Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-04
Safe Burglars Fooled.

TWO ATTEMPTS AT ROBBERY SATURDAY NIGHT
WHICH FAILED.
An attempt was made late Saturday night or
early Sunday morning, by burglars, to break open
the safe of Mr.. Thomas Bowling, the auctiOneer,
at the corner OF 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue. The discovery OF this attempt was made
when Mr.. DOwling'S clerk opened the store yester-
day morning. He found that the safe had been
tempered with and at once went 10 police head
quarters and gave information. The detectives
were called to the Office and MeSSrs. McDevitt ana
Arnold were soon at work on the job. They had
already been notified OF the attempt made to
crack the safe at Mr. Rovers store, corner H and
North Capitol streets. On visiting the store of
Mr.. Bowling they found that the handle of the
combination lock on Mr. Dowling's safe had been
knocked off and a hole bored through the outside
front OF the safe preparatory to charging
with powder. AT this time the burglars appear to
have been panic struck, as they left the premises,
going out the rear way and into the yard, where
they knocked BOARD from the fence and escaped
through another yard into the street. There are
no evidences that they got in through the win
dow on the nth street side, as the windows were
all secure as when left Saturday night, and Mr..
Bowling thinks the would-be burglar or burglars
concealed themselves In the premises Saturday
night during business hours, and made the at
tempt to crack the safe later in tle night, when
has been mi Sed from the store.
similar attempt was made about O'Clock the
same ne, me, probably by the same parties to
corner of and North Capitol streets, and it is
thought by the police by the same gang. AT this
9va tae wT Was was blowing quite and
mis- circumstance. Mr.. Rover was awakened
by the noise the burglars made in
pay much heed to it, supposing it was the wind
blowing some Of the shutters OF the house. His
store Is In the front part Of the mousse on North
Capitol street. He got up and opened the door
lead ng to the stairway, in doing which the rob-
Ders were probably frightened of. Mr. Rover
heard them retreating and stepped to his bed
loaded a window
on the II street side he discovered man scaling his
rear fence into the street. He fired two shots at
were two Others. apparently waiting for him Two
SHOTS were returned from the burglars when they
jumped into hack which was awaiting them and
drove rapidly on Mr.. Rover went through his
store, and found the man had scaled the fence on
ihe street side, and passing around his kitchen
10 the other side forced a window OF his dining
room. and making his way to a door connect
ing this room with the grocery store was trying
20 s3vot toree hit IL open the noise Of which had
OF keys which had been lying on a manteL On the
corner OF North Capitol and H streets, where the
men were standing, were found later by Lieut.
chisels which that offieer gathered up and sent
to headquarters The safe which they were after
was In the front part Of the store.
| The police are hard at work on these cases The
work In both show that they are bungers at their
vocation and not professionals. The entire avail
Yates On the force 80 are detailed and Is are on the
sick list, leaving 147 men to patrol the entire Dis
lIlcL VI columbia.
EAGLESTON's TABERNACLE.-ThIs building now
In the course OF construction at the intersection
Maryland avenue and and 2i streets Capitol
hill, Is 20 feet in front, e0feet Deep and 43 feet
In the rear width. 1t is estimated to seat about
1000 persons, and is to be devoted exclusively to
temperance meetings and missionary religious
work. 1t Is being built entirely by contributions
from our business men, and others who appreciate
the work to which 1t is to be dedicated. Several
OF the enterprislng builders and business men OF
Georgetown furnished the entire material and
laid the Observation-Disclosures the corner stone
IN TACT most OF the stone work required, for stills
door steps, etc An enterprising firm in this city
furnished the large double doors, at the cost OF
| at least $3.50. The ladies engaged In the temper.
ance work have made arrangements to hold fail
| in Odd Fellows Hall, on the 2lst, 22d and ga OF
| the present month, to raise funds to aid in the
| completion OF the building.
ASSAULT ON AN OLD MANA stalwart young
| colored man, named James Adams. was before
| Judge Smell this morning for committing brutal
| and wanton assault on an Old cOlOred man named
Jonas Ransom, who told the court that on the 25tt
| or last month the prisoner, who was drunk came
along the street with q club in his hand and
began to knock the pal1ngS OF witness, fence
Witness demonstrated, when he was assaulted by
the young man, who threw brick that struck
witness on the head. The witness showed the
| court a CHASTITY cut. which he said the defendant
caused with the brick. Judge Smell said 1t was a
brutal assault, and he would impose a fine OF S5(
| Adams Tod ~