The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-19

TWO DISTINCT RoBBERiEs COMPOUNDED ~
PASSING THROUGH OFFICIAL CHANNELS
rue THEFTs or STOCK CERTIFICATES AND
JEwELRY SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN COMMIT
TED by THE SAME CRACKsaEN.
New York Herald, 1sth.l
In passing through the official channels Of
Information two distinct burglarles were on
Wednesday evening COMPOUNDED, aud yes
ierday II was learned that the paper repre-
senfing $1,000, 900 worth OF stock which,
unsigned and useless as IL was. had been car
ricd of by thieves, had been In the Gust )dy
OF Mr.. w. 4. Pfall, OF No. 10 east Fifty
ninth street, and was not, as supposed, IN
that Of Mr.. Abram +. SimoDs, Of No. III
east Seventy-seyenth street. The latter gen.
tieman, however, had suffered severely ut
the hands OF cracksmen, and from his house
over $1,000 worth Of iewelry and kindred
yaIuables had been stolen. Detective Du'
senbnry, who was detailed 10 investigate the
case. ascertained that the thieves had sought
only for jewelry or money, and his account
of The robbery takes the following shape
Mr.. Abram 4. Simons, who Is associated
with Mr.. Charles ID. Meyer in The stationery
and printing business at No. 81 John street,
went 10 Boston several days ago. In his
absence his wife and three children lived,
with a receutly-employed domestic named
Lizzie Casey, at No. III east Seyenty-seyenth
street. The house is laid out in flats, and
the apartment occupied by Mr.. Simons
is at the head OF the first flight OF
stairs. The entrance is on Seventy
seventh street, but the parlor opens
on Third avenue. On the south side
OF The hallway leading to 1t are the kitchen,
the domestic's bedroom, store-room, and
the bathroom. As 10 most fats doors open
on the main hallway, provided with bells,
and through one OF these H. Is believed an
entrance was made to the apartments. On
Wednesday afternoon, it appears, the do
nestle reminded Mrs. SimOns that she had
promised TO take her and the children to
Central Park for an airing. As the pleasant
weather without was tempting. the lady said
she would comply with her agreement, and
about 2 O'Clock they all went of. leaving
the apartments tenantlesS. About O'Clock
they returned, and Mrs. SImoDs was
startled by the discovery that the house had
been ransacked. The intruderS had evil
IDENTITY felt secure and had not been hasly IN
their search. Several OF the rooms were IN
complete disorder, and stay had been made
in the kitchen long enough 10 enable the
men TO take lunch. On the table stood q
decanter which had contained pint Of
whiskey, but was now empty. From the
dining.room the thieves had made their way
into Mr.. Simons's bedroom, where they had
turned everything topsy'turvy. y little
iewelry case in the bureau was broken up
and it contents taken away, with the eX-
cepton Of Slyer.lined snuff.bOX and
gold coin. Mr.. Simons's >Iver-plated
revolver and gold locket were also gone.
Mrs. Simons's room had received the greater
part OF the thieves attention. Her bureau
drawer was priCd open and ranSlcked,
and the contents OF her icwel-bOX were car
ried of. The intruders had taken Just such
articles as were OF the most value and OF
which the readest disposition could be
made, and they had then retired without
leaving a trace OF their identity. How they
entered the house was at first subject OF
considerable speculation. Mrs. Slmons was
OF opinion that they had descended TO the
level Of her apartment through the yentl'
lating shaft and had remained concealed
there until the moment was ripe FOR the
perpetraton OF the robbery. Detective
Dusenbury's Investigation, however, goes
TO assign them a different method. He
found in the door leading into the hall
the marks OF housed immy, and a story
cleaned from the neighbOrs gives sup
port 10 his opinion. 1t appears from their
statement that three men came to the house
during the afternoon, and, on pulling The
bell OF the upper flat, bad the door opened
for them automatically, and so entered the
ball unquestioned. Then oD ascending the
stairs they began trying the doors opening
into the different apartments, and, finding
there was no ope in Mr.. Smons's rooms,
they applied the jimmy and forced an en-
trance. As Mr. Simons is in Boston, at first
it was difficult to estimate the precise value
OF the plumber carried oil by the thieves or
ascertain With certainty what the stolen ar.
ticles were, but a relative of the family who
Yesterday sIfted the matter believes the loss
to be over $4,000