New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-17
AN AUDACIOUS BURGLAR.
HE ENTERS A HOUSE IN DAYLIGHT AND
TAKES HIS PICK OF THE SILVER
ANSWERING THE DOOR BELL. HE cOoI.LY SAYS HE
ISA POLICEMAN AND ESCAPES. THOUGH POR-
SUED BY SCREAMING WOMEN

ANSWERING THE DOOR BELL. HE cooILY SAYS 'ih
IS POLICEMAN AND ESCAPES. THOUGH PcR-
SUED BY SCREAMING WOMEN.
An audacious burglary was committed III
broad daylight yesterday by man, who mace
his escape with quantity Of stolen silverware'
The robbery was at the house. No 25 West
Seventy-sixth-st, the home Of NJ. Wineoursn'
who is engaged in the advertising business and
has an Office in The Times Building. On ac-
count of the commission OF a robbery In the
house next door q few weeks ago. the Vine
burSh family have lately stored their silver on
the second floor Mrs Wineburgh gave n re-
ception Sunday night and n quantity OF the
silver was taken down to the first floor. This
was left on the sideboard over night Yesterday
morning Mrs Wineburgh went out shopping
leaving the house In charge OF three servants
She returned home promptly at noon. Wheh
she rang the bell strange man opened the ooo'
for her She became alarmed at once, anu
asked him what his business was. lie SAID ne
was a police officer and had come to investigate
some trouble Mrs. Wineburgh tried to detaih
him. but he brushed by her and ran up the
street In the direction Of Central Park. He was
followed by two servant girls screaming AT 'he
top Of their voices bu: succeeded In making
his escape One Of the servants. named Freda
JInInIlr. chased
A moment later a Central Park policeman
came in sight. but he was too late to eaten the
fugitive.
on investigation Mrs. Wineburgh FOUND tha'
the man had taken all the silver on the side
hoard with tho exception of n quantity of silver
n,oted ware In order to test the silver he had
used acid and by this had damaged more than
forty plated articles. lie had evidently taken
his time Among the articles OF solid silver
which he carried away in his pockets were
dozen oyster forks. with the Initials NJ W.
on the handles: dozen coffee spoons pan
of salad tongs, almond tray ana spoon
soup ladle five dinner forks. twelve pearl
handled knives and a varied collection OF nap
kin rings teaspoons and nut picks. The prop
ertv is valued at several hundred dollars
Mr.. Wineburgh is out Of town. but his wife
telephoned to his partner in The Times BUM
ing The latter tclcphon-1 10 Chiet COMM. WHO
eald he would inform the police OF the WeS'
Sixty-e!ghth-st. station. Mrs. WineDurgh sa'u
70 q reporter shortly after o'clock: The police
were Informed II this affair before o'clock
and there has not been an officer here yet"
Mrs Wineburgh says the burglar Is tail.
stout man weighing about 100 pounds. lie Is
dark -complexioned and has black mustache.
lie was dressed in dark clothes ana wore
black derby hat The man wore no overcoat.
The police Of the West siN;y-eighth-st- sta'''h
are looking for cews.
II apnears that when Mrs. Wineburgh left the
house Yesterday morning the three servant glr!s
went into the kitchen in the basement ana re-
mained there In the course of the morning
uniformed policeman walked down the alley IN
~ re.r OF the house and the cook harded out
10 him cup Of coff,'. The hhFela. doubless
waited for his opportunity, and. II ls behevei
ina, after the officer had drunk his coffee ana
the cook had forgotten = shut the door tight
the thief sneakcd into the house end upstairs
TO the dining room.
After the house adjoining had been robbed OF
m. family plate some weeks ego, the police
found the plate In a pawnshop. but they have
not caught the burglars yet.