The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01

Burglars, supposed to be gang that
| has operated in this city for two weeks,
| entered the residence of Garret Bogart,
| superintendent of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western railroad, at the
| corner of Spruce street and Adams
| avenue, last evening, and secured booty
| to the value of $1,675, mostly jewelry.
The work was done between $50 o'clock
and $50 o'clock, when there was no one
at home. Lighting the gas and sta
tioning a sentry outside, the gang ram
sacked every room in the building. A
list Of the goods stolen is:
One gents Az carat diamond ring;
value, $3.50.
One lady's ring, diamond cluster, 10
| stones; value, $225.
One breast pin, seven diamond pendants;
! value S165.
One lady's gold watch, hunting case;
| value, $50.
One lady's crescent diamond ring, nine
| stones; value, 800.
| One gents gold ring, torquoise stone,
| two diamonds; value, $50.
| One lady's ring, garnet stone, diamond
| circle; value. $75
| One gents heavy gold watch chain; es-
| timated at 800.
One gents gold chain, amethyst; value,
s62
| one gents gold scarf pin, set with dia-
| monds; value, $3.50.
One pair of gold cuff buttons value, s..
| One 800 bill.
Two 800 bills.
| One clothes brush, silver back; value, 50.
| Total value-S1.675
WORK OF PROFESSIONALS.
The burglary was the slickest ever
% tIA loo
| of this city. Every indication is that
| professionals did the work and the fact
that the residence of John Stanton. at
! Platt place, was entered under similar
circumstances, two weeks ago, leads to
the belief that a gang has made this
| city the scene of it's operations.
The Bogart residence is a large red
brick building, facing Adams avenue.
| The corner is exceptionally unfrequent-
ed by both pedestrians and vehicular
traffic and the residences present
peculiar advantages for a burglary
Yesterday morning Mrs. Bogart visited
at Binghamton and her husband re-
mained at the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western station awaiting her re-
turn on the $40 p. m. train.
| Reaching home at about $50 o'clock
|
locked. Inside the house was topsy.
turvy. A hasty inspection was made
and it was found that every room ir
the house had been visited, the con.
tents of bureaus and drawers scat
tered about, and every piece of jewelry
with the exception of a diamond stud
was missing.
Entrance had been effected by real
| to ly;t ~
the house is situated in such a posi-.
tion that the work of breaking in coult
rot be seen from the street. TIL burg
lars first cut an opening in a Slat dool
| of the small annex to the kitchen. AT
ter opening this hole was made in {
screen door of the kitchen and tht
catch lifted by hand. The main kitch
en- door, however, was double locked
and it seems could not be forced.
WINDOW UNFASTENED.
The next move was successful 4
small break in name of glass in tn,
rear kitchen win 1cw was made anC
the catch worked. The men thel
crawled into the kitchen; lighted tn,
| gas and began the search for none.
and jewelry.
r
kitchen three bureaus were forced opel
and the contents scattered about tn
floor. Nothing, as far as is known. wa
secured here. The floor of the from
parlor was also covered with the con
tents of mantles and corner stands
Here, also, nothing was found.
| At the top of the stair case is MI
and Mrs. Bogart's room, and ther
q
search made. Two satchels wer
forced open and the contents Of tn
bureau drawers scattered upon III
floor In this room the booty was Sc
cured The $40 in bills was found il
purse having the name OF Mrs. Bog
art stamped upon 1t. The money wa
taken but the purse was left Rings
pins and the rest of the jewelry wa
taken from boxes. The biggest size
article taken was the clothes brush
and the only small valuab!e which es
capped the eye of the burglars was
,, diamond stud in a shirt front.
1t is not likely that the men wer
scared away, so thorough a quest wa
made. Every door in the house ha
been opened by the burglars to b
ready for any emergency. The silve
7 ware, bulky and difficult to carry, wa
rot disturbed. After acquainting them
selves of the loss Mr.. and Mrs. Bog
, art visited the neighboring houses t
see if any person had been notice
, | about the house.
George Jay, young man who live
on Spruce street, opposite the Bogar
residence, noticed man rapping at in
! side door of the house about 71O o'cloc
; last evening. AS he was passing Nj
Jay said to the man: mo use G
{ knocking; there's no one at home" an
he passed on.
MR.. JAY SAW LIGHTS.
Mr.. Jays father saw lights in tn
kitchen and Mr.. Bogart's room. Afte
discovering this, Chief of Police Rot