Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-28
ANOTHER BURGLARY.

A Store Broken Open and tho Safe Cracked.
Some time during last night the store of
Brown, Wilson s. Co., in Washington
borough was entered by thieves, who blew
open the safe and stole between 5000 and
$500. The pOstOffice is in the store AMI tho
thieves got together S75 worth OF postage
stamps which they did not take but lett
them lying on the counter. Some Of the
money belonged to the postoffice; the safe
was kept under the place which held tho
mail. 1t is believed that tho burglary was
committed about 3 o'clock a. m. Mr..
Wilson heard the noise caused by the ex.
plosiOn but did not know what it was.
The thieves left behind them a crow bar,
axe and a brace.
This forenoon dispatch was received at
the Pennsylvania railroad telegraph Office,
this city, stating that man who was seen
il: Washington as late as II o'clock last
night had boarded the freight train drawn
by engine 802, bound east, and the officers
should be ON the lookout for him. 1t
stated that the man had on . black stiff
hat and light OvercOat, wore side-whiskers
and was about 3 feet, D inches high.
Officer Pyle went to Dillerville and
waited on the train. When it ar
rived he found man on it who
answered the above description exactly
he had a companion Who was short and
stout. Both were arrested and brought to
the station house in this city. They gave
their names rs Gustave Black and Max
Weiner and say that they reside in New
York city. They were held to await the
arrival OF some one from Washington.
Not tho PARTIES.
This afternoon Mr.. Wilson, Of the firm,
arrived in this city with several other gen.
tlemen who had seen two suspicious look
ing men at Washington. They looked at
the prisoners at Alderman McConOmy's
Office, but at once stated that they were
not the mon. This morning these men
were seen passing through Columbia on a
freight train and word was telegraphed
here. Weiner answers the description
sent exactly he had on the same kind of
a hat and coat, wore side whiskers and
and was 5 feet 8 inches high
The men who were suspected Of being the
burglars wore better clothing than those
arrested. Weincr is Jew peddlcr, and
Black, who is Hungarian, works for
him. They had been in the western part
Of the state, where Weiner purchased
, horse, which he was shipping east on
the train that he was taken from. He
had 4 pass emitting him to ride on
freight train. Weiner was discharged and
Black was fined for riding on freight
trains. The fine was promptly paid by
Weiner and both men left for Philadel-
phia at 2:1O p. m. Before they left the
,lderman's Office Weiner asked what
charge he was arrested upon and he seemed
20 be greatly surprised. He said that the
Inscription of the men sent tailed exactly
With his own appearance and he was glad
hat he had got out of the trouble.
How tho Job Was Done.
Mr.. Wilson says that Of the money
stolen 1865 was in the safe and it belonged
20 the firm. The safe was blown open
With powder. The postoflice money was
n drawer and amounted to between SIS
md $50 it was all stolen, and in addition
everal dollars in change belonging to tho
irm, which was in another money drawer.
The front door of the store has 4 screen
'ver it. This was broken by tho thieves,
rho then entered by breaking the glass in
he door. Mr.. Wilson heard the noise
made by the explosion shortly after 3
'clOck.