The morning times., 1897-03-06
WORK OF EXPERT THIEVES
They Stole Valuables While the
People Watched the Parade.
Diamond Pins Lifted ard Goods
Taken From observation-disclosures
TO Rob the Korean Mansion.

Detective Clerk Michael German was
kept busy yesterday recording the work
OF the professional crooks who paid Wash
ington flying visit Thursday and left in
hurry. carrying with them ii large guam
tity ofvaIuabie jewelry, money and apparel
as Che result OF their raid
1he burglars got in tleir work between
IL O'Clock a. m and 3 p. M, While the
parade was forming or moving and house
holders were On the Avenue viewing the
pageant. In addition TO the robbery OF
Comptroller EclSels residence and the others
told Of in The Morning Times, several
big jobs were reported to Inspector Holm
berger today.
Burglars tried to enter and rob the
Korean legation building between 2 and
o clcck yesterday morning. Policeman
L. J. DuvalI found the doors OF the hand
sOme-buiiding open andnotified the Korean
minister, who made a search of the prem
ises, but found nothing missing. 1t is be-
heved Duvall's appearance frightened the
thieves away before they could get To
work The Korean attaches were badly
frightened when they learned that house.
breakers had made an attempt on the le-
CATION building.
The residence Of Col Z. G. Davis col
lector OF the District, No. 2211 r street.
was entered yesterday afternoon. The
burglars got away with a lady'S gold
watch, gold-rimmed eyeglasses, golden
Mosaic chain, ruby pin and other jewelry,
S15 in money, and a child's crockery ware
bank containing the little ones savings, a
total of about SO.
Burglars, believed to be the professional
gang, forced an entrance into r. A. Bald
wins house, No. 1913 Thirteenth street
northwest, through a Kitchen window and
stole property valued at about S25.
The residence of MIR. Bailey, No. 2I3
Eighth street southwest, was entered about
j O'Clock Thursday afternoon while the
family were viewing the inaugural parade
The thieves forced a rear window and
stole four overcosts and other apparel
\ rear window OF Samuel Raber's resi-
dence, No. 1914 Third street northwest,
was forced by burgars, who secured two
valuable rings and other articles.
Several other burglaries were committed
which have not yet been reported
Expert pickpockets were at work in the
dense miss of humanity on the east front
OF The Capitol. Thursday afternoon, while
President Mckinley was delivering his in-
aUgural address. The spectators were
absorbed III the Presidents remarks ana
the ''knucks'' took advantage of that fact
to do their crooked work Several of their
victims have already reported their losses
as follows:
Walter Hatch, of No. $50 Broadway,
New York, had a diamond scarf pin valued
at Si75 lifted
William 4. Miller, a visitor from Bradner,
Wood county, Ohio, listened to Mr. Nc
Kuley's words and had unscrewed from
his shirt front a diamond stud, valued at
$500.
DR. Wellington T. Stewart, a visitor,
who resides at No. 1921 West Twelfth
street. Chicago had his diamond stud,
worth 500, unscre wed from his shirt
bosom in the crowd at the East Capitol
front The stud was set with fine blle
stone, surrounded by nine diamonds.
Miss Helen A. Tracy, an actress, had
her gold watch stolen from the dressing
rooTn at the Lafayette Square Opera House.
William II. Stewart, stranger from
Solon. a., had his oyercoat stolen, but il
was recovered today in D-street second
hand store.
Joseph Sankey, a well-dressed fellow, and
his wife. Jennie, said to he expert badger
game workers. We're arrested this after
noon by Detectives Boyd and Lacey, of
this city. Weber and Burke, of Chicago, and
Grim, of Cincinnati.
James Benson. said to he an expert out
of-town crook, was also arrested as
suspicious character by Detectives Boyd,
Grim ard o'Leary-