Evening star., 1877-11-16


strength; the studies to comprise the elements
Of good rgIiSh course aud the recreation
such as an enlightened adm inistratiOn OF the
institution suggests. Labor and study
should be compulsory, and recreation con-
tineent upon the willing and cheerful obe-
dience TO constituted rules. Religious in
The conduct OF the refOrmatory."
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The Safe Robbery at Police Head.
quarters.
1t will be rene m bered that in March last
the safe OF the property clerk at police
headquarters was found TO have been re-
lieved OF s2i0, at time when it contained
S25 eco. Mr.. Herrick, the late property clerk,
was requested by the board to make good
this loss, and in his annual repOr; recently
made TO the police 'Om misstOners he referred
TO The matter at some length, and reflects
severely on the detective corps for not having
worked up the case. and recommends the
abolition of the present detective Organiza-
tiOn. and the employing or regular policemen
selected from the force as detectives, from
time 10 time. The detectives and Major
Richards now make public the result of
heir examinations into the sO-Called s'Safs
robbery" endorsing the report of Detec-
tive ClarvOe, who was specially assigned to
the case. That report concludes: Taking
all the facts and circumstances into cOnsid-
eTal iOn, / cannot COnSlGGr II robbery, but
rather one Of those nameleSs transactions
attempted to be concealed by the external
evidence of burglary or larceny"
my opinion, entrance 10 the Office and safe
was either directly by the KEYS iD The cns-
fOdy of the property clerk or by Jttc si,g}e3
Manufactured from that set a patterns the
question, Who maDipu latei the keys for
tnat purpose? i q matter of doubt, but may
be 81 sWeICd 10 some extent by this uueStiOn:
Who had opportunity 20 use the set Of keys
u the custody Of the property clerk" Could
his set OF keys have been taken quietly
rom Hr. Herrlck's rocket while he was at
home and in bed, and as qnisJly returned Z?
n hF1 =
ore familiar with the he3IfC uarters wOuld
have been ample time to accomplish the
robbery. And wish here to state tilal / do
not Intimate that the property clerk know
inely had ary agency IN the robbery. / ex-
pressly disclaim such an 1ntimatiDn; but
do think bis set of Eeys were used, either di
rectly or indirectly, for that purpose. This
theory is strengthened by the fact that onl 2
s24 were extracted from the safe, when sew
eral Thousands might just as easily have
been taken, II Is no uncommon occurrence
for way ward sons, dishonest servants, or
other members OF q family, who have OppOr-
tuDities, to extract portions of the contents of
the Pocket books from which the household
expenses are defray yed."
After discussing the matter further, Major
Richards says" Either the principal safe
was entered previous to the transfer of the
packages TO the small inner safe, and a part
of the amount of the robbery abstracte1
then, or the person who entered between the
10th and 18th of March last had the three
keys required to gain access to the inner
most safe. Either hypothesis being true does
not affect the theory adopted, but rather
adds weight TO the assumption that it was by
Mr.. Herrick's set OF keys that the office and
safes Were opened and the funds s,olen.'
~
DEFDs IN FEE have been filed as follows:
K. Wilson to Joseph Williams, s.; lots 10
TO 1G, sub. of FQuare III. Pearson and Fraser,
trustees, TO WetZel and Stewart, trustees.
Herr, trustees, TO A. H. Herr, - ,253; lot of
lot 2, square 79l. G. w. BGsher 10 a. G..
Bliss, $500; lot 6. sub. of Meridian Hill. 4.
DeCamp TO q. X. Baier, SIl 900; -, square
3i9. George Bell to Mary III. COrkhill, -, $50,
lot II, Sub. square 2ll. g. f. Appleby, nus
tee, TO W. l.. Edmnnston 5000; lot IL, SUB
square 1l2. Thos. Page 10 Kzekiel Hughes,
s575; lots aG and - Holmeais addition TO
Georgetown T. II. Trott to j. 9. Blanku1an
= .COO; lot =, sub. square 3C5. \. Bianl<f,,an
TO L. H. Trott, 500; part lot 5, square .. +.
99l. Jacob Beer 10 Clara D. Mahcley, II ,sO5;
lots To 3, square 435. CAROL re Boar,tley In
NJ. j. Keane - $50; sub. lc:. y of lots 20 and
n, square 81. A: NJ. Wheat to NJ. w. Ed
eft al. tos. A. II. Marks, $500; part of lots IS
az d A. 10 square COZ. Nj. y. Prom ct al. 70
II. c. Cluck, 500; lot 4, Holmead's addition
TO Georgetown. NJ. +. Morris TO A. II. Green,
81 ,0CC; part of lot 10, IN Beatty and others
addition TO Georgetown.
THE MUSICAL TELEPHONE CONCERT
The telephone concert at the Congregational
/ Church 10. night promises TO be marked
success. The President and Cabinet, Vice
/ President Wheeler, Speaker Randall, Gen
Sherman, and many other prominent Off
/ cials are to be present. The fact that this
/ telephone is operated upon an entirely ney,
/ principle excites unusual interest, guara n
! feeing that the music in Philadelphia " III
j be reproduced here with ample volume o
sound.
| WATER CoLoRs, on. PAINT IN6s AMI
! FINE ENGRAVINGS AT AUCTlON.-A chOic,
collection OF the above goods is now bein.
/ sold. and al great sacrifice. at the old stor'
/ of Francis Lamb, on Pennsylvania avenue
near 18th street. The entire stock must b
closed out, and without any regard to cost
! In the collection are some very clever piece
! in water and oil. The sale is conducted %,
Thomas bowling, and begins at o'cloci
/ This evening.
LARGE LOT OF new and beautiful colore,
dress goods just received at Carter's, 10
| Market Space. Cheapest dry goods in Wash
ington. Cheapest black silks, black cash
| meres and black alpacas double width col
ored dress goods only fifteen cents. Raa
Carter's new advertisement AdrE.
| suits (color guaranteed) for children To l
| years ofage at So 80. Boys Department A
Saks & Co., 3l6 7th street t-Adrt.
|
0-A Chattanooga special to the Nashvill
Anae'icdn says the republicans yesterda.
| elected The mayor and six alderman, and tn
democrats elected four alder men and the cit
| marshal.
UYoung men, steel your hearts agains
| the insidiOus young woman who Will 500
smile on you and try to induce you to pa
| two dollars for te I cent pen-wiper.
@A Lowell firm rec entity sent lot of bill
| west for collection. The list came back wit
the result noted against each name, one be
ing marked "dead." Three months after th
| kaIue hill infn n nav lot that vvas for