The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-11
FRYING OFF A SAFES DOORS.
THE DARING ROBBERY OF THE PAWN
sHOP IN SEVENTH AVENUE.

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Getting Away with Big Lot OF Piunder-
Watches and Diamonds stolen-Whnt n
child saw while Playing In tho street.
The robbery OF $4,000 to $4,000 worth OF
watches and icwelry from F. Blumauer Sons,
pawnbrokers OF 444 Seventh avenue. on Friday
night was one OF the most daring Of the kind
that has been attempted for long time past
No. 444 is a four-story brick building. situated
next to a similar building on the northwest
corner OF Thirty fourth street and Seventh ave-
nue. The entrance TO the pawnbroker's shop.
which Is on the second floor. is Hanked by two
brilliantly lighted shops. one a drug store and
the other confectloners. AT the time Of the
robbery the streets were filled with people.
while through the doors Of the shops on either
hand customers were passing and repassinR.
At SH o'clock little Eva Cohen. the thirteen
year old sister OF a tailor living in the middle OF
the block was playing with other children half
| q dozen yards from tho door OF 444 The chill
dren paused In their play as they saw a thick
set man in q brown overcoat 90 up to tho door,
| followed by two companions. There were two
locks on the door-an upper and lower one.
The men unlocked the lower one and then.
pressing against the upper portion OF the, door,
pushed II open without using second key
They closed the door after them with some
| noise, and the children. thinking them inmates
q the house. went on with their play -, One OF
| while the other two walked boldly up stairs and
nunR open the door leading Into the shop. which
| was low and dingy A dirty wooden counter
ran around the two sides nearest the window,
safe Of iron with double doors, On the counter
| stood q case full Of cheap jewelry. and narrow
alley running back 70 the rear was piled TO the
| ceiling with the bulkier class OF pedRes-cloth-
| ing tools. &c, An oil painting OF tho Empress
| Eugenie. and several valuable ormolu clocks on
| tho mantepiece were tho only ornaments oil the
room.
Turning a bplrs;eyo lantern on the safe, tho
pair OF housebreakers found tho front OF the
| GUS iron bar, secured ut the further end by q
brass paddock Of extra size and strength A
wrenched the paddock loose. and disclosed the
combination. Before attacking this. however,
| the burglars inserted the edge OF long heavy
sectional" Jimmy into narrow crack Between
| the top Of tho right hand door and the upper
lining OF the safe. This widened the gap con:
| sideraby, prying asunder the upper portion OF
the door until 1t became possible to use the big
iimmies In the centre. No great was the pres
| sure. that tho long iron riyets OF the safe wero
cracked and driven out Of their sockets Ike
pegs out OF an old boot; The burglars then In
serted their largest Jimmy between wee the two
means OF the enormous leverage, tore on tho
entire outer door. bringing away with i the
There. were twelve drawers in the safe, ar
| ranged In two compartments, In the upper one
s9d y s sSf spd The SSSn
rows contained silver watches and gold jewery.
The drawers were speedily stripped and their
Os small Saratoga Trunk. which the Burglars rs
found in q corner OF the room. In their haste
bottom, and containing some 5000 worth Of gold
and silver ware. rings ear drops. No. In the
bottom Of the safe, on q pile q pleiHed re-.
Mr.. Bumauer's custom 70 take each evening
from his desk and deposit in the safe. i con;
tanned $3.50 in greenbacks and $3.50 in gold and
silver coin. 80 loaded down were the thieves
that they took T TSsy portion portion Oh ,hiT
booty IN oHnd nd baey also sSrTea ON Iy Sh h
dark lantern and coil Of rope as possible clue
10 their identity. On being carefully examined
lamp was laboriousy scratched up TO give 1t M
old appearance. the inside was brand new. II
is thought the lantern was bought within daN
While the safe was being broken open NJ
stairs the customers In the confectionery store
below were chatting and talking perfectly in
is accounted for by the fact that the burglar
Isaac Blumauers bed and laid them under tn,
safe to break the fail Of the doors. They ast
had piece OF clotheslne Nifty feet long run
ming out Of the room and down 70 the Iookou
In the hallway. The other end was tied 20 th'
leg OF the iimmies 40 that by a single twitct
upon II the confederates below stairs coulC
warn them when any one was approaching.
from the front door bearing their plumber an'
tools in the yalise and two separate bundles
Little Eva Cohen and Phoebe Wagner wer
looked queer with such a big vnlse and bun
dies especially when she remembered that the
didn't have either when they went up. She raj
10 her brother-n- laws shop. and, breathes
| with excitement. could just gasp out. They r
robtinR the pAwnshopl' at the same time point
ing TO two OF the men who were then passing
/ | the door. The tailor was serving two custom
ers and couldn't 20 out A policeman in citi
zen's clothes and another In uniform
h. came up. sauntered leisurely up stairs. and
{ after some minutes. came down and reporte
I | that the place had been cleaned out" Can
| Washburn n sergeant. and detectives and ON
: GERS arrived later.
i Mr.. Isaac Blumauer. who usually sleeps 4
n | the shop. but happened TO be out that even ms
| sent to the Police ONCE yesterday the number
? | OF between 200 and 800 watches taken by tn
4 thieves. The numbers will be furnished I
| pawnbrokers and teegrAphed TO the police {
z | Canada. Little Eva Cohen and her friend visit
Q ed the Police Central ONCE yesterday with NJ
a Bumauer. ST.. to see II they could identify IN
;, thieves by any OF the portraits In the Rogue
Gallery. Eva says the first man who came OF
/ OF tho door after the robbery was OF mediui
q hight. smooth face. reddish complexion. nm
wore dark sack suit and Derby hat, Tn
II second had a Roman nose wore mixed clothe
and carried brown overcoat on his arm
}. Those two disappeared up Seventh avenue an
the third man. OF whom the girls took but lit
Q notice went up Thirty fourth street. Mr.. lsaf
Q Blumauer says the firm will offer 81 600 rewar
u for the return OF the goods; no question
y asked.
/ A number Of tho owners OF stolen pledge
o called yesterday and manifested much irriti
o ton at the disappearance OF their prOpert
: They quieted down however. on being told tn
Il every effort was being made for their recover