New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-03
CRIME RAMPANT IN CHICAGO.
HUNDREDS OF BUR,fLARIES AND HIGHWAY
ROBHERIES DAILY
SEVEN SAFES BROKEN OPEN AND ROBBED IN
ONE BUILDING IN ONE NGHT-A
LARGE EXTRA FORCE OF POLICE
MEN APPOINTED

Chicago Dec o-Srven safe robberies in one bui'd
Ing in one night within square Of Police iieau
quarters, was the record In Chicago To-Day II "w"H w
In the heart OF the city, al the big Elh'ahe huil
Ing at Dearborn and Washington St., Il single pio a
from the City Hail. 1.-TWO days ago. sald ''' y
Howell. chief clerk for one OF the vctlms' II Do"s"'
a billy 70 protect myself against highwaymen pu'
I, in drawer In the Office and the thieves took even
that Two men could have done all the work tlat
WAS done bat the detectives seem 10 th'hK '"'re
nigh; have been n third In each once 'h'N h"nN
thIncs-.desks. chairs, tables, books and papers-ii
Wild confusion abOut Them.
on the first looI of the building are the o'hccS o'
Chandler q Co.. mortgage bankers. Ihe hiih "''
fur safes and OF these the thieves broke wv" OPEN
From them they secured 800 in money. The pnpHs
Of all kinds which had been put into inc N"u''9 l"'
safc-keepng were examined and scattered o\'' ~"
floor the burglars evidently not caring 10 '" " ~,
thing but cash. On the second Moor thc ohl'' ~ II
" Martin a real g. tate dealer, WAS N'l'f' ana ~
or,v sofe opencA in II The thieves found 500 "h'i
,bev appropratcd. Washington Port r. f'uF '"
uoust. also has al Office this floor ana h' 'dc
v or,ened $3.50 being taken from H.. on th" i"hF'A
,,a on,c.s Of A. B. Can cOa. ard % Nderhah ~ -
Kinney & Go. v,re entered. IN" s'n"' III "a" ~
them were forced oIscn, hut hothlhS WIS H"''
they contained money, ana Tue "''o' U "
coro tor popers The safe In the oh'e oi the if1lr
p,o,h Coal Company also Opened Inc
n.pers which II contained taken out ana c'Fhei
into an adjoining room, where they were cNnhhe'
and then thrown away. II each OF thr o'o'' '''
deshs as well as the vaults opened ana III" con
tents examined. All Of the safes were drilled. no
povder being used, and the thieves LETT no c'" d.
which the police trace them.
The robberr was discovered by the Ihhil"r Whe'
he came 10 work TO-DAY. lie let the build ~ at .
O'Clock last righ, and ever. thing was io'"d' NJ
night waclman Is cu pl0y d. ana The bulhlhe i hp'
,o1k.d after even by any plNalc pa con pm
nj. I,n IN. hurg'at unOi-tuibh 10 d" u"lr Wpf.,
49, IN" urlce force seem, TO be In cnniih"n o.
urarlv G. mp!cte paralysis. OWN. 10 H'uh l'h' ~
,~ouI,a; io,. pol IL al jurgeiy and other eau c
department va. reh'ic'H "uay %,n % "n ai a
3ltD men. all the a\ad'" a"' '''"''' " '''r ''
upon for actiNc du'y' .s..ti ..,.t. =, .,
Ih- IaNbr,aGcis have created NcTi"pir p'mc lnlt F
extend, through every srcloh u tn' 10y n
,i,htIv dn,rcdat,oms rargr from 100 10 300 ana me
mnYire eou.s, Themselves utterly unable 10 COPE VIVA
Tho army Of criminals that the approaching WIZ" =,
Tn p bnc apparrrtiy aIiIact"d to Chltaci. Many "i
Tho hur.aiI,., and numerous assaults occur III bI'''
ca,u iii (ItIz,is f Icrwind ana LayeiEh" nave
cternined 10 organize for protection against IHb'Ia'
~ .Lfn thc la I week dozens oI houses nav" ''h
entered ard rcb'cd ana h'iihD"r % ~. Mini -, vi
I,en held mp ~ h'"'n - u. .. ,i-' .'
rovoIvnrs been compelled to give up their money; n
ilfd'oncr committee, mo scd Of l3o pomlHcny !
cillzcn-, has been orGahI,I ~ ara N'S"""' "' ''''
Z, oiuads arc 10 lie shot on slgh'. t.. A,
& daring and successful robbery was c"ihin'"'u
On Mlchipanavc y".I"Iday 9@n"r9?%9 ,yngan ms y
being Mrs. wheeler, wealthy Ne" "M wilcr
bod hecn 10 several jcwelrv stores making pr
ciases, and was returning TO the hc'ei. As rnr Sn"
reached MichigancaNr "mu ono rasned her lv The
rtnot 20 prevent her crying out tn" other Sna'crd
the handbag she carrying. The iw" thnn az
appeared In the Grove IN her hanu.as MIS- "'''''
had a number Of valuable diam !nis ,
people in all localities are armlng th"m-rV~, o % anu
4, ic estimated at the gnsOreS that over '0'VOo H'
arms have been sold within t% last week.