Daily Republican., 1890-03-17
FOURTH EDITION.
4 nnAvr nosBrny.

Owes Three Theuaard Dollars Worth
Of wssslss sad Jswsiry ssoisn-A
Large xsrs Rvsss SAFE Opened.
Sometime daring Saturday yight ons
Of the heavlsst ro6bsriss that ever took
place In this chg WA committed At the
tswclty store conducted BY Charles Z.
SchellIngef, s1tuated In the second story
q The 1Allmond Building, Eighth and
Market strests. This placs 10 branch
OF the William @. Earle Jswslry Com
pauy Of Noa. II and IS North Ninth
street, PhiladelphiA, and hss been doing
. heavy buslness, selling watches and
tewelry ON tnstAllments, consequently Z
large stock was continually kept on
hand. II wac IN charge OF Mr.. Schell-
inger, assisted BY Mr.. Gilbert, neither Of
whom resided 10 this city. On Saturday
night these gentlemen placed the watches
aud other vsluAbles In the large nrs
proof safe. and closed the place about
Q. 45 o'clock.
The front room Of this floor ID used ~
reception room by Maurice Garrett,
the photographer, and ~ he wished 10
20 up to his rooms about 1870 o'clock 10
the evening, he tried tho front door ct
tho foot OF the steps on Market street
and found II fastened.
He did not, however, think anything
strange OF this, - anne time ago the
bolt slipped and fastened the door aud he
WAS Obliged 70 get inside tho building
with ladder. His drst impulse wss 10
obtain admission the lame way on Batur-
day evening, but It 10 probably very for
tunste for himselt that I've determined to
Na(ap hta vfsik s,nttl nv.,1n.
About 1880 o'clock yesterday morn
ing Mr.. Garrett again tried the door, and
upon npding 1t still fastened, obtained Q
ladder and climbed In over the bulk
window. He hrst descended the stairs
TO ascertain what the trouble WAS with
the trout door snd WA very much sur-
prised to hpd that II was fastened on the
inside with a large screw. This led him
TO make further Investigation, and upon
returning to the upper floor he saw that
the door leading into Mr.. Scbellinger's
room had been burstei open. There are
no marks Of Jimmy. and the probability
is that the burglars pressed against 1t.
bursting 1t BY main force. He entered
the room, and upon lighting . match
found that Q nre-prooi sails had been
opened and the cas- that had contained
the watches and jswelry taken out and
pi ed up en- a table.
Not knowing where to send for Mr..
SchellInRsr Or Mr.. Gilbert, he reported
the matter to the chief OF police, who vis-
tod the plscs at once. Ii was found
that the tais, Nh extra large one, stand
ing 10 the rear part OF the room, had
boon opened by boring through the CON-
hinatlon, and everything 1t contained,
amounting to over three Thousand dol
lars worth, stoleo. Every piece OF Jew
elry in the place was Isksn, and the way
the work was done shows conclusiysly
that the operation was conducted by ex.
perts. An entrance was effected by en-.
tering the building over the rear ROOF
from some place in the neighborhood.
There are several rooms on the third
floor for rent. and they have been visited
recently by different parties for the pur-
pose OF examining them. A late A. last
Saturday night two persous examined
them very closely, and made particular
inquiries In reference 10 window which
opens on the rear roof. 1t was through
this wind W that the thieves effected an
entrance. and also made their exit, which
fact Is shown by the screw still being In
the front door yesterday morning. They
left candle on a box In this room which
was found yesterday morning. II 10 prob
abie that by the time the robbery wal
discovered tho thieves were far enou /
from this city with their booty, and un
less the detectives Of other cities tax,
hold OF the matter there 10 no hope tina
any OF 1t will ever be recovered.