Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-25

ROLL OF SILK STOLEN FROM SINISTER
STORE.

a hOLL OF BLK sToLEN FRoA SHUSTBhS
STORE.
Thieves broke in one of the show windows
in Mr.. VIM. M. Shuster's dry goods store on
the avenue last night, and carried OFF rolls
of silk worth between three and four hundred
dollars. The broken window is on the night
OF the entrance, inside the iron gate that Is
put up when the store is closed. 1t is sup
posed that the rob berry took between ten and
eleven O'Clock. There was Waterman for
duty outside, and private Waterman In the
store up stairs. One of the Messrs. Shuster
In passing the store about eleven O'CLOCK last
night. saw that the iron gate was Off its
hinges, aud called down the private watch
man to fix il. 1t was not noticed then that a
robbery had been committed, but the store
was closely watched for the remain der of the
night.
The case was reported TO police headquart-
ers this morning and assigned to the detes-
tives, but IT is likely too late TO enable them
10 get on the clue OF the perpeirator The
silk was in the center of the window and tn g
thief after getting through the iron door IN ust
have used hook OF some kind to draw it
out. IL is a little singular that the Waterman
Dad cog in the store which baTked at the
time and that The breaking of the glass did
Lot attract the notice of some one in time to
prevent the escape of the thief
ANOTHER ROBBERY AND PROMPT CAP
TCRE, TRI L, CONVICTION AND SENTENCE
OF THf THIEVES.
About > O'Clock this morning, as the pri-
vate Waterman on 9th street, bet wean d and
L., was passing the liquor store OF IL. J. Fee
gan, No. 434 J,h street, he heard noise as If
some one was pry ing open door, aud ex
amining, found the door 10 the c.gar store
open and The partition in the passage broken.
tie carefully closed the door and gave an
alarm, 10 which Officers Clawson. Heffaer
and ByTnes responded, and going IN found
several bottles OF whisky and BOXES ofcigsrs
in the hallway, and in the store ca ptureI
one OF thieves. Another ran no tn the fourth
Story OF the building. whore he WAS secured.
Ihey gave the DarneS Gf t.afavetta Allison.
aged ., and Henry HOyles. aged IL. This
morning, in the Police Court they were
siarged with larceny In three cases. The
uTst was the taking OF seven boxes of cigars
aud fifteen bottles of whisky, belong 10
Ii. j. Fegan; the next that of stealing coat
worth SO from Fred Gregory. and the 9th er
case That of stealing coat from joan b. Fe-
gan. These larcenies Were al committed at
the same time. and the court sentenced them
IL each case 20 l'o days 10 Jail, making u
pretty good term altoge'her.
Slow Prosecution OF Liquor Cases.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELAY?
In the Police Court, this morning, Judge
Smell called attention Of Mr.. Forrest. acting
prosecuting attorney, to a report in a morn
ing paper in relation TO the trials of appeal
liquor cases in the Criminal Court, in when
the Judge OF The court Is represented as ex-
pressing his surprise that convictions are
made in the Police Court upon such trivial
evidence. The Judge rather emphatically
stated 10 Mr.. Forrest that if the court above
Knew as much as this court did about these
cases IL would not make such reflection. III
The court above knew the effects OF the delay
iii hearing these appealed liquor cases as
well as the officers OF the Police Court did
1t might not appear SO surprising. lie did not
hesitate TO say that they might as well aban
dOn the prosecution of violators of the liquor
law II they have To- depend upon the present
practice oil delays, which practically amounts
To certain acquittal in almost every case To
let these appeals stand from day TO day
week 10 week. month to month, and year TO
TO year, is certain defeat of the law. Va
rlous devices, not necessary for him to d.
scribe, are constantly resOrted to to get wit
nesses out OF the way, whereas If the he airing
could be had while the testimony is fresh
and the witnesses accessible, the court
above would be better enlightened than il
appears TO &c. He hoped something would
be done To correct this evil.
Mr.. Forrest remarked that 1t had been the
endeavor of Gen. Brney and his assistants
To- get these cases on the criminal docket,
but they had been unable u do
SO for some cause, and from his own
knowledge of their endeavOrs, he thought
the blame could not attach to the prosecu-
ting attorney here.
The court stated that he did not indicate
who was in fault. IL was the fault of some
body.