, 1874-08-07
q HEAVY RouDnnY.

d HEAVY RonDHHY.
One Of tho hoayiost, 1t not tho ,nost axtnniiva,
robberlos avor committed by boy cnmo t. tho
surface yoatorday, aud lsa porpotrattou cxc,ols
In aaroftnoaa aud daring tho oporatioaa Of old
and Hktllful thteyos. 11r. r. Lichtoussadt
pawnbrokcr doing largo bualnoss as
tho corner Of Randolph and Jofleraon
atraots, lad for sayen montha In his
employ youth Is years Old, nataod
Samuel Elaoa, a aon Of former Mayors Lon
Btab1o Tho boy Was at all times willing aau
cheerful In doing liiB work about tho place, anu
trusted Implicitly by bis employers, bcg allowed
mud entrusted with responsible commits
Bipna. lilo was noyor suspected OF aty
a T,feetEI sa st Els empoyot as II and p parsd i arsss
wore found to 10 missing that 10 W1s suspected
Of being tho stoaler. But llo WAS nj, o1tromoy
rotcont mud cautious fellow, and for TINT reason
's gardnE df t,o Gss,ssa siu n no was intrused wth
Ho loft Mr. Liclonstndt on tho 1oth uit., but
Mt Tint ti,ro nothing was sitHpeotod.. AZ haH
since boon learned. ho wont to Now York. Thou
d small diamond cross, LOFT in pawu, ,aH misalnR,
md although c1oso search was nlaao for 1t, u
could not bo found. Tito valuo piaccd upon It
by the ownor, loss tho amount nyance1. was paid
over by Mr.. LichtonBtadt. Other parties can,o
in attofward with their tickets, aud 1t was found
InHG klGIf lrtlEeH MlHu HHEU AIlUAS
tenatalt informed Ollicor Topping of tho coildl-
tion Of aflnirs, md Expressed his auspc!ons con-
terning young Etzoo, who ho firmly n9lievca
was tho thiof, and tho only poraon who could
possibly bayo taken tito goods; for lo kept oil
articles loft in trust In tho largo aud secure tlro
and hurgiar. proof saGoB.
Topping wont quietly at worls. and Hoon
| learned tue whereabouts of Elzos, who lad Eone
! to Now York Immediately aftor lie loft l4tcAou-
atadt'a onploy. Tho boy rotnrnca yesterday,
for him. Hi. EIzos, tho boys father believing
| his sou innocent OF tho cr1mc, assisted tho
| olticor in lis eniloavors to ferret out tho
lad, md last oyonistg he waa discovered sitting
| OIL ahod at tho corner Of Canal md Twelfth
Btroots with nono othcc buys. Ho was talon to
| tho robbery aid ..atatod tint ho had
committed 1t ut tho instance Of ono
| y!oiwise, tailor. wAo had boon dotug
q small buanosa at No. 200 Wost Randolph
| coruor Of Canal md Forauor sIreets. whoro
young Elzos was found. The articles, valued
III oil ut about 81 COO, wero stolen at dfroront
times, and consiatel OF tho following: Two dia-
mond. pins, sovon gold ringa' oevon gold cliains,
at $780, ono Appleton It Tracy gold watch valued
| at $780, ono gold atom~Windng watch ya(ued
| at el50, fiyo othcr gold watches, several
lndiaH' gold onamued watches, ono handker-
! chief ring, ono doub1c'cased silver watch, one
1 E0lN lUCNUtf VDV HVAtA u HOiN AAA paAfGG SoAli
| and other property. OF lilo articles Btolet,
Elzos pawned 1T Simpson Il Cd.'B in Now York,
| two diamond pins, a gold md silver watch,
saycn gold rings, and lookos tho tickets repro.
| Honting the artlcloa being found on his person.
| Tho youth buried In Dloiwiso'B yard diamond
| pin, i watch, Boyornl rings, and some charlna.
Tlleao wore found tu tho place designated.
Elzoa also informed tito officer TINT uloiwfsc
| lind left for San Francisco two woekH ago. after
llnving taken tho largest ellaro OF tl,o stoiou
properly from i,ia youthful tlupo. alll it wa
learned from Blolwiso's fanlily that ho laI loft
| tlletn iii very destitute condition. IIo il
| m old and hardened sinnor, WHO at. one
| time played tho ''wild man" in Aiao.show
| oil West Randolph street. and is known to
| Officer Topping rs q person Of yfcious and
thievng propensitios. Efforts nro nlakiug fol-
lis capture, alld Mr. Liclltonstaat will nso every
,noaus That ,no,oy will command 10 socuro him,
Tho pawnbrokor has already paid the full
stated snlto Of several Of the articles atulen by
Elzos, alll wilt make good utl pormannut losaos.
The property in Now York will bn pad for aud
delivered 10 tho owners lore OH demand.
II III probable that tue prisoner Islzos will bc
sent to tie lsoform School, aud. II Bleiwiso Il
cnpt,,red, no will 10 usod III wisnqss in his CON
yictlon. Several bal boys, whom Elzos associ
uted WITH Aavo had haud in tho disposition ol
the goods, aud it ID likely they wlll DO arrested.