The morning times., 1896-01-30
RICH FENCE UNtiRIHtD
Mass Of Stolen Goods Found
on Fourteenth Street.
PLACE KEPT BY A WOMAN
Mrs. Clara solomon Had Collected
Watches, Di., IA u nsi =, Jeweiry ,Ciotn-
Ing and Miscellaneous Property of
vniue-Much of IL Idenfified-De-
tective Sutton Has the Credit.

A depository for stolen goods VAS raidet
yesterday and mass of stolen property re
covered.
| The fence" was conducted in an uppc
story back room at No. 502 Fourteenth street
northwest, and the proprieiress, Clara
| solomon, was taken into custody. The
search warrant was sworn out by Detective
| sutton. who, aided by detectives HeIaD and
Lacy. executed the raid. -..-s.---
The find is one of the important events
of the present criminal period. The stufs
embraces diamonds. watches, silverware
and clothing and represents piunder from
many rubberies.
his"fence'' was the depot of local thieves
and had direct connection with similar es-
Establishments In other cities.
The discovery OF the joint opens up Il
lead through which other booty will prob
ably be traced.
BIG LOT OF BOOTY.
The detective bureau. in respect to the
variety OF goods displayed. looked last
nightlke pa awn-shop. watchesand chains
dangled from gas fixture, masses of silver
CLEANED from the table. diamonds sparkled
here and there, and stacks of clothing, and
lap-robes were piled in one part OF the Of
flee.
The corps OF detectives was busted in in
dexing the property and searching records
in an effort to Identify the goods A silver
tray was filled with silver spoons. knives,
forks. castors, and other tableware, en-
graved with the word 'Shoreham."
The proprietor OF that hotel has several
times reported 10 the detective office that
the silverwarc OF the hotel was disappear r.
ing. A watch was kept, but without dis
covering tire cause. II sank from view
in small luts. II was some of this which
was found yesterday. Another batch or
this missing silver was last night traced 10
Baltimore, where II was shipped ten days
ago. II il has not been melted into bullion,
it Will be recovered.
Inspector Hollinhergcr picked a heavy
gold watch out OF tie gIitt ttering mass, De-
tectlve sutton Indicated its number, S55,-
03S, and the book in which reports OF lost
watches are kept, was consulted. 1t was
identified as one which was reported by
Thomas Smith as stolen from his roCIn, at
10. 2I2o Ninth street, on June 6, 1888.
Its value is S45.
DIAMONDS AND WATCHES.
A silver watch was recovered, bat was
not identified last night. A wonlan's s breast
nin.sc; with five large diamonds. was found
and efforts Instituted TO .ocate its owner.
4 quantity OF silyerwarc. ingTaved with
the Initials l. N. l.. was found, and some
with the letters ". W. L. 7.
\ service OF antique silverwarc. lined
tav aH If., a
tective office, but it bore no marks OF
Identification.
In the Latch were two costly jewel boxes
which had been broken open.
Detective Sutton, before his promotion,
was a policeman, q nd die duty on the BRAT
on which the Solomon place is situated.
For long time he suspected that the
woman was running 4 sFcak-easy and
Sunday bar. but could not secure the evil
dence which would be necessary to make
a case against her. Then 1t dawned ON
him that Mrs. SOLO mon was ri ming resort
for thieves. and the place was closely
watched. buttiIe thieves would neither enter
nor leave the place while the police
were patrolling that part of the beat.
They would wait till the hour came round
for the man on duty in that part of the
precinct TO turn in his call from some dis
tant box.
The Solomon would receive the stuff and
shin il 20 Baltimore or Philadelphia, where
the silver woald be converted into
bullion, and the other property disposed
OF. 1t is suspected that this fence had an
outlet at Pittsburg.
When sutton was created detective, h Is
opportunity for getting information about
the solomon place was increased He
learned yesterday morning that two ne
grnes with n bundle had entered the
place Just before dawn and that they
carried nu bundle when ihey left.
RESISTED THE SEARCH.
Sutton then swore out a search warrant
and with Detectives Helan and Lacy from
the central office called on Mrs. Solomon
at 4:30 p. m. yesterday. The woman
knew them and offered some opposition
ia the search. She detained them rs long
as possible in the lower front room. where
she runs a small candy shop as a blind.
She tried to communicate something in
French tr one of IN @ men who rooms there.
but sutton. Helan. and Lacy forced their
way upstairs and into the room where
the stuff was.
The silver was piled in baskets beneath
the bed and jewelry and watches were
found in the bureau. The closet was fun
of clothes, VIII ich could not have belonged
To anyone in that h ouse.
The patrol was called; Van put the
whip Ia Ned: LOTUS and Taymon rolled
up with the wagon; Mrs Solomon was
taken to police station No. 1, and the
guods were turned over to Inspector Hoi-
Iinberger.
AT the station Mrs. Solomon was searched
by Matron P ennifill, but nothing was
found ON her. She was released but
the eyes of the detectives are on her, and
she will probably be arrested today on the
charge of receiving stolen goods