The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-31
THE BURDEN ROBBERY.
Diamonds and Jewels Valued at $685.
coo stolen by Expert Thieves.

coo stolen by Expert Thieves.
Additional details of the Burden dia-
mond robbery. which occurred on Friday
night at No. 8 Madison Square, New York,
are given by the New York papers as fol-
lows:
The thieves secured diamonds and other
jewelry worth more than $4,000. At least
four persons are known to have been
awake in the house at the time the bur
glars paid their visit. The thieves locked
themselves in the rooms where the treas
ure was and took their time about open
ing the two safes. They removed some
of the diamonds from their settings and
left the settings behind A cooler job
could hardly be imagined. There were
thousands Of persons within hail of the
house. Just next door was crowded no
tel, and the windows of the latter We're
on a level with the rooms that were ran
sacked In front of the house is cab
stand. where cabmen are always wait
ing for business, and several of the Bur
den servants were out OF the house ana
liable to return at any minute
Mrs Burdens collection of jewels was
one of the finest in the city She is said
to have worn $4,000 worth of diamonds
al the opera last night and these were
an saved. Everybody in society knew
about the collection OF hers, ana, OF
course professional thieves, who make
a business Of looking for plumber, knew
OF it, ~,
Her husband Is the owner OF lne bur
den Iron Works in Troy, N. y, ana
man of great wealth He has retired
from active business and spends all OF
his time in this city His house IS a
4-stOry brown stone front, WIN IeIlOu-
The party who went to the opera last
night consisted Of Mr. ana mrs; Buruen;
Miss Evelyn Burden and Mr.. /. Townsend
Burden, Jr William Burden was lett at
home TWO of the men servants, the
coachman and footman, were with the
70 ffsr an
had the evening off. This left three ser
wants at home The opera party lett
the house at $40 o'clock. The last thing
Mrs Burden did before leaving was to go
10 the safe in her room and take out
what jewelry she wished to wear. she
found the key to the safe in the usual
hiding place. and when she had made her
selection she put the cases back IN the
safe and locked it. When she returned
she found the key in the same place. -,
William Burden thinks it was about lO:5O
when he went to his room, intending 10
go TO bed. The windows, opening on
laundry extension, are usually closeu Dut
he found one window open. That struck
him as strange, but he thought little OF
the matter at the time, just as ne was
getting into bed he heard a noise in his
fathers room. He got up ana went 10
the door. 1t was locked, but ne con-
cluded that his father had locked It before
starting for the opera He went 10 tne
bath room, and before he left there ne
opened the door looking into his mother
room, but didn't see anything wrong. lie
The opera party got home about mid
night. Mr. Burden said the first thing
that struck himself anda wife was the
fact that the doors leading to their sleep
ing rooms were locked on the inside. Mr..
Burden got into his wifes room through
the bath room and found the door or
Mrs Burdens safe wide open and the
safe empty. In less than fifteen minutes
Capt. Pickett and three men arrived
from the police station in response to
a hasty summons. The captain had the
house locked up and searched the place
from Top 10 D0ttoIn. ne n i n mar DeI
gun the search when burglar alarm
was heard juggling next door, in the Ste
venson house and pistol shot was fired
from a window, attracting a crowd.
Capt Pickett sent men to the Bruns-
wick hotel and into the back yard of the
Burden house, but there was not a sign
of anybody, and in the Stevenson house
there was nothing ITO tell what had started
the burglar alarm.
Every servant was put through rigid
examination, but all told straight stories.
None of them had heard any noise. The
butler said that before he retired he tried
the basement doors and both were locked
When the police searched the house botn
the front and back basement doors were
shut, but neither was locked.
On the window frame they found little
chip knocked off. There was evidence
that the window had been forced. 1t
would have been easy for burglar, or
two or three of them. to enter the Hotel
brunswick billiard room and slip into
the hall and up the stairs. Then they
could easily get on the extension and en-
window 1t was q long time before the
police made uD their minds that this was
probably the way in which the burglars
gained access to the house, and it was a
long time after this theory was evolved
that it was discovered that Mr. Burdens
safe had-been robbed as we'll as that of
ms wife. Money and jewelry worth alto
gether in the neighborhood of $1,000 had
been taken from Mr.. Burdens safe.
AT 3 O'Clock tonight Mrs. Burden was
seen and said there were no new devel-
opments in the case. She said: 1.-THE
persons who stole the Jewels knew just
where they were kept. They must have
known everything about the house; been
familiar with the rooms or acquainted
win others who were. One other thing
appears very plain to me; the burglars or
1iSVes came by way of the Hotel Bruins
WICK windows Some one familiar with
me house may have posted them! 1 can
H9I De convinced otherwise
MrS. Burden furnished Capt. Pickett
WIN the following list of the stolen prop
SrIy shortly before noon She places the
6aiue Of the missing articles at $57, $50
distributed as follows:
09ne diamond necklace, valued at $4,000
Cne diamond tiara. valued at ........ 1000
ne emerald and diamond ornament 1000
66nLee diamond rings in one ...... 5000
one one plaek pearl, set with diamonds. 1900
So bracelet set with diamonds -. 1900
Che bracelet, set with diamonds go. Loo
Sne bracelet set with diamonds -. 500
Dne emerald and diamond bracelet 500
Cle ruby and two diamond rings . 600
Te sapphire and diamond ring -. 1900
6Mo turquoise rings ................. 800
~. 4uolSe necklace .............. Coz
0n soltalre pin ...................... 800
me Q.amond-set waech, with dia-
M lVW ..................... j, 400
me eoid and sapphire chain ..... 500
w. ehameled heart pins, set with
diamonds ............................ 800
one Is nan hat pins .;-..... .......,..; 100
letter. s4ay rs, god watch. with raised
8nee open,tace gold watch .......... %
Gr ,peafl pm ........................ 900
isather purse, containing .,.... $40
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