The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-04
BOLD BURGLARY
IN DAYLIGH 7,
lanes E. Wolfe'S Flat on
Ellis Street Ran
sacked.
SEVEN ROOMS RAIDED.
Many Trinkets, Jewels and Pre-.
cious Stones Were
Taken.
MISS KEYEs IS THE LOSER.
Campbell P. Berry's Apartments Were
Explored-Ineidents Of the
Raid.
MISS KEYEs IS THE LOSER

Burglars had riotous time in seven
rooms of James E. Wolfe's fat, 1923 Ellis
street, Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. Wolfe,
the architect, was at his Office downtown
and Mrs. Wolfe was in San Berfardino
County when the burglars VISITED the
premises. a fat below and g fiat above
are occupied, but the people knew moth
ing of what was going on under the same
roof.
II is impossible to ascertain at the pres
ent time just how much plumber the
burglars obtained. The list Of the missing
articles cannot be correctly made out IN
til it is ascertained what Mrs. Wolfe took
with her in the way Of iewelry, etc., when
she went to San Bernardino County.
Everything was turned topsy-turveY in the
fat, and in the general rummaging articles
were scattered in every direction.
Mr.. Wolfe fancies that the burglars got
in about o'clock Wednesday aft ernoon
and must have been there when he came
home at o'clock and sought to enter the
fat BY the EIlis-street door. It is easily
seen that the burglars came in the rear
way, through Willow avenue, extending
from Cough TO Franklin streets. They
forced a Iatticed door leading 10 the
event OF surprise Drawers were pulled
out and the contents scattered about.
The empty watchcase and jeweI-case and
the sewing machine pocket attest s thor
ough search OF Mrs. Wolfe's room.
Mrs. Graham, mother Of George Rich
ards, has room in the fiat. II looks as if
q cyclone had struck il. The lady Is Wis
iting at Lorin, Alameda County, so an in
ventory of her losses cannot be made out
until il is known what she put in her
trunk when she went away.
The rooms occupied by United States
Assistant Treasurer c. P. Berry and fam
lily were raided. These rooms are Oh the
Ellis-street end of the fiat. and it is sur
! missed that the burglars were ransaeking
these when Mr.. Wolfe reached home and
tried TO get in with his passksy. When
re found the door boited he rang the bell.
He fancied that the raiders then decamped
the Willow-street route.
The fact that Campbell Berry's gold
headed cane and Mrs. Berry's gold-headed
/ parasol, together with Mr.. Berry's cloth
/ ing, were untouched, is regarded as proof
I conclusive that the burglars were fright
/ ened away.
I The room OF Miss Keyes, a daughter OF
/ Mrs. Berry, was explored in cyclonic fash
! ion. Everything was pitched about in
I confusion, except the pictures on the
| wall Miss Reyes saved her valuable gold
/ watch. The fancy TO take IL with her last
/ Wednesday was obeyed. 1t is her custom
/ to leave il at home, but this time she di-
/ yerged from her custom. She lost many
/ little articles of value, some OF which she
/ highly priced.
Among the articles taken may be men
/ toned: Pearl and gold trimmed opera
/ glasses, pin engraved E. J. keyes, gen.
tleman's watchfob with red stone, box
containing one garnet, three turQuoises,
/ two pearls, one amethyst and g small
brooch OF Driilisnts; also box contain
! ing old-style earrings, hand ring. highly
priced as an en- blem of friendship, and g
bangle pin with the Lords Prayer finely
engraved thereon.
When Mrs. Wolfe went south she put
away many things in q closet. The bur
glars did not enter the closet. -Four or
five trunks packed with clothing and arti-
cles of value were left untouched. This
incident convinces Mr.. Wolfe that he sur
prised the burglars in the very act OF
plundering the premises. The fact of the
raid was at once reported to the Police
Department.