The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-31
THE ENTERPRISING BURGLAR.
Knights Of the Jimmy Do Hard Nights
Work, Resulting in Little Profit.

1t was discovered yesterday morning that
thieves had forced an entrance during the pre-
ceding night into the wholesale establishments
of A. Kiefer G. Co., Schnull & Krag and NJ
O'Connor & Co., and had unsuccessfully tried to
open the safe at each place. 1t is thought from
indications that the thief or thieves secreted
themselves in A. Kiefer & Co.'s store
before the hour for closing and
went from there to the other places
mentioned by means of the trap,doors in the
roofs, all of which were found open. At Kiefer's
they got few cents in change, at Schnull e
Krag's nothing, and at OConnor & Co. s a few
cigars. At the two last named houses, however,
they wrecked the safes by chipping off the dials
and otherwise marring them Charles w.
Gorsuch, safe expert, was at work all day yes
safes. From OConnor's place the thieves car
ried the postage stamp box to the roof, where
they left it, with its contents.
Burglars also entered several residences,
among them that of Martin Atkins, treasurer at
the Zoo, who lives at No. 314 East Wabash
street A few minutes after midnight Mrs. At
kins heard noise in the room, and awakening
her husband he raised himself in the bed, and
turning towards the door saw man hurriedly
walking out with iAtkinss pants Atkins got up
and felt for the revolver he usually kept on a
bed stand, but it had been misplaced By this
time the burglar had good start of his
pursuer and escaped, after rif1ing the pockets
of the pants. Atkins found that portion of dress
hanging on fence few yards from mis-
house. He lost about 81 by the visit. No. 1873
North New Jersey street was also attended to
by the thieves, but they took away nothing Of
value. At the house Of Officer Frank Adams,
on Alabama street, an entrance was tried by
forcing the shutter but the noise awakened Mrs.
Adams who cried for help The burglars left
when they heard a neighbor rapidly approaching
in answer to her summons.
John Conley, about IL o'clock Saturday night,
assaulted berry dealer in West market for the
purpose of robbing his till. The bergman was
hit in the mouth by Conley, and had four teeth
knocked out. citizen responded to cries for
help, and captured Conley, who was handed over
to the police. Conley, on the way to the station
house, said that if he had been let alone he
would have been out of town that night, init
mating that if he did not raise the money by
burglary and robbery, others of his partners
would. 1t is probable those he referred to know
something of the South Meridian street raids.
Later the same evening Tom Ferriter, Dan Noe
and Clifford Arney were arrested on the charge
of attempting to rob stall in East market.
Yesterday John McHugh was arrested on the
charge Of attempting to pass fifty counter
telt coin On saloon keeper on west Washing
ton street. next to Jacksons stables. He ana
Conley are potato peddlers, and are supposed to
belong to the same crowd. McHugh came from
Louisville, and was partner of Mickey Cain,
sent to the penitentiary from Terre Haute for
stealing small lot of diamond jewellery.
1t is said by one we'll acquainted with the
movements of the crowd that operates on West
Washington street that they have supply of
counterfeit coin which is to be put in circula-
ton at convenient opportunities The belief
goes that this rascality and that Of the burglares
have q close connection.