The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-15
4O'CLOCK
ROBBERS!
Thieves on West
Minister Street.
Hermann CCkel'S JeWeIry
Store Entered.
Goods Valued at About $1,000
Were Taken.
Robbers Went Through the Upper
Half Of Hallway Door.
Goods Valued at About $1,000
Were Taken.
Robbers Went Through the Upper
Half Of Hallway Door.
Passed the Goods Through The Second
Story Window 10 The Alleyway.

The JeweIry rooms OF Hermann Oclsel.
in the Howard building, 157 Westminster
street, were entered by robbers between
the hours of and 7:S0 Sunday and goods
valued from $500 to $1,000 were taken.
The rooms are located in the southwest
corner OF the building on the second floor
and are reached by broad flight of etairs
leading from Westminster street. Mr..
Ockel occupies the first three rooms. Each
of the rooms has large door leading
from the entry and the upper half OF the
doors are of glass and the lower OF wood.
The front room is the sslesrooni, the
second the work shop, and the third 10
used as 0 store room.
When Louis Laprey, one OF Mr.. Ocksls
assistants, entered the salesroom this
morning he found everything. g.in.disorder.
The many drawers of the desks hac been
opened and their contents scattered upon
the floor, and upon looking into tho
large show case he found il empty. lie
then began TO look about the room, and
found that number of clocks, music
boxes and other articles were missing.
He then walked into the workroom and
there everything was upside down, and q
number OF articles missing. Ho then
went into the store rooms and the
q; pelrance OF things there was in
keeping with the other two rooms.
Charles Ward, the janitor of the bui.d-
ing, arrived about the time that Laprey
did, and on going to lis room saw
few splinters lying on the floor in front
of the door of MIR. Ockel's store room,
and at the same time sa the heavy plato
oil W .,f
the door, rcsl Ing near the door against
the side OF the hallway. Mr.. Ward went
into Mr.. Ockcls rooms, and he and Mr.
Laprey held short consultation, which
resulted In calling the police. Mr.. Ockel
was also notified.
An investigation shovel that the rob.
beis did their work between the hours
OF and o'clock In the afternoon, for
Mr.. Ockol, with the janitor OF the butl6-
ing, were in the rooms until
O'Clock and at z o'clock Will
liam o'Connors, Young man
the same building, saw a colorcd man
leave Ockel's room through the window
OF this workshop, but thought no more OF
the matter, IS he wns aware OF the fact
that Dir. Ockel had been In the room dur
ing the day.
had carefully removed the woodwork
around the glass door and had taken the
larger pieces 10 the farther end OF tho
hall way and put them on a table, think
ing that the smaller pieces on tho floor
would not ba noticed on account of the
door being located, in dark place. Once
in the room the robbers began to help!
themselves to such articles as suited,
their fancy, and as near as Mr.. Oclsel can
tell ut the present time took the follow
ing articles from the show case: Two pairs
OF opera glasses, three solid gold chaips,
three dozen solid gold scarf pins, one
tray OF Job chains, one tray OF gold end
aluminium chains, one tray or gold Plated
chains, one tray of silver chains, one tray
OF solid gold breast pins, two trays Of
solid gold cut buttons, 20 clocks. Is
music boxs, of different sizes, MIR. Ockel's
silver handle1 umbrella, on which his
name was engraved, one silver beer mug,
and many OF tho tools from the work
shop.
All OF these articles were, without
doubt, taken out OF the place by passing
them through the window in the work
shop TO n wagon which stood in the gange
way bewteon the Phenix and Howard
buildings, for wheel tracks can be seen,
and on the iron shutter os the window OF
the Rabbit hat store, directly under MIR.
Ockel's place are the toe marks. The fact
that Young O'Connor saw man leave the
building through tho window, leaves no
doubt in the minds OF the detectives but
lDat the lOD NUS dOuc III tuls Way IN
the hallway was found one music box
which was wrapped up In MIR. Oclel's
coat and how this happened TO te there Is
sonnet hing OF mystery.
The men left something behind them
that may lead TO their arrest. IL Is .
book. entitled. Shadows or Thoughts
and Experiences in Spiritual matters"
On the leaf Of the book was the natna
of Mrs. j. Smith. In the book was q
"Providence Line" bulletin, card eu-
bellished with the woyds, affection ana
Regards" and under this fiorsl orna-
ment was the name Lucinda hnw-
-kins; tilen there was card from
the Manton Church of Christ, an
nouncing the dste Of revival meeting,
and gave the names OF the preachers who
were to preside. There were also two
locks of hair, one Of very black. snd
the other OF very light color. All day
Yesterday two colored men were hang .
about the hallway and acre seen D.. =