New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-21
THIEVES GOT ALL HIS STOCK.
ROBBED UNDER POLICEMENS' NO>t-o.

ONCE BEFORE he SUFFERED IN THE SANE WAY
AND NOBODY WAS ARRESTED.
The store of John Friedrich, manufacturer OF
meerschaum and violet wood ppes at No. 800 Broome-
ST. was robbed by expert burglars on saturday nigi'
or Yesterday morning. Property valued mt SLOW was
carried away Mr. Friederich, who is an Old man VIII
an eventfu history, went 10 Police Headquarters yes
terday and complained bitterly about the failure oI the
policemen on post in ST. to prevent the robbery
Ii was learned that Policeman White on that post
from q p. III. to midnight on saturday night" He
was relieved BY Policeman Feeney, who was supposed
TO watch the stores in that part OF Broomc-st uhul
q a. m Policeman Flatly had the q" dog wach' on the
post from n. until n. m, and Policeman Doian
was onuuy there until 10 n. m. when the burglary
was discovered. They belong 10 the MulberTy-ot
sound.
The store on tho ground floor and the front door
is protected BY heavy wooden shutters IN which there
are peep holes, A gas Jet has been kept burning
in the store every night IN order that the policemen
on post might look through the holes In the shutters
occasionally and that everything inside was all
right The burglars broke the fastenngs and removed
the shutters the front door, pasted German ncw
paper over the glass panel and cut ont the glass
neatly with a damont The glass was then let down
inside the door nOrsec,,y. Though the hole in the
door one OF the thieves probably crawled aud I'M
fastened the door from the inside. The shutters were
replaced the door and the peep holes were closed
before the door shut again. Then the buiSlars
who doubtless had a sentinel posted outside to watch
the policemen cOh work in the store at their leisure
They packed up and carried away all OF the pipes
and clgar-hodcrs which had filed five cases. Nr.
Friedrich has made his practice to 90 10 his sto"
every sunday about 10 When hc entered 1t at
the usual hour yesterday he almost inlnted Mt hsht
~ the empty cases. lie said that the robbery had
weN nigh ruined him. The property which the
thieves had taken was worth fully $4,000 he SAIL
ana II WIS the remnant OF his fortune little moro
than year burglars broke into his store and stole
good, worth ~ 200. Of which he had recovered
ON that occasion the thieves went through Brpuh' )
Assembly Rooms into the cellar under Mr.. Fnci-
cich's store and cut hole through the nO0r inc
police prevailed upon him tO keep tie robbery
from the newspapers, but did not catch the thieves or
recover any Of the stolen goods. He had Just re
covered from the financial straits caused by the hrot
robbery when tho burglars took his entire slo'k.
Mr. Friednchs father and grandfather were pipe
makers In Vienna and he carried on business in Lon
don aud I'm Paris for twenty years. In London he
made "a fortune by the manuinotUrc OF volctwoo1
pipes lie tho iirst person u make pipes ii that
kind OF wood. tnd for number Of years had no com
uctitOrs. Iii, business grew enormously. ana he
made pipes for people Of rank and distinction. to
also established n branch factory in Paris. Ater
making fortune. he lost the grcatcr part OF . In
unfortunate speculation. He camc 10 this city about
n dozen wears ago, and began b. manufacture pipes
again but he said yesterday that i'll luck seemed to
follow him.