Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-24

Possible Clues To the ThieveS-The Resi.
cence of the Police Has Hts Usual
Result.

Yesterday morning after IL was discovered that
burglars had blown open the safe in the private
Office at Albaugh's Opera house, Lieutenant Amiss
and the detectives detailed to investigate the case
visited the scene OF the burglary and were FUR
nished with list OF the jewelry stolen which be-
longed to Mr.. Fiske, the treasurer The money
stolen belonged to the theater. When Mr.. Allen,
the ticket seller, entered the building yesterday
morning he was surprised to find that the window
OF the ticket Office had been forced Open Passing
through 10 the back room he found that the safe
had been blown open and the fragments were scat
tered about the floor. The money and jewelry
stolen amounted in value to about 81 600. The
only thing tending TO show how the burglars en-
tered and left the building unlocked exit
door on the street side OF the building and 1T is
supposed that the burglars Secreted themselves in
the building during the performance Wednesday
night None of the doors were forced open.
Inc poncenan on the beat, had he heard any
noise In the building, would have been pOwerless
on account OF his being unable to enter the build
ing, as the door through which the burglars left
was locked on the inside. 1t was after midnight,
the police Think when the burglars left their hid
Ing place and made their way to the private Office.
One OF the large chiselS found among the ruins
enabled them to force open the office window,
through which they got into the ticket office and
from there TO the managers private ONCE back of
Wilch was the room In which the safe Is situated.
InlS room Is so FAR from any outer wall OF the
building that it would be almost impossible to
near on the outside any noise which might be
The report of the burglary somewhat surprised
the ponce, VINO at once made every effort to keep
IL from the public, but the mysterious movements
OF Lieut. Amiss and the detectives put the re-
porters ON the alert, and an account OF the rob-
berry was obtained in time for last evening paper
As usual the publication was valuable TO the
ohcers. 1t appears that night before last
Peter Long, blacksmith, working for Martin
Lauxman, corner OF 18th street and Maryland
avenue, discovered about ten O'Clock that the shop
had been broken open. The shop had been securely
fastened about six O'Clock, when the wOrkmen left.
The officers aScertained what had been taken, and
had obtained description OF the articles, among
them the Sledge hammer found at AlbaughS; and
they also learned that car No. 6, of the Columbia
road had among the passengers two men appa-
rently strangers and it is believed that those were
the parties who did the work. 1t was not until
after the publication that the officers In the north
east section OF the city knew OF the robbery when
III they had known il early In the day, they could
have given the detectives information as to where
the hammer came from.
During the performance two men sauntered into
the theater and seemed to take little interest in
the play that they stood a great part OF the time
in the alley, smoking and talking.