Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
PROFESSIONAL BURGLARS
Make Another Flying Visit to This
CITY.
Ex-MinisteF Curry Was the Victim
This Tfmc-Consfderable Sill
verware Taken.

The professional burglars who have had
such an easy time during their several trips
here this winter made flying trip last
night and called on Jabez L. NJ. Curry, ex-
minister to Spain, No. 1876 M street north
west, ard this morning when the domestics
re ached the house they were under the i'm
preston that q cyclone lad visited the din
ing ROOM 1t was about midnight when the
last of the occupants of the house retired
and at that time the windows and doors
Vere securely fastered, so it was thought.
Subsequent developments showed that the
windows were fastened, but not very Sc
cLrely. This was evident from the condi-
ticn Of the dining room window, through
which the expert burglars had entered, in
order to get possession of some of the val
liable Silverware in the house.
The burglars had no trouble in getting in
the dining room through the window, and it
was not necessary to use jimmy or
glass cutter. The window faStenings had
been put on the window sash many years
ago. and rust had decayed the wood so
much that the pushing up of the window
Pad drawn the screws from the wood with
out any difficulty and made access easy
once inside, the burglars made a search
OF the articles of furniture which contained
the valuable solid silverW3re, as well as
some ware that was not solid, but the lat
ter had no charms for the burglars, and
they did not touch it.
1t is evident that the burglars used a
candle in the room while making the
search, and it is also reasonably certain
that the burglary was committed by the
expert burglars who robbed the houses
OF the Brazilian minister and Mrs.
General Anderson, for at neither of these
places did they SO above the ground floor
Among the articles taken were two tea
ana coffee sets of solid silver, a dozen
ana eleven tea spoons. On these We're
the initials IN. w. c." There was also a
silver pitcher and other articles. The
stolen property is valued at about $500
NO one in the house heard the burglars
when they were getting together the silver
ware, but it is thought they were fright
ened on in some manner as they left be-
hlnd them any amount of solid silver ware,
Whlcn they could easily have taken The
robbery was discovered about O'clock.
when the domestics in the house got ready
10 prepare for breakfast, and word was
sent to the police station A police Of
ficer was sent to the house, and he got a
report of the robbery as well as descrin-
tive list of the articles taken.
When the case ras reported to police
headuarters Detectives Horne and Weedon
were detailed to make an investigation as
early as possible. They went at once to
Mr.. Curry's house, overlooked the place
ana also got description of the stolen
property.
That the burglary was the work of nro
fessional workers there can be no doIIbt
None OF the stolen property in the other
cases mas oeen recovered and it is doubtful
IL any OF the ex-ministers property will be
found, for it Is the custom of these work
ers to melt the metal or put it away in a
ferce,' where it is so changed that the
owner would never be able to recognize it.
At the house Of eX-MGister Curry there
Is large back yard and side lot and it
was through this way that the burglars
went to reach the house.
So far as is known no suspicious-looking
people were seen on the streets in that
neighborhoOd last night or this mornipe
by the police, although the police there are
very scarce because of the limited number
Of men on the force.
Inspector BCliinberger has all his force
working on the case, as was done when the
other big robberies were committed and
the police will probably inaugurate another
raid On the suspicious characters and
tramps who are found here