The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-24
about $1,000 worth of ieweIry, full descrip.

about $1,000 worth of iewelry, full descrip-
tons of which were furnished the police.
No. 2 is large boarding-house Nearly
two months ago burglars entered room
on the main floor and secured case filled
with iewelry. The room was then occu-
pied by a recently married couple, who
were at the theater when the raid was
made. In the room there was good deal
of silverware-wedding presents-all OF
which was left undisturbed, the thief Sc
lecting only the smaller and most valuable
articles, among which were two gold
watches and many pieces of jewelry. The
police have not found the burglar or the
jewelry.
One Sunday evening about a month ago
the clearinghouse was again visited by a
burglar. 1t was between and o'clock,
while the occupants of the room were ont
for an evening stroll. Entrance had been
gained through window which had been
broken in for that purpose. Only few
for that was all the burglar could find.
The boarders became apprehensive, and
additional police watch was asked for.
No. 3 is ex-Mayor Ponds residence,
entered by burglar at 2 o'clock in the
morning about month ago. The man
had climbed through basement window
and had got no further than preliminary
bracing OF his nerves on a bottle of wine
and half cold chicken when he was
frightened away by a policeman.
No. until recently was occupied as a
clearinghouse, but at present it is vacant.
AT o'clock one evening about month
ago man was seen to climb in low win
dow opening on the sidewalk on Jones
street, and the person who saw him hur-
ried across the Street and gave the alarm
at the front door. The burglar bolted out
through the window and made good his
escape, taking a small satchel with him.
The satchel belonged TO travelling man.
and contained some papers and cards of
little value.
No. is private residence, Just above
the home of Detective Stilwell, No. Z.
Late one night not more than six weeks
ago the engineer at the Bella Vista, across
the street, noticed two men go i2to the
private passageway between these two
houses. His suspicion being aroused he
hurried further back into the basement
where the engine is stationed and awak-
ened his assistant to borrow his pistol.
The two engineers together fastened
quietly across the street and pressed the
bell. When woman came in response to
their ring they briefly explained the situa-
ton, and agreed to stand guard on the
sidewalk while she should sound an alarm
from the rear of the house.
But nothing moved in response to the
scoundrels''; and the watchers on the
front sidewalk made no capture that night.
The household was aroused and the rooms
lighted, but no evidence of burglars was
found.
About o'clock one evening not long
afterward the lady of the house was in the
act of drawing down the parlor blinds pre-
paratory to lighting the gas. when she saw
two men at the little side gate opening
into the passageway, and one was crouch
ing down. She raised the window and
called out: ''Get out of here, you scoun-
drels This is the second time you have
been here, and if you come again 1 shall
shoot without warning"
One was tall thin man and the other
was thickset and not tall. They turned
unconcernedly and walked down the hill
never CHANGING back; but as their pursuer
followed she saw them enter little blind
alley a block below on the same street
But when she reached the opening in the
alley the men were not in sight.
No. 6 is the home of f. II. Wood, that
was entered by burglar eight months
ago, when $3.50 worth of jewelry was taken
late one night from an upstairs room occu-
pied by married daughter of the owner of
the house. The burglar was particularly
bold, for he tried to take diamond ring
off the finger OF the sleeping invalid, who
was awakened by his efforts and cried out
for assistance. Though the police were
notified, nothing has since been heard
OF that particular burglar or his plumber
The Woods residence is undergoing
repairs and some additions are being made
to the building, as Mr.. Woods son, with
his family. has recently come to share the
home.
Yesterday noon, while most of the work
men were away, young man rang the
front door bell and said he had come from
lcklehelmer Bros. to get kit of tools that
was upstairs. Mr.. Woods son had an
sWered the bell, He knew that the firm
mentioned used to do all his fathers
plumb bling, but that another firm was en-
ployed on this particular job, and he in
dlgnantly told the man that Ikleheimer
Bros. were not doing the plumbing work.
But before it occurred to him that he
ought to have captured the sneakthief the
man had hurried away and was out of
sight
He is described as young man OF me-