The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-21
Robbers Visited House on
Capitol Hill.
FAMILIES WERE ASLEEP.
Entrance Was Effectei by Remov-
ing a Pane of Glass.
OTHER ROBBERIEs REPORTED.

There was another case Of successful
house breaking IN this city Saturday
night CT early Sunday morning and the
thieves got away with a gold watch. a
small amount of money, some clothing
and few articles OF minor value. be
sides this robbery several reports of the
presence of suspicious persons In different
sections OF TIE city were received by TIE
police and the opinion prevails that there
are a large number Of individuals capable
of committing all sorts of crime in town.
lie Iolice are active and IL would be
just as well III citizens generally also kept
n wary eye on tteir valuables The hard
times are making criminals OF persons
who are not over particular about what
becomes Of them and especial care should
be tax en- to guard against sneak thieves.
The latest report of houss breaking
comes from 81 Francis stfest just across
from the new state house. 1t is a double
house, the north side being occupied
Jointly bv Horace Z. Chadwick, engineer
at the new State Normal school building,
and George y. Braymap, engineer at the
city hall. Both fsmilies consist of five
persons and they all slept sourdly willis
the thieves were in the house. One OF
the memters of the family, however is
of the opinion that she heard noise in
the house tetween aud 4 o'clock Sundsy
morning and for this reason ii is believed
that is the time the robbers were on
hand. The noise was not of the character
To arouse her suspicious, however, and it
would not have b,en thought OF IL the
robbery had not fesn discovered.a
1t is presumed that the house breakers
were q man AMI boy end that the boy
got in first and then admitted tie man.
The thieves went along the side entrance
TO the back yard, where tt ey were CON-
parativeiy free frt m observation.
There is a high Easement to the house.
with several windows. 1he thisves op-
Grated on the rear window near tie stoor
and cut the putty away from large light
of glass. The whole light was not re-
moved, but enough was broken of to ad
NIT OF the passage Of a small nov. 1t
was the evident Intention OF the robbers
TO reach the oatch to the window and
then raise IL, but there was a plug at
the side so that the window raising had
TO tie abandoned. After the boy crawled
through the small opening he went 10 an
other window, and removing the stick at
the side which prevente1 its baing open
ei from the outside lifted the window
and his companicn stepped I'm. One OF
them remained on the watch and the
otter made his way to the dining room
on The second floor, where he found Mr..
rrayman's gold watch. some m oney and
Mr.. Chadwick's gloves. Ttera was some
clothing end few silver articles that
suited his fancy, and he took those also.
1t Is presumed that the robbers heard u
"a
of daLRer. The ran up stairs descended
10 where his companion was waiting and
both quietly stepped through the open
window 10 the coz crete wax leading di-
rectly out on TO Francis street. That is
oil that il known about them up to the
present time.
When Mr.. Brayman went for his watch
this morning he was somewhat surprised
at Its uisapp, arance, and when Mr. Chad
wick locked for his gloves they were
gore. few moments thereafter the
ro bbery was discovered by the condition
of tte back window and the finding OF
the stick which held the sioe window in
place where tie robbers had left 10 on the
window frame
The robbery has been reported to the
police
Essk b. Sumner Of o. Humboldt ave-
nue. reports the pres nee of suspicious
looking man in the vicinity CT mis- houss
at . O'Clock last evening.
Thieves Got into a store on Camp street
and took away art Giles of minor value.
Councilman James n. lrask reported
the presence of two suspicious characters
at his home. 76 OCEAN street, last evening.
Jan es Il. Willis of S6 Ocean street re-
ported that suspicious persons were at his
house between ) and u o clCck Saturday
evening and between and 8 O. clock sun
day morning.
Two suspicious persons were also re
ported on Rugby strest. near Pavilion
avenue.