The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-21
WHOLESALE ROBBERY.
The Vicissitudes OF Ex-Recorder Smith
$4,000 w orth of Clothing and Jeweiry
Taken From His House.


$4,000 w orth OF Clothing and Jewelry
Taken From His House.
Last Thursday the residence OF ex-Recorder
James N. Smith, situated at No. 95 Lexington ave-
nue., was entered by burglars and properly to tine
estimated value OF $40 900 was stolen. No one was
living In the house, and the robbers consequently
had but little trouble to apprehend after having
enected an entrance. 1t appears thai Mr.. Smith
lately told his coacnman, who has been in his SER
vice Tor twenty-five years, that he was gong into
the country and to notify the police that his house
was empty and should be specially watched. The
coachman, however, did not do so. Last summer
the house in question was entered by burglar,
who, while decampIng with some siverware ana
table cloths, was captured by the police and SUBJ
| sequently sent to sing Sing for five years. Nobody
was living In the house, and it was left to take
care OF Itself, in the present case.
THE BURGLAR OF 1873
entered through pushing back the shutters but in
the present case an lron-bound door was forced
open by means OF jimmy. AS soon as the ex-
Recorder learned his loss he put the case in the
hands q Detective Tilly, OF Ponce Headquarters.
No list has yet been prepared OF the missing goods.
The value Of $4,000 placed upon them is con-
sidered to be slightly exaggerated.
THE REPORTED LOSS.
Among the missing articles are gold chain,
which cost $500; a dozen OF silk dresses, say
$1,5U0; a oox OF the ex-Recorder's clothes worth
some rolls o. SILK for making dresses, uncut velvet
$1,000; q large quantity OF valuable dresses be-
logging to Mrs. smiths daughter-if- The
burglars broke up considerable amount OF plated
siverware to show their disgust OF the base inlta-
uon. Gloves. CATERS and boots were scattered in
confusion over the floor. the goods were stolen
on the second and third floors OF the house.
THE POLICE ACCOUNT.
Last evening HERALD reporter called ut
Twenty-second street police station. and learned
that the officer on cuty on Thursday morn ng at
nve O'CLOCK, when, IL Is alleged, the burglars were
seen decamping by the front door, was Officer
Brewer-a trusGy man and from six to eight
OHlcer Carson; out neither OF them noticed any
thlng unusual at Mr.. Smiths house. The report
about the burglars being seen leaving the house is
from man OF Twenty-l0urth street and Third
avenue, who was exercising horse in Lexing ton
avenue, who alleges that ne saw some men putting
a Saratoga trunk into an express wagon at about
SIX O'Clock last Thursday morning. On Wednes-
day. the day previous to the robbery, several
well dressed men called at the corner house
adjoining Mr.. Smiths 10 ask II he slept there at
nightY Mr.. Smiths ddughterin-law returned to
town last night from New Baltimore and viewed
the scene OF the robbery. 1t repo ted that seve-
raj arrests have been already made IN this matter.
Oficer Haynes, Of the Thlrty filth street police
station, whose beat ends at the corner OF Twenty
seventh street and Lexington avenue, reports
That he saw nothing unusual across the street on
the night OF the robbery. Ex-hecorder smith,
1T may be remembered, mad his pocket picked oil q
large lee when returning from Connecticut ONE
years ago alter defending Andy Roberts, the now
alleged bond forger-