New-York tribune., 1873-03-15
THIEVES AND swINDLERS BUSY.
potn Avn sKILLFUL BURGLARY.

A remarkably bold and slillful burglary was
committed at the wholesale dry goods store OF Rose,
King d Co., Nos. 70 aud 81 Worth-st during ihursuay
night The discovery was made by porter, whc upon
opening the store yesterday morning found that twenty
pieces of silk value $4,000, had been stolen Police
Captain Petty OF the Fifth Precinct, who was
Immediately summoned, found upon investiga-
ton that tho robbery had been planned with
peculiar adroitness. II appears that on Monday
n we-dressed and prepossessng man, who represented
himself as "agent for North, Judd & Co.. dry goods
dealers Of Connecticut" called upon tho agent of the
large fourstory structure known the Moat building,
at Broadway and Worthst and desired to rent Office
He selected the top floor, fronting on Broad
way, which he hired for $40 per month After paying
one months rent in advance and taking receipt, he
left the building saying that he would return with his
furniture in day or two.
on Thursday morning he called upon the antor OF the
building and said that he had handsome Office fur
niture stored uptown and that going TO have 1t
sent down to the Office He also said that he expected
two arge trunks full OF dry-goods samples from Con-
nectcu and the anitor 80 cents TO help the car
take them up stairs to the office, when they should
arrive. He then went away but in the afternoon he re-
turned, and saying that his furniture had been
sold by the person with whom 1t had
been stored asked the anitOr if he cocd not Temporal
ry supply him with furniture, which the jantor prom
ised TO do. Meanwhile the trunks, which were large
and heavy had arrived and been taken 10 the new office
Subsequently. however, he told the anitor that the
wrong samples had been sent and that be should be COM
PEELED to return them by express the following morning.
but when morning came neither trunks nor stranger
could be found and Notwithstanding that the agent OF
the building the janitor and private watchman reside
in the building with their families, no one could tell
when or how the trunks which undoubtedly contained
the punder were removed
In the Office found portions Of a ladder screwed
together in short sections with iron plates, and also
several saws and burglars implements all OF which
had doubtless, been transported TO the building in the
In the ceiling of the room and in the roof of the
building large holes which had just been cut from
the inside Through these the burglars for there were
evidently accompces aided by their sectional ladder
gained the roof and within three houses about
rs feet from the roof OF the store that was robbed on
reaching tho latter they appear to have first cut hole
through wooden scutle and vanly attempted to force
an iron grating. Abandoning this attempt they bored
holes in the roof and cd to cut an aperture with saws
But this method also abandoned and,
returning 10 the scuttle, the burglars forced on
scended into the building, where some of their imple
ments and portions of the sectional ladder were found
lower floor, they forced open several doors, and
have made considerable nese, yet they managed
and escape with their booty, leaving no trustworthy
clue behind.
ALLEGED sAW-DUST SwINDLERS ARRESTED.
Police Captain Leary of the City Hall Pre-
cnct, with squad of men acting under instructions
from Mayor Havemeyer, made descent yesterday az
"sawdust" swinder, the second floor of the building
No 566 Broadway. Charles Moore, age 20, and Frank
Morton, age 25 of No. 40 Amityst, and Oscar Hayes
age 23 OF No. q West Thirteenth-st., who were
found at work in the office, were arrested
and locked up TO await examination Several
thousand circulars Offering fac SMILES Of United States
currency fabulous bargains in dry goods and other
merchandise which the prisoners had evidently been
directing TO persons throughout the country, were
seized, with a quantity of office furniture. account
books, and directories for large number of inland
books in Menager's name, showing deposits IN
the East River Bank, since Jan. J. amounting to
s. 1862 49, and l57 in the Manuaeturers and Merchants
Bank making total Of s7,l19 10 Ill about weeks
Menaeer occupied formerly office at No. "a Blocker
St, but having been driven thence by the police he Sc
cured office at No 2O5 Merc0r-st. From this he was
also driven, only TO continue his nearous business at
more pretentOus quarters on Broadway
DESPERATE BROOKLYN THIEF CAUGHT.
An officer of the Ninth Precinct Brooklyn,
saw noted burglar enter the dwelling of Mr. Wilson
at Hasey-st aud Marceyave early yesterday morning
The officer followed him into the house and presented
revolver at his head, causing him to surrender imme
diatey.
When taken 10 the statonhouse the burglar gave his
name as Edward Harmon, age 81. A sixbarreled
voIver, loaded fully, large knife and considerable
money were found in his pockets. Tie police seized
quantity of clothing and dress goods alleged to
have been stolen at the residence Of Mrs Jane Wke y
the prisoners sister, last night
MISSING BONDS
Humbert Bros of No. 18 Wall-st. announced,
Yesterday the loss of $1,000 in United States bonds
The circumstances Of their disappearance were as fol-
lows:
On Thursday the Humberts borrowed $4,000 from
customer intending TO present two tenforty bonds Of
5000 each as collateral security. The customer neg
lected 10 call for the bonds, and late in the afternoon
they supposed TO have been ncosed in envelope
and sent to the Mechanics Banking Association Wast
Upon inquirng the bank in reference the bonds,
the Humberts informed that they had not been
deposited with the bank. The bonds were in the name
OF j. & w. Selgman Co.. and they were ,stered
;i,vr lc lcsc,ia9n has been stopped The Eumberts say
that they cannot account fOr Their dsappearance aud
offer a reward of $500 lQr the. recovery.
j. W. sehgmaD 6f No. q Broad-st. also report the
OF 81 900 Pacific Railroad bond OF the
State Of Missouri.