Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-28
A BOLD BURGLARY.
John s. hil'er's Grocery Store, at
Rising Sun, Again Robbed.
About $500 wortl, Of Goods stoien-Ho


About $500 Worth of Goods stoien-Bow
the Thiovlsh Visitors Tossed Things
About and Helped Themselves = They
Left NO Cinc.
Burglars broke into the grocery store of
John 5, Miller, Rising sun, Tuesday night,
and stole several hundred dollars worth OF
groceries, prOrlJiDns ana merchandise.
They raiisacked the store from cellar to
garrett, carrying OF Whatever articles OF
value they could lay hand to, and leaving
things in state oil disorder and general
confusion.
An entrance was effected by prying open
a window in the cellar with crowbar,
after which the burglars made their way
TO the general store room and helped them
selves They stole altogether, IL half dozen
iirkins Of fresh butter, 10 pounds of sranu.
lated sugar, 81 pounds of tobacco. several
boxes OF cigars boxes Of hosiery. shoes,
corsets, underclothing. cannisters of tea
and coffee, three boxes OF cakes, box of
snspenders, and whatever smaller articles
there were of u portable nature.
The cannsters i'll which the teas, coffees,
spices and sugar are kept stretch along the
entire side of the store, there being about
20 of them altogether. The thieves re-
moved the covers from each one of the
canuisters and. after taking US much as
they wanted, left the covers lying on the
floor. They then removed the lids from
all the pasteboard boxes containing under
wear and mems wearing apparel. taking
certain number of articles from each box.
The counter was covered with pro-
miseuous heap of goods and everything
was left in state OF disorder. No money
was taken.
Mr.. Miller first learned of the robbery
when he came down to open the store
yesterday. The first thing that attracted
atf H. lraI rl,xA .,ar
aud stepped inside was the cellar door
standing ujar. He remembered that he
had closed it the night previous and was
sure that burglars had been about. His
suspicious were confirmed when he
noticed that large wooden box had been
rolled up against the open door, and upon
making an investigation he discovered
that burglars had made q wholesale raid
upon his stock in trade. He set about TO
put things in proper condition again, and
after he had restored most of the over
turned boxes, he sent word to Chief of
Police Dolan, notifying him of the rob-
berry.
Mr.. Miller's store is not within the city
limits, but Chief Doian sent an officer TO
investigate the robbery ana the policeman
made report of it to tile City Hall, furnish
ing Chief Dolan with a list of the stolen
articles. There seems to be absolutely no
clue to the perpetrators of the burglary,
which has created considerable excitement
in the neighborhood about Rising Sun.
Mr.. Miller stated yesterday that it
was the second time he had been robbed
within a period of about three months.
He is loser to the extent of $500, he said.
A short time ago burglars broke into the
store of William Haley in the Highlands.
and still another robbery was committed
but short distance from the Miller store.
Owing to the fact that the neighborhood
i'll which the depredations have been COM
mitted is not in the city, property holders
out there have no police protection, and
consequently thieves have taken it into
their heads that they can continue their
burglarious work with very little danger
of molestation.
Asked if he had seen any suspicious
characters about his store within the past
few days, Mr. Miller stated that he has
frequently seen them lurking about. but as
it was not au unusual occurrence in that
locality. he naid little attention TO them.
He said their was an old barn out in the
country which was made a rendezvous for
tramps and Rising sun of late seems TO be
special attraction for burglars.
Workmen were employed by Mr.. Miller
yesterday to build the cellar Windows
up solid. as guard against easy access by
| this direction to the merchandise and pro-
Visions inside The store is situated right
| in the bend of the road leading from the
Rising Sun street car terminus to Henry
Clay. The building stands alone and
seems to be the target for burglars.