New-York tribune., 1884-01-28
SAFE ROBBERS AT WORK.
STEALING DIAMONDS WORTH $4,000.

CUTTING THROUGH BRICK WALL TO ENTER
THE sToRE-How THE THEFT WAS DISCOVERED.
The most successful and daring robbery which
has been committed in brooklyn for several years years
took place yesterday. The jewelry store OF r. -.
Hayden, at No. 205 tulton-st., scarcely stones
throw from Plymouth Church, was entered between
and diamonds and jewelry worth S4 600 were
stolen The store is in the middle of the block be-
tween Nassau and d. stS s ana WS WHICH
robbers entered ON Sunday morning ABOUT lhfee
years ago.
Mr. Haydens store was visited at am. by
Samuel Is. Whitney, one of his clerks, according to
his custom. He found everything IN order. and at
10:46 o'clock he went away. AS he intended 10 re-
turn in short time, he lett the burglar alarm dis
connected. When he returned two hours later, he
found nothing out of its place until he inspected
the SAFE when he was surprised to see that one door
was Icing on the floor, and that the entire con-
tents were gone. He hurried to the Westinghouse.
police station, and Police Captain Campbell with
detective and patIolman, went at once 10 the store
the cellar to which access had been gained from the
cellar of the adjoining house, by cutting through
brick partition wall u foot and hat In thickness
The store of Mr. Hayden occupies One-half
double house, in the upper stories of which are
rented apartments hallway running from the
street connects with stairway leading 10 the Gel
lar of No. 205, the house adjoining the store. IL Is
supposed that the robbers went down the stairs
and after cutting their way through the
no further obstruction save slight bolt on the tap
door at the head of the cellar stairs once III tne
store the robbers went 20 work upon tne saie
street by the stove, and IN diml y-llghted
place. Holes were bored in the door OF the SAFE
which was an Old-fashoned one made by Ierwllll-
ger. In the holes they screwed bolts with hooks on
the projecting ends and with powerful secti0nal
"jimmies" pulled one door from its hinges. Inc
other door was then swung open and the trays OF
iewelry were taken out, carried into small room
at the of the store, and all the articles ol Vaue
were gathered together for taking away. The arti-
cles taken included diamond breastpins, earrings
and finger-rings. gold watches, pens and pencils,
and few sterling silver articles; The robbers
were experts, their rejection of all the cheap ar
ticles showed. Probably all that was taken could
have been carried of IN three mems pockets.
The safe was was about five feet high and four
feet wide, with combination lock. The pieces OF
the broken hinges were found lying on the floor
among fragments of the tire-proof composition from
between the interior and exterior plates of the door
hammer, pair of hlppeTs aud couple Of chlSelS
lying near the broken safe lockpick showed
Beside the hole III the cellar wall lay heavy car
peners' chise!, large scIew.dIiver, small saw,
balf-bumed candle and aflask half full OF whiskey
II must have taken several hours to
break through the wall, without alarm
ing. the he people LYING in H., the g. upper @
noise in the night or morning. Ii is believed that
the robbers went ont as they entered.
The account of the clerk Whitney, that the store
all right when he entered il at 10:45 a. was
discredited by the police after an examination; for
the traces showed that no such work as had been
done in the store could have been done in the time
he was absent. 1t was decided possible that the
burglars went to work as soon as the store was
closed on Saturday night, and that they had TN
ished the job and made their escape before day
break. The burglar alarm the store was no OBJ
stIuctiOn 10 them, as il Lot placed in the
traP-door at the head of the cellar
stairs. The work Of the robbers showed that they
were acquainted with the store and its surround
ings.
Police Captain Campbell, in whose precinct the
crime was committed, SAID last night that he be-
lieved that the burglars could have made the hole
IN the cellar wall in half an hour, and have opened
the safe in another half an hour. The haste with
which the burglars worked was shown by their
overlooking diamond ring in one of the trays.
He believed the statement of Whitney that the
store all right when he first went to it,
Mr.. Hayden furnished the police with a list of the
property. which included the fOllOwing 16S plain
gold rings, $40 stone rings, 13 diamond rings, u
diamond lace pms, 4 pairs of diamond earrings
81 diamond finger rings, 20 gold lace pins, $50
pairs of gold earrings, 20 gold chains, 40 gold
lOckets, 81 gold watches and A silver watches
with some smaller articles in all worth 81, 600.