Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-23
ANOTHER BURGLARY
Professionals Rob the House of Rev.
Richard Howell.
Much Valuable Jewelry Taken
Thought to BE Same Men Who
Committed Other Ofenses.

house. UNLIMITED guests had been there
between midnight and 4 o'clock and had
carried off about $1,000 worth of silver
ware and ornaments.
The robbery was no doubt committed by
the burglars who made several successful
hauls here last year, among their victims
at that time being the brazilian minister,
ex-Minister Curry and Mrs. General Ander-
son.
1t was about midnight when the last
light in the house of the Rev. Howell was
eXtingushed last night, and when the
members of the family and the servants
retired everything about the house, in
emily burglar-proof
But burglars seldom stop for bolts and
bars, and in this case 1t was necessary
for them to use only piece of wire In
order to open window fastening This
fastening was on the ground floor front, q
place where it was not suspected burglars
would operate, because of its being so pub
lie, but they undoubtedly watched the
movements of the police and worked when
the officers We're either turning in at a
patrol box or were on another part of the
beat.
The Stolen Property.
The work of effecting an entrance re-
quired perhaps not more than a minute or
two, and once inside the burglars got to-
gether the plunder and departed before the
police could return to that part of the
beat. A list furnished by the Rev. Howell
shows the theft Of the following: Pair of
old English coasters, initials II. r. in old
English; round silver waiter, plain fiuted
edge, monogram NJ. 4. X. in the center,
value, 500; round silver bowl, with feet,
gold lined, inscription underneath, April
80 $780, ana initials or mon cgram NJ. X. H.
or NJ. T. r.. round silver bonbon dish,
turned-over edges, repousse work top and
bottom; silver tea caddy, rounded corners,
IN al Dnfrn ky,Fo 10 Tln.a
Pendent on lid, and initials in old En-
glish NJ T. r.; silver gravy bowl, design of
boat, Chipperdale pattern. stands OH four
feet, initials NJ. I. r.; silver crumb scraper,
Kings pattern, initials or monogram NJ.
X. II. on handle; small silver dsh with lid,
small handles on each end, round, fiuted.
crest and motto "Omnia Dec Pendent and
initials NJ. T. r. in old English; two old
English SGT cellars, eight or ten inches in
diameter, gold lined, stand on three legs,
initials r. r. on oue and Il. f. f. on the
other in old English, very heavy, re-
pousse work of flowers and roses; round
leaf edge stands on three legs; small sill
yer coffee pot, eight inches high, narrow,
fluted, crest and motto "Omnia Dec Pen
dent ani initials NJ. e. r. in old English;
six silver butter plates, round, gold Lined,
wrought silver edge. monogram NJ. T. r.
on bottom and stamped sterling silver,
No. IJ15; five silver dessert spoons Kings
pattern, monogram NJ. T. r. r. on handle,
sterling silver: six silver teaspoons Kings
pattern, monogram NJ. T. r. H. on handle,
stamped on back J. E. Caldwell & Co,
sterling silver twelve tablespoons, Kings
pattern, monogram NJ. T. r. H on handle,
stamped on back J. f. Caldwell & Co,
sterling silver; nine silver dinner forks,
Kings pattern, monogram NJ. T. r. II. on
handle stamped on back J. f. Caldwell &
Co, sterling silver: nine silver tea forks,
Kings pattern. monogram NJ. T. R. H. on
handles, stamped on back j. E. Caldwell &
Co., sterling silver; six silver tea knives,
fiat handles, Kings pattern, monogram NJ.
gram, NJ. 7. r.; six silver tea or orange
spoons, gold bowl, monogram NJ. Il. r.;
five silver and gold plated coffee
spoons, twisted handles, German coin,
stamped Johann, V. G. G. Koenig. Won
Sachsen in bowl, on back $50 Elm Pfund,
1865.
Silver cream pitcher, about four inches
nigh, repousse work: one long silver dessert
spoon, repousse work, initials NJ. T. r. ON
handle; silver pepper pot, about three or
four inches high, repousSe work, monogram
NJ T. r. on the bottom; small silver waiter,
with three small feet, repousse edge, crest
and motto "Omnia Deo Pendent and M.
T. r. in monogram; one silver tongs, small,
initials Nj. T. r., in old English; one large
silver gilt spoon, initials or monogram NJ.
I. f. l.. H; one small silver gilt sugar
spoon, initials NJ T. r.. repousse handle
two silver salt spoons, initials b E R., in old
English; three silver salt spoons,very small;
silver-plaIed soup ladle, Kings pattern, in
itial H on handle; silver gravy spoon, in
itials r. l.. H.: small gold spoon; one sill
yer bonbon box.
Professional Work.
When the discovery was made this morn
ing and the list of plunder prepared, COM
plant was made to police headquarters,
and Detectives Boardnan and Horne were
sent to the house to make an investiga tion
Upon investigation, they found that the
circumstances of the robbery were the
same as those attending the robberies last
year. The entrance had been made at the
part OF the house most public and the
silverware had been carried away in a bag
made OF the cover of sofa cushion:
Feathers from the cushion had been piled
on the floor, and bluehead matches were
found strewn on the floor in the parlor and
dining room. Besides this, the burglars
had used tallow candle, and grease had
been dropped about on the carpet. The
floors in the house are heavily carpeted,
and this assisted the burglars, for they
moved about so no.selessly that no one in
the house was aroused
1t was about 7:30 o'clock when the COM
plant was received and by that time the
burglars could have been far away from
here, for they might have gone on the 5
am. train for Baltimore, or an earlier
train south. So far as the police would say,
the burglars left no clue whatever upon
which the police can work.
Later in the day, when the news of the
TCDDeTy became known throughout the pO-
lice department, Precinct Detective Nc
Glue and others were detailed to assist in
the investigation The officers are endeav
oring to ascertain whether or not any suS-
pcious-appearing people were seen on the
streets in the vicinity of the minister's
house at an early hour this morning. If so,
and good description is obtained of them,
1t may be of valuable assistance.
This afternoon 1t was stated that no clue
to the burglars had been obtained. The
Rev. Howell is pastor of st. Margarets
Episcopal Church, near the head of Connec-
ticut avenue, and has recently entertained
Bishop Satterlee.
In the cases of similar kind last year
the thieves were not apprehended, nor was
the property recovered. 1t is thought by
the police that the silver ware was shipped
to some other city and melted. for had it
been sold, some of 1t would undoubtedly
have been recovered in q store or pawn
shop.
Detective Boardman left the city this af-
ternoon, and 1t Is said went to Baltimore
looking for clue to the burglars.
An Examination for Engravcrs.
The United States civil service commits
sion will hold an examination here and in
other large cities May Is where there are
anplicantS to fill va In tho poSitiop of