The morning times., 1895-12-30

|, New York, Dec. 29.-No clue has yet been
found to the burglars who entered the house
of Isaac Townsend Burden, No. East
Twenty-sixth street, Friday night and
| stole jewelry worth 100000.
The police believe that the thieves were
well Informed as to the movements of the
family and perhaps had planned the theft
weeks ago, waiting for the opportunity
to present itself. So adroitly was the
work done that suspicion naturally arose
that the burglars were assisted by some one
who lived in the house.
The robbery was perhaps the boldest
that has occurred in New York for ten
years. Its great passport to success was
the simplicity with which it was carried
: ont. The burglars swooped down upon
the house ike a cyclone, and were gone
with the jewels before any of the ordinary
precautions against burglars went into
effect.
No CLUE FOUND.
When the robbery was reported at
police headquarters there was almost a
panic. Commissioner Parker recently re-
organized the detective department. The
loss by the burglary is seen in this list:
One dianoEd necklace, valued at $50, 600,
one diamond tiara, valued at 81 900; enc
emerald ard diamond ornament $1,000;
three diamond rings in one, $4,000; enc
black pearl set with diamonds, $1,000;
one bracelet set with diamonds, $4,000:
one bracelet set with diamonds, 81 600:
one bracelet set with diamonds. $500; one
emerald and diamond bracelet, $500; one
ruby and two diamond rings, 81 900; one
G.
turquoise rings, $500; one turquoise neck
lace, 5000; one solitaire pin, $500; cue
diamoDd-set watch. with diamond bow.
$i,4O0; one gold and sapphire chain. $500;
two enameiled heart pins, set with d.a-
monds, $500: two ball hat pins. 81 COO;
one lady's gold watch, with raised letters,
$50: one open faced god watch, $50;
one pearl pin. $500: one leather purse con
tanning $500.
MIR Burden is a man of great wealth
and fine position. His ousc adioiiis the
Hotel Brunswick and fronts en- Madison
Square. Across the street, diagonaiiy,
is Delmonico's; at the ord of the block
on the east is Madison Square Garden.
and all around the house is that whiri
OF life that enables Mr.. Burden 10 toast
that he is not far frcm tEe huh OF the
American metropolis.
ARE PEOPLE OF WEALTH.
Mr.. Burden is looked upon as Z millionaire |
He is certainly very WEALTHY His house J. |
furnished with the most costly pictures and |
furniture that he could buy in Europe and |
he lives upon the fat of the land. Mrs. |
Burden buys all her frccks abroad, and |
orders twenty al a time.
Mr.. BurGen. who is IUdd y-faced, eaay-
going gentleman. with 8 gray nnustaciie and |
is as much at home upcE the /
,oulevartis OF Paris as re Is in the cafe |
,r Delmonico's. The Burdens have a pif -
IT Newport They have TWO sens and
laughter.
The possessions of the Burden family, |
however, Just now OF great interest are the
ewe.s. Mrs. Burdens diamond necklace.
'alued at $4,000, was the envy of the mil
ioDaires who go to the opera. 1t WAS made
lp of five strings OF diamonds bound al |
intervals about the neckband. Each stone
vas fiawless and white. In the front of the
,ecklace was a diamond larger than hazle
tut This magnificent piece of ieweiry was
arried off by The burglars.
WHEN IT WAS DONE.
The Burdens, accompanied by their son
md daughter, drove to the opera Friday |
light, leaving the house about S:45. Upon |
he second floor are three rooms, one oc-
Bpied by Mrs. Burden, a second by her |
husband and the third by the son William.
The latter remained at home in his room |
writing and reading. In the basement
we're six women and two men servants. |
Their work took them to different parts
# the house during the evening. They |
card no one, saw no one and suspected |
othing.
While the Burdens were away the burglar
II burglars came in. went to Mrs. Burdens
afc and took her jewelry. SO far as she
she had locked 1t up and hidden |
be key. When she returned the safe was
pen and the jeweiry gone, but the key was
TIL hidden in the place in which she was
ccustomed to leave it.
The burglars had gone also into Mr.. Bur-
ems room. He had a small safe there. too.
Ie kept the key in the pocket OF his trousers.
rhen he put on ms evening dress be did not |
-ansfer the key. and it hung in his trousers |
1 the closet. The thieves found it, opened |
Is safe and took from it a gold watch chain. |
IT which he paid $3.50 in London and
sveral scarfpins, the whole lot valued at
bout 81 900.