Evening star., 1876-11-06
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AN ARMY OF THIEVES AT WORK.
An unusually large number of ourglaries
and attempts AT house renbery have occurred
In this city within the past few days.
Some time on Saturday night the B-C
cigar store, $50 street, owned by F. ". Par
ker, was robbed. The thieves broke the
large plate glass window, stripped the show
window Of cigars, tobacco, fancy pipes. &c,
show cases and made Off with them. Mr..
Parker estimates the amount he has lost at
about $500, including 500 for the plate glass
window. AS will be seen by advertisement,
he offers $loO for the arrest and conviction of
the thieves.
About half past two O'Clock this morning
burglar entered the residence of Mr.. I. NJ
Shepherd, on 9th street, between NJ and N
streets by Drying of shutter from the rear
window. de was not discovered until ne
Shepherd quietly drew his pistol and pulled
the trigger, but the weapon only snapped.
The thief ran, but was followed into the
street oy MI: snepnefa , sn d0ons0e' howsyn' tue
At about half past three O'Clock No. s41 M
street was entered by a burglar, who gained
The alarm was given by the occupants, ana
the house wss quickly surrounded by police
men. The house was searched, but the thief
posed to be the burglar, was captured In a
neigh boring alley under suspicious circum-
stances and was taken TO the sixth precinct
station house and locked up. -. bout
hslr past four O'Clock an attempt was made
to inter house on 11th street, between n
and n streets, but was unsuccessful. 80
larry Saturday morning an attempt was
made To rob The grocery store OF Mr.. r. f..
Smiih, corner OF 9th and ID streets sou theast
tut the thieves were frightened away before
tbsy accomplished their purpose. ..'.WhiIe
Ofncer McGreevy and his partner were pa
trolling near the corner of 9Th and n streets
northwest, late Saturday night, they chased
Two suspicious looking char acters, but could
not capture them. The thieves bad forced
n
Saturday morning an attempt was made
oy couple OF burglars to effect an entrance
into the grocery store OF j. Alex. Edgar, cor
ner OF Last Capitol and Sth streets. With a
jimmy they forced the shutters and tried to
raise the window, but il was tCo securely
fastened. They then tried to force the door,
but fortunately the proprietor happened to
be sleeping in the store at the time, aud was
awakened by the noise and frightened them
on. Thieves effected an entrance into
the grocery store of John Peake, corner of
9TH street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east some time during Friday night and
carried OF bottle Of VINE, cigars and some
morning about 4 O'Clock Mr.. CASTOR, VINO
has An office at 517 9TH street, discovered q
couple OF thieves in the hallway Of the build
Ing and frightened them of: 1t was found
that they bad entered q side alley to Mr..
Bishops office, SIS 7th street, and cut . pane
or glass out OF q rear window, and had ram
sacked the ONCE. 1t Is supposed tnst the
plan was to rob the tailoring store of Mr..
Simops, in the basement of the building.
ONE OF THE BURGLARS CAUGHT.
In the Police Court, Judge Smell, this
morning, Frank Gordon, colored, was charg-
ed with burglartously breaking and entering
the dwelling house of Charles T.. Rice 9ii
M street. and stealing . silver watch worth
Sl2, some coin and q night key from Mr..
Gharles +. Pushaw, who resides there. Mr..
r: testified that he was awakened about 2
O'Clock this morning by some one in his
room. and he awoke his brother. They both
jumped out OF bed, and the burglar left the
room. Witness seised q large cane and fol-
lowed the intruder into q back third story
room, when he jumped from q window to the
roof OF back building, and from there he
cIambered TO fence and made his escape,
witness and bis brother called for the police,
which aroused the neighborhood. A colored
man living next door testified to seeing Cor
DON 10 the alley In the rear pu Ting on mis-
shoes afterwards. Officer O'Hare testified to
nearing the alarm, and he went to the alley
the alley, and took him to the station Tois
morning on examining the premises he dis
covered the tracks of q barefoot man in the
soft earth in the yard of Mr.. Rice; he after
waIds took the prisoner there and m ade him
ta6e OF bis shoe, and his foot Just fitted
into the track. He did not search him par
only so far as to ascertain whether
or not he had any weapons on him, not
krowiDg that anything was missing in the
mouse. Mr.. Rice testi ned that the house was
entered by rear window which appeared to
near by the window SO fitted as TO be capa-
bic OF drawing the bolt. A stepladder be-
Ion girg to neighbor was used In scaling
the yard fence. The court sent the case To
the grand jury, fixing the bail at 50 .O0O Cor.
OCn was committed.