The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-16
YOUNG CRACkSMEN At WORK
They Rob Store and Come Near
Setting it on Fire.
Two Of Them Run to Earth.

During last night the store Of W. G. Lyon
& Co., No. II Tchoupitoulas street, was en-
tered by burglars and several articles stolen
The thieves must have had this place in viev
for long time as "a ripe plant to operat'
upon as upon examination it was discovered
that each door had been marked with chalk
Upon the doors there is no evidence o
FORCE and the iron bar which secured tht
Tchoupitoulas street door was drawn aside sc
as to admit more than one thief, which is al.
most conclusive evidence that one of the
gang must have been secreted in the store
yesterday evening before the hour Of closing.
The thieves first started on the first floor
! and took from there four cans Of Goshen
butter. and then forced every drawer in the
desk in search Of money. Going then on
the second floor. and into the Office, they re-
CALLED themselves with jellies, preserves
whisky and other articles; the traces of which
were left on the desks and papers which they
had handled.
In this Office every drawer he'd been forced
open from which several bills and monthly
statements were taken. Going out into the
back store Of the second story they took two
chests OF tea, and carrying them into the
Office which seemed to be their base Of oper-
atoms, wen. in search Of some sacks to put
the tea in.
Ascending to the third story they there cut
open some four sacks Of alspice, scattering it
all around the floor, tapped the whisky bar
rels and returning to the Office, there broke
open the chests and emptied their contents
into the sacks.
The remnants of the tea was strewn all
around the floor, as we'll as some dozen jelly
glasses and empty cans, the contents of which
they had eaten. The large safe, which stands
on the left Of the office, then attracted their
attention and they proceeded to force it open
by cutting through with chisel, the marks
OF which were all around the doors of the SAFE
In the center Of the floor they had placed a
lighted candle by which to work. After hav
ing satisfied their propensities and glutted
themselves sufficiently with sweets, they took
their departure, leaving the lighted candle on
the floor on the carpet, which came very near
found the remains of the candle and q large
hole burned in the carpet.
Ii this had taken fire the whole block would
have been endangered, as the adjoining store
is filed with whisky and other liquors
At5:2O o'clock this morning Officer Pigeeux,
of the Third Precinct, overhauled two young
fellows at the corner of Cont st;eet and the
levee, and conducted them to the station.
There they gave their names as Frank Rivers
and John Murphy.
They had with them the sack of tea and
three cans Of butter, and upon being searched
the ll.heads and statements of Messrs. w.
G. Lyons & Co. were found upon them. as
well as large chisel and fifteen skeleton
keys, usually used by burglars.
Rivers is 10, and Murphy only Is years old.
1t appears that they had another pal along |
who succeeded in making his escape, but
they refused to give his name or where abouts. |
The younger ef the two was recognized by
the drayman of the nrm, and was seen prowl-
ing around the corner of Common and
streets during all of yester-
day.
The officers are on the lookout for the |
other thief, and think they have spotted him.
From the work of these cracksmen it appears |
that they are only beginners; but they mean
business.