The sun., 1901-02-07
p.rurple on Street in Which
Latter Won.
RO1D ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE
bsscted Entrance by Boring Hole in
F1oor end Through the Ceiling.
Intent Upon Blowing
Open Safe.

Open Safe.
r,ouse Sergeant Joseph Howgate may
- a defective revolver for his life.
him Is due the capture of one OF
4, u burglars who attempted to rob |
!. lam Office of Nathan Levy on the |
0cond floor Of the southwest corner OF
.yantb and Market streets at 1890
ClOck last night
With the loan office at the city hall Is
Connected burglar alarm. AT 1o.So the
harm was sounded and Captain Kane
Bpspatchcd Sergeants Howgate anu
,eleber 10 the building. Arriving at
Esventh and Market streets the officers
ried the door opening into the stairway
padipg to the office. 1t was locked and
|here was no light or evidence oil the
presence of any person inside.
In order to make preparation to sur
[onud and search the place Sergeant
iechpr went to Beckett's cafe ut
Epyenth and Shipley streets to telephone
for offers, leaving Sergeant Howgate on
Bnard nj the loan office. The latter
{tntioued himself along side of the door.
| Within short time the door opened
3ud a man of about 60 years OF age
walked out. Sergeant Howgate asked
yhy he was there and he replied that
he had been up to consult his lawyer.
bhe officer reminded him that lawyers
3Serc not in the, building at that hour oil
The night, whereupon the man flashed q
Revolver in the sergeant's face and pulled
khe trigger. The revolver was not DIS
Charged however and instantly the
bflicer seized the man and the two rolled
&around in the street The burglar again
Ipued the trigger and again the weapon
Eafused to discharge its deadly load.
Drinally the officer overpowered the bur-
k,lar and he was taken to the city hall.
While the officer and his prisoner were
|grapplng two other burglars came from
|the building, one running in Seventh
street toward King street and the othei
|down Shipley street. When the officers
| first approached the door they We're ac
costed by man who remarked, II guess
they are locked up" meaning that thu
doors were closed for the night. This
man is believed to have been pal of thu
burglars as he was not seen afterward
WAS EQUIPPED FOR BUSINESS
Riley had complete burglars outfi
with him consisting Of jimmy, borin,
machine, files, etc. The tools wer
wrapped up in several paper packages.
In his pockets Riley had good-size'
bottle containing black powder, .anothe
containing oil and third filled wit
4 liquid whiting. II also had severa
boxes OF safety matches and two sperl
candles, one of which showed that 1t ha
been burning for a short time.
He also had return ticket on tn
Pennsylvania Railroad to South stree
station, Philadelphia, dated February
ms well as a slip of paper on which wa
written the time of the trains to an
from this city and Philadelphia.
The only money found on him was
50 bill. The revolver which was take
I from Riley was Of 3S calibre with nv
chambers all Of which were filled. Tw
| Of the cartridges showed that they ma
been struck by the hammer OF the we'
pon but not with sufficient force 10 e.
I plode.
Among other articles found on Rilt
Y was a white handkerchief with u
4 Initial "a" worked on one corner OF
I aud pair of gloves.
The man when asked at the police 81
i ton for his name, said it was Geori
Riley. He is apparently over GO yea
Of age with grey hair, gray whlskei
about feet inches in height.
The only means of identification foul
on him was letter from New York !
ccived yesterday by Riley.
1t is addressed to Joseph Hanson, ca
OF f. Dillon, No. 1902 Federal sire
I Philadelphia. The envelope contains I
name of "a. l.. Hamilton, 2293 IN
avenue, New York" on the upper II
hand corner, which, however, had be
stricken out with a pen.
The letter is a short one but conta
something which seems significant.
one portion is the following Jos re
tives wish to keep it very quiet for I,
Of the newspapers" The person writ
TO Riley states that he is still solder
away. He also says if he were in n
York he could get job at $500
while the snow lasts"
Captain Kane remarked to Riley Z
he was well fixed, meaning that he
full supply Of tools and firearms,
WELL" replied Riley with a sm
there is no use going If one is not
fixed"
Mr. Levy called at the police sta,
to identify Riley as man VINO
amnde visit during the afternoon:
could not identify him. but Thought
probably had stood at Snellenbergs
ner while pal came up into the
office.
Officers in all parts of the city v
notified to be on the watch for the
who escaped.
BORED HOLE THROUGH CELL
The burglars effected an entrance
the building probably with raise
and went to the third floor which is
ms store room by It. u. Turner. !
lock was pryed off and reachin,
point directly over the loan Office a
large enough to admit man. was c'
the floor and through the ceiling to
room below. An augur was used IN
work. A rope was secured to the
and the burglars lowered themselve
1t. The rope was tied together in
manner that the operators could e