New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-31
ENTERING A HOUSE FROM THE ROOF.
ABUReLAR MAKES USE OF A DuMB-wAlTEa.

A BURGLAR MAKES USE OF DUMB WAITER
HIS ESCAPE THROUGH THE FRONT DooR-BROshiNu
PAST THE MAN HE HAD ROBBED.
The police received orders yesterday to search LOT
a burglar described as short. stout man WIN a"
complexion. black mustache ana a laiae scar an oit
his face who ransacked several rooms IN the uaI
house No 152 East FOrty-eiRhth-st. on Wednesday
afternoon He can be identified by severai peIsons
who saw him, but the most important wlln .,ss
arainst him ~ % washerwOman VINO went on iho
roof of the at-bouse a. D. IN to take some CLONES
from n line There is a dumb waiter In the mouse
which runs to the roof, snd hearing the pulley
rones crrak she looked and saw the pull himse
up TO the roof. Her suspicious were aroused ana
she asked what the mans business was. its an
right he said the boss sent me up here 10 look at
the roof" His dress which was not that OF work
man. beied his words aud the woman rein'ed 70 DO
satisfied. She insisted that he should 60 down
stairs with her and see the jauitor lie followed her
reIuctaptly but at the second-sory landing he sud-
denly pushed her to one side ana ran down 10 the
front door, and although she raised an cutlery the
thief escaped by running into lhlrd-ave. On MS
way out of forty-eIghth-st. lie nearly Orusneu
against John j. Roberts contractor, VINO was nav
lag his shoes BACKED Mr.. Ro1erts llvea on .n9
third floor of the fat-house from which the tnei
had lust escaped. and a man. employed py SiI.
Roberts had rung the bell OF the third HAT only
few minutes before wishing 10 see nun. rai,InE
To get any response 10 his ringing, the man was
turning away from the house when he saw MT
Roberts at Third-ave He went to the boot black =
stand and was talking with MS EMPLOYER wnen we
thief ran past moment later there was cry OF
Stop thlef," and Mr. Roberts learned that ourg
lar mad escaped from the Hat house. Ills eeAdtion
at permitting the rogue 90 escape was increased
soon afterward when he discovered that his own
apartments had been invaded.
Mr. Roberts was married III May. anu the furhl-
ture in his apartments was new. lie and MS WIG
had received many valuable wedding presents
which were kept IN the rooms. AIT, MIs
Roberts went with relatives, to the Cats
kills recently, and the fiat has been
left locked up ia the DAYTIME, Mr.. Roberts only
going there TO change his clothes or TO sleep The
burxIar gained access 10 the fiat by going on the
root of the house and letting himself down Dy the
dnmb-waiter. Persons living on the opposite slde
of the street. said that they noticed MN on the r9O
about 3 D. M He had been long enough 10 the nat
TO make a general oyerhaulIng OF the wardfoD.s,
trunks and bureau drawers IN all the rooms. MI
RoJerts was unable to tell how much property hal
been carried away by the thief. His wife, he said.
mad carried several articles of jewelry TO the
country but he did not know how much she had
left i'm The house. Half a dozen jewel cases were
found open and empty on the floor OF the iIoni
ROOM Another jewel case, which the thiet had
overlooked. because II happened TO be covered by
a handkerchief, contained valuable diamond Ilngs
and shirt studs. A diamond pm which had Oern
stuck carelessly in lace cushion IN "a bureau
drawer also escaped the burglars notice, athough
ne had thrown the cushion out OF the drawer ana
mad hraped several articles it, in his search. Mr.
Roberts said that he did not miss any articles OF
clothing but il was presumed that laces belonging
20 his wife and other articles which could be con-
ea,ed easily had been stolen. As soon as Mrs
Roberts returns to the city the pol ice Will be iur
nished with list OF the stolen articles.