The morning call., 1893-10-17
CLEVER BURGLARS
Two Men and a Woman
Are Captured.
CLEAR CASE AGAINST THEM.
Their Operations Carried On i'm Santa
Rosa, Sacramento, Petaluma
and This City.

Two clever burglars and a female con-
fderate, who lived in a sumptuously fur
nished house at sc Langton street. have
had their unlawful operations interfered
with after they had committed several ex-
tensive robberies in country towns and
had begun 10 devote their attention and
energies TO this city.
Since January l there have been from
ten to dozen burglaries in Santa Rosa
The thieves were very systematic in their
work. They were always careful to un-
lock the doors by means OF skeleton keys
and to again lock them on leaving with
plunder.
1t is roughly estimated that the plunder
taken from stores which it can be proved
they have robbed and from others which
they are suspected of having robbed will
reach the respectable total of $4,000.
They were always particular in select
ing the finest class of goods, and removed
the articles from where they would not be
missed so readily.
The store of Maurice Prince, on Fourth
street. Santa Rosa, was entered at four
different times and clothing and furnish
ing goods to the value Of 5000 we're stolen.
Some weeks later the silk house of Roehr
q Ernhorn, on the corner OF Fourth and
B streets, Santa Rosa, was entered and
$500 worth of silk goods were stolen.
Later on the store of j. NJ. Discon. on
Fourth street. Santa Rosa, was entered
and about $1,000 worth of ladies' fine coats
were taken.
The same clever operators also turned
their attention to Sacramento and
entered the clothing-stoIe of E. 5. Eikers.
101 J street. They left with several hum
dred dollars worth of mems clothing.
On October IL they began operating in
this city. They entered the store OF L..
Lichenstein at pa Sixth street and carried
off $500 worth of clothing.
The same men, also, no doubt entered
the store of Hale S Co., Petaluma. re-
Gently and stole $1,000 worth of silks.
clothing and other articles. Mr.. Hale
identified some of the goods found at the
house on Langton street as his property.
The Santa Rosa and Sacramento store
keepers have also identified their goods
among the property found on Langton
street.
Chief Crowley was first notified officially
of the burglaries by Mr.. Prince of Santa
Rosa on October u. He called upon the
Chief, reported the large loss which he had
suffered and asked assistance in recover
ing his property
Detectives Bee and Harper were de-
tailed on the case and, after consultation
with Mr.. Prince. they set to work 10 trace
the burglars.
On the afternoon of the next day, Sat-
urday. they located the men whom they
wanted at private house, SO Langtop
street, ostensibly occupied by Mrs. Mary
Sanborn. alias Martin.
They procured the assistance OF Police
Officers Bush and Fleming from the South
ern station and stationed one in front of
the house and one in the rear to prevent
any one from escaping
Bee and Harper. on entering the house,
were staggered by the magnitcence of the
furniture and other household effects.
Mrs. Sanborn demanded their business.
and, on being quietly told that they in
tended to search the house. she offered re-
sistance, but was quickly overawed.
10 two closets and three trunks, which
were all locked. they found large guam
tity Of silks, fine underwear. new clothing
and other goods to the value of about
$780, They then arrested Aleck Schin-
kovsky. alias A. Sinko, Martin Jochinisky
and Mrs. San born and locked them up in
the tanks until the stolen property could
be Identified, which was done last night
by the Santa Rosa, Sacramento and Peta-
luna storekeepers and Mr.. LichensteiD
When searched at the police station a
very fine skeleton key was found in
Jochinisky's pockets and S947 81 in cash.
In SchinkovskY's pockets $175 cash was
found.
Five charges of burglary were entered
against each of the men and an addition al
charge of having burglars tools in his pos
session against Jschinisky. The woman
was charged with receiving stolen goods.
The three prisoners are Russians, the
men about % years of age each and the
woman about 40 years of age. They are
not known to the police here, and it is sup
posed they are Eastern crooks.
A considerable quantity of the property
found in the Langton-stTeet house is still
unidentified, but is undoubtedly the prod
uct of other burglares.
The money found On the men has been
attached by the Santa Rosa storekeep ers,
who will commence civil proceedings to
obtain possession oil it.
Chief Crowley is particularly well
pleased at the capture of these burglars,
a he feels satisfied they had intended to
carry on extensive operations here during
the winter.
Much credit is due Detectives Bee and
Harper for so quickly and cleverly captur-
ing the burglars and obtaining such clear
case against them.