The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-01-29
WATCH AND PRAY.
Daring Safe Burglary During Morning
Service.
Between Four and Five Thousand Dol.
lars In Rich Jewels Secured ny
the Hold Crack smen.

services were being held In ut least dozen
churches In the First Police Precinct
Brooklyn, and while Fulton street was
alive with pedestrians, the safe IN the
jewelry establishment Of Edwin B. Hay.
den, at No. 206 Fulton street, was being
torn open by professional burglars, who
escaped In broad daylight with almost its
entire contents, valued at between 81, 900
and 5000. The store occupies one.half OF
the ground floor of q double building.
Samuel B. Whitney, a clerk employed by
Mr.. Hayden, left his home and visited the
store, S has long been his custom, to
make an inspection and see that everything
about the place was all right. He
found the gas burning In the rear OF the
store, as 1t had been left at the close of
business Saturday night. The windows
were fastened securely. He remained In
the store until 1855. noticing the time ~
he was about to take bis departure. He
intended TO return in an hour. Before
locking the street door he disconnected the
burglar alarm, which was fastened at the
transOm over the street door, and which
had wires communicating with every part
OF the establishment. The clerk was alb
sent two hours, returning at 12,45. The
street was crowded with people returning
from church, and policemen were patrol
ling their posts on either side of the way.
Whitney unlocked The door and did not no.
tice anything unusual until he went to the
back OF the store. The safe, OF Terwilling-
err make, stood In the rear, partly
CONCEALED FROM THE STREET
by stove. The right hand door of this
receptacle had been literally torn from its
hinges, and lay near the stove. The conf
position between the internal and external
plates Of iron was cracked aud shattered 10
pieces about the floor. Tue door on the
opposite side remained intact. but had
been swung open. The safe ia about five
feet In height and four feet In width. It is
arranged with numerous shelves, upon
which the trays Of jewelry and valuables
are placed. When the store was closed
Saturday night all the more valuable stock
was In the safe and the combination lock
set. Not single article Of jewelry re-.
manned In 1t when the clerk made the dis.
covery Of the burglary on returning at noon.
Without waiting Mr.. Whitney reported
the case at the Washington street Police
station. Capt. Campbell, accompanied by
Detective White and Roundsman Mara, at
once began an Investigation. Near the safe
thew found 'Jimmys, one as heavy as a
crowbar and about three feet long, and the
other differently arranged at the end and
somewhat smaller, two augurs, one hea w
sledgshAmmer. two chises, one pair Of
nippers and small article used to turn a
combination lock. In the rear Of the store
Is small room With one dingy window. 1t
Is heavily barred. On table In this room
the police found all the empty trays which
had been taken from the safe. Several ar.
ticles Of plated jewclry of comparatively
little value lay In pile. The burglars had
evidently sorted the stock with excellent
judgment,
FOR ONLY COSTLY GOODS,
diamonds, jewelry and heavy plate were
taken. Inspector Mackear had been mott {.
fed Of the burglary In the meantime, and
with headquarters, detectives Powers,
Zundt and Lowry, visited the store. There
Is hallway leading from the street to the
apartments over Nos. 203 and POS. A
stairway connects this hall with small
room In the basement. This room Is very
dark. When the policemen went down to
the basement they found that entrance had
been effected by the burglars to the cellar
door under the jewelry store. A hole had
been cut through the eighteenth inch brick
wall dividing the cellars. Brick and NOR.
tar were heaped 10 pile on the floor. The
hole was about two feet square. A piece
of candle, carpenters chisel, q small
pointed saw and large screw driver
lay on the lower step Of the stairway,
while q flask half full of whisky was
fonnd with brush broom on the pile OF
bricks. Following the route taken by the
burglars through coal bin the officers
reached the stairway leading to Hayden's
store. The trap-door In the floor was pro-
tectsd only by small bolt, which bad been
easily forced. It 10 believed that they left
the premises after securing the plumber in
the same way, for the other means Of exit
were fastened securely. Mrs. Eonis 4.
Seibert, who occupies apartments on the
first floor, over No. 2O8, informed a repor.
ter that she heard no noise during the morn.
Ing, although she was In the upper hall
several times during the hour the burglary
was committed. Mr.. Whitney ID positive
that everything was safe when be left the
store In the morning. He was Ia the habit
Of sleeping In the store until he was mar.
RED, several months ago. The owner Of
the store took an account of his stock, and
q list Of the missing articles will be given to
the detectives.
THE POLICE HINK
that the burglary was committed by men
who have studied the locality. 1t would
have been impossible, they say, for men
unacquainted with the clay" to have sue.
ceeded Ia robbing the store In SO short
time. It is believed that not less than
three men we're engaged 10 the burglary,
and as many more were on duty outside
the store to warn their companions, should
the police approach. Three policemen
were on duty 10 Fulton street yesterday
morning. They did not notice any sus.
picious actions 10 the nelghborhood, and
did not know Of the burglary until It was
reported. In March, 1881, the jewelry
sore Of William Wise, fifteen doors above
Mr.. Hayden's establishment, was robbed
on Sunday morning. About s., 900 worth
Of jewelry was secured BY the thieves. The
stolen property was returned through
well.knowu lawyer, who acted as middle.
man.