Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-01-22

NEW YORK, Jan. 2o.-Has n garg of
wiDdow-smxyhiugr robbers started work

NEW YORK, Jan. 1D.-h@ gAFg Oh
wiDdow-smaskiugr robbers started work
In this cityi
The police records OF the past few days,
the best authority In existence, answer
this query 10 the affirmative, and unless
speedy measures ard at cnce adopted 10
crush out the thieves the New York shop
Keeper may look for other misfortunes
than those which come In the form OF
lack OF trade.
OF the various types OF thieves and
burglar the plyers OF the window
| smashing game are considered the most
reck.ets aud desperate.
A jtwelry store is usually the base OF
| their operations. While one OF the
thieves quiet slips a stout stick between
the two handles on the outside of the
entrance doors, eff ctnaliy making pris o.
ners Of the occupants oil the store, his &C
com lice huris brick wrapped In canvas
or oilclo,h through the plate.piass show
window, thus leaving the jewels aud
valuables at the mercy of the thieves.
The thieves grab whAtcver they can
aud dash away.
worked has been proven time and agnin.
On Wednesday night last It's feasibility
was again illustrated by a robbery Of ex-
sctly this description, which WAS perpe-
trated upon the jewelry store Of Lamber,
Brothers, at Third avenue and Fifty
eighth street. Although the street was
crowded at the me, the two thieves Ro
away with several hundred dollars
worth OF Jewels, and have not yet beer
appre hended BY the police.
Late Saturday evening q somewhat
similar robbery occurred, the victim
being Lewis Amolisky, who keeps !;
jeweiry store At No. IS Greenwich stree
Amo isKy does not make much OF a dis
pisy III his windors, 40 the thieves had t.
adopt different tactics to secure thei
booty. Tn y played the old dodge o
asking to see some diamond rings an,
watches, and when Amol,sky's attention
was attracted elsewhere, dashed OF,
with several watches and . diamon
ring.
One OF the thieves, Thomas Mitchell
who elaine to he tinsm tn, WAS caugll
few minutes later, aud had in his pos
session q iorg piece of lead pipe to whic
was attached stout cord to wind abou
the wrist.
!. was undoubtedly the intention G
the thief to deal the unsuspecting jewel
Ter a murderous blow on the head an
rife he shop At his leisure. 1his pa
was interrupted, however, by the arrivt
OF two women Ia the store, who fright
ed the burglars away.
Scarcely had the news OF this rebber
reached the notice OF the police when
report of one similar to that OF the Lau
bert jewelry store outrage was made
the Morrisnnia police.
: Early Saturday morning, an hour {
two before daybreak, the gla
In the front OF 7. II. Bane's liqut
4 Ia.
j drsd and Thirty filth streets, was smasI
! co In with Q cobble-stoue and lnrs
quantity OF liquor In bottles stolen.
MIR. Bane first knew OF the robber
+, when he opened the saloon at o'cloc
n Saturday morning. A hole II foot suua
had been smashed In the glass aud fro
the top to the bottom the window W
broken. On the inside OF the saloon
little cage-liks room has been hui
around the Windows. where tins bottle
y liquors were kept rs q display Tor GU
n siders As lar as the burglars cou
reach through the hole In the wind1
they had taken brandy, whisky Al
: cigars.
: Subsequent to Mr.. Bane's discovery
little girl neigbbor said she had bet
twice toa helghboring bakers for brea
n The first time she went, at five o'cl cl
the window WITS intact, hut At 5.45,
j her second trip. she cav that It had BE-,
!. smashed. Othtr neghbors also 81
they heard . smashing OF glass betwee
II these hours.
r No clue has been arri cd at which wi
lead to the discovery OF the robbers. IL
: the general opinion, however, that Il
4 peri etraiors belong to gang which du
9 Ing the past two weeks, within a radil
!. OF . dom blocks OF Saturdays theft, h
committed six burgiarles.
a Captain Copeland, In speaking of Il
D robbery which occurred in hts precin
!. Saturday evening, said: at Ia wond,
!. To inc that burglarics oil similar kind n
= not OF mora frequent occur enee. Vcl
few ST. res containing thousands of do
lars worth OF Roois have more than OIL
). clerk In artenda ce. In the duh hours {
!, !, the day 1t would be very easy matte
: for bold thief 10 enter the place, engal
i The attendant In conversation and at u
right moment throw pepper in lis eye
Q hit him on tho head with q sandclub {
. dump can Of molases over h.- hes'
h which is quite rs elleetual rs either
/ the other two methods.
+ TN my opinion no store In the Gil
l. with any pretensions nfearrying valnab
stock should be- minute IN the da
without two or more CLERKS in consta
!, attendance"
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