Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-30
THE WHITNEY ROBBERY.

Boys Find the Money Safe-The Con-
tents GOne-Detective Brewers The
Ory-The Robbery in Hartford the
Day Before.
Two young lads while chestnutting In the
Whitney woods, near the residence of Mr..
Stephen Whitney which was robbed last
Tuesday night, discovered lying in the tall
grass which borders the fence the small iron
safe in which one of Mr.. Whitney's boys
kept his money At the time of the rob-
berry the safe was filled with coin of small
denominations.
The boys at first took the safe for an old
tin can, but on closer investigation learned
the nature of their find. A small drawer
which had been soaked and warped by the
rain was found near by as we'll as number
of small paper boxes used to put jewelry in
The bottom of the iron safe was knocked
out. The safe was about foot square. The
boys who made the discovery were John NJ
gent of Nicoll street and Arthur Butler Of
Nash street. Nugent took the safe home ano
last night reported the find to Detective
Brewer.
The robbery was one of the most daring
and successful that has happened in New
Haven for several years. The discovery tha
the house had been robbed was first made by
Mr. Whitneys little boy. The loss it is now
estimated will nearly foot up to 81 500. Ano
probably many articles have been taken thai
will not be missed at once. The articles ia
ken are:
Diamond crescent with ten or eleven
stones, value $500; diamond pin in shape OF
leaf with several diamonds, 800; white
enamel pin with diamonds in center, $50
two strings of gold beads, $50; one locket
crossbar, triangular shaped rubies and pearls,
$50; one oval cameo ring with eight small
diamonds, $50; small iron safe foot square
containing cameo ring, pair sleeve buttons
with monogram NJ. L. W. in black enamel.
Detective Brewer, who is at work on the
case, said to COURIER reporter last night
that the articles taken from the
|. Whitney mansion were undoubtedly
melted up and disposed of before the police
here were notified of the burglary. He says
the finding of the safe may prove clue to
the perpetrators. Detective Brewer says
that the robbery was undoubtedly committed
by what the police term Shippers" They
are professional burglars with headquarters
in New York, or some large city. They send
out advance men who lay out route to be
followed by the professional men. The bur
glars go from city to city on fast trains and
as the work is laid out for them it takes
them but short while to do the job. They
generally ship the Doodle by Adams Express
York crib.
If they are caught there is generally money
enough on hand at headquarters in New
York to get them off light. 'tSkippers are
the hardest kind of thief to catch, " said the
detective" as they work 80 quickly. was
to-day informed by Chief Packard, of Hart
ford, that robbery which had been COM
mitted by Shippers took place in that city
on the afternoon before the Whitney affair.
Following is list of the articles stolen from
the Hartford residence of Mrs. D. NJ. Rogers:
One gentleman's chased gold hunting case
watch, white dial, No. ), 1866; two gold band
bracelets with diamonds, the diamonds sunk
in the gold star shape; one diamond pin,
knife setting, stones seven in number, set in
row on pendant; carbuncle pin and
earrings, single carbuncle surrounded
by pearls; one diamond bar pin with
pearls III cluster, diamond in center; earrings
the same; one silver flower pin; one large
leaf pin of turquoise and pearls; one pansy
pin, pansy in center of gold bar, with dia-
monds in center, one at each end of bar; one
heavy gold cable chain; one gents scarf pin,
pearl crescent; one Byzantine mosaic pin,
head in center; one Florentine mosaic pin,
flowers in white on black ground; two bon
net pins, small, one blue and one pink flow
er: one small gold ring with diamond; one
heavy plain gold ring; three gold buttons
connected by chain for child's dress; three
gold safety pins; childs bangle bracelet;
child's gold neck chain"
Chief Bollman received yesterday after
noon word from Chief E. R. Locke of Keene,
N. H., that bold and daring robbery had
been committed in that city early this week.
The robbery was undoubtedly committed by
the shippers" SO says Detective Brewer
Their route lay from some starting point
in New Hampshire down through Massachu-
sets and Connecticut and the route being
finished they proceeded directly to New
York. A list of the articles stolen in Keene
as furnished by the police here is as fol-
lows:
A fine diamond bar pin, gold bar pin with
stag heads, with ''Mizpah;" medallion pin
set in gold, 8 bib pins, gold; gold society
pin, a Corinthian column, marked GA.
T. Bstchelder, III" 1 pair gold link
bracelets or dog collar; pair gold band
bracelets, gold and silver bracelet with
Roman coin head, gold neck
chain or lace, gold locket with lily of the
valley set in diamonds on face, 2 pair of
gold sleeve buttons, l silver and gold purse
with monogram GA H. H." on face, 2 pair
Of amber earrings, 1 pair of cut silver
earrings, pair of onyx earrings, pair of
large hoop earrings, pair of gold ball ear
rings with turquoise, pair of small gold
earrings, 1 silver monogram chatelaine and
odd coins, 1 set of gold earrings with pin or
pendant, round gold pin, mosaic bar pin,
round onyx pin, round gold hairpin
with hair marked "Julia."