Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-28
Bold Robbery Of an Avenue Dry
(sOO(10 StOPe.

AN RECOX-
cry OF THE GOODS.
A bold robbery was perpetrated at mid
day yesterday from the dry goods store
of Messrs. Perry & Brothers, corner OF 9th
street ard Pennsylvania avenue. Between2
and O'Clock in The afternoon, Officer Lus-
key, of the fifth precinct, in passing the store
noticed the door ajar leading to the rooms
above the store, and goods laying about in
heaps in the store. Suspecting that some
thing was wrong, he remained standing at
the door 10 prevent the egress of any one
who might be inside, and blew his whistle,
which brought Lieut.. SkippOn on the spot
and several other officers. The officers at
once entered. and concluded that
ROBBERS HAD BEEN AT WORK.
The door had not been forced. but the lower
screw which keeps the lock in place on the
door had been taken out, and the keeper
showed aside, which allowed the door to
open easily: The small door just 10 the left
of the main door as one enters from the
street, Is secured by a large-siZed patent
lock, and heavy brass hasp two inches
broad covers the keyhole. This hasp is
secured by plate staple, screwed on with
long screws and filed smooth on the face to
prevent their being removed in the ordinary
way with screw driver The corresponding
staple was driven through the door and
cir ched on the inside. The paddock was
of complicated make and patented. The
thieves had wrenched the hasp Off the door
lamp by means OF a heavy jimmy, and falling
10 pick the lock forced open this door with Il
heavy Jimmy by leverage against the lamb
Word was sent To Mr.. Perry and a search
made through the building. A package of
considerable size, done up with brown paper
and secured with heavy, stout cord was no.
tIced laying near the door, which, upon ex-
animation, was found to contain five whole
pieces of silk, containing about seventy five
yards each, and worth from 80 to - per var L.
y thorough search through the house Sati
fed the officers that the robbers had left the
premises. The several stories above the
EiOre are a { present unOccupied, but the sec
Oud story room was found to have been
broken into. Word was sent at once TO the
detective office, at headquarters, where De-
tective COOmeS was on duty, and as soon as
acquainted with the IA = Is he telegraphed for
Major Richards.
$1,000 WORTH OF LACEs MISSING.
The employees of the store in the meantime
had arrived, ard soon discovered that
quantity of valuable lace goods hal been re-
moved worth five or six thousand dollars.
a son of Mr.. Perry was i'm the store at II a.
M yesterday, and at that time everything
was all right. This circumstance proves
that tile JOB was done after that hour.
ON THE TRAIL.
Mr.. AGamSOn who resides next door, states
that about II O'Clock yesterday morning "A
nice looking young man asked permission to
go to his water closet, which was granted,
and he went OF, but i'm half an hour returned,
having with him another man, who was
somewhat rOugEeT looking. He then asked
whether he could not leave package i'm the
place for few moments, and received an
affirmative reply. He had a roll of light
brown paper, about four inches in diameter
ard about three feet long, and a small square
parcel. and informed Mr.. \. that he was
CraughtSman in the Treasury: that the par
had TO be sent Oft during the day. and he also
asked about the departure o. the trains.
There were couple of vacant chairs i'm front
OF the establishment. and the men quietly
took seats and entered into "A general con-
VeT-atiOn with Mr.. y. and his friend. After
This had continued for about fifteen or twenty
minutes Mr.. a. was called to dinner, and
asked the gentleman if he wanted his pack
ase. He replied. Not Just then; that he
would be about for half hour or so" aud
Mr.. y. went up stairs. tie / al hardly been
seated al the table before one Of his children
came up and said that the gentleman wanted
his bundle. Mr. \. handed the child the key
and told him to give the man The bundle,
which he did, and the men Went OF. Several
QihtT PARTIES remembered seeing these men,
and ai,sr some inquiries MeSsrS. Acnevitt
and NcElFreSh found that they haI been
Stat ing at q room IN the neighbOThOOd for
several days. and there the officers caIleI
The men had been there but half an hour or
so earlier, and had started away with their
hunk and package in a hack. The depots
were at once covered By the various defect
ives, the telegraph was brought into use and
The Cf1cers all warned 10 keep a sharp look
out. IL was soon asceTtained that the par
ties left on the Philadelphia. train on the
b. and q. K. r., at O'Clock, having checked
trunk and package TO Baltimore.
HUNTED DOWN.
y special from Baltimore states that De
teCtlVeS West and McDevitt recovered the
stolen laceS while on the way To the Phila-
delphla depot in wagon. Some time after
detectives CrOne and Shafer arrested one of
Inc SUPP psed thieves, and he is now held for
MCDeVitt.
The trunk captured in Baltimore Yesterday
arrived here this morning, and Mr.. Perry
identified the contents as mis- property AMI
apIrONlmated the value of the gOOls at about
$500.
ARRIVAL OF THE PRISONER
detective McDevitt arrived here at .: Is
O'CLOCK p m. from Baltimore, having in Gus
tody Edward W. Snyder. the alleged lace
rOboer. who was arrested by Chief Crone of
mat city. He was committed for hearing
a PLEASANT RESTING PLACE-Fort those
who cannot seek shady hooks at Rock
creek and such places, during the hot wealth
er, one o. the most quiet, cool and pleasant
places we know o. To- Saunter INTO and prufit-
ably while away an hour is at Anglim'S
Antiquarian book store. on r street near
Tie Treasury. Taking advantage of the
sales OF private libraries recently made in
our city. Mr.. Anglim has placed on his
shelves many rare and curious as well as
valuable standard works in the various de-
lartmentS of literature, and being himself q
lOVerOf books, aS well as dealer in them
he y always glad to see bOOkish people a bout
and making themselves Eat home, - without
expecting that they shall always buy books
and IS ever ready to tell what he knows
about books, as well as to learn what he does
not know about them. Ladies and gentle
men who are forming libraries Will find IL
worth while to frequently drop in and look
through Mr.. ADglim's book shelves while
those who may have books, pamphlets, &c.
10 sell, Will find in him a ready buyer at fair
prices. His antiquarian NOOK is exception
ally cool and pleasant in warm weather. and
We would advise our readers 10 drop i'm as
hco1l.