The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-06
MISS ANNE POTTER ROBBED
THE HOUSE OF BISHOP PoTTER's
RELATIVE LOOTED.

Property Worth Thouanndn or Dollars Carried
on by Men who Drank whisLey and Played
Poker In the DininE Room-Thc House Turned
Topay.Turvy = Min Potter out or Town.
Miss Anne Potter's house at A East Twenty
hfth street was ia asackcd by burglars the lat
ter part of last week, and thousands OF dollars
worth Of property was carried away by the
thieves. The police are now trying to find tho
burglars, but they haven't been able to make
much Roadway, because as yet they do not
know how much property was stolen. Miss
Potter is out Of town, and she is the only per.
son who can give the police q correct list Of
what is missing.
Miss Potter closes up her residence every
year when the hot weather setsi n, and leaves
town for the summer to rccuperate after her
duties as President OF tho Orphans Home and
Asylum of the Protestant Episcopal Church at
Forty ninth street and Lexington avenue.
Last Thursday night at z o'clock q passor.by
noticed that the outer asenent door of Miss
Potter's house was ajar. AS the house had
every appearance of being untenanted the
passer-by hunted up Policeman Toye Of the West
Thirtieth street station. Policeman Toye and the
civilian entered by the open door. Everything
on the first floor was turned topsy-turvy. On
1ne SeeR'nS Bot rHen P fao y were Cards ssSG and e poRey
chips were strewn. about the table and the floor.
In the front parlor n cabinet had been broken
open and Miss Potter's private papers scattered
about. Other cabinets had been broken open,
and several pieces of bric.a.brac were smashed
AL through the rest OF the house every thing
had been disarranKed. Clothing was dragged
out OF wardr"bes and thrown on the floor.
Trunks had been opened and ransacked.
SO far as Ii known, the police have only one
clue to work on. They are satisfied that the
burglars effected an entrance to the house
through the iron grating leading to the cellar.
Once In the cellar, II WAS an easy matter to force
open the doors leading 10 the upper part of the
Germs q cab. Several persons saw a cab in front
OF the house several hours on Thursday after
noon. These same people remember that the
cab went away several times and returned
They didn't take any particular notice of the
persons who used the cab, and no one OF them
saw any one enter or leave II. The police be-
lieve that the cab was used by the burglars to
carry away Miss Potter's property. No one
else in the neighborhood, the police have
mysterious vehicle was seen standing in front Of
Miss Potter's home.
The police are inclined to think that at least
three men ransacked the house. They base
their opinion on the empty whiskey bottles
and the game Of poker that the robbers evil
IDENTITY played. How long they remained in
the house no one knows. but again the police
point to the empty bottles as evidence that the
burglars took their time about doing their
the house closely since the burglary.
Miss Potter is said to be a relative OF Bishop
Potter. She Is considered wealthy and is in
terested in many charities besides being the
President of the Protestant Episcopal Orphans
Home and Asylum.