Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-09
A BURGLAR BOLD.
ROBBERY COMMITTED AT THE RESI-.
DHHcI OF Nh. HIInH0LZER.
The Operator Passes Two Dogs and Sue.
cessfully Raids Two Cham
bers, &C.

The residence Of Mr.. A. Hierholzer, No.
S12 west Grace street, was entered yester-
day morning between 3 and O'Clock, and
several articles OF value taken.
From an examination OF the premises
made yesterday Il appeared that the burgla
entered the house by cutting slat out OF y
window.blnd in the pantry. lie was able
10 insert his hand through this aperture
and loose the fastening. The sash he pro-
badly found raised. Thus getting into the
pantry his way was open 10 the dining
room and whole house. Going through
the hall he passed large Newfoundland
dog and turned him out into the front
porch. In the front chamber, over the
front parlor, Mr.. and Mrs. Hierhozer were
asleep; in the adjoining chamber, over the
back pariOr, Hr. IIierholZer's sons were
asleep, and on the foot OF their bed was a
little tcTrier.dog.
The burglar took Mr.. Hierholzer's
trousers from the foot OF his bed and his
watch from watch-pocket on one side Of
the msnIel-piece. From the boys room he
gathered some oi their clothes and carried
them down into the dining. room, where he
n1ed them. What he carried of was a
heavy, old-fashioned. open-faced gold
vffch (greatly valued IS keepsskel and
kuaN cUhiD, Wbiin lO-tlUtl Fl'', libhNtANs
worth several dollars, containing a pocket
book having in il about go; Mr.. Heirhol-
zer's dressing-gown. and an overcOat and
Norfolk jacket belonging TO his sons.
Dir. liierholZcr was awake from about
Il! to near 3 O'Clock. and during thai time
finding that his clock bad stopped set It by
his watch. When he arose, about G:lj,
his watch. pants, &C., were gone.
From the fact that the burglar was able
to operate without setting the dogs TO bark
ine. Air. HierholZer concludes that the
offender Wa, one who had at some time lived
on his premises.
A Rsbber Operating on Broad Street
A Capture.
Considerable excitement was created on
Broad street last night by attempts made
to enrer several stores between Fourth and
sixth streets.
About Q o'clock Messrs. Jacob May <
Son and Heller & Co., whose shoe stores
are situated respectively at 601 and 81 east
Broad street, heard unusual sounds in
their back yards. Mr. May, who was in
his store at the time, hsstened to where he
heard the noise. but the roober, having de-
tectcd his approach. made good his escape,
but left piece OF scanting, by which he
Hbu NbuUllFN' UtIth w l'NNh NhN ''''i''
story window OF the kitchen, through
which he could effect an entrance that
would lead over the entire chOuse--dweling
aud store. Mr.. samuel Heller ran into
his back yard, and found negro man
lying on the ground. He caught the fellow
and dragged him through a narrow alley to
the street, where the prisoner made his
escape. Mr. Heller rushed to the corner OF
Fifth and Broad, and cried for the police /;
but no trace OF the escaped man could be
found.
Soon after 10 O'Clock Officers Farley and
Walton heard noise In the rear OF Cohen
Brothers, and hutrving around - the
alley saw a man climbing over the high
wall. seeing the officers, he rln short
distance and climbed back over the same
wall and got IN the coal.houSe in rear
ni Walter :. Subjects hardware store.
The officers fired three shots, aud Walton
cleared the wall after the man and caught
him in the cOsl.hOu'c. Mr.. Su0lctt.
who was in the store at the time. heard the
noise in the coal-hOusc. and after getting
his pistol, ran around there, but not until
the capture had been made. The negro,
when taken to the statiOn-hOusc, gave the
nsme of John johnson. lie seems 10 be
about thirty-hye years Old, j. tall, very
dark, aud wears a m0u'tschr. when
caught be had neither hat nor shoes on.
johnson claims to be Richmond man, and
says he owns property here, but the i'm.
preston is that he is an cy-conyict, and
that be j. wanted somewhere; also, that =
reward o. $50 has been offered for him.
Mr.. Il. FlorShem. VITO Keeps clothing
store AT 32s east Broad street. was at The
second ststion-hOuSc when Johnson IN,
taken there, sud recognized the clothing
worn by him-ihat j., The knit worsted
Jacket, tie brown vest, and the colOred
shlrt-as having been stolen from bis place.
His store was entered between milnigh,
Saturday night and sunday morning by
some one WhO broke the gas TO the back
door. and then With 4 piece Oi iron, used
by running his hand through the opening
in the ell's, priced the door open. Tne
drawers were ri0,d. but nothing gotten.
WhCn Mr.. Flor-hcim opened his STORE
sunday morning he found the pirce OF IRON
Wing at The back door. He could not tell
what goods had been stolen. None ot the
stores were entered last night. Johnson
v,s under the influence OF liquor when ar.
rested. He evidently had a "PLl,' who
made Ia, t>caVp.