The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-03
Bold Raid Made on Hos
mer'S JeWelry Store.
Window Smashed, Watches
and TrinketS Stolen.
Other Robberies Reported 10 Police
But they Have No Clue.

There were robperies and burglaries
galore In the city during the last "a hours
and so far ss known TIE police have no
clue to the crooks engaged in them. The
frst on the list, and by far The boldest
was the smashing OF the plate glass in
the display window of K. K. Hosmer's
jewelry store, 597 97Westninster street, which
occurred some time after 8 o'clock this
morning for when night Pstrolman
Charles b. Corey of the Knight street
station examined tho prem ises at 5:05
there wss no break.
A little later word was sent to the sta
tion that the window had been smashed
and two patrolmen were sent to the scene.
Mr.. Hosmer was notified at his resi-
dence 334 Broad street. When he got i'm
side of the store he found wrapped up in
q paper q little more than halt OF large
nre brick. II was on the display frame
near the window. mum ber OF watches,
chains and otner articles had been taken,
In fact everything that cou Ia be reached
through the broken window.
1t is quite evident that whoever hurled
the missile at the window nicslculsted,
for the window was struck near the mid
die leaving a ragged hole, through which
the crook could reach and remove from
dow inside. the few cheap watches and
chains left hanging there.
Had the window been broken nearer
the bottom, the men would have made a
mech larger haul, as they could have
reached much larger assortment Of
articles and of much greater value.
Mr.. IIosmer's loss is not large, the win
dow glass constituting the major part of it.
Detectives NicKsrson ana Merrill are at
work on the csse.
Mrs. u. Briggs lives at 1745 Westminster
street. The house is one that accommo-
dates three families Mrs. Briggs living
on the third floor. After attending to
her household duties yeterday afternoon
she went down town and returned at $3.50
o'clock when she found every room in
her tenement unlocked. One garnet,
one tiger eye, and one plain gold band
ring all valued at $50 had been stolen.
The door leading to her apartments
showed no marks nor did the windows
thus show that an entrance had been
effected py the means of skeleton keys.
Mrs. Briggs has reported her case to tie
police.
Miss Angelina Ruby, colored, who
boards at 3l3 Friendship street mourns
the loss of one diamond ring together
with some other pieces of jeweiry valued
at about $40. These articles were taken
from Miss Ruby's trunk which she left
unlocked by mistake, but the door lead
ing TO her room was securely fastened. so
whoever did stealing must have used
conidera ble force to open the door. This
case has also been reported to the police
for investigation and the opinion Is that
the thief is no stranger in the neig hbor-
hood.
The tool house of o. st. Stephen on
Lester street near Knight was broken
into last night and q large number of
tools takeB.- Mr.. st. Stephen Was Hns'fie
to tell what the loss would ce for a por
tion of the tools taken we're the property
OF bis workmeu. Ii is thought that the
building was entered by some one who
was scquainted with IL and its contents
as only the letter quality of tools were
taken. Msny OF them have identihca-
lion marks.