Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-31
WINDOW BREAK ERS.
Two AudaciOus RObberies.- Quick
work with Crude Instruments.

Two robberies, bold and quickly exc
cuted, occurred Monday night, one at the
furnishing store of William II. Sincock,
307 Market street, and the other at the
barber shop Of George b. Metzner, 10S
East Third street.
The latter, it is thought, occurred
about midnight, or a few minutes before,
as about that time members of the family
living at the northeast corner of Third
and King, nearly opposite Metzner's S, heard
a crash, as of breaking glass.
The robbery was effected by breaking
one of the glass windows in the front of
the shop with a small stone, about four
inches square. The glass was broken out
to the hight Of about four feet from the
bottom OF the windows, and to the width
Of from two to three feet. The thieves
simply reached in and clutched whatever
they could get, the stolen property con-
si3ting of tobacco and pipes, the value
being about sS. The work was evidently
quickly done, and the stone with which
the window was broken was left inside.
Shortly after midnight two friends of
Mr.. Metzner, while passing, observed the
broken swindow rang the bell and in
formed him. The window is of French
pldlt RliNN anu tuliilbl ut TtDldctu
Il cost Of $50.
The robbery at the store of Mr.. Sincock
is thought to havcoccurred after 4 O'Clock
in the morning, when party living on the
opposite side of the street heard Il crash.
The work was done in the same manner
Us at the first mentioned place, but a
space in the glass only about IL inches
square was broken. Here also the stone
with which it was done was left inside
the window. 1t was abont IL inches in
myth, and, as is also the case with the
. her one, was evidently taken from the
Fourth street railway.
The robbery must have been executed
almost in I'm Instant the thieves grabbing
what they could reach and getting away
as quickly rs possible. They took with
them about So worth of watch chains,
but left three chains and a number of
kid gloves that were within easy reach.
ADDITIONAL RoBDERIEs.
Til" epidemic of robbery continues
without abatement, and each succeeding
day brings forth fresh chapter Of
nllcnseS. The robberies at the stores of
Sinrock aud Metlner, chronicled above
were followed Tuesday night by a
aIgrly similar one at the shoe store of
Il. +. Chalfant, Oh the southwest corner
of Second and Market streets.
Some time during the night one of the
large plate Glass windows on the Market
street front was rudely broken with a
brick aud two pair Of mems CATERS, aggre-
eating 50 in value, were distracted. The
brick was left on the door step, and along
side was left a large pair of old shoes that
had apparently not been worn during the
night, AT least $50 will he required to
replace the window.
There are several stories as to the time
of the robbery. Waterman Moore is of
the opinion that it happened between 4
| and O'Clock in the morning, The man
who lives in the dwelling part of the
store heard u crash about | o clock, while
| the Waterman at the Second street market
house heard one about 4, during the
heaviest Of the rain. No one saw the
| thieves, but the daughter of the gentle
man above referred to as living in the
house heard some one eXclaim immedi-
atrly after the crash of glass was heard {:
Come ON, quick y .-... ..
\ robbery occurred Tuesday night at
| the Comucopia pool r01ms, kept by David
Goidcuherg, SOC Market street. When
| the proprietor was closing up for the
night he placed three sets of pool balls in
u basket to take home. Some one walked
off with basket and all. About 3 o'clock
the police found Thomas Riley coming up
Market street with the missing goods in
u, possession. lIewas arrested and told
iu' improbable story that he had taken
| the goods from the person who stole them
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