The evening times., 1896-10-22
BURGLARS CLIMBED PIPES
Everett'S J.Welry Store En-
tered But Not Robbed.
ALARM SCARED THEM OFF
Gained Entrance to the First Floor
From the B,,semen by Crawling
Up the Heat Pipes-Ncxt Went To
Godfrey's Laundry, But Only Got
Whisky-Other Cases.

Burglars We're at work before daylight
this morning i'll the business center of the
city. They entered the Jewelry store OF
Edgar l.. Everett, No. 1925 street north
west, and why the thieves did not make
big haul OF watches, jewelry, and pre-
cious stones is mystery To the detectives.
The only way they account for the failure
is that the burglars Were either amateurs
or boys.
Had they been good people," said
Detective Helan, the housebreakers would
have taken big 'swag,' instead of going
away empty handed, as they did
Mr. Everett's place was entered from
the basement, the thieves ascending to the
storeroOfD by means OF the heat register
That is, they cliinbed through the large
zinc pipes and raised the iron register trap
in the floor OF the store, and clainbcred i'll.
This place has maze OF concealed wires
throughout its length and breadth, connect
ing the showcases, display windows, doors
and safes with burglar alarms.
The thieves came in contact with one Of
these secret wires and were frightened
away by the violent ringing OF the gong.
SOUNDED THE ALARM
Detective Helan found that the alarm
sounded at 7:3u o'clock this morning, while
the intruders were trying to open the show
cases in which were displayed thousands
of dollars worth OF goods. They evidently
left the place suddenly without securing any
plunder.
After leaving Everett's the hoUsebrcak-
ers went to the Godfrey Steam Laundry,
No COS Thirteenth street northwest, aud
entered the house through the basement,
which is occupied as plumbers shop.
After ransdcking it, the thieves left, car
rying with them Il bottle OF whisky and
nothing else.
''All they got at Godfrey's,' said Mr..
Helan, was a plain drunk. The fact that
the men did not get anything leads us 10
believe they We're after cash, and, falling
to find that, did not disturb anything else.
lad it not been for the burglar alarm at
Everett's they might have stolen a large
quantity of good stuff
A search is being made today by de-
tectives for the housebreakcrs.
AN ACTRESS LOSS.
Gus. Bothner, manager OF the bunch
of Keys theatrical company, reported to
Inspector Hollinberger today that his wife
lost or had stolen from her while on the
stage Ut Tie biJbl idct q
diamond screw earring, weighing one
and a half karats.
Akeg of white lead and tw o paint brushes,
the property Of William Robinson, resid-
ing at No. 61S Elm street northwest, Were
stolen last night from premises No. 1lO6
Eighth street southeast.
Bicycles were reported today as stolen
from Charles d. Shackelford, No. 1877
Fifth street northwest; c. W. Kitchen, No.
Al 8 NJ street northeast, and j. Z. McGrath,
of the Purity Ice Company, h Street Mar
ket.
During the past twelve hours the follow
ing persons were arrested, charged with
| theft or suspicion of larceny:
Bertha Ward colored, forty years of age,
petit larceny, arrested by Detective Carter
Solomon johnson, colored, suspicion Of
| larceny, by Detective Boyd.
James A Glabret, grand larceny, by De
| tective Boardman.
Willie Barnes, colorcd, larceny, by De-
| tective Sutton.
Charles c. Brown, fifty-two years, white.
petit larceny, by Policeman McDsniels.
| William II. Dawley, colored, suspicion
| of larceny, by Policeman Quinlan, of No. 4.
Detective Sutton, of the First precinct
had Albert Smith, colored, before Judge
| Miller this morning for breaking into the
rear of NJ. Z. Rice's photograph gallery
| No. 1918 Pennsylvania avenue northwest
and stealing a large quantity Of lead pipe.
lining, etc, from the bath tubs. The pris-
| oner was held for the grand jury in $500
| bonds.
| Lieut.. Kelly reports today that betw cen
Z o'clock and midnight last night burglars
| entered Nelson, Morris & Co.'s beef ware
house, on street, between Sixth and
| Seventh streets northw est, broke open the
money drawer, but did not secure any
plumber Entry was made by breaking
| window