The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-21

According to the police records not so
many families have deserted their houses and
gone into the country this summer M in provi-
Gus years In the region bounded by Forty
second and Fifty eighth streets and Sixth ave-
nue. and the East river. only twenty eight IRE
empty. Sergeant Ryan said. yesterday. that
house-owners almost invariably on departing
from their houses sent in notice 10 tho police
ana that they often asked for an especial look
out over their property oven when there wero
trusted servants in charge Of them. In the
summer months. the Sergeant said. two officers
are especially detailed to keep watch over W.
Gated property. In case no notice is given
which is rare Of house being shut up. the fact
is pretty sure to be discovered by the first pa
trolman who passes by. Many house-owners
leave their keys ut the station. Some on leav-
ing town. send their plate and portable valu-
ables to safe deposit company. but more let
everything remain. linen. plate and even Jew
elry. Just as II they were at home. II is harder
work for thief. the Sergeant said. to get into
those houses than into others that are occupied.
and for this reason. that they are brought cs-
pecially under the notice of the police, and the
watch upon them il never ntermitt"d.
Sergeant RYAN said that he did not know of a
single instance during his servlc" In the pre-
cinct where an empty, house that the police had
taken in charge had been broken into. The
case nearest to a burglary WAS that occurring IN
the honse Of Mr.. Kearney. At Twenty seventh
street and Lexington avenue. where some re-
duced' persons whom the owner had brought
in 10 take charge OF his property during hi abb
sence had docamped with everything they could
lay their hands on. In the precinct this sum-
mer there has been NO instance Of an empty
house being robbed.
Sergeant Smith d the Twenty.eght Precinct.
which runs from Fifty eighth to seventy ninth
street, and from Fifth avenue 10 the East river,
told similar story. Twenty empty houses IN
this precinct have 80 far boon reported. 4
WnfelmNn attached Ia
cinct. whose beat extends from Fifth avenue
through SlNty-ninth street t1 the Normal Col
lege and for space up Madison avenue. re-
ports that ~ the 100 house owners whose prop
crty he watches only eleven have lett the city
thls season' whcroas last season dwcnty-eight Of
them lett their houses empty. There have been
no hurglnros in empty houses in this precinct
Sergeant Hathorn ~ tho Twcnty-nrst Pro-
cinct. which lies between Tweniy-seVenth and
FOrty-second streets, and between Fourth ave-
nue. and the East river. says that no burglarios
have been committed in empty houses In the
precinct. either this season or the last. Nlti0e
Of thlry-six empty houses has SO far been
brought to the station.
In Tie Twentieth Precinct which lies between
Twcnty-seventh and Forty-sccond streets and
Seventh avenue and thn North river Sergeant
lIaNons says twenty empty houses lave been re-
ported, None OF them, 30 Tar have been broken
into. The Sergeant saws that the bad classes in
his precinct are too busy at fighting and high
way rO&hory to ind much time for the milder
occupation Of burglary Eleven residents Of the
single block in Thlry-nnth street botween
Tenth aud Eleventh avenues are at present
serving time in Sing Sing
Capt. Wost of the Twenty-seventh Precinct
says that notice las been given TO him Of only Il
fcw empty houses as yet, He has had no burg
aries. The TWenty-ninth Precinct, betwoon
Fourteenth and Forty-second streets and Fourth
and seventh avenues, counts the greatest mum
Der Of absent house owners. In the precn"
there aro so far reported $50 empty houses
There have been no burglaries A few mouse
owners leaving their places vacant rely solely
for their security upon burglar alarms connect
ed with the District Telegraph stations hui
nearly everybody who Is about shutting up his
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