The San Francisco call., 1897-11-25
Wide OPEN
TO BURGLARS
Gang Of Ex-Convicts Making
Things Lively Through.
out the City.
Several Burglaries Reported Be-
tween Saturday Night and
Sunday Morning.
The Police Succeed in Arresting Two
of the Gang, but There Are
Others.

Burglars bad a busy time in different
parts of the city between Saturday n nignt
and Monday morning, and although two
of them were caught on ELS street by
Policemen Ring and Baxter there are 9th
ers still at liberty.
Between 5 and O'Clock Sunday night,
during the ter porary absence of the fam
ily. the residence of E. Westdorp, grocer.
1852 Folsom street, was entered from a
passage in The rear and through q bed
room window, after unfastening the catch
with knife.
The burglars rams: cked the house from
top to bottom, carrying away large guam.
tity of clothing. jewelry and other effec cts,
a list OF which is in the possession of the
police, who were promptly notified.
The off ce OF the West Coast Publishing
Company, 921 Mission street, was entered
Sunday night by forcing open the rear
door with Jimmy" The till was emp
llei of it's contents and several purses and
othe' articles stolen.
Richard Beasey's saloon on Fourth and
Perry streets was entered by cutting out a
panel in the rear door and throwing the
iron bar back The burglars helped them
selves 10 the liquor in the barroon, as was
shown by the empty glasses on top of the
counter, and took away with them several
bottles of whisky and boxes Of cigars and
cigarettes.
While the family Of Jacob Schle cher
capitalist, 1104 O'Farrell street, were at
dinner Sunday night burglars clim bed on
top of the fence in The rear an rawlei
! through bed room window that had been
left open. They contented themselves
with ransacklng the bureau drawers IN
the bedroom, taking away with them
some articles OF ieweiry, box of hand
kerchiefs and other articies.
This is the second time in six months
that Schleicher's house has been entered.
On the first occasion the burglars got
away win large quantity of booty.
Early Sunday morning the tailor-shop
OF c. Gilbert, 236 E lis street, was entered
and quantity or clothing stolen. S-y-
eral articles OF ieweIry were also stolen
from the house 1861 Ellis street The
burglars secreted the stolen property in
an alley off Z lis Street, where it WAS dis
! covered by Policeman Ring. Ring. ex-
pecting the burglars to return, waited
| patiently for them, and in an hour or sc
one of them returned and was promptly
arrested. Rng turned him over 10 a
special officer and chased the other one
for four or five blocks till lie ran into the
are William keenan, and John Mcdonald,
ex-convicts.
The most daring burglary OF all was at
the College of ? larmacy of the University
OF California. lib Fulton street.
The burglars Went up the Steps in the
rear to the top story and forced open the
transom ofth rear door, clim bing through
it into the pharmaceutical laboratory.
They went to the second flor to the mi.
| a no In.
able instruments are kept on shelves with
! glass doors.
Mrs. Fisher, the ianitress of the college
| thinks she was the means of soaring the
burglars. She says that the neig bors
sa ~ three young men on the top OF the
| steps between and o'clock Sunday
evening. A few minutes eore she was
passing the college from dinner, and as a
matter of form tried the front door to see
| if it were locked.
The police were notified and have a
description of the three young men.