Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-29
TWO MORE YESTERDAY,
Bold Burglars Continue
Their Exploits.
Pearl and Seventh Streets Still
Their Favorite Locality.
The Police Making Every Effort to
Capture the Thieves.
Two Successful Attempts Made Yester-
day Morning NO Clew Found to
the Thieves-The Neighbor-
hood Terrorixed.

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There no longer exists any doubt that
a'systematic series Of burglaries is be-
ing committed in the neighborhood Of
Pearl and Sixth. streets. The HERALD
published the fact exclusively few
days ago, and gave list Of the burglaries
committed in one night. The police
department has kept the matter very
quiet. thinking that they might be able
to secure clues to the operators. They
have not only done that, but have in
creased the force Of officers in that sec
ton Of the city. In spite Of all their
efforts, however, the work still goes on,
and 1t seems very remarkable thing
that not the slightest clue has yet been
obtained to the thieves. It tis the more
remarkable from the fact that the burg
lars have not been particularly cautious,
and have stood very good chances Of
being detected in several instances, but
moro particularly in the burglary Of the
residence Of Col. Robert J. Northam.
Here they seemed to take no precau-
-tions whatever against being identified.
Two more burg)aries took place yes
terday morning about the same time as
the others, and NOT one block distant, in
spite Of the fact that the district has
since been watched by several additional
officers.
The 6rst one was at the residence OF
J. Hege, at No. SO3 South Pearl street.
This 10 the second house south from
Seventh street on the west side Of Pearl
street, and is just two blocks from
Colonel Northam's residence. It is q
large two-story house, surrounded by
trees and ehrubbery. The burglars ef-
fected an entrance about midnight in
the rear Of the house. They held can
die against the upper window pane at
its lower corner, and, when heated,
cracked it. A small piece was removed
and the thieves showed up the lower
sash, entering the kitchen. They
prowled around with candle Just az
they did in the Northam burglary, and
after going in the servants' room de-
scended into the cellar. They did not
take any Of the silverware, and, as far as
learned, did not obtain anything at
all for their trouble. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hege were sleeping up stairs, and heard
dog which sleeps in the house making
disturbance. As he frequently barks
at night when COWS come around, Mrs.
Hege paid no attention to it,: Her hus-
band had had q sick headache that day,
and che did not awaken him. In the
morning the evidences of the burglari-
ous entrance were discovered, the back
door being wide open and drippings
from candle found al around. The |
doors between the back of the house and
the front were locked 30 that the burg
lars failed toget further front than the
kitchen. 7s9 SE .s
Standing high up on the hill west Of
Pearl street, on Seventh, and in the
vicinity of all these burglaries, is the
handsome two-story residence OF George
r. Grow, commission merchant, No.
1912 West Seventh street. Burglars
effected an entrance into the house,
they think, about 8 o'clock yesterday
morning. A porch runs all around the
back and side of the residence, and the |
burglars evidently entered through the |
dining room. They went through the
whole lower floor. Of the house, dining
room, kitchen, parlor, and ransacked
everything thoroughly. They had a
candle and the grease spots were over
everything, just as in the other bur-
glaries in the neighborhood. The
thieves departed from their usual Gus
tom in this instance and took away some |
clothes, among them being an overcoat
belonging to Mr., Grow.
Up to the present time there have |
been but few large residences within q |
radius Of few blocks from Sixth street |
to Eighth, on Pearl and adjoining |
streets, that have not been buroiarized, |
The burglars in every instance have re-
fused to take silverware and articles " |
ing around loose. They seem to have |
been on the search for coin and not get |
ting it would leave articles Of great |
value without taking them. The series |
OF burglaries are phzzling the police and |
II e an absolute fact that the people re-
siding in that section are very much
disturbed By the frequency Of the bur-
glaries and the apparent immunity with
which the crimes are being committed.
It is but just to the police department |
TO say that they are doing all in their
power to detect the offenders.
A BAD BOY.
mrs. sally Rsddick ComplAins Of Her