The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-17
BURGLAR POSED AS COP.
Ans. WINEBURsH MET HIM As HE
WAS QUITTING HER no USE.

ne said Hs Hsa Beer Gated In 20 Look
for = Thief. and Escaped with n Lot N
S~uverware which Hs Had Tested with
81 Acid Another Harlem Robbery.
Mr.. and Mrs. VI. wineburgh Of 2b West
seventy-sixth street had been in fear Of a visit
from burglars for some time before the real
denoe OF one Of their neighbors was entered and
robbed. four or Ave weeks ago. They took that
a. . warning and locked all their silverware in
. small closet on the second floor. Tho Wine
tursh residence Is q handsome white stone
house, and one that a burglar would naturally
select ae . place likely to repay his labors.
There have been several small burglarjes In the
neiRhborhood recently, but Mr.. and Mrs. Wine
burEn have not lost any sleep because Of these.
They felt certain that tho family silver, their
moet valued possession, would escape any bur
giar who might intrude.
On Sunday night a party OF friends visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Wineburgh. and tho silverwaro
was brought down from its hiding place. IL was
left on the sideboard over night. Yesterday
morning when Mrs. winebnrgh awoke she said
20 her husband. ri bet that silver Is gomez"
and she ran down stairs to see. The silver was
still on tho sideboard. however, and 1t was left
there for the servants to scour when Mrs.
Wineburgh went out to do some shopping yester-
day morning.
Mrs. Wineburgh was absent about an hour,
and when she returned the door was opened for
her by q large, rather rough-looking man.
Mrs. WineburGh was startled.
Who are you ~ she said, What are you do
a.Oh, I'm a policeman answered the man;
"the servant girl called me in because she
thought q burglar was In the house, but l
You stay here a minute, said Mrs. Wine
thurgn. who was 3 suspicious Of the alleged po-
Cant wait" said the man. got to get back
nd. -. h az
Park. Before Mrs. Wineburgh could get into
their The h arms sw and d't snontln maids hr fhRIese,S!%a' !sSEs:
laIsI" The silver's gone!"
The silver was indeed gone. and all that re-
number Of plated knives and forks. The burglar
bad evidently been more fastidious than some
verware with acid. and had taken only the solid
ware. The part taken included knives. spoons.
valued at hundreds Of s doliars se'T The eaa was WAS
reported TO the police, but they had not caught
lburqh nor any OF her servants can explain how
the burglar got into the house.
street ps; f lost 3sw Mnist va sSSsfe at q $500 90 at W tns b basts
pr sneak thieves on Saturday afternoon. and is
eot depending entirely upon the police to recover
khcm. On the contrary. he offers a reward for
The return of pawn tickets representing the lost
A young man, tall. slender, and we'll dressed,
Found the, servant alone In the house at $3.50
o'clock Saturday afternoon. He suggested
SWhttiuk tno DOClOTb TetuTD. ana the servant
gave him q chair. Ten minutes later, while she
Vas at work in the kitchen, she heard the front
poor close. and. going up stairs, found that the
stranger had gone away.
Little was thought of his visit until nearly IL
o'clock, when Mrs. knickerboCser preparing to
30 to bed, Uncovered that her bureau had been
Eded. A jewel case containing q turquoise ring,
diamond ring and two seal rings. a gold watch,
fve gold scarf pins. three pairs OF cuff buttons,
locket and chain. two bar pins. and a pair of
Earrings. had been taken.
The Doctor advertised his loss, believing that
Pie thief would pawn the articles at once and
would return the tickets sooner than the police
konld recover the jewels or capture the thief.
The Iol1ce worked all day yesterday to dis
kover some clue to tho bold thieves who loaded
bp a cab with the bcst of Charles Johannsen's
ltock Of furs early Sunday evening and drove
lately away with their plumber.
lJohannsen figures his loss well up among the
thousands OF dollars, but thinks perhaps 1t may
Dot reach as high as at first reported.