New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-06
BURGLARS ROB AT EASE.
MISS ANNA POTTEE's HOUSE RAN
SACKED FROM Top TO BOTTOM.

1HE THIEVES
Burglars paid one or more visits 20 the
home Of Miss Anna Potter a. No ~ East Twen-
tyffth-s last Wednesday and Thursday. and
took away probably several thousand dollars
worth Of jewery. siivervare and household
goods The exact amount is not hrown, as
Miss Potter Is not AZ home Before they de-
parted the burglars evidently had an enjoyable
time. for. scattered on Tho dining room table
were found empty whiskey Bottles. stacks Of
poke chips and numerous stubs ~ cigars.
Ever room in the house had been carefully in
spected. and the bureaus and cupboards in them
overhaufed Doors were almost wruns from
their hinges or battered beyond repair A cab
met and A secretary had been forced open, the
contents scattered. and the closet which had
contained the silverware was turned topsy-turvy.
What goods the burglars did no; consider worth
taking they removed from their places or threw
on the floor.
THE THIEVES HAD CAR
Tho burglars are believed 10 have arrived in
cab. and apparently departed with their plum
der in the same vehicle. Several persons ac-
knowledge that they saw a strange cab in
front OF the house. but none Of them had the
slightest suspicion that a burglary was taking
perhaps returned to her home after a long va
ca ton In the country.
Miss Potter is a niece Of Bishop Potter. and
Is the president OF the Orphans Home and
Asylum Of the Protestant Episcopal Church. at
Forty-ninth-st and I.exington-ave. Every year
she closes ND her house early In June and goes
70 the country until the middle Of October This
wear she went away about the usual time.
The police as well as nearly every person
living IN the street. were aware shat the oc-
cupants Of the house. which is three story
brownstone front dwelling. with high stoop.
had gone away for the summer months In
view 81 this no one In the street paid much at
tention To the cab that drove up 10 the place
on Wednesday in broad daylight
The cab was seen in front OF the house sew
eraI times that day and many times on the fol-
lowing day
\ JANITOR's Suspicious AROUSED
No, seeing tho place lighted up on Thursday
night as he had expected. after the supposed
return ~ Miss Potter. the janitor ~ a house
near by became inquisitive and asked Policeman
jay whose post includes that part OF the
street II he knew whether or not Miss Potter
had returned home. The policeman was In front
Of the house at the time. He quickly saw that
there
:, mako an Investigation. There is low rail-
ing in front - the premises. inclosing small
erass-plot. Both the basement windows are
covered with heavy iron bars and beneath tnem
Is a big iron grating covered with wooden
cover Through the grating entrance Is gained
t. tho basement
on removing the cover the policeman and the
.ani,or saw that the chain holding down the
Grating was broken Neither Of the men then
considered this an important discovery. as the
hall door and the basern mt door were securely
Looked and there were no signs Of an EFFORT TO
forcc them, They determined. however. to cor
iiuue their search. After lifting up the gratlns
and lowering themselves TO the cellar. they found
rho collar door shattered and beaten In. Tn"
door leading from the cellar TO the basement rae
been forced
ROOMS ToPsY-TURNY.
When the TWO men reached the dining-room.
IN tho floor above. however. the full extent OF
tho damage was revealed The room was COM
nle,elv Uttered with articles that had been taken
from cupboards sldeboards and closets in an
adjoining room In tho centre was table on
which were poker chips. a package Of cards
many empty whiskey bottles and cigar ends
Among the things on the floor were playing
ards and some more wh!skey bottles.
Evorvfhing was I'm confusion In tho parl"r.
nv and the contents. among which Ner" lot
Of cancelled checks. strewn on the MOOR Inc
burglars had damaged the carpet. on the sec
ond floor cabinet had been opened and over.
hauled Nearly every door in the house had
been forced or smash 4 open.
80 CLEW To THE THIEVES
Since THURSDAY. when those discoveries were
made. several detectives have been working on
the case. bur they have no clew to the thieves
SO far AZ could he learned last night one man
saw cab standing in front Of the house on
Thursday for two hours.
standing in front ~ the house on THURSDAY t"r
two hours o,
Miss Potter rented tn" house from lSden q
CIarkson. real estate agents. Of No Ia Fifth-
ave The police will tel nothing about the ron
herv but Mr. Clarkson admitted last night 10
= reporter that a burglary had been committed
in the house He said he had written 10 MISS
Potter about the matter. and expected her 70
return hcme on Thursday.