The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-08
GET OUT YOUR GUN
Burglars Are Abroad in
GreenVi1le Once
Again.
POLICE AT FAULT AS USUAL
Mr.. Cooper's Serious Losses
Disappearance of Mr..
Barr's Coats.

Early yesterday morning burglars paid
another visit to the G%reenville section,
and the residents of that quiet district
who had been congratulating themselves
en- the fact that no burglary had been
committed in two weeks are now more
excited than at any time since the burg
lars began their operations. The burg
lars paid their visit to the section a lit
tie over a month ago, when Judge Huds-
peth's residence and that of his mother,
Immediately adjoining, were ROBBED. The
following week the residences of Mrs.
Tannerhill and Mr.. Simpson en- Linden
avenue were plundered, and two. weeks
ago yesterday the hotel of the late Au-
gust Zeugner and the saloon of Adam
CHASER were entered.
The police of the Fifth precinct are
bafled and have not even the slightest
clue as to the burglars. They admit
that they unable to reach the perpetra-
tors of the robberies, and the detectives
from Headquarters who lave been put
to work in that section are likewise BAT
YESTERDAYS RoBBERIEs.
The robberies of yesterday morning
A. Cooper, on Garfield and Danforth ave-
nues, diagonally opposite the residence
Of Prosecutor Winfield, and at the resi-
QClAIG u IJ4 " l. odII Ol 49,
Court. directly opposite the residence of
Roundsman Mcintyre. The robberies
were committed between the hours of
one and O'Clock. Mr.. Cooper re-
tired for the night at eleven O'Clock, and
as his custom he locked all the windows
on the ground floor, the windows being
kin that are supposed to resist all at
tenpts to pen them. from the outside.
Shortly after one o'clock Mr.. Cooper
was awakened by hearing q noise down
stairs, but supposing it to be later than
it was he thought the noise was caused
by the milknlan filling the can placed for
his convenience on the ear stoop. He
returned to the land of dreams and was
not further disturbed during the night.
tied the dining room he found the draw
erS of the buffet open, and all but q
few pieces of silverware missing. -Four
heavy fur-coats which had been LETT down
the mantel the night previous were also
gone. A further examination revealed
the fact that the kitchen window had
been forced open and that entrance had
been gained in this manner. The win
dow had been left open, the lower sash
being raised up half a On the soft
of footprints. There was sand on the
window ledge and q little on the floor of
burglar must nave taken off his shoes
in the kitchen. for there was no trace
Of dirt on the dining room carpet or
rugs. How the window lock was opened
is q mystery to Mr.. Cooper and the po-
lice. Mr.. Cooper is positive that he
locked the window before retiring. A
scrutiny Of the sash failed to show any
marks, and it is the opinion of the pc-
lice that the burglar Is IN expert at his
line and has an exceedingly delicate
but strong instrument which he forces
between the upper and lower sashes, 1t
is believed that the burglar made a
hurried exit. as he left several articles
of solid silver on the buffet in the din
ing room.
Mr.. BARRtS COATS.
Mr.. Barr arrived home yesterday morn
ing about one o'clock, having attended
a full dress reception In New York. He
retired Immediately, leaving his full dress
coat down stairs. When he awoEe In
the morning the full dress coat was gone,
together with two oyercoats which had
been left on the nat rack in the hall.
AS at Mr.. Cooper's residence, entrance
had been effected by means Of. the rear
window. AS the .window is some distance
from the ground, the burglar was COM
PEELED to stand on barrel to open the
the window, just as the burglar had left
it. The detectives OF the Fifth precinct
and Headquarters are working on the
case.