The morning call., 1893-06-14
A DOUBLE CRIME.
Burglary and Arson on
OctaVia Street.
THE POLICE AGAIN AROUSED
Two Houses Entered and Ransacked
and One of Them Set on Fire by
the Disappointed Thieves.

When the police arrested Pat Kelly and
John Slattery last weekit was thought
that the residents of the Western Addi-
ton had been relieved from any further
anxiety on account of daylight burgaries
But that there are other operators of even
a more des crate character still at large has
been clearly proved.
Charles j. Behlow, vice. president of II.
Liebes & Co.. occupies q handsome resi-
deDce at 1907 Octavia street. The family
is In Chicago at the Worlds Fair and since
its departure the only occupant OF the
house has been Tilly Meyer. who has been
in Mr.. Behlow's service for three years I.
On Sunday night Tilly locked up the house
and went to party at Saratoga Hall with
her brother-in-law. at whose house she re-
manned that night and the following day
un til about P. NJ.
Before going 10 the party young lady
friend called at her brother-in-law's house
With two young men, and during a CONVEX
sation Tilly remarked that she was not 60
ing to return to Octayia street until Mon
day evening.
Mr.. Bellows brother Robert had gen.
eral supervision of the house during the
family's absence, and sent man out on
Monday afternoon to water the lawn. The
man reached there about 4 o'clock and W as
amazed to fiDd the house on fire and the
front door open. He immed ately gave a
still alarm 10 chemical engine 4, on Cali
fOrnia street, between Laguna and Buch-
anan, and the FIRE was speedily extiD-
guished. The loss is estimated at S25 on
the building and $500 on its contents.
Fire Marshal Towe was notified and
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unmistakable evidence that the place had
been visited by burglars. as everything
was topsy turvy, bureaus, drawers and
trunks having been opened and their con-
tents thrown on the floors. He was also
satisfied that the fire WAS of incendiary
origin. 1t had been started in two places.
In the back parlor, where valuable rug
was destroyed, and in the storeroom in the
rear, where the principal damage was
caused.
The Fire Marshal communicated with
the Police Department, and Detective Ben
Bohen was put on the case. An examina-
tion of the premises showed that the putty
of pane in a window in the rear had
been split off and the glass removed, which
would have given the impression that the
burglars had thereby been able to turn the
snip and obtain an entrance by opening
the window. But from the bungling way
in which this had been done it is believed
manner of THAR entrance, which was by
opening the front door with skeleton key
or jimmy.
The Fire Marshal and detective waited
until lilly made her appearance, about Z
o'clock on Monday night, and after she
had recovered from her excitement she
was closely questioned and told about her
doings since she left the house on Sunday
night. From the fact that she had made a
remark about not returning to the house
until Monday night in the presence of the
two young men who were with her lady
friend. it is suspected that they are the
burglars and incendiaries or know who
were the guilty persons. The police are
working on this clew.
The burglars we're disappointed in OBJ
tanning booty, as lilly stated that all the
silver plate. jewelry and other valuables
had been safely deposited in Liebes q
Co.'s safe before the family left for the
East.
While the detective and Fire Marshal
were talking to Tilly joseph G. Hooper,
who lives across the street Mt 1904 Octava
street. ran over and told them that he had
just returned from the country and he had
found that his house bad been entered by
thieves. The furniture, beds and book
cases had been thrown about by the burg
lars in their search for plunder and tile
contents of bureau and ia BILE drawers had
been scattered over the floors. Two valu-
able vases and other articles had been
stolen.
1t is surmised that the same burglars
operated in both houses and that they first
entered Mr.. Hooper's Not finding what
they expected there. and being still more
disappointed when they searched through
Mr. Bellows house, they. in a spirit of
deviltry, set fire to the house.
The police are considerably exercised
over this bold and deliberate crime of burg
larry and arson, and every effort will be
made to capture the rascals.
These daylight burglars work in couples.
and as soon as they ascertain BY rim gipe
the doorbell that there is no one in a
house one keeps watch on the street while
the other forces an entrance and steals
anything valuable that he can carry off.