The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-25

Young hunter fired his revolver az the
window and escaped in the darkness.
The interest OF the public in these casee
had died out. and the police were beginning
to hope the robbers had become frightened
of and had left for other fields. Nothing
unusual happened for several days, and IL
seemed there was to be a cessation of the
many robberies which have excited the
public mind during the past three or four
weeks, when last Friday reports went
forth that another daring burglary had been
committed. Gust. Rosberg, merchant tailor
at p North Pennsylvania street. being the
victim. MIR. Rosberg's store is but three or
in the same building occupied by the fed
eral secret-service force At some time
during Thursday night burglars entered his
store and secured plumber amounting to
about $l.000 in value. So far as is known
the cellar. When the store was opened
rnsaas he m0 Immediately Gs one eisc on sdo that
robbers had been at work, ana
Mr.. Rosberg was notified After Mr..
police of what had happened and detectives
were sent TO the scene. With all their
experience in such matters, they were un-
tered the place. After examining all the
doors and windows the clerks were ques--
toned and it was learned the store had
been locked at $50 Thursday night and the
doors were still locked the next morning.
An examination was made in the cellar,
when it was discovered that one OF the
al ndtc tobtilc III thC ~
register in the middle of the store had been
battered to one side and access gained
to the register itself. 1t was then found
the register could be removed and would
leave an opening in the floor through
which a man could easily crawl, one or
the clerks demonstrating he could scramble
through a smaller hole. 1t was found an
iron grating leading into the cellar from
the back entrance could be lifted out en-
tirely. 1t was then concluded the men had
climbed over a high gate. which shuts the
entrance off from the street, after which
they had lifted the grating to one side and
gone down into the basement and worked
their way up into the store through the
register. The register opens into the room
about the middle of the store between
two long tables. but even with this slight
protection to hide them it seems incredible
that a man could have made the trips from
the opening in the floor without having been
observed. A light is kept burning at night
and the entire interior of the store is plain
ly visible from the street. Back of the
case which was rified Is a long rack on
which a lot of trousers We're hanging.
1t would have been necessary for a man to
the trousers and this seems to do away
with the idea that a small boy took the
goods from the rack n case and carried
them to the register, as has been suggested.
The men must have been at work in the
store and cellar for some time as a ball
of twine and a lot of heavy wrapping
paper was carried into the cellar. evidently
for the purpose of doing the goods up into
packages. 1t was a cunning thought on
the part VI the TODDeFS 10 tie the SOOuS I'D
in bundles as they might be carried without
arousing suspicion. There is some con-
troversy as to whether the goods Were
the street or were carried up the back
stairway of the federal building and down
to Pennsylvania street. The latter plan
picion in persons passing and it seems
probable this coufse was pursued. Still il
packages could nave been conveyed out of
a building at night without causing sur
prise which would have led to an
evidently well informed as to the move
ments of the police. and knew how to time
themselves SO they. would run but little risk
OF being discovered.
ROBBERIEs ON SATURDAY.
Plight on heels of this burglary came the
daylight robbery of a passenger on an Irv-
irgton street-car Saturday. George AL
brecht, paymaster of the Cabinet Makers
Union, went to Fletcher's Bank in the fore
noon for the purpose of drawing 500 TO
meet the weekly pay roll. The money was
Albrecht. boarded a car at Washington
street. AT the same time three other men
got aboard. Albrecht took a fseat and
placed the yalise at his feet. The trio Of
hrecht's. and it is thought exchanged with
him in the confusion incident to the crowd
the valise Albrecht took to the Office of the
Cabinet Makers Union was found to con-
tain nothing but a brick, when opened. No
and they have probably fled from the city.
taking with them the money. The entire
detective force. together with a number of
patrolmen in citizens clothing, spent the
day in a ~fruitless search for the highway
men.
A few hours later the pool room of RIGHT
& Young, in the Denison Hotel, was the
/ scene of a robbery; SO in cash and a check
for SIS were taken from a box kept behind
| the cigar case. A number of people were
in rho rnQnl af the fima hirt nothing iG
known as to how the robbery was COM
mitted. No strangers We're noticed lettering
around.
Yesterday a box kept for contributions to
the poor, at st. Johns Church, on South
| Capitol avenue, was broken open and its
contents filched. 1t is not known how
much money was secured
The foregoing accounts of robberies COM
mitted during the past month does not
cover the entire list. and only those of the
| most unusual and important character are
mentioned. in addition to those mentioned.
there have been numerous cases OF petty
larceny, in which boys and young men
were implicated, and that are not consid-
cred as being of much Importance, owing
TO the small amounts taken and the trifing
class, however, is the case of a lady who
had her pocket-book snatched from her
hand by a pickpoeket on Washington
man ran up a stairway. near the Big -Four
office, where he was overtakel and cap
tured by patrclman Lyons The thief Sc
4 Il JUL 2-.lV "a az sAO AAL1 t1A hAto ~
him TO attempt to work on Washington
street. ~
Besides the numerous petty cases not men,
toned. a large number of cases that are
reported to the police are kept secret. 1t
! is claimed the officers have a better chance
of capturing thieves when no ado is made
over their exploits, as they are thrown off
their guard and think nothing is being
done towards their apprehension. The po-
Ice are willing the public should know of
giving out reports of cases of pocket-pick-
ing. highway rObberies, sand-bagging and
housebrea king, until the culprits are
bagged. When a man is arrested it is fire.
ouently given out he is believed TO have
Committed other offenses than those on
which his arrest is based, and it not infre-
uuently happens that a number OF evil
deeds are laid at the door Of a man who
has no knowledge of them whatever.
KID Henderson, a pugilist OF this city,
who is known to the police for various of
lenses, was arrested for taking about 500
from a citizen Of Franklin. 1t was imme-
diately said he was thought to have been
engaged in working the trains entering
this city. Another man was arrested a
short time ago for taking a watch from
an employe OF the Surgical Institute. After
his arrest it was said he was suspected OF
''holding up" and robbing pedestrians in
the north part of the city last summer.
Doubtless there are suspicious circum-
stances in some cases that would Indicate
the prisoner was guilty of other offenses
than those with which ne is charged.
sneak Thieves sat a Church.