The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-11
BURGLARY \ MYSTERY STILL.
No CIew to Those who Robbed Mr..
RIchfer's Homo.

Yesterday brought no new developments
in the Richter burglary and did not serve
10 tighten the mystery surrounding the
identity of the burglars. They came, car
ried out their leisurely programme of
crime and then disappeared. leaving be-
hind no clue to themselves or their where
abouts
All day the city detectives were hard at
work on the case, but long after night,
when they ceased for a time from their
labors, they We're obliged to confess they
had no idea at an as to the Identity Of
the criminals and no clue they thought
would supply the missing Information.
They had rounded up about all of the
known crooks whose work they thought
done by this last mysterious pair
rcsembled These nimb,c -hngercd gen
try had been able TO afford sitisfac-
tory evidence Of their presence at other
places, at the time the crime was commit
ted, and showed In this manner that they
could have had no connection with IL.
The mystery grows dcnser and deuser
l. IS evident from the manner i'm which the
work was done, the locks removed and
doors opened, the criminals are above the
average Intelligence Of the criminal class
in che South This would seem to lead to
the conclusion that the crime was com
mitted by accomplished burglars, were it
not for the further fact that nothing in
the Rouse other than the money had been
taken. IL Is scarcely the rule with pro-
fessiOnal thieves to leave something, or
indeed, anything, of value that there is
a possible chance of disposing of without
detection.
BY some of those who have studied the
case and it's surrounding circumstances,
including the payment OF the money that
was stolen to Mr.. Richter just a few hours
before the crime was committed, the con-
clusion that the theft was the work of
some one familiar with all these facts and
who was of the opinion that Mr. and Mrs
Richter were both away and the house de-
serted for the time These would havenit
that the criminals are not professionals,
but were driven to commit this particular
crime by the exgency of the moment
men who were familiar with all the facts,
knew of the presence of the money,
thought the family were all absent and
could not withstand the temptation to
steal. II is difficult, though, TO find one
whom this description would fit 1t VIII
he impossible unless il be discovered that
the information necessary 10 support the
hypothesis leaked out in some way un-
known to Mr.. Richter.
The negroes who were arrested soon aft
er the commission of the crime, on susni-
clon of completely therein, were released
yesterday morning There was absolutely
no evidence that would go TO show or even
10 Indicate their guilt, and it was evident
TO the detectives that they knew nothing
about it. 1t was upon such a showing as
this that they We're given their liberty.
The detectives are still at work on the
case and hope TO unravel it. II must be
confessed, though, as they confess them
selves. that they have not yet been able
to make any progress and are even now,
because of the elimination from their sus-
picion of some they thought might be i'm
plcated, worse in the dark than they were
at first However, they are not discourage
ed, and are always on the alert. If the
crime was committed by professional burg
lars, as was at first thought the detec-
lives expect the commission of other sim
liar crimes; if ii was the work of an am
ateur of more than average intelligence,
as many are now inclined to think il
would be unreasonable to expect other and
similar crimes 10 follow.