The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-15
BOY BURGLAR CLARENCE.
EE RoBs BACON. BRYAN & CO.'S
SAFE OF SITS.

Young Thief and Finds That Re 4
the One Who Robbed Dryfus Bros
store Last Fau-A Part OF the stoler
stun Recovered--hs Safe Robbery
g Clever Piece Of Work, but the De-
tective Too Clever for the Thief.
The Office Of Bacon, Bryan & Co, a
West Broad and Brougnton streets, wa
entered by burglars at an early hour Fri
day night, and $175 was taken from tn
office safe. Last night Detective Wether
horn bagged the thief and it proved TO b,
Clarence Robinson, alias Clarence Simmons
a colored barber about IS years Of age, VIII
confessed last night that he burglarizeC
Dryfus Bros. store on the night Of Sept .
The burglary and robbery were reported
to Detective Wetherhorn yesterday morn
ing, and after an examination Of the sur
roundings the detective made up his mind
that it vas not a skilled safe burglar who
had done the job, as the small iron vault,
over the wooden dra wer from which the
money was taken, was not forced open and
only a bunglng effort had been made to
forcs It.
TRACKING TIE BURGLAR.
The detective suspected that it was O
sneak thief on the look out for some over
coats hanging in the Office, and the thief
having obtained an entrance discovered
that the combination on the saf had not
been turned off, and so went for greater
booty. Acting on this theory, and having
noticed Robinson wearing clot lss too rich
for the cloth of a returned convict he put
spotter on him. and learned that Robinson
had been spending money freely. With
this cue the detective laid for his man last
might, and found him at Broughton and
Barnard streets about o'clock dressed up,
and evidently waiting to meet some one.
The detective collared him at once.
81 isn't done muffin, boss" he said !;
'swon't you left me go? Yoah doesn't want
ter send poah innocent dehbil right off
because he's done been in de pen, IL yoahg'
'Come along said the officer, land I'll
tell you what want with you when ] get
you to Justice Naughtin's office.n
ANOTHER ROBBERY DISCOVERED
At the Office Mr.. Weatuerhorn SURVEYED
the prisoner q moment and then suddenly
asked: "Where did you get them clothesr
Robinson hesitated awhile and said: 81
ordered dem clothes from Boston, Unable
to get any confession from the boy, the de.
tective sent for one of the Dryfus Bros
who no sooner saw the prisoner than he
identified the clothes he wore es having
been stolen from the firms store the night
of Sept. %
Robinson asked permission to see Mr..
Dryfus alons, which was granted, and dur
ing the conference Robinson told how he
had sneaked into the back yard through an
adjoining grocery, lifted up the basement
grating, gone down into the building ana
up into the store through trap door. He
wanted to settle the matter, but Mr.. Dry
fus told him he couldn't settle, that the
officers Of the law now had him in charge.
and it was too late.
PART OF THE PLUMBER FOUND.
Justice Naugbtin committed the prisoner
TO Jail, and a search warrant was issued,
and the house of Flo Ross, Robinson's
grandmother, at Zutly ami Farm Streets,
where Robinson made his home, was
searched, and a new trunk and a lot OF
plumber were recovered, as also s21 in
money.
The old woman when asked went
and got the $2l, and said:
me when say 'Wha you get dat money n
Il wohk on de railroad. / tries to raise
dat boy right" said the old woman, with
tears In her eyes. "Ef if YOU fla out dat
be don't wohks on the railroad take him
things outen heah," and she led the way to
his room, where the trunk and other articles
were found.
A REGULAR FENCE
An inventory of the goods recovered was
made by a MORNING NEWS reporter in
Justice Naughtin's Office, and here was what
IL consisted of:
Two coats, two pair of pautaloons. and
vest stolen from Dryfus Bros.
A pair Of patent leather kid top shoes,
bought OF Byck Bros.
A silyer-headed cane.
A silver watch and plated chain, bought
~ Muhlberg's pawn shop.
The following articles, bought at Dryfus
Bros betw cen s and 9 o'clock on the night
of the robbery: An overcoat, coat and
vest, Derby hat. merino shirt, pair of Law
ender kid gloves, pair OF cuffs, suit Of I'M
derwear, and pair of lambs wool socks,
and the receipted bill, TO the amount Of
$34 %, IN the name Of Clarence Simmons
was found On his person
A ladys fine green nat and feathers. in
one of Altmayer & Co. 3 paper sacks, which
had not yet been opened, and which Robin
son intended 10 give 20 his best girl last
night, Tor whom he was waiting whea the
detective collared him.
A new neck scarf, bought from Milius
x Co.
Robinson spent the stolen money with q
lavish hand. and was liberal in treating his
friends Yesterday. It is thought that be
dropped some of the money at a gambling.
den, or has left some of it 10 charge of a
friend. 1t is believed that he will make a
clean breast of the affair this morning.
sIMMoNs' BAD RECORD.
Simmons has been me from the peni-
Tertiary but short time, having served a
two years sentence for stealing a watch.
for which theft Gallus Rots was accused.
Before that he served term for robbing a
gentleman's pockets while his coat was
hanging in barber shop where Simmons
was employed, and before that still, he was
on the chain-gang for stealing from his EN-.
pioyer.
The robbery at Bacon, Bryan &c
Co.'S Office was not discovered until 2
o'clock yesterday morning, when Fred.
Myers, Jr., one of the bookkeepers. went
down to open the Office. The robber
effected an entrance through a win
dow opening into the Office from
tine yard When Mr.. Myers entered
the Office from the side door il the yard he
saw the window open. Tn the Office he
found the floor covered with papers. the
safe was standing open and one of the
drawers was missing. The Office lamp was
on the floor in front of the safe, and the
floor around the lamp was saturated with
kerosene oil.
MADE A HAUL AND LEFT.
The money drawer from which the
money had been taken was lying out in the
front part OF the Office empty. Il had Co
tanned about $l70 in paper money, and