The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-21
CLEANED OUT BY BURGLARS.
JOHN ERiEDRICH's PIPE STORE ABsO-
IGTELY EMPJIED.
A I.iuht In II All Night and 81 Peep Hole In
the shutters, hat no Policeman Saw the
Rutrlur or discovered the lsu, einry.

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| the shutters, bat no Policeman saw the
| burglar or discovered the n'Giary.
| John Fricdricl's liie store. Mt 80 Broome
| street near the Bowery. which was robbed on
| the night Of Feb I. 1901. was robbed again
early yesterday morning. This time $1,000
| worth Of goods were stolen. tho place being
actually stripped OF it's contents
Mr.. Friedrich discovered the burglary at 10
o'clock yesterday morning. wien II" went 10
his store. He found the wooden shutters over
the door in place. but tho glass lanes OF the
door were broken and fragments OF glass GOV.
cred tho noor Not n mccrschaNm was
left in tho show cases. and tho draw
ers had been ,emptied Of the stock Of
rough amber and meorschaun,. Friedrich
who says he Is impoverished 10y his loss. ran
to the Mulberry street police station ana re-
| ported the robbery to Capt Meakim. dctec-
tive was scnt to the place and conclued that at
least two men had been engaged in tho rob
berry and in carrying away tie 400 or 900 pipes
and the other stun The window shutters
over the front door Ind been taken down. then
the glass In the door was cut out. leaving
holo big enough fora man to get in.
\ German newspaper. smcaied with muci-
laEe. found outside the door. aud another
piece Of newspaper lying on tic floor in tho
store was all that the burglats left behind 10
show what they worked with. The smoared
paper had been used TO remove tho pane of
glass without noise. and the roll Of paper found
tnside'he store showed that burglars jimmy
had been wrapped In IL.
The exact time the place was robbed cannot
be determined upon, officer Mic!iaeiI, Wht,c:;
" " KS D ngst s s,e pat H Feeney who
relieved White , and was in turn Gelieye.l by o.
.cigar store and saw nothing out Of the, way.
oflcer Patrick nolan cnmo on duty at o'clock
tried the store door and saw noth hing unusual.
a a light wns burning IN The st re all night.
tho ragged edge II the ela So could be seen il!
the morning. The empty and disarrunged
GSsa d u IA s street
ton was speaking about the burglary in his
:, 1his is n most serious case Of neglect on
therart OF some officer" said he. but how
10 FIX the blame is IL question that cant he
Charged with neglect Of duty mt to ~ PROV" It
blame will revert TO tho roundsman and sor-
Arthur v Stoaklin. Fricdrich's s,epson. says
that he returned to his rooms over the store ut
two spsricions- looking men near, tho place.
but Paid ~ no IS, special attention to them Both
; H,vercoat. while his companion coat was Of II
Mi s4s1s laspGISns rest nop n
iriended courlo Of years ago Friedrich took |
the man into HIS place and gave him. employ |
ment. but the fellow proved unfaithful and Was |
sent TO- the Island for stealing some pipes |
which had been given to him 70 deliver He |
s,wore, vengeance and threatened to clean out |
the place some time This was before the |
robbery OF February 1901.
A light was left burning in tho store when it |
was closed on Saturday night. and detectives
from the Mulberry street station and from In
spector Byrnrss Office are working on the
case. Tho leather cases in which tho pipes Of
the most value were bore the name OF the
maker, but the pipes themselves are I'M
marked. Several Of tho pipes are curiousIy
carved and are worth from, $50 to 500
John Friedrich Is the last Of u European
family OF pipe makers. and is nearly 60 years
old. The business was begun in Vienna by his
grandfather
:. Mr. Friederich was the first maker of the
" violet wood pipe through the manufacture
OF which he became rich. about twenty years
ago lie and some friends paid ~ visit to tho
Victoria wine vaults under the London docks
He noticed II curious and fragrant perfume in
thc vaults; which upon inquiry he found came
from blocks Of Australian wood used to keep
the casks in place. He took to his factory Il
block Of this wood. II species of ncacin. and
made ripes Of 1t. The experiment was sue
ressfnl that lie begun the manufacture OF the
lar on both sides 81 the ocean. lis lost his
money in speculation. and came to this city |
Twelve years ago With his wife.