Daily Republican., 1879-04-28
A SATURDAY NIGHT ROBBERY
Granville WOrrelI's store Entered
and HObbed Of Silks, &c, How
Entrance was EHected-The Per-
Detra.Ors Undiscovered.

GR@0V1HN WOFfelI'H btOfe fmtefeO
and Robbed OF Silks, &c, ,-Now
Entrance was Enected-The Per
petra.Ors Undiscovered.
Sometime Saturday night or early
Sunday morning the dry goods store
and carpet emporium of Granville Wor-
rell, in the Masonic Temple, was enter
ed and about thousand dollars worth
of silks taken from the building. 1t
seems that admission was effected by
way of the main entrance Of the
Opera House, the thieves going into
the basement by way of the stairs lead
ing from the main hall, and then out
through window on the ground floor.
On going through the window they
stopped in an area about 10 by II
feet, entirely secluded, where they
we're perfectly free from interruption.
The thieves here found themselves on
level with the carpet room of the
Worrell establishment, and with en-
trance only prevented by barred
window. The bars, however, were on
the inside. In order to get at these
they pried up the sash and forced of
the fastenings that held the window
down. In doing this they broke por-
tion of the glass. The thieves then
went to work, and with 4 saw and a
judicious application of oil to deaden
the sound, endeavored to- saw through
one of the bars.
They first tried it obGauely, but after
cutting short distance, abandoned
this and began to sever the bar at the
place where it is fastered to the sill.
After saving until they thought the
iron had been sufficiently weakened
they placed some kind of an instru-
ment through the interstices, and by
the powerful leverage thus effected
snapped the bar.
The actions of the perpetrators of the
deeds after they had gained an en-
trance, gave evidence of their thorough
knowledge of the interior, and the
position of the contents. Without dis
turbing anything on the lower AoOl
they went direct to the silk depart
ment, in the rear of the main store
room. Fortunately Mr.. Worrell through
large demand had only light stock
on hand, which consisted almost alto.
gether of black dress silks, and som'
of various colors. To those the thieves
helped themselves, and succeeded il
cleaning the department out quite thor
oughly.
They then got amsng the hosiery
where they also helped themselves lib
orally. Here their peculiar manner o
working was again evidenced. Instead
of taking boxes of gloves, which they
cond easily have done, they merely
helped themselves first out of one boz
and then out of another, and taking
but pair or SO out of each. Handker
chiefs, ties, gloves and linen completed
the substance of their depredations
The intruders then effected an entrance
into Mr.. Worrell's Office but disturbed
nothing Notwithstanding the safe key
were lying within easy grasp.
From here they visited the cashier
desk and broke open the cash box, il
which was some change. This the.
did not take. After doing this tn
: thieves gathered together their boot.
passed it out through the window
through which they had gained an en-
trance, where it is supposed they had
box of some kind ready for its recep-
ton.
The wall of the area is about twelve
feet, and by scrambling up its side,
person finds himself in an alley run
ming back to King street. There is M
regular exit to the area but by win
dow opening out from the basement O
the Opera House, and from thence tt
the main hall way into Market street
Thinking the Market street entrance tt
public, the thieves by means of piec'
of timber placed against the wall sue
ceeded in climbing into the alley will
the goods. At the end Of the ALE,
their flight was checked by a gate Sc,
curely locked. 1t was only momentar.
for by a we'll executed mechanical move
ment the fastening was forced and al
escape effected.
Mr.. Worrell stated that there wer'
no clues left by which the guilty part.
could be apprehended. Up to five min
utes after ten o'clock on Saturday nigh
, he, with one of his clerks, was in tn
: building and up to that hour there wa
, nothing transpired by which it coul'
!, be ascertained that an affair of thi
: character was in anticipation. MI
r John Haley, who is employed as
, watchman about the Opera House an
9 the Temple says, that beyond a sligh
= sound, as of some one hammering, ther
. we're no evidences Of any one being lille
ultimately engaged about the build
ing.
g On Sunday morning as soon as tn
: robbery was discovered the police wer
| notified and the work of ferreting ou
E the perpetrators of the deed at once be
$ gan. Chief of Police Maxwell tele
, graphed to Philadelphia and othe
= places. II is supposed that those Ell
: gagged in the robbery were professional
r and that the goods were taken at ono
: from the city. The number present
r not known but it is supposed there wer
: three or four in the company. Tw
hundred dollars reward is offered ft
the recovery of his goods or $500 &c
goods and arrest of the thieves. MI
: Worrell's loss is estimated at abor
, $1,000.