Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09
FOURTH EDITION.
A HOUSE RANsACKED,

/ bun ktarb ktuD HtEs. marguerite uFifhtn1
Residence of $500 Worth OF Prop
erty.
The pretty residence No. S1S ADAM
street is occupied by Mrs. Marguerlt,
Griffith and her unmarried con Charlti
but for come weeks past Mrs. Griffith bal
b IN o.ourning at Oc!an Grove and htl
sJn Charles has been doing up q tour IN
Europe, and 10 now In Paris.
William d. Griffith, another son, who
manages the flour and feed store at Sixth
and Orange streets, resides at No. 500
West Eighth street, not far from BID
mothers residence. He and bis family
have been exerciting awstchiul care over
the house OF bis mother and brother dur
ing their absence.
Last evening Mr.. Grifith's daughter
Gretta went over to her grandmother q
house to water the flowers, when she
noticed the cellar window under the side
bay window had been knocked In, when
she thought that she heard somebody In
the house and ran home and told her
parents Of the discovery. Mr.. Griffith
Immediately went to the house aud found
the cellar window wrenched from its
hinges and thrown upon pile of coal
and all the glass was broken. Suspect
Ing that robbers had been at work, Mr..
griffith entered the house, when scene
OF the widest confusion met his view.
From the cellar the burglars came up TO
the ilrst floor, forcing the door with a
Jimmy. All the doors were forced with
u jimmy and some OF them are go had Y
injured that they will have to be substi-
tuted with new ones.
The jambs are so badly scratched that
1t looks as II the thieves delighted in de-
stroying property. The drawers of q
sieeboard 10 the dining room were lying
In corner and the contents not carried
oil were scattered over the floor. The
thi,ves used rare discrimination by
taking all solid silverware and leaving
the pla,edware. Napkins aud table
linen were thrown all around, vases were
emptied upon the floor and PICTURES were
taken down from the walls.
Fortunately the thieves did not enter
the parlor, as the Goofs were very large
and solid and locked with e peculiar
lock. They probably tn ,ughs, too, that
there was nothing In the parlor but
heavy furniture and they had no time to
spend with 1t while richer booty awaited
them UP stairs. Had they forced their
way In they might have made rich haul,
as q sealskin coat valued at 5000, the
property OF Mrs. john G. Davis, was In
the room. Besides, silver pitcher ard
many other silver articles belonging 10
Mr.. Davis wtre hidden By Mrs. Griffith
behind tie plano before she left.
The burglars preceding up stairs, en-
ter the front bed room fy forcing the
door and here they met with a rich har-
vest. The well filled wardrobe was com.
pittely stripped OF valuable ciotkirg and
humber Oh little trinkets and jewelry,
Including gold chain given to Mre.
Griffith by Ter husband were taken
Some vases we've broken and all the
closets were emptied. A blue toilet sci
was removed To another place and the
glass shoppers taken away.
Going into Charl Griiilth's bed room,
everything here was ransackGd and all
Mr.. Gritfith's clothing except an OLD
l'glt suit was taken. Neckties, collar
aud z owes were seated around tn,
room. The pillow slips were taken, a
they were handy TO carry plumber In. A
revolver under one OF the pillows wa
no; taken. A room occupied by the ser
wants was ransacked like the others.
Proceeding to tbs third floor, using
the Jimmy Tn all the doors, they hrokt
open trunks, drawers and wArdrohas il
sheir couis cullinE everything Va ual /,
To carry away, AID scattering what they
did not want ever tie hoors. From OF
trunk they took Mrs. Gr ffith's weddin.
| garments and Carried them away.
Some packages made up were moi
taken, by which 1t is thought by som,
that the thieves In ended TO return last
night, had the robbery not bes II discover
ed. Tn, loss is supposed to be about $500
Mira. Griffith will return from Ocean
Grove next week, and it is hoped ste will
not hear of the robbery before she comes,
as she has been Tor some time in feeble
health.
1t |, thought that the robbery occurred
sometime curing wednesday night OF
| Thursday morning. Each Of the houses
adjoining, one occupied hy Frederick
nj Call, and The other by Harry Baird
were also vacated, aud tie thieves wer,
In but little danger of being surprised.
! he police were nUtifel last evening ant
they are keeping sharp Lookout Tor til,
robbers.