The sun., 1897-11-15
pLUxDER IRON nAoK pxx.
LsnE List Of Houses In Rosssn nntsraa prrint
the Summer ara rnil.

bOsToN, nov. l4.-Mnny housoltobberteS nave |
been committed in this city in the summer and
fall, and the facts concerning them have beon
kept from the public No less than fifteen such
robborles have been made, most Of them in the
Back Bay. in the houses Of rich people, and the
thieves have carried OF large amount Of plum
der. These facts have been with held carefully
by tho Police Department and are now given to
the public for the first time, The SUN having
obtained not only the number OF moro serious /
cases reported to the police but the list Of stolen
articles as returned to the police by the losers.
That this does not represent all the Losses 10 |
very evident, for number OF robberies were |
made In which very little was obtained, owing |
to the precaution OF many people of putting their
valuables in tho care of safe deposit bm' |
pany before going away for the q mer.
and in closing their houses THO that
have been reported 10 the poli(, how
ever. show that tho gang operating In the
Back Bay, with occasional excursions outside
that territory, worked with the evident purpose
of making mark Of the houses of the wellto-
do, where they would be likely to bo paid
handsomely for their pains. II they had time to
60 through the houses entered unmolested and
with plenty of time at their disposal In which to
search for things that may have been packed M
for the summer.
There is ample evidence that they he'd such
leisure from the nature Of the stolen goods. MOI
only were the fine dining rooms Of Beacon street
made to give up their old silver-odd pieces that
were not stored when the moro valuable plate
was sent to the banker's-but the thieves went
into dressing rooms and clothes closets and
| sorted out bric.abr and furs, as well as such
other miscellaneous articles as could be carried
| easily and sold at a fair price.
| In some of the houses entered the haul was
| large. One Back Bay family found on opening
| their house that not only were rings, watches.
| and diamonds taken, but pictures as well were
| carried away. In another house sealskin coat,
worth at the market price at least $500. was
carried Off by the burglars. as well as other furs.
| The revelations brought out in the list pre-
sented herewith show that there was careful
organization on the part Of the thieves. and that
| they took one locality after another In which TO
work. The fact that there were policemen In
| the streets did not bother them any more than
| did the special watchmen employed by the
| householders to patrol the water side OF Beacon
street. in the rear of the houses. There was no
hindrance to wholesale robbery when q house
| was once entered. The robber could live there
| n week IL he wanted to.
When the owners of the houses entered re-
ported their losses to the police only very brief
mention of the robberies was set down In the re-
porters book at headquarters, with only two or
three OF the stolen articles named in the entry.
The purpose OF these edited" entries was to
keep the public from knowledge Of the fact
that gang of burglars operated all summer in
Boston. as well as in the fall. and are probably
1t is believed that most Of the goods are being
pawned in New York, and a list OF the stolen
10 ali pawnbrokers there It is said to be the
largest circular OF the kind ever sent out from
The humber Of articles is only second to that Of
the accumulated stealings of Barrett, the burg
| whnga nlnnder found
IN part W at the house Of Chaffee, Barretts friend
and fence" Tho present stealings are no h less
breaking line working in the easy town q
had never, heppened. They hope some day Il
July 8. from Eeen Kinball. 274 Common,
,a jay ST q, from JOIN "; Chatham. 24o New
bury hfe vi. with
Sith soId .5Swl all marked &C.: Il 1 az.
ES 1en peSS
| berry and pea. marked p" fancy veGetabl
sas Rft sa seas
Jaly so from Mrs 81. y II MI Love tsn yards sum
pink satin shoes, sandal wood knife and fork
om saH{ Ms fDf ke9ss,
y wealth avenue. 1928 worth Of gold coins. Eng
gold, S25 worth Of silver coins Of different eoun
Q tries. six or more gold stickpins. one larg
e ParGe Sos pud
5 sd ;sEFns nsS ma sS
Q IA Aug. w 80, from from Mndreth Aldrich. al5 Hunting
/, | fnn fhran all mn rkads A
sly SILVER eHe paper .Ds Cutter % marEsd 4idrieh tro
Julia, Ave silver ladies marked "L a. Baker,
l. mounted, large topaz ring, turquoise ring, ola
n mond and sapphire ring, diamond and rub
It Aug: 81. from Winthrop L. Marvin. Winthrop
silver To syeo napkin rng
n spoons, revolver, 80 calIbre;, gold chain, media
# marked Haven Attached. two gold medal media
L. Marvin 1879
t gold locket With hair inside gold cuff buttons
IoPRs l. sSsp sSs !To sv:
asopt. !, from Arthur 8. Austin. s95 Beaco
% mnff afi marked % "A. \. Cook. ma ker p' "lD '''
Sept. 2. from Mrs. H. E. Ely. Hotel Royal
70 pins, tortoise pin. round pearl in centre; thrs
lace pins. opals. fy-shaped; amethyst pin, n
SaeRe M ss I'D
wo asn ead
with squirrel surrounded by turquoise, sapphi!
ie AS Sept p is. from George W. Wakefield. 90 Hun
ington avenue, red coral brooch, necklace, an
r; pair bracelets box Of old coins. pair coral ca
IN Sept. 80. from Mrs O. G. Thomas. Exet,
r. street. four n, Norwegian spoons, soup lad
Thomas" pair grape scis. ors, salad e fork. pi
leo cream and butter knives Ra fE marked Thomas
Oct from Edwin hSserioG 2Se snoon Cor
bonbon spoon. silver knife. silver watc
y marked IN; r. W.; diamond and sapphi
necklace. pearl brooch, with enamel; four site
le pins two gold and two fI diamond; gold hstpi
OF In it, turquoise pin. seven silver coffee spoon
large silver bowl gold aI lined pssr one dost
yer sugar tongs sugar sitter. Jelly spoon, 10,
!; old silver spoons. large silver ladle marked ~
At backed comb; silver tape measure marked
,e r. H." or m. r. w" pair M ls'carat Z @ gold h bu
OF studs, two silver stoppers ring with pink topI