New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-29
SUNDAY MORNING BURGLARS At YORK.
THE SUCCESSFUL. OPERATIONS IN BROOKLYN STORE

The SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS IN BROOKLYN STORE
NO TRACE OF THE THIEVES.
a daring burglary discovered yesterday after
to have been perpetrated in the goods store
Of S b. Jones, at No 300 Fulton list, Brooklyn.
The store extends TO Washington ST., where 1t has
wide frontage. 1t s within stones throw OF the
First Precinct Police Station and little further
from Police Headquarters. About p. m. yesterday
J. Wust costumer, whose shop Is on the hoor
above JOness store, found the door at the head Of
the stairs leading UP from the Johnson-st side Of
the building had been broken open, and that a hole
had been made through the floor on the Washington
st. side the store below and q rope ladder hung
down it,
The police were informed, and they found that
small safe in the Of the store had been broken
0peu and the cOntent4, amounting TO nearly SlOo IN
silver. were gone. On the door was complete KIT
OF burglars tools. The rope ladder hid been used
IN descending from the floor above with the TOOLS
and ascending With tho MT noy he safe was an Old
one Cns of the steel VecScs had been driven In
Jvcr the tor. making opening sufficient to allow
the point OF the jimmy" to be inserted. IL was
easy then to pry of plate OF the door.
which about three -sixtccnths Of inch thick.
Ldt the skill o. the tEigIaIs lid teen DISPLAYED
probably done in The quiet Of carly sunday morning.
me burglars opened the door at the foot OF the
About halfway up the stairs a landing which IS
over Jones's store, where they pred up boart
But in the ceiling I'm erneath were the wires OF the
urglar alarm telegraph. Then the burglars broke
into the costumer's place, and after prying open
Doaru IN the OF the room, broke through the
.ath and plaster In so doing they just missed the
lurglar alarm wires running 10 the show WINDOW.
They found in shawl manufacturers place. over the
cOstumers piece Of two inch rope, about eighteen
Get long, with at each end. OF this they
made a ladder by doubling It, and making rungs OF
pieces Of stout Irvine. which they took from parcels
In the shop. heavy piece Of wood through the
nooses and across the hole served TO support the
ladder II was easy then 20 secure the booty. Inc
urgars left all they had carried into the place so a.
70 have nothing suspicious IL caught outside am
toos nothing Except mOney. although there were Inc
lsc-s KID gloves and portable valuabes 10 tho
store worth thousands OF dollars. There was another
safe IN tbs basement bat IL undistnrbod ht Jones
SAIL he,e nothing except books sud papers III IL
When be had The burg pnt the sto' he Wa.
urged 10 have the safes wired. but ne SAID " was not
wOr while, ~ he lett money n them Tue money
which was carried OF the contents OF the cash Dok
Ihe foc~ think tat skilled smen from TINS city
dd Tie work Tho tools aud method OF operalo" Nero
those OF professional burglars burglary was con,-
mued N this city about year ago on the sainr pan
week ago Friday Ia attempt WAS made 10 break III
sac IN seoa Office IN south Brookl' NJ When 49,
unsuccessful. then the once Of an oil refinery
by was entered and safe opened 3 vtrh a.
SAFE ro'oeries have happened ON sunday M" cnrred
fnlton-st. BROOKLYN near where TINS our 49, 49,
fohee Capt ain Campbe whose ~ ecin.t -. en.,ars
place. when asked II tlers ans ces '" lno o Ni'
ssd ,..,. A..
substantially none. II clean Jop ann nine' =,
follow up" Detectives ere at worh i"st ~ IT. a.
WIS ascertaned that about ten days aeo man was Oh
served IN the ,ore taking careful ohsrfvatons when
ask-d bis business he SAID lie was NC, -
watching shop-liffer The place Where tar .uis
aai wires IN tie can DC seen ~ eoo sP'
wood crossing them