The record-union., 1892-11-14
WHILE THE HORNS footed.
Burglars Make a Descent on a Private
Residence.
Jewelry and Other Articles to the
Value of 81 500 Stolen From the
Home of E. A. Avery.

One family in town is out considerably
by the Democratic demonstration on Sat-
urday night. While the red lights burned
and fish-horns and cow-bells made the
afIrighted air vibrate with their music"
burglars were engaged in overhauling
the valuables in the residence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. b. A. Avery, at the northeast corner
of Seventh and F streets. Mr.. Avery was
out Of the city and Mrs. Avery had gone
down town to witness the unusual event
in Sacramento Of Democratic celebra-
ton of a political victory.
The thief or thieves obtained entrance
by boring through the back door with an
auger and slipping the bolt with which
the door was fastened. JeWelry and
diamonds valued at about 81 500 were
taken.
In writing-desk, ransacked by the
burglars, $50 in money was overlooked.
From the fact that the hole in the door
panel was made directly beneath the bolt,
which was sible from the outside, and
that the robbers went to the bureau
drawer in which the jewelry was kept, it
would seem that they We're familiar with
the premises.
To a RECORD. UNION reporter Mrs.
-AhNAy StabSd GSLGIAdy lldI u6T nuSDanu
was in Santa Rosa, and she left the house
at 1880 IN the evening, returning at 8
O'Clock. A light was left burning in the
sitting-room, and a stranger would
scarcely have known that no one was in
the house.
a wardrobe and sideboard showed evil
dences of having been thoroughly
searched, but some silverware and a num-
Der OF badges and other small articles
We're left by the thieves, who may have
been alarmed before concluding their
work. They left 10 clew, and no one
seems to have noticed strangers in the
vicinity.
The police were informed and have a
full description of the articles taken
Mr.. Avery is a gauger in the revenue
employ. He was informed by telegraph
OF the loss he had sustained, and came
nome last night to assist in running down
the thieves.
ANOTHER BURGLARY YESTERDAY.
Burglars entered the residence of Mer-
r1ll A. Washburne, at 1909 I street, in
broad daylight yesterday afternoon.
They pried open one of the front win
dows and broke in the blinds with a
jimmy.
They then entered the room of a Mr..
Redmond, pried open his trunk and
turned the room topSy-turyy in quest of
treasure. They also broke open the door
10 an inner room, and about that time
were probably alarmed by hearing a
movement in room occupied by Mr..
Washburne's mother, an old lady who
was alone in the house.
The thieves evidently feared detection
and retreated through the window by
which they entered and effected their
escape without securing anything.
In the trunk, in plain view, after they
had forced it open, was tin cash-box
containing money and jewelry, which
was untouched.
Officers Gibson and White, who in
vestigated the premises, are confident
there were two of the thieves, one going
ahead, opening the way, the other fol-
lowing for the purpose of collecting the
swag.
AND YET ANOTHER.
About u o'clock on Saturday night two
men were attempting to break into the
meat market on Seventh street, between
IL and l, kept by Ross & Ankener. They
were seen by Officer Dan Higgins, but
separated and outran the officer
They were making rapid headway with
their enterprise, and would have soon
gained entrance but for the appearance of
the officer