The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-12
THEW E S
Startling Stories Of RObberies Committed
in Different Parts Of the City.
APATHY OF THE POLICE.
The Latest Method of Deffauding
Independent Tradesmen.

Independent Tradesmen.
The food Of the theving wave keeps rushing in,
getting more rapid as 1t rises Citizens suffer and
groan and the police look on compacently. The
thieves chuckle in the background, while they sit
In their haunts secure, dividing the profits OF their
midnight marches. The harvest Of plumber. judg-
lag by the results Is heavy one, and likely to be-
come more abundant. The people are the
victims; but, of course, they have no
right to complain. They do object, notwith-
standing. and complain, too, some mildly, some
caressingly and some hercely but that is all they
have for their pains 1t is scarcely to be expected
that the occupants Of fat and comfortable offlces
are going to trouble themselves about the people,
except, perhaps, at election times, when they nat-
ter the mob by cOndescending to be voted for and
it would show much more wisdom on the part of
pundered citizens to sit at home and grin and bear
than to be annoying the police with fatiguing
histories OF robberies at their houses. It is fun
damental principle in the great order of things that
the multitude must bear
THE BRUNT OF THE BATTLE,
whether the fight he among the criminal classes
and the police or some Of the other noisy and dis
cordant elements that go to make up the sum Of
Official existence. The lesson is enc not easily
learned, but it is also one that time must force
upon the conviction Of any reasonable man,
and the impression once taken becomes indeble.
There Is, however class OF people In
every large community as extended a.
the population of New York that will not
see the philosophy of things and that will
cry ont when illegally deprived OF its hard earned
property. This section Of the men and women
who inhabit the Island of Manhattan Is at the
present moment making considerable noise absut
the manner IN which thieves are allowed to pursue
their calling in populous districts Of the capital Of
the island Bankers merchants and private IN
diyiduals join in the general howl, and shrek with
indignation, while they shake their fists impOtently
in the air. Thieves are no respecters
Of persons or places, and robberies take
rees IN the cars m opes and
Last Friday q lady was robbed of $500 in street
car while on her way up town In company with q
prominent citizen. The thief in this case wO-
man, cut the pocket that held the purse from the
lady's dress, walked quietly Off OF the car and re-
day something OF the same nature happened to
another lady who was making collections for the
poor: While people were preparing for church
on Sunday morning set OF thieves entered
the premises OF J. r. France Co., OF No. 112 Reade
street, and carried OF goods valued at s., 900.
When the porter arrived At the store he found the
front door open, and, suspectlng that something
was wrong, wentte the second moor Of the build
The doors on that moor had been forced open and
the merchandise was strewn about In the most ad.
mired disorder. It Is supposed the robbers
vious day and remained there part Of the night,
escaping with their booty Sunday morning.
got into the store Of Runk & Unger, wine mer.
chants, at No. Barclay street, and distracted
nom there quantity of wine and cigars valued at
$3.50. Still another batch obtained an entrance
into the premises OF Weiss Eller Keopler, at 229
Pearl street. and carried Off goods valued at $500.
This property consisted of boxes Of fine tobacco,
transport without suspicion They got OF
SAFELY nSogh was
man was there to assist him. The residence of
Mr.. Joseph Hewlett, in Madison avenue, between
broken into Monday night by burglars, who sue
ceeded in escaping with quantity Of watches.
robbers got into the place from No. 80 East Seventy
eighth street, at present unoccuped, and forced
open the scuttls on MT; aeWietps residence;
these scOundres Is given in the fact that couple
OF them sneaked through rear window in the
house of Mr.. Marcus Krass, No. ass Greenwich
street. Monday night, and stole some small articles
OF jewelry, valued at s3S. While the old thieves
are giving their attention to matters Of weight the
school, are not idle: A number OF them are
gDns about the Sixth SIX ors the
building, on the corner Of Worth street, dur
Of cheek fasers have been operating ing in New w
York and the adjoining cities with most wonderful
success, This association consisted Of four men
James Primrose alias Burgess; Daniel Donovan,
alias simmons; James Brown, alias Marks, an old
convict and James APpleby. One Of the first
worthy quartet was to find out the probable
BULK OF THE BANK STOCK
OF some thriving tradesman. An undertaken or
lected for the honor Of the gentlemens attention.
SO soon as 1t was ascertained the account in :he
four called upon the tradesman, and, with face
stepped deep in woe, told tale Of harrow.
Ing In 5e stsn OF trade fSs
story and drop companionabie tear or two to
soothe the feelings OF the prospective customer.
the griefstricken husband, brother or father, as
the case may be, ordered set of funeral trappngs
The delightful Impression Of joy succeeding the
strain of sympathetic sorrow in the breast Of
the undertaken, he falls an easy prey to
selecting SELF the materials lie client wishes ana
arranging the details Of the obsequies. This work
concluded, the check raiser pretends the body q.
he wants to send on for it. Having nothing but
greenbacks he would like a check for convenience
for say 800 to forward to parties in charge Of the
taker or tombstone manufacturer is only
a to 9 a the Gssres ane
man In mourning pays the sum on the face Of the
check and takes his leave, promising to call again
written on the check by the shopkeeper Is then
removed by.means OF an acid prepared for the pur-
pose and the check nlied IN i9r very much larger
ment honored at the bank and the thieves succeed
IN gaming possession OF the money. This party
was broken up by Detectives Farley, Simington,
Keirns and Keso, and two OF them have been sent
to New Jersey to stand trial for offences committed
there. The police In philadelphia are also eagerly
looking for them as well as those OF Brooklyn.
These few cases cited here are only those made
public by the police, but there are numbers Of
others occurring every day that nothing Is heard
Of In each the police go to the premises, make
an examination, look profound, and arrive at the
conclusion that the thieves have left no clew be-
hind them.
A CRASH IN FIRST AVENUE.
Between eight and nine O'Clock yesterday morn
ing the first and second floors OF the main Lortion