The daily gazette., 1882-05-13
SECOND EDITION
REPRINTED FROM YESTERDAY
RTOCKTNG A BURGIAR,s GAME.

An Attempt to Plumber a Boarding House
Frustrated by Conversation of the
COnspirators Being Overheard.
Further developments not at all ealcu-
lated to increase confidence in the young
man, William L. Rose, arrested last night
and held this morning for assault and bat
terry with attempt to commit highway rob
Dery, have just come to light.
About three weeks ago he made his ap-
pearance at a boarding house on East Fourth
street and engaged board, stating that he
from Lynchburg, Va. He was total was
stranger to the landlady, who says he was
well-behaved in his manners, but generally
distrusted by the other boarders, who did
not like his appearance, "the shape of his
head" being the prime cause OF their sus-
picions.
Rose told the folks that he was working
at gas-ftting, then as a painter, and finally
secured position in the shooting gallery on
Fourth street.
On Tuesday evening one of the boarders
came home at O'Clock and notified the lady
of the house and her sister that an attempt
would be made to rob the premises that
evening by Rose and tall man, who had
been overheard talking by friend of the
boarder giving the information.
The plan was to go through the premises
secure all the money possible, particular
stress being leid upon the necessity of OBJ
tanning gold watch belonging to sister of
the landlady. The idea then was to board
the O'Clock train for Baltimore. The
startling information put the household on
the anxious bench, and active preparations
were made to repel an attack, although
Rose was not allowed to become suspicious.
At nearly 10 O'Clock that night while the
landlady and gentleman friend were sitting
in the parlor awaiting developments, the
light being turned low in the room, Rose
was heard to enter the front door.
He came into the entry and Immediately
turned out the gas kept lighted there for the
accommodation of guests. About that time
some one peered into the front windows by
opening the shutters which could not be
bolted.
When Rose had put out the light he went
back, opened the front door and admitted a
man, the two passing through the entry and
going to Roses room.
AS they went by the parlor door the
stranger was heard to ask Rose: "Does the
lower sash raise upp
After getting in the room the two got Into
Roses bed, and young man occupying an
other bed there, left and went down stairs,
fearing to remain with the suspicious pair.
Most of those in the house remained up
all night, and twice between midnight and
3 a. m, Wednesday, Rose and his compan-
room with their shoes on. The next morn
ing the unknown stranger was found to be a
tall man who had once before called for
Rose at the house.
The events of the night caused considera-
BILE anxiety, but nothing was said to Rose,
and the matter was dropped, although the
young man was closely watched.
This morning, however, on taking some
clothes from his trunk, which were called
for by two boys to take to the City Hall, the
landlady found a bar of iron, the use of
which she did not know The lads wished
to take the bar away with them, but the
sister of the landlady refused to deliver it.
A GAZETTE reporter visited the house this
afternoon and saw the iron, which proved
to be well-shaped jimmy, used by burglars
in prying open doors and shutters. 1t is 2
feet and inches long and made Of three
quarter-inch iron. The fiat end is IL
inches wide on the face, and the work is evil
IDENTIFY that of master hand. The bar is a
powerful instrument either for breaking into
house or as weapon of defence. No
other SUSPICIOUS articles were discovered