Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-16

year since that all that was needed was a pro-
tective law and that this wear the whole eonven-
ton have adopted her idea, and yet they wish
to ignore her.
Daring Attempt NJ Robbery.
SINISTER BROS. DRY GOOD STORE ENTERED
$4,000 WORTH OF SILKS AND LACEs PACKED
UP-THE OPERATORS SURPRISED AND CAP
TURED-THEY ARE STRANGERS AND WELL
SUPPLIED wIRH BURGLARS TOOLS.
About 10Y O'Clock last night daring attempt
was made to rob the dry goods establishment Of
VIM. NJ. Shuster & Bro, on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., between 9Th and 10th streets, but fcrtu-
nately the thieves were captured before they
left the building Mr.. A. Gardner, of the pho
tograph gallery in the adjoining building, had
his attention called by lady occupant to the
raising of q window and the sound of footsteps
on the roof. Mr.. Gardner proceeded to the
roof with light, and upon looking around
upper story of Shuster's store. Mr.. Gardner
went to the central guardhOuse and informed
the officers, and Captain Brock, Detective
with him to the premises, where they were soon
joined by Chief Detective ClarvOe and Officer
Aldridge. The party we're astonished OH look
ing through the glass door to see man walking
leisurey down the stairs with a bundle in his
arms, and they tried the front door, but it was
locked. Captain Brock took position there, and
the others went hurriedly around by the way OF
9th street to the rear, where they
GRABBED THIEF NO. 4,
who was hurriedly leaving the place. In the
meantime Officer Aldridge had arrived at the
front door, and started through the establish
ment of Mr.. Gardner to enter by the same mode
which 1t was supposed the thieves had used VIZ
over the skylight Of the operators room of the
gallery, on to the roof of the rear building of
Sliuster's, which is considerably lower than the
front one, and then into window of the main
building which overloOks the roof. The suppo-
sitiOn was correct. The officer entered easily
when two men suddenly made their appearance
at the head Of the stairs on the second floor He
ordered them to halt, but, instead, they started
to run toward the front window.
THE OFFICER FIRED TWICE,
the thieves continuing to run to one of the win
dOws, which they opened, and boldly stepped
out upon the ledge which runs along over the
they stepped to the balcony in front of &c Gard.
ner's, and thence to that in front OF Legislative
han. Through the front and back win
dOws Of the hall, which they smashed
roof Of a shed in the rear, one of them saying
to the other, SPY Cd, Tom, we're caught"
The nightwas dark, and in a moment both were
the shed, distance Of ten feet, to d street, and
the other had hid somewhere. By this time sew
eral passers-by had heard the alarm, and were,
OF course, on the lookout, and
THIEF NO 2, THE JUMPER,
was grabbed by Mr.. Torch, who was standing
by. A short tussle followed and the thief freed
himself, only. however, to be seized again by Mr.
Dorsey Claggett and a moment later by Ser
geant Vernon. He had a pistol in his hand
which in the scuffie fell and was secured He
was at once taken to the station-house and
locked up.
SUPPOSED THIEF NO. 8, THE HIDER.
All was now excitement and the question was
what had become OF the other man, when a
rather well dressed person came up and said
"Well, i guess they're all captured" Chief
Clarvoe, after little conversation with him,
made up his mind that he was one of the party,
and took him into custody. At the central
guardhouse the three men registered their
names with station-keeper Voss as Henry Mil
Ter, James Adams, and Patrick Smith, and
were assigned to cells.
HOW THEY ENTERED, AND WHAT THEY DIDN'T
GET.
A careful examination revealed the fact that
they had entered the photograph establishment
in Wallis building and went up through the sky
from there into the window of the third
floor of the store. When the basement
was reached the officers and Mr.. Shuster (who
tees Two stout ar
dark lantern, six large black cambria sacks,
two leather satchels, six straps and holders
such as are used to carry shawls and blankets
w1th-and ball Of stout Irvine. One Of the
satchels was filed with fine laces, and near it,
all ready for packing, was a stock of the very
finest silks and laces in the establishment, the
cost OF the lot, according to the estimate of Mr..
Shuster, Icing between eight and ten thousand
dollars. The theory is, that they intended to
force the rear cellar door open after things got
quiet, and thus get away with the goods.
At the station it was discovered that Henry
Miller, one Of the prisoners, had been wounded
In the right arm and was bleeding profusely.
he states that he was cut with glass and only
wound from the pistol of Mr. Aldridge. Among
the articles taken from them was q large diary
Tor 1873, with an entry from the list to the 18th
Of January. The first being the simple word
"Urcayeland," and the others series Of capital
letters, for instance, January 6, .'K. X. c. II.
A." There was in this railroad ticket from
Indiananolis to Phiiadainhia ava ......'1c;or;s
check, All three of the men are strangers in
the city, and from the manner in which the job
was put up, the officers say it is evident that
they are thorough and accomplished burglars.
THIS MORNING,
large crowds gathered about the scene of at
tempted robbery, and there was much curiosity
as to the manner of entrance, and to see the
route taken by the different parties. Quite as
many gathered about the central guardhOuse,
anxious to get a look at the accused.
The accused men about one O'Clock were
placed in ahack and driven to police headquar-
tiers, where they were locked in the cells for the
present.
1t is stated that parties answering the descrip-
ton of those arrested have boarded recently on
Sd strnet, near the avenue; and it is also thong
that one of them was I'm the store a few DAYS
since with a female, pricing goods, evidently for
the purpose OF finding where the best goods were
kept.
THAT "CoREAN SEED" CHAP preferred to in
The STAR not long since) is selling fax seed
about the streets at Is cents for about q thimble
full The seeds are colored and perfumed and
Tasa Ma Saki, or Bloom of Paradise" The
.Corean seed' merchant tells you that If the
seed is deposited liz a moist sponge 1t will sprOut
and a beautiful plant will grow, diffusing a most
papers continue to be humbugged by it, as they
are by Gift photographs and every other scheme