, 1874-11-18

extending from t!,e right eyo obliq1oly to III
naso. noso: ,sefos netors tho patrolmap could re
attempted to fro more, but tho cnrtrllgoa failo,
to explode. Tho fugitive RAN down tho aYonut
to Fourteenth street. mud escaped, loavtug TIT
clothes on tho sidewalk. Tho goutls consist ol
Armory awaiting Identification. It is likely tlof
wore ato1ou from sonlo residence on Wabasl
| ayGnuD.
| huna1AnIEs AND TIE roL1cE.
| 10 tia Editor u The Chicago Tribune:
Sin: hayo road. with sotne aatonishmont aud
moro an'Nsomontt the reports Of tho statements
OF the Polite Magistratos with respect to tho ro-
| cont bnrglnrics, Of which they soem to bo 30 I'm.
perfectly informed. Let mo ouliRhton thom and
| tho public from my own purely incidental kuowl-
odEo' In tho Wcst Division, not far from my
residence, Ia long brick block Of residences.
noarly OF quito eTory ono Of which has boon EN-
tered, not by snoak-thioyea, but by burglars,
perseverance,, and impunity. A littlo over two
wcoka ago tho houao OF n noiglbor was
entered through tho front basement window,
under tho clear light OF tho stroet-gae. tho
pauo having been broken, mud tho catch thrown
back, and olehn sweep malo of tho silver. Due
information WAS glven to tho police. Tho same
night, tho house Of another peiehbor waa brokon
tntot through tho basen1ont and thnt floor thor
oughiy ranaacked, boltad door shutting nj tho
upper storiea. About tho same tmc. tho burg
lars cano to tho rear Of my residence ono p.ght
callcd aloud to .hor husband, when They lied to
tho alloy in tho roar. We woro naturally On tho
watch, attor that, just aa tho police should lavo
boen,, when 'tlioy Lad loarned Of tito
n,oigh9orhood that WAS bong repeatedly
act by. tho Police Department. in TINT 10
catfty, In anticipation OF further attempts, 30
That tho rogues might have boon soizcd III tho
very not. An honest, earnest. aud moderately"
sagaciona Police supoEinte would naturally
think OF this method. Would It llayo boon suc-
cessful Lot facts auawor. Quo weok after
the burglary Oh my two noighborp, OF which tho
police Lad knowledge. my VITO awoko from tho
light slu1nbor which danger occasions, about ialf
pnst 2 o'clock IN tho morning, and, looking
through window. eaw d burglar At tho roar Of
our house, and called mo softly. Together RIO
watched him try our back door In vain, whom,
discouraged or suspicious. he went away. Ho
aud TINT near ut hand was a double-barroled
gttn, In caao he had 1nado serious attempts to
enter. Had tho police been secretly lying iu
wait (Which could haso been easily arrangod)
But that saro night tho burglnrH broke into the
tousos Of three other neighbors, large. costly
mansions. And when mentioned this dny or
two later to two mechanics, who lived feW
s,,,,anro5 sat H. eu ,h , ioi ~
.na t ro,aa na H. uuo at uau psoa %
I,aan rt ~ r ,i;o aro ~ usto, nnu
Il seos that ,rr+h;n, ~ tb,s S;na ~ ~ noS
~ VIA. III. to+t and .h at sons ~
ha.. Il, ~ ,,n s,1 ~, saf t r,a 10 Jun,
'0 0>A " 0oS 1v1a- r1s ss,.. s,e"
6.;e.oo rov ~ 1874 "s7i o1o1'
c'rT =, 80 ~. n, ar ,>,7,r,r,o,~.
- +ho annorior of,,cnra ~ ~ r,ai;o. e,,u..
vonld mars clona,v watch tbe n,pva,nont ~
nntrolron willis m drtv thev world H. n ',rnot ~
neas,,re. be- ablo to account for ia n,,maroms
n1rp]nrien and thnfts yhnl, have tatan nloco
iurinr the past fow woeka. Vera thN ;nc;donts ]
hat ocnrred m Eouth H,,sto,l airoo, ahnr,i.
,ftor ociock vo.torflov morn;nr 4o11 =, .,1ai5
tn;n tho aforv n,o,l3 rasI snsnruhat
Ike tho following 1t thn corner NJ '0"s ITelstnI
Iud Monroe streets, policeman. leaning against |
! tree, apparently napplng; near tho
orncr Of HaIsted aud Adams streets, policeman
itting IN the doorway Of butcher-shop. mah-
ng noi8o that sounded wonderfully Like anor-
ug, whio another policeman was guarding him
rom hetng soon BY pasBerH.by, which ho did by
4arr;ans ~ @ ateu. 49,. " an Moar sns eosner Of
~ a;ao ~. ~, ano ~, sao
,"n ~ y. eo ostees
,,'"n uSof f1p.a soto as'1ep .aau n"aRo. on
at ,ao asauu n;euJ. nga1 LMluE ssteet, police
anr sreota t.,o ~ .no IIsnr " aha