The New York herald., 1879-10-24
BUSY BURGLARS.

FOUR HOUSES IN THE NINTH WARD ROBBED
IN SINGLE NIaHT-oNE MAN CAPTURED,
WHILE ANOTHER ESCAPES.
The Ninth ward specially favored with the at
tentions of burglars on Wednesday night Whether
they were acting in ooncort brought into
accidental proximity the police have not been able
to decide, but yesterday morning it discovered
that four residences had been broken into over
$4,000 worth OF vsluabes removed. The nocturnal
visitors evidently directed their attention chiefly
the silverware and jewelry in the houses they
tered, but in some instances more cumbersome
articles were carried away. and cloth
ing was not dsdaned. The robberies in
each instance committed between the hours
of nine in the evening and four o'clock in the morn
ing and all the houses entered were within q suf-
GENTLY narrow circumference to make it probable
that the same gang committed each offence. The
first victim Of the burglars was Mr.. .. Stout. His
residence is located tho half block row of "brown
stono fronts" in Charles street. between Fourth
street and waverley place. The door had been forced
and couple Of rooms entered and ransacked. but
seemingly the ntruders had made only short stop
there aud contented themselves with such val
uables they could easily lay hold Of.
similar visit was then paid to No. Van
oSn ousnin resides From his dining room they
stole some sIlverplated ware. which they doubtless
tested. as they subsequently, abandoned 1t i'll the
worth the having, for it was taken away. The
burglars next turned their attention to the house
next door. which is occupied by Mr.. Ernest q. W.
woerz. 1t was opened from the rear. and the lower
portion was completely piliaged Fifteen hundred
Constituted the booty here. From Mr.. Woerz's
house the marauders crossed tho way and
got into 90 the yard Of Mr.: & Nichols, , house;
to work with WILL and had succeeded in forcing
an entrance when their presence discovered.
Mr. Greene who resides at No. 10. is early riser,
aud hearing scrambling sound III the adjoining
yard he peeped out OF the window. 1t was still
quito dark. and he only able to detect in
distinct object moving about till tho fash of dark
lantern betrayed the purpose OF the intruders.
Greene ut once hurried down stairs to apprse Mr..
Nichols OF what was going on, aud when he aroused
the family he out Of doors and summoned
Omcer Mullarkey. of the Ninth precinct:
tho fash Of the lantern full in his eyes.
and saw 1t come from tho direction OF . couple of
the moment assured themselves of the new
coners' character and in an instant they were dying
the adjoining yards and clearing all sorts OF
encuinbrances IN lively fashion.
BuRGLARs OUTFIT.
Ono managed to sIink out into the street through
some byway; but Mullarkey surprised the other III
n of the yard at No. $40 Beecker street. where
he had concealed himself. The burglar was quite
young man, whose appearance did not seem IN
cordance with the work he was interrupted in: but
his equipments were OF quite formidable charac-
ter About his waist was strapped a six-barrolled.
seltcocking revolver OF heavy calibrc. and his
person was found most ingcniously constructed
jack for the purpose OF forcing window bars This
siss OF hollow cylindrical bar OF polished stecl,
with screw working into either end. and clamp
attached to fit ON window bars. Tho cylinder is
pierced around tho centre by holes which
admit tho entrance of lever. by means
Of when an extraordinary pressure can be
brought to bear upon tho resisting metal.
When officer Muarkey reached the street with his
prisoner the whole neighborhood was aroused and
Captain Derghoid came upon the scene only to hear
report after report OF the other burglaries.
The prisoner, when taken to the station house,
said his was Henry Smith, but declined giving
htu ,f a Sail lise
u comparative stranger to him and was the person
who concocted tho burglarics and employed him
TO assist. lie had been tor some time
without employment and the other had
learned OF this, and by promise of
securing hin. enough money to help aim through
the winter had won him over to the commission OF
tue crime. lie lad then fastened the revolver ON
him, provided the jack and directed the work him
self His story believed by tho police to DO sub
stantiay true and Captain Berghod fancics that he
will be able to obtain sufficient information to en-
able him to capture the chiot offender. When Smith
was taken to the Jefferson Market Police Court
yesterday he refused to say whether he had been
concerned In all the not aud was locked
up by Justice Dixby, in default of S3,VVO bail.