Evening journal., 1899-07-31
SAYS SHE HAS BEEN SUBJECTED
TO ALL SORTS OF PETTY AN
NoYANCES SINCE SHE HAS
BEEN IN BUSINESS.

-NOA A4NOA1o OiNOE SHE HAS
BEEN IN BUSINESS.
Almost within the shadow of the
police station, the laundry of Miss
Alice NJ. Boyle, No. 51S shipley street,
was broken into by burglars on Fri
day night last.
The affair is a mysterious happen
ing in more ways than one, and the
police are in quandary as to whether
the entrance was effected for the pur-
pose of robbery or was merely a case
of spite work
Miss Boyle is proprietress of the l.
X. L. Laundry. at the above-mention-
ed number on shipley street, and is
conducting thriving business.
Some time late on Friday night or
early Saturday morning some person
or persons proceeded to the areaway
door beneath the steps leading to the
main entrance Of the laundry, and ef-
fected an entrance into the building.
The burglars cut out an 1Sx2O-inch
pane of glass from the basement door,
and climbed in through the opening.
Then they dropped the iron bar which
protected the door. and opened the
latter in order to have a means Of
hasty exit if necessary.
After gaining entrance into the
basement the men went to rear
door leading out into the yard, and
unlocking it, threw it open, They
then went upstairs to the office Of the
laundry on the main floor and pro-
ceeded to look for booty.
The top drawer on the left-hand
side of Miss Boyle's private desk,
which stands directly in front Of
large bulk window, facing on Shipley
street, was forced open, but nothing
was found in it except some private
papers valuable to no one except the
owner. These were tossed about, but
none taken. The right-hand top
drawer was also pried but was not
opened. In this drawer Miss Boyle is
accustomed to keep money. and from
the fact that an attempt was made to
force it, leads to the belief that the
parties were familiar with the sur
roundings.
The instrument used was a fork,
which was found in a lunch basket
used by one Of the girls employed in
the laundry, and which had been left
in the laundry over night.
Failing to secure anything OF value
the burglars unlocked the front door
and passed out on Shipley street,
closing the door behind them. No
effort was made to go into the second
story, where Miss Boyle and her
mother sleep, and the former is Of
the opinion that the parties were
frightened off before they accomplish
d their purpose. They laid the pane
If glass cut from the basement door
upon the steps, where it was found
yesterday morning.
Miss Boyle is by no means satisfied
however, that the parties who entered
her place of business on Friday even
ing did so with burgIarious intent,
and thinks it possible that the act
may have been committed through
spite work or with an intent to drive
her out Of the business. Ever since
she has been in business for herself
which is only about six months, Miss
Boyle has been subjected nearly every
day to all kinds of petty annoyances
which seem to be the outcome of spite
work. At one time all the water
would be run out of the boiler Al
another time the gas machines which
operate the washing machines would
be tampered with to such an extent
that it required days work to puf
them in order.
On one occasion a file was founl
jammed in a washer, and when tn,
machine was started it broke down
Miss Boyle is at a loss to account fo
the miscreant, who does this work, no
why it should be done unless to in
jure her business.
The l. X. L. Laundry was not close,
until II o'clock. on Friday. night, ant
shortly after retiring, Miss Boyl
heard a noise as of some one in tn
basement She is a nervy little wo
man, afraid of nothing, and can han
die a revolver as well as most men
but as she had heard several simila
sounds before which upon investiga
tion, proved to be a stray cat, she pai
no attention to it, The burglary wa
first discovered by Miss Boyle
mother. at $50 o'clock Saturda,
morning. The police were at once no
ifed, and examined the premises
but have so far failed to locate tn
parties.
NONPAREIL ROBBED.
The Nonpareil Steam Laundry, OF