The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-04
Burglars Make a Rich Haul at
]. J. eIelch's Estab-
Iishnent
GOODS WORTH $1,000
LEFT NO CLUE BEHIND THEM

The burglary recorl for Kontuok,
was broken here last night when
hieves entered the jewelry establish
ment of Mr.. J. j. Bleich. ON Broad
way near Fourth street, and almost
literally cleaned the house OF
everything OF value. Mr. Bleich esti-
mates his loss at e., 600, II not more.
The store is also occupied by Mr.
Ike Friedman, the tailor, and In the
mp stairs are MoFadden's studio and
DIR. H. H. winston's Office The rear
door 20 Mr. Bleichs was covered with
heavy wire screen, which was priced
on By the burglars who then with a
diamond, or glass cutter, deity cut
the glass and made an aperture
through which 20 insert tho hand and
unlock the door They were then en-.
nbled to go into the rear room,
n tailor shop, which was sep
arAted from the main estab.
lishment by wooden door, hooked
from the inside. They pulled out the
hook, aad seem 10 have gone 10 the
big burglar proof safe in tho rear,
first A curtain on a string was
stretched across TO shut of view Of
the safe, from the outside, and the
thieves. II there were more than one,
proceeded TO unlock the safe by work
ig the combination, which they seem
10 have done with the skill Of experts.
In the safe on trays were all Of Mr.
Bleich'shne watches rings and diamond
goods These in their cases, were TAX.
en- 10 the rear room, where tho lights
were tsrned on, and the goods care
fully gone over. The finest were tax
en-, and the remainder left The cases
in which the watches were kept were
piled mp under the counter rs the
goods were oonhscated, and the cheap.
CT goods, arranged ON cards which the
thieves evidently did not want, were
thrown under the counters, or left
strowed on tho table.
The drawers in the safe were opened,
and about 300 in cash was taken. A
check from Mr.. T. ". Bagby was
left.
MIR. Bleich after carefully going
over what stock was left, places the
number OF watches stolen At about one
hundred and fifty. Fully one thous-
and rings were taken. and all Of the
diamond goods, including some very
nne DIAMOND pendants.
In addition, about thirty watches
belonging 70 customers, which had
been left for repairs, were taken.
The value Of the watches will aver
age go each and Of ,he rings % or %
each. although there were some very
fine ones In the lot
The total value Of the pendants and
other diamond goods stolen will reach
81, 900. After going through the
safe. the burglars went through the
stock IN the show cases, and took
the best Of that
when Mr.. Bleich opened mp this
morning be was astounded at the
condition in which he found his
store. lie and his family were there
about 1880 last night after the
Buffalo Bill show, and left everything
secure, and the safe locked. The
time Of the burglary is not known.
The police were notified early this
morning but there was no clue or
which they co0id work, and owing
TO the time that had evidently
elapsed. il was generally believed
that the burglars were far away.
Marshal Collins thinks that the job
was the best piece OF work Of its
kind that he ever saw. The burglars
were mo doubt professionals. The
facility with which they opened the
safe. and the knowledge with which
they selected the finest goods, show
that they are experts m the business,
and were ON to their job. IL is a
well known fact to all detectives and
chiefs OF police departments that there
are some men who can open any kind
of safe by working the combination,
hut this is the first eKemplIhcation the
Paducah police ever had OF IL Il is
generally believed that tho men who
did the work were following Buffalo
Bllls show, as there were all kinds
of crooks trailing after the sggrega-
tion.
Mr. Bleich discovered this morning
that the combination OF his safe was
written in one Of his books. and while
1t is possible that some one, in past
months. accidentally saw the combina'
tion, and kept it se,ure until he decid
ed to use it. this theory is not be
lieved by Mr. Bleieh nor the police
Yesterday there were two suspiciouI
characters in the store. One was I
strange man who had nickel-platst