The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-24
THE DARING WORK OF BURG
LARS.
They Rob a Store and Leave Their
Compliments in the Shape
of a Note.

During Thursday night another one Q
those daring buyglaries was committed which
in the past few months have become 80 fire.
quent. There is . fancy grocery store stu
a.ed at 2e7 Camp, opposite Poeyfarre street
owned BY Messrs. Brockhaus & Spindler.
The front doors are large, strong double
panel and are not SO easy of access. On the
left hand Of the store there is an alley leading
into the yard, and on the alley window,
which is not by any means secure, which
leads into the store. The gate to the alley is
low enough for any man to climb over.
The night hawks must have been well &C.
quainted with the premises, and discovered
its weak points, as will appear from further
Developments in the case. Some time during
last night the lively cracksmen-after the
proprietors, who sleep directly over the store,
had retired-got over into the alley, and, by
means Of boring with an auger into the side
window before mentioned, made an aperture
large enough to admit Of a man 8 arm.
After the hole had been made one of the
thieves reached up to the bolt which secured
above the opening made, and slipping it aside
effected an entrance into the grocery store.
After being safely inside they opened the front
door and helped themselves beautifully to
coffee, cigars, sardines, candles, liquors, sill
yer spoons from the bar in the rear, and sun
dry articles which they could take away with
ease.
The work on the outside was accomplished
by short piece Of candle, which gave suf-
ficient light to show the burglars what they
were about. The remains of the candle were
found this morning in the alleyway. After
their entrance had been effected they lit
whole candle, which they found in the store,
the traces Of which were discovered on the
counters this morning.
1t is evident that they must have taken the
goods into the alleyway, as coffee was found
scattered all around on tho brick pavement
on the side of the store. Alter taking what
articles that they wished the money drawer,
which contained 50 Is, was rifed, the thieves
leaving a nickel which got fastened in q crack;
then the bar-room drawer in the rear of the
store was also gone through and So 20 in
small change taken.
The thieves made SO little noise that Mr.
Spindler, who sleeps directly over the window
by which the entrance was made, heard moth.
ING of it. The instrument used was three
fourths inch augur. The robbery was discov-
cred this morning by Mr.. Brockhsus, who
found on the desk the following note from the
burglars:
Dear .Sir-We leave you five cents in the
grocery store money drawer.
Yours truly, JOHNNY G1LHoNY,
G. BILLY WELSH.
The gentlemen estimate their loss, as far as
can be ascertained, st between two and three |
hundred dollars.
There is no clue to the thieves, except that |
Mr.. Spindler thinks that he has grounds for |
o man whose name he does not
know.
He states that about month ago tall
man came into the store and asked him If he |
knew Billy Welsh. Mr.. Spindler replied in |
the negative, when the man started out Of |
the store and the proprietor into the bar, but
his attention was attracted by the sound Of
sneaking footsteps, and he rushed into the
store and saw the same man behind the
counter who Immediately ran out into the
street and made his escape.
He says: "The same man came into the
store last night and bought cigar, and, after
lingering some time left but was seen pr0wl-
ing around the corner, with another man, ct
. late hour"
The detectives, with this slight clue to work
on, will no doubt run the bold cracksmen to
earth before many hours.