The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-01
BY-G0NE BURGLARIES.
CENT RAsCALLY ROBBERIES
IN RICHMOND.
A Lady's Vivid Recollection OF n Bur.
glar I'm Her ROOm-A Thief
Picking Over Presiden-
tiaI CurIOs, &C., &c.


Flour Exchange building, southeast corner
OF Cary and Thirteenth streets, ascertained
yesterday morning that his shop had been
entered and robbed. The thief had found
that pane OF glass in the door was broken,
and that it was only held together by paper
pasted over if. He easily removed the glass
from the sash in the door, and stepped into
the room. There were very few boxes of
cigars stamped. but he got hold OF three OF
thcse-and not the most valuable-and re-
tired. He might have carried out 10000
instead OF 800 but he was either satisfied
with what he had got, or was frightened off
by some noise.
''home talent" The expert professional
doesn't do business that way. TO prove it.
look at the robberies at the residences OF
Messrs. Pembcrton, Minor, and Word, and
Mrs. Tyler. [There is nothing in the pro-
posed relation to excite the most hystcri-
caly inclincd but still il there are any old
women OF either sex who have predeter-
mination in that direction they had better
skip this article and placidly peruse the
columns Of auction sales or some other
nervc-bracing department OF that sort.l
THE PEMBERTON ROBBERY.
Mr.. L. William Pcmberton resides at 100
west Gracc-Grace street. south side, Sc
cond house west Of Adlms. His house
was entered March 18th. The burglar first
tried his nippors on the basement door. but
was unsuccessful. He then (as Is believcd)
boldly went TO the front door. and with
false keys opened it, and no doubt closed
il after him. not TO attract attention from
pasSers-bv. He then went and opened
the back door, and raised a parlOr
window, so Is 10 have two roads
for retreat. Up the stairs he went
to the chamber of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pemberton. Their door was locked;
the key being on the inside. With
his nippers he seized the heel Of the key
and quietly unlocked ;he door. He en-
tered and gathered UP Mr.. Pemberton's
clothes and the clothes Of his son i'm the
next room, and with them went down into
the back yard. There the clothes were
rincd. either by the burglar or confede-
rate. Mr.. Pembcrton thus lost about $50
in gold In 4 chain purse and 4 $500 da-
m0nd ring. which was in his yest-pOcket.
His mcmorandum-bOOk was thoroughly
examined and left there with the clothes.
In the boys clothes The burglar found
nothing Of value. and they left them also.
TIE BURGLAR IN \ LADY's ROOM.
Not satisfied with this haul. the burglar
reentcred the house. and this time, passing
by Mr.. PcmbcrtOn's chamber, went up to
the top floOr-the floor in the Mansard. and
third above the basemcnt-and entered the
back room, which is used as Il trunk-room
Not door on tins floor was locked. Be
tween the back and the front rooms the
door was open, and in the front room was
Miss Stratton. the housekeepcr. asleep.
Ter bed was very near TO the door leading
from her room to the hall. The mantel-
piece was on the opposite side Of the room
from her. The moonlight was streaming
through the shutters, and profound quiet
reigned throughout the house, when she
awOke with an uneasy feeling. In mo-
ment her eyes fell upon man. He was
few steps from her. and standing before
the mantel, and was running his hand
lightly along the m2ntel, lingering the or
naments. At the first glance she thought
she must be dreaming, but she lay per-
fectly quiet and watched.
The man, crouching all the time, went
from the mantel to the gas bracket in the
corner near the end OF the mantel. The
gas was not lighted, but by the moonlight
she could see him lingering the JOINT. lpro-
bablv TO see ii watch was hung there. and
at this he made two distinct attempts.
She says she poked hi, nose under the
gas-fXtures twice; thought he was going
10 light the gas"
Then he left that corner and came to the
cabinet. within 4 few feet OF the bed. ON
the cabinet was matchbox which looks
like jewel case and that be examined
the lady watching him all the time and
frightened nearly TO death. At laSt-and
no doubt the seconds were hours TO her
fearing that he would come TO the bed and
kill her. she resolved to get up and run for
her life. Up she started. A. the bed
covering was raised down he crouchcd.
In moment she had opened the door and
was in the hall.
She thinks she closed the door after her;
but anyway. ~ she was living down the
steps he overlook her, whereupon she gave
"A scream. Almost without stopping he
crowded his left elbow in her mouth and
said. =, well as she can remember the tone,
Spake again and I'll kaal YOU III >hCwt
you," and on hc went. She screamed and
screamed. and Mr.. Pcmberton came TO his
door. thinking the house WAS alirc. She
said 10 Nj Pemberton, "llc'll shoot you.
he'll shoot you." Her impression i that
when the burglar was following her down
the steps he had pistol in his right hand.
Mr.. Pemberton, seeking for his clothes 10
get key TO his piStol-drawer, asccrtaincd
that his pants and vest were gone. lie
then rang the electric bells throughout the
house. and the whole household was AVA
kencd. Then and there (1iarch 2jth) all the
facts here reported were made known.
Next dav one OF the burglars socks was
found in the backyard. He had evidently
entered the house without his shOes.l Ser
,scont Uulcc took the sock and learned
that Il was one issued TO conyicts at the
nenitentiary: but as there are thousands
so ISSUED and conyictS are discharged every
dav. the trace fell at that point.
There was a dim light burning in Mr..
Pemberton's room when the thief entered
there. In the housckeeper's room the gas
was not burning at all.
Mr.. Pemberton has never recovered his
property. A detective said to him, 81
came near offering reward OF 500 for
your ring, and believe j could have got
ten it,"
But Mfr. Pemberton's position is that the
thief and the ring must be recovered toge-
thcr.
THE I,py,s DESCRIPTION or THE BURGLAR.
Miss Stratton SAID yesterday that the
IMAGE Of the burglar is indehbly stamped
upon her memory. ana always VIII be.
His height she does not Know, Tor he was
crouching all the time, ana MS coat-collar
was turned up nearly to his ears. He was
a white man, and hls compieXion was sal
low. His beard she did not remember
obout distinctly. lie might or might not
have had mo,lstache. His hair was curled
NJ the temples and all the way around. Ii
was So bI,sby ard curly that she thinks now
that he must have worn wig Tor the sake
OF the disguise. liis eyes were blaek-or
at least very dark. Ills hands werefat, and