The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-29
BURGLARY ON THOMAS STREET.
A STORE IN WHICH BURGLARS HAVE TWICE
COME TO GRIEF-TIMELY ARRIVAL OF A

A STORE IN WHICH BURGLARS HAVE TWICE
COME TO GRIEF-rIMELY ARRIVAL OF A
POLICEMAN.
Shortly after six O'Clock yesterday morning, as Officer
Bow, OF the Filth precinct, was proceeding TO the
Leonard street station house, having only few
moments previously been relieved from duty, no
poticed two young men lettering suspiciousy on
Thomas street, West Broadway On his approach
they walked leisurcly away, looking around once to
see II he following The earliness OF the hour and
their suspicious actions determined the officer to
watch them, and no walked along on tho opposite
sdo Of tho street, a considerable distance behind,
keeping them in view They soon turned the corner,
and when the officer arrived they nowhere to be
seen. Rctracng his steps the policeman saw a hack
standing at the OF West Broadway and Thomas
street. The moment the driver caught sight Of HIM
he whipped his horses and started up the street Salts
fed that something wrong the officer hurried in
pursuit, shouting to the driver to stop Tho shouts
only Increased the speed OF the vehicle, whereupon
the policeman his pistol and called ut the top of
his voice for tho man to stop or he would shoot
This brought the hack to standstilL 1t was empty
and the driver Indignantly demanded to know why he
had been stopped. Calling 10 brother policeman TO
hold the officer Bow proceeded TO try the doors
along Thomas street. Soon he found that attempt
had rob the joboing store OF Rosenbaum,
Friedman Il Co. The burglars had, from appearances,
secreted themselves in the building over night. Tho
panel the door leading whore goods stored
was broken open, and trunk filled with laces and
ribbons to the value oil W UOO was found IN the halfway
ready 10 be carried away
FIIMsy EXPLANATION.
At the station house the prisoner gave the name OF
Martin Il. Jansen. Hc said he had been hired the day
previous by three unknown men 10 convey them 10
funcrnl. He was taken the Tombs Police Court
and committed by Judge Kbreth IN default Of bail as
being accessory 10 the burglary subsequently
James shorten, proprietor OF livery stable avenue
b. called at and claimed the vehicle. He stated
that Jansen, who had formerly been In his employ,
had hired the hack, claiming to have job to carry
two young ladies from Canal street to Eleventh street.
Upon this eprescn the Court directed tho police
to return tho vehicle Shorten The present is the
second burglary the premises OF Messrs. Rosen-
BAUM Friedman Co., the first having been COM
mttcd the night Of February % last On that
occasion Officer Fogarty saw two men carrying away
q trunk ut six O'Clock in the morning He effected
their arrest The trunk was filled with laces. An in
vcstigation OF tho premises however, showed that n
fur quantity OF goods had been stolen. they
traced by Captain Gallery and Detective Hogan to
house Elizabeth street, and the remaining burglars
after captured They are now in sing Sing.
REVENGE
BY strange coincidence the accs found In the trunk
yesterday and the trunk itself the same as stolen
on the OF tho first robbery and which were
covered by Captain Gallery. The police think that tho
attempt yesterday made by members OF the same
gang that broke into tho place tho night Of Feb
ruary %.
Their speedy capture is predicted by Captain Caery.