The daily gazette., 1880-02-20
SECOND EDITION
Robbery 6y Moonlight.

BOLD BURGLARS ALARMING A ANRIGHBoR
HooD-How THE BRAVE NEIGHBoRs
y. SOUGHT THE PoLIcE. ~
In the bright moonlight between eight
and nine o'clock, last night, when peo-
p Q were apparently thinkiDgof auythi ng
else but robberies, bold burglars entered
the house Of Isaac Darlington, No. Gil
Vest sixth street, and ransa eked 1t TO
their hearts content. The house, which
y on the north west corner of 8 xth and
w oilaston streets, was un0ccupied for
the time, Mr.. Darlington beisg down
town. aud Mrs Darlin yton at church.
Two burglars climbed over the fence
into the yard and effected an entrance
into the house BY forcing open the kit
chen door. while q confederate stood on
the corner in order to give timely warn
ing In case the Operations Of the gang
were interrupted. 2 N . "a
Meanwhile tho two men inside gam
boiled all over the house, emptying
drawers Of bureaus, and tum bling every
ehinf on the floors, In their search for
Tor artscies Of value 10 them. They took
all Of The sl1veFwa o, and 'either gave IL
to the confndefate outside or arranged IL
conveniently for removal, for the first
examination OF the house after the rob
bery showed that the silver was all
Howlong ths daring burglars would
have operated 10 not known, but about
o'clock hey were interrupted by the re-
torn Of Mrs. Darlington from church.
Al soon ~ she opened the door her sns-
picions were aroused by seeing 3 chair
standing In the middle Of the hail. and
on going i'm she found evidences or the
robbery In the disordered appearance of
the first room she entered. a. 81
Mrs. Darlington OF once gave the
alarm. which was INSTANTLY taken mp by
the neighbors, and = lively time ensued.
story rear iwindOw on the roof Of the
back building, where they stood 70,
several minutes, evidently looking for
the best means df escape Several men,
l wing Hear by, who were attracted by
Mrs. Dariineton 3 alarm saw the men on
the roof, bur with one accord they all
brayely ran In different dinections In
search Ct policemen, while the robberr
which direcnon they went.
Sefgeants Whelan and Legg were ~
the police station when word of the rob-
berry was brought there, and they imme-
diately went out 70 the house. but OF
course found no burglars there. They
discovered that the trap door on the roof
Of VIM. Guthrie's house, adjoining, had
been removed, ss though the robbers in
touuou PAYING tnelr Ie0poctS 10 tnat
house when they got through with Mr..
d Dtrhngton's. .41-r -..Iu
Beyond the silyerware and q small
.um OF money. Mr.. Darlington does not
know what was stolen from his house.
All the articles OF clothing and contents
OF bureau drawers were scattered SO
thoroughly around that an inventory
will bs ne necessary to determine exact
~ what was taken, 1t Is evident, how
ever, that the burglars were at work for
1t least an hoor and considering the pub
licity Of the neighborhood and thebriRht
uess OF the night 10 h wonderful their
| opsrati ons we:e not sooner discovered.
An ATTEMPT ON WEST EIGHTH STREET
The house OF Miss Harriet Hayes, No
4Q1 West Eighth street, has, during the
absence of the owner for the past week,
been under the protecting care of Major
Bootes. Last night the Major, about $50
O'Clock saw mulatto boy about 10 years
|'old, fooling around she gate As though
attempting to effect an entran ee. He or
dered the boy away and then reported
the case at police headquarters, In order
that the house might be closely watched
until the return OF Miss Hayes. ,i,