The evening world., 1893-10-10
BURGLARS HARD LUCK
Worked All Night in a Big Build
ing on Elm Street.
Broke Into Eight Offices; Got Little
for Their Labor.
Escaped by the Transom at the
Break OF Day.

A remarkable story OF the work of
burglars was given out BY the police
this morning.
TWO craftsmen succeeded in getting
themselves locked up in the big factory
building at li5 Elm street last Friday
night. They worked away unmolested
until daylight Saturday when they left.
They got out by smashing the transom
over the street door, and escaped with
their booty. This was little enough, con-
sidering the amount OF work they per
formed.
Eleven firms have their offices and
shops in the building. The burglars Sot
into eight Of The places and robbed five.
The one place, Sold-platerS shop,
where they might have made good
haul they overlooked.
watch" from d to on Saturday morning
discovered the transom over the door
broken. He reported the matter to the
station-house. capt. Creeden accom-
panied 10y Detective carey, went around
to the factory and made an nvestiga
ton.
II. Bonner. manufacturer Of jewelry,
has u shop on the SECOND floor, back.
Bonner and his wife were in the shop
until nearly II o'clock Friday night.
getting goods ready for shipment on Sat
urdij.
They went to supper at o'clock.
When they passed downstairs. Bonner
noticed two men. who were strangers.
going upstairs. The teweller remem-
bcred Oh Saturday that he didn't hear
Ia" men going out again.
the police have concluded that these
two were the burglars.
Bonner and his wife left at 10. NJ. Bon
ne locked the street door after him.
Then it is supposed. the burglars began
their operations.
he ground floor of the building is oc-
cupiel by the New Power Company and
Herman IGidner gold and silver-plater.
The burglars did not touch either of
t""se places In Eidner,s they might
have made a big haul of gold and sill
ver-platcd ware.
The first place they entered was Bon
ncrs iewelry shop \ couple Of holes
were drilled in the door close TO the
the door all around the lock and took
1t Off. They stole 500 worth of lace
pins, scarfpins and eardrops, and a case
OF samples worth SIS.
into the Office of b. Neuleans. under
wear manufacturer. The only thing
they got there was u gold pen out of the
Then they proceeded to the next floor,
where they forced open the doors of
Joseph a. Brnntigan's machine shop
and l.. ertsch's STANDARD Chalk Works.
In the former place they got Some tools,
but in BertsCh's they got nothing.
Tn" whole fourth floor is occupied by
OstertaE Brothers, manufacturers OF pipe
cases. Inc fnHtdhlefS spent considerable
time trying to effect an entrance into
the shop. They succeeded in breaking
open the door leading into The otttcn cut
couldn't get into the shop. although they
pulled out one of the staples of the lock.
The door, however. was h"lCed Oh the
inside. and they had to give it Ip.
Then they went up to the mex; noor
and tried to get into the shop ~ Otto
Hamper. manufacturer Of metal gods
The door there also assisted their II
forts.
They next tackled L. l.. Roberts ma
chine shop and the Columbia tuition
Works on the third floor The doors of
both places wore forced open. In Rob-
erts's place some locks were stolen. In
open the desk and took small sum of
ON. the top floor the burglars sawed
the office of Freidenrich & Co.. clothing
manufacturers, bu, got nothing. They
also got into the fancy box factory OF
Schoenemann & Rumpf. on the same
floor. BThe broke open the desk and
took out Sc ard some postage stamps.
They also robbed the place of lot of
tools.
The burglars used nice fancy box for
II dark-lantern. 1t was found the next
morning charred and burned with half
a candle sticking in it.
The burglars must have been several
hours at work.
Capt CreeieN has obtained n descrip-
ton Of the two men from JeWeiler Bon
ner. lie has hopes of arresting them.
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