The morning call., 1894-01-05
MANY BURGLARIES
Crime by Two Women
and Two Boys.
Vacant Houses Throughout the City
Stripped of Globes, Chande-
liers and Keys.

Complaints have been frequent of late TO
police headquarters from house agents of
globes, chandeliers and keys being stolen from
houses 10 lie; throughout the city.
Chief Crowley detailed Detective Cody on the
case and lie was not long in tracing the hieves
ana placing them under arrest. 1t required
considerable vigilance ard tact, but the wary
young detective was equal o the occasion and
has added one more creditable mark 10 his
record of clever captures
Yesterday afternoon lie captured the thieves
In the ACT They had entered the vacant house,
1051 McAlliSter street. and had taken eight
globes from the chandelier. lie followed them
10 4l9 Hayes street, and after they left he
found they mad sold the eight globes for 40
CENTS. be Kent on their trail Till lie saw them
enter the Oakland House on Howard street,
near Third. lie found them In room 40 aud
also bunch OF keys, III in number.
There were TWO women ana two boys. The
women ATE MIS-. Rosie Russell widow, and
Mrs. Lille Robinson, VINO has a husband SOme-
where in the city. The boys are Willie Rus
sell, MRS. RusSel's son, Is years of age, and
Fred Hutchinson, who lives on Clara street
near Sixth, and who is 10 years of age ana
companion OF Wlllis's.
They were each booked On three separate
charges of burglary, although there are nearly
twenty charges that can be proved against
them.
Tie women are New Workers, aud before
coming here they operated successfully in Oak
land in the same way.
Their modus Operandi was to go to the corner
grocery or drug store, where The keys of houses
10 let are generally kept, and ask for the key as
they wauteu 10 rent a house. The women
would each have paper el-sbaped over
her arm with piece OF rubber round 1t. aud
into these the globes were hidden. Mrs. Rus
sell. who Is a tall woman, wore long seaISkin
cloak under which she slowed the chandeliers.
When tney entered a vacant house the women
would take down The globes and chandeliers,
while the boys would scuIIy around and lake
all the keys out of the doors.
Following are The houses entered, the articles
stolen and The agents:
1909 and 1911 Howard street, twelve globes
ana all the keys, Baldwin & Hammond.
Corner of Thirteenth and Howard Streets
nine globes and all keys, Easton & Eldridge.
1865 Howard street. eleven globes, OFarrell
& Co.
S07 Golden Gate avenue. seven globes, Pron
Baehr & Co.
1871 Laguna street. twenty nine globes,
chandeliers and side brackets, Easlon & Ed
623 Eddy street. all keys, OFarrell & Co
9lI Van Ness avenue, eighteen globes and
all keys. Madison Burke
921 Eddy street, all keys. OFarrell & Co.
Corner Taylor ana O'Farrell streets, six
globes Madison & Burke.
81 aud SO Eleventh street. six globes and all
keys, ex-senator j. Il. Fair.
1920 and 1922 Mission street, four globes
and All keys, ex-senator Fair
Elgln Park. six globes and all Keys Bovee,
Toy q Co.
ia and 1141s Ridley street. three globes
and all Keys. Umbsen & Co.
1915 ana 1910 tOisOm street, twelve globes
ana all keys, UmbSen Il Co.
3O3 and 3O5 Tenth Street, nine globes and all
keyes. ID. Stern & Son.
1049 McAllstrr street, eight globes and all
keys, Baldwin & Hammond.
The men 10 whom The stolen goods were sold
and against whom warrants Will be issued for
receiving stolen goods are as follows:
NJ. Moses. the Branch Variety Bazaar 3O5
Hayes street; Antoine Aliek, 32712 Finh
street; L. 4. OHair, Fourth and Everett
streets: {. j. MOnkcOm, 95S Howard SIR ct;
| X hSfr rel at InI,F fnc
| 1928 Market street; Charles LeiDner 954
Howard street. StrelIng & Ponder Howard
SIiee, near Sixteenth; ). Racevick. 3O7
Howard street; }. Rosenberg, 1928 Howard
street: store on Howard street, near seventh,
and j. Kaufman, 4l9 Hayes street.