The morning call., 1894-03-31
Their Booty Worth Several
Thousand Dollars.
VIEWS OF THE POLICE OFFICIALS
They Believe the Crime Was Com-
mitted by Pair OF clever
Eastern Crooks.

Saturday night or sunday morning and
$4,000 worth of plunder was secured.
II is not likely, however. that the per-
sons who secured the booty will ever sue
ceed in realizing much on ii, for the haul
consisted principally of curios, the in
t-insic values of which are much less than
the values they acquired while stored
away in Mr.. JosephS cobwebbed, dusty
and dark store.
This burglary makes the third ona to
which Joseph has fallen victim, and each
time the stuff secured has been Of con-
siderable value
In the previous instances the work was
done by novlces, who forced their way
into the place from the street. but This
time the men who did the job were evil
IDENTITY experienced crooks. Tor they went
about their work in a very professional
like and systematic manner.
Entrance " as gained TO the store from
the floor above, which forms part of the
Empire lodging house, the burglars hav-
ing rented room directly over Mr..
Joseph's office, 10 the rear of the store, for
the purpose of carrying out their job.
The method employed by them was quite
simple.
The carpet was removed from that part
of.tbe floor over which the bed stood, and
then hole several feet square was cut in
the flooring.
When everything was in readiness for
the raid the plasterGg directly benea th
the hole was forced down. thus making an
open passage from the room TO the store.
In order to reach the floor of the store
q rope was made OF bed clothing. and this
same rope was used to hoist the stolen
property
Nothing very definite is known concern
lug the lime when the burg ary was com
mitted. except that It happened some time
between o'clock Saturday night and Il
O'clock Sunday.
at the frsi-named hour Joseph closed
his store and went home, leaving every
thing in apparently perfect condition.
About noon on Sunday he went to the
place 10 attend to some cores pondence,
and on opening the front door he found
everything in chaotic state.
Curios and relics were scattered about
in great disorder the contents of drawers
and showcases were piled up in the cor
ners of the room. the shelves looked as
though they might have teen struck by q
Kansas cyclone and everything seemed
covered with plasteTiDg.
For m0mebt after entering his store
Eir. Joseph was 1T a loss to guess just
what had happened. but 1T on'y rSguIreu
hasty examination to reveal the truth &c
him.
The hole in the ceiling. the dangling
rope. hole In the safe and lot Of queer
tools stacked up on a table told too well
the stary Of burglary.
AS soon as the true condition of affairs
was learned Mr.. Joseph hurried to the
City Hall and notified Captain Lees, who
Immediately began an investigation and
search for the thieves.
The investigation resulted in the OBJ
tanning of quite an accurate description
of the men VINO did the job and a good
IDEA of how they worked, but the search
has proved fruitleSs one up TO date.
No cleB which might lead TO the cap
ture OF the burglars has been obtained.
and at the new City Hall yesterday 1t was
generally believed that the men had man.
aged to get out of town Immediately after
doing the job.
Relative to the identity o. the des poiers Of
Mr.. Joseph's collection Captain Lees holds
the opinion that they are men new to the
town and in all probability recent arrivals
from the East.
He bases this opinion on two things
First, the fact that Joseph's curiosity shop
was made the scene of the robbery. The
things 10 be obtained there are so marked
that 10 man familiar with the place would
even think Of iTying to enrich himself by
robbing it. The way in which the men
went about the job forms the second
reasons for the Captains opinion. TheiI
plan was better defined and more deliber-
ate than any OF the plans upon which
local crooks generally operate.
The job was evidently arranged some
time before it was really performed, FOL
the men who are known to have done il
first made their appearance in the vicinity
nearly a week and half ago.
The police investigations into theil
methods developed these circumstances.
A week ago last Tuesday two youne
men called on the clerk Of the Empire
HOUSE, which fronts on Commercial stree
and extends back to Clay, and engaged
two roums for the night. at the sam,
time expressing a preference for rooms or
the first floor
One was given room 123, which is 10
Gated directly over the rear Of Joseph
store, and the other was given room il
another section Of the building. The fol
lowing Gay Tie man WHO Ddu ODldlHtt
room 123 informed the clerk that he would
keep it Tor a week. and paid the rent 70
that length Of time, while the other fellow
expressed his determination TO secure &C
z com modatons in a more central portion o
the city.
Neither of the men gave his name
for in the Empire House the formality o
keeping a register is not observed, bu
both explained tnat they were printer
enjoyed on morning paper.
The man who remained in the Empir
House kept closely to his room during th
day and spent the greater portion of tn
night away, Usually returning about
o'clock IN he morning.
His companion OF the first night wa
not seen with him again until last Satur
day. and then the two went 10 the Empir,
House quite early in the morning and re
tired to room 123
No one has seen either of them since
nor has any one an idea of just when the,
left the huildinP but Whenever thav dt,