Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-09
MIDNIGHT RAIDERS.
THE BURGLARS QUE IN FULL roKur.

THE BURGLARS OUT IN FULL FokuF.
They visit Two Stores and Private House
-One OF Them Captured In q Room
and Given u hearing.
On Saturday evening about IL O'Clock,
Auriel SwOpe, esq, who resides at No. 80
Plum street, was startled by hearing q
noise in the room adjoining his bed. He
got out Of bed, entered tho room, and saw
something that looked like a man crouch
ing down In . corner behind large clothes
basket. Mr.. Swope backed out, armed
himself with bar of iron, and reentered
tho room to assure himself whether there
was or was not burglar there. There was
NO mistake about it, the fellow was still
crOuched in tho corner. Mr.. SwOps ut
once locked him in the room and called
two of his neighbOrs to keep guard on the
fellow while he went to the station house
for policeman. He soon returned with
Officer Cramer, by whom the burglar was
taken in custody, and confined in the
lookup. He had on his person a razor and
a large knife. He gave his name rs Henry
WatOrd, but would not tell where he lived
or how he got into Mr.. SwOpe's house.
he was committed for hearing before
Alderman Fordney at II o'clock this
morning At the hearing the above facts
were developed. The accused make q
statement. He rays he came to this city
in search of work, got drunk and could
not tell how he got into Mr.. Swope's
house.
Buchmiller's cutlery Store Robbed.
Some time between midnight Sunday
and daybreak Monday morning, the shut
ters of Buohmiller's cutlery store were
opened by thief, who then broke out a
corner of the plate glass show window and
thrusting his hand into the hole thus
made stole from the window one Smith &
WessOn double action revolver, two Brit
ish double action bull dog revolvers.
| one Colt revolver, calibre 222, aud one blue
jacket revolver, besides three Russia leath-
er cigar cases, gilt mounted, two fancy
cases of scissors, each case containing four
scissors, and having mirror in the back
Perhaps some other small articles We're
taken, but il SO, they have not been
missed. The loss is about $50.
Mr.. Buchm;ller's window has walnut
shutters, which are secured by heavy
iron bar, resting upon staples. with pad
ever, was not locked, tho heavy plate
glass window and the gas jet burning
inside being deemed sufficient security
The thief deliberately removed tho iron
bar, carried it into the yard of tho Franklin
house (where it Was found this morning)
and, returning to the window, opened the
shutter and with diamond cut away the
corner of the plate glass, forcing inward
the piece thus weakened with u ehisel or
some like instrument, and then reached in
and stole the goods above, described Tho
hole was barely largo enough to admit 4
mans hand and the thief cut himself some.
what on the ragged edges of the broken
venir of bis midnight visit. 1t is hoped
his wounded hand may lead to his d.te
tiOn. About two years ago Buchmiller's
store was robbed in almost idcnticaliy tha
same way-the thief Oh that Occasion
breaking tho plate glass ut the samo cor
ner, and stealing the same kind Of goods.
sutron's Jewelry srore opened.
About 10 o'clock last night the private
watchman that patrols North Queen
street between Orange and Chestnut,
found that the front door of Harry Sut
toms jewelry store, No. 140 North Queen
street. was unlocked. and Il further iuspec-
ti0n showed that the transom above tho
door had been forced open. The watch
man stood guard ut the store and sent a
messenger for MIR. Sutton. A thorough
inspection of the premises Was made, bnt
no valuables We're missing. IT, is probable
that the thief or thieves entered tho store
through the transOm, unlocked the door
from the inside and were scared off by the
approach of the watchman before chance
was given to secure any booty.