Evening star., 1896-01-29
Who Entered Last Evening a Resi-
dence on Connecticut Avenue.
OCCUPANTS ABSENT At TIE TIME
Made Friends With the Dog and
Then Carried Off VaIuabIes.
EXTENT OF THE LOSSE S

There was another daring robbery COM
mtted here last night, and the police are
again displaying considerable anxiety. All
the detectives are making thorough search
for some clue to the whereabouts Of the
burglars. Last nights robbery was COM
mitted at the house Of William Armitage
No. 1882 Connecticut avenue. The act was
committed early in the evening. The police
were called in before the burglars had time
to get far away. Although two arrests were
made on suspicion, the police really have
no clue to the perpetrators Of the crime.
Sometime between 80 and 9:15 o'clock the
robbery was committed. There was no one
in the house at the time. Some of the room
eFs had not returned home from work, and
others had gone to Aliens Grand Opera
House, where a small child in the house was
taking part III the play.
Just how an entrance was effected Is not
known, but it is thought that the burglars
either had duplicate key or got in through
rear window that had been left unlatched.
Once in the house, there was nothing to in
terfere with their operations.
The burglars visited almost every room in
the house, and ransackcd bureau drawers
and closets. 1t is thought they carted away
their bulky plunder in vehicle, for they
took much material in addition to $500 in
cash they secured in the room of Mr.. Daniel
Mcfarland. Mr.. Mcfarland is the heaviest
loser. A pair of trousers and $50 in cash be-
longing to Mr.. Armitage was taken, and DIR.
MenocafS room was stripped of valuables.
The doctor had not left any money in his
1ocm for the burglars to get, but he did
leave his surgical instruments, toilet ar
tIcles and clothing there, and very few OF
these articles were left. He values his lost
articles at nearly $500. Included among
them was a full dress suit, a black suit of
clothes, two oVercoats and a storm coat,
&C onb, brush and clothes brushes, a snake
ring with turquoise setting, gold and silver
sleeve fun hon afc rf
il StrumentS.
A complete list of the missing articles
was furnished to the police last night, and
Precinct Detective McGlue and several Of
fioers worked en- the case until a late hour
and locked up the two colored men referred
to on suspicion, but this morning Lieut..
Eoyle was confident that these men had
nothing to do with the robbery.
Detectives Helan and Lacy called at the
house this morning and made a thorough
investigation of the premises. They are
satisfied that the burglars entered through
the rear basement window, which was
found open when the servant returned
home. There was alleged dangerous
dog On the premises, and it was the
CANNES duty to give an alarm when bur-
glars appeared, but this the animal failed
to DO, for the burglars evidently gave him
sCch good treatment that he went in the
rouse with them, and was put to bed on
the third floor. There he was found when
the theatec party returned home
The police do not feel certain that the
robbery was the work of professional bur
glars, for in some respects it resembles
Trey 1nlnk, the work of noviceS and
not of such criminals as those who robbed
the houses of the Brazilian minister and
Mrs. Gen. Anderson. Under ordinary cir
cumstances, the police say the professiona |
burglars do not bother with clothing or
articles which might be readily identified
and which might not be melted, although
they sometimes do take such articles, in
order to create an impression that the
Shortly after the robberies at the houses
| or the Brazilian minister and Mrs. Gen.
Anderson occurred the northwest section
| OF the city was given better police protec-
| tion, the force duty on several beats
| being strengthened by the detail OF sixteen
| men, but on account of the small number
OF available men this extra guard was
| withdrawn Saturday night, and this fact
| was no doubt well known to the burglars,
who never fail to keep posted on the move
ments of the police. In making the inves-
| t1gation at the house this morning the DO
| lice discovered that the articles of clothing
| taken from the premises had been thrown
| to the yard from an upper window, and
| that one coat had been overlooked and left
| in the yard.
| The police have more hopes of catching
| the persons engaged in last nights job
| than they had in the other cases. for the
reason that so much of the property taken
| may be disposed Of and Is easy to identify.
Inspector Hollinberger, speaking of the
| case to Star reporter this morning, said
that the police force is entirely inadequate
| to cope with the burglars. There are not
| enough members of the force to properly
patrol the city, and in .the section where
this robbery occurred the beats are neces-
sarily large because of the small number
| Of men.
| The authorities of other cities have been
| communicated with, and will be furnished
| descriptive list of the stolen property.
Thieves Were Hungry.
This morning telephone message was re-
ceived ut police headquarters asking that
| an officer call at the residence of Mrs. Sarah
| P. Scott, No. 1925 N street northwest.
| Detectives Horne and Weldon were sent
| to the house, and they learned that bur.
| glars had been there but the work was evi
IDENTIFY not that of professionals.
The kitchen in rear Of the house haG
| been entered by cutting out pane OF
| glass, and the burglars. who were undoubt
| edly in search of food, were satisfied with
| what they got in that room. A basket Of
marketing, about s. worth of provisions
was taken, and the burglars also carried of
| a silver pitcher. Total loss, about $1O