New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-10
ST. GEORGES FIRE THEFTS.
THE JANIToR,s CASE AGAINST FIREMEN.
ms EVIDENCE coNTRADIcToBY-Mss FoRsYrHEs
LossEs-THE INSURANCE.

LossEs-THE INSURANCE.
While there Is little doubt that several persons
Lost valuable property IN the ST. Georges rats ne
In a manner widely renewed from the action OF the
flames no complaint has been made TO the pohce.
At present the detectives are working on com
plant naae by Mrs. Emo. of No. 2iS last seven en-
teeuth.st two doors removed from the scene oil the
fire. Mrs Emo complained that In her absence aiter
her lanilady had been warned to be prepared 10
leave her house account OF the danger OF the ho
spreadng two men entered her rooms, and when
she returned she missed jewelry valued AT aoOus
$780, consisting of diamond stud, finger rings ana
earrings he police say that the room was enteieu
by n fireman and member of the insurance patrol
The flats yesterday were in charge OF the lahi'oI
William o. Gloves several members Oh tne III
surance patrol and policeman Az present .ie
piles of debris in the rooms suggest that perhaps
the larger part of the property said 10 nave oeom
stolen may be buried beneath them, for discoveries
are beng made continuously: valuable diamond
pm and PAIR of bracelets have been ross9Ieu "
Mrs Humphrey roll of bills cont1nlpg $ldo a ,s
been found by Dr. HObbe, and MIR, Mcpherson mas
recovered a gold watch and cham IRON u n nan:
DESTROYED bureau. The persons VINO sun eolnp!dn
that they have been robbed are MISS ha1e
200; Mrs. Parsons, who regrets the loss Oh
gold watch and $40; Mrs. Dubois, who lost some some
diamonds and a watch and chain Mr.. Burgess. VINO
sustained similar loss but who is partially consoled
by the recovery of a pair OF hts wlies earIIngss
valued at $500: and John f. Lockwood, VINO nau
his desk broken open and missed wateh auu ui"
mond ring worth $500.
Miss FOrsythe's bureau bore the marks OF an axe
She said to % TRIBUNE reporter:
no In surance my furniture or my clothing anu con
seouently feel my loss rather severely Kept my ua
Father boy The cases aud the box recovered, but
from them the jewels had been taken NY lnau s anu
started brought Inc some rngs ana shlalI pieoosU
eiry and these are the only things have save9 ~.
intend however 10 bring suit against the owner OF Tue
building for damages. inasmuch as my lease st"es '
the fats fire proof. and they are not
II is said that John A. Stevens has offered the use
of his theane for a benefit 10 Miss torsythe lhe
week after Easter. John Mccullough has 1n s
his services, and has sent the actress 9heck Io'
large amount foI box: William lerrss' OF
Jrying's company. Will probably appear III 4 scene
from The Lady of LYONS" with Miss Forsythe as
JaHIine: and II is possible that Henry Irving ana
Miss Terry may also take part, although TINS Is not
certain. w n C,o,,oa
the janitor Yesterday. lie said that he had com
plant against one member of Engine company NO
Ia. He declared that he saw the fireman @ct sus
piciously III the of Mrs. Dubois on the slAth
floor of the building after the fire AZ irst ne teS-
titled that he saw the fireman open the drawer vi
dressing and bend over II as II 10 eHahIno tlo
contents bat altcTwad he said that the drawer was
omen Wien lac saw the fireman, ana At lehBtn Nc
said that lac the fireman only staining near Tue
ease Cloyes's testimony became 50 contIauictVIy
thai the Commissioners lost patience ana olunty
I id him that his statements appeared To De OF no
value. Several hTemrn, wearing their rnOoer over;
coats and helmets were 9ToughI mo Jo 81 5ine
Company No /, as tho fireman whom ne nal seen
in Mrs. Dubois's room. Then he said that no was
not positive that Leddy was the man.
Leddy said that he was not on the sixth moor OF
The buildmg on Monday. and his statement was cor
roborated by Foreman Shay and other members OF
the company Aderman Waite testified that ~. ne
saw Gloves open a bureau drawer in one OF the
rooms of Miss Forsytho and lift something out OF
the drawer. Members Of the Fire Insurance Patrol
eaId that they had not noticed any suspicious
actions on the part of Temen either during or AFTER
the fire The Commissioners dismissed the case.
The insurance on the building and he furniture
was as follows, the latter being incomplete: