IN
tho house Ia tho front room on tho frat floor |;
that, about haf-past o'clock, she was awaltonod
by hcnriug noise rs II some ono Ind stun,-
bled ngn1nst d chair. She raised up In bod.
and, III tho dim light of tho gas,
Bho saw ttroo masked mon In the room. One
stood on each side Of tue bed, and tho third
stood in the doorway. All woro slouch hats,
turned down over their facon, and maslss. Thoy
llad rovolvors III thoir llnnda, aud Ind laid two
knives on table. They we're eyidently pro-
perform it..
Upon seeing thom the womnn screamed, but
was quickly slilled by pillow being held firmly
over her mouth sh9 struggled for somS time inc
two mon who Ind hold Of her. Az soon as she
bccnmo quiot, they whispered to her that il she
malo further resistance thoy. would blow her
brains out, and to prove that thoy woro In
earnest, they laid tho cold muzzle OF revolver
on her forehead.
Thoy thon searched tho bed, and found
pocket-book containing ,a70. Lizzie Ind, fow
days bofore, purchased diamond cross for
81 200. sho secured this at tho reduced price
by loantng tho money to m adventurous din
mond-dealcr, who wished to go to South America,
and who left the cross with hcr on deposit. OF this
1carching the. bed, demanded that aae givo It
up. She denied TINT sl,o Ind 1t tu her poeees-
sion, but, upon being informed that hor brains
would be blown out II BLo did not surrou-
to o drawer which contained it. They
rudcly wrencled from hor fingers threo clustor
diamond rings, ono OF Which contained twenty
two perfect diamonds, mud was probably ono Of
tho most valuable rings worn Ia Chicago.
They then enumerated tho articles Of jowelry
Of which Li2aie was tho owner, besides those
they wora nlroady III possession of, and de-
naudod that she open tho boxes containing
thom. This Bho submisaivoly. did, being aware
that n refaaal would DO useless. From one
drawer they took L gold witch and chain, q
pair Of bracelets, and q valuable coral set.
From another they took honyy gold ring, q
RHg Rh OF g9a SSysgasses Sn h,,p and Hhopt 9s fs
thieves delayed their call, until last night, tloy
might have aecurcda valuable set of diamond
ear-rings, which woro to hhvo been delivered to
Lizzio yesterday afternoon.
This booty tho robborn stored away In tho
pockets Of thoir ovorcoats, and bidding N1iHa
Lizzie pleasant "good morning." went out by
tho front door.
Az soon M they wcro gono, Lizzio ran upstairs
and opened window and cryed lnstily for Lolp.
No help came, however, aud she waitod till tle
morning light appeared, and then reported tho
matter herself, III c busnesB-like mAnner, Mt tho
Madison Street Station. ,..
Entrance waa obtained to the house through
tho front door, which has upon 1t q spring-loels.
When tho door is locked for the night, n sbiind"
is sprung over tho key-holc, 70 TINT a koy eau
only DO inserted from tho inside without break-
ing tho lock. because tho door WAS not broken,
that tho robbers we're admitted from tho inado.
Lzzio describes tall, Notwithstanding
person." who said in Tho house oil night, as tho
pernon who probably admitted the par-
tics. or course the whole. house was.
aroused altor tho departure of the robbors.
All except the "tall man" wero greatly excited,
He took the matter coolly, arose aud dressed
himself and before anybody had missed him, he
was ont Of tho house.
Tho knowledge whicl, the robbers exhibited
concerning tho womau's jewelry and where she
kept it, makes it worry certain tint they wero &C.
Quninted with the house md it's i,.natos.