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

Tho burglary recorl for Kentucky
was broken here last night when
hieves entered the jewelry establish
ment of Mr., J. !. Bleich, ON Broad.
way near Fourth street, and almost
literally cleaned the house Of
everything OF value. Mr., Bleioh esti-
mates his loss Mt 81, 600, II not more.
The store is also occupied by Mr..
Ike Friedman, the tailor, and In the
mp stairs arc McFaddcn's studio and
DIR. r. x. winston's Office. The rear
door 70 Ir Blcioh's was covered with
n heavy wire screen, which was priced
on BY the burglars, who then with a
diamond, or glass cutter, deftly cut
the glass and made an aperture
through which TO insert the hsnd and
unlock the door They were then on.
Abled TO go into the rear room,
n tailor shop, which was sep
arated from the main ostab-
lishment by wooden door, hooked
from the inside. They pulled out the
hook. and seem 10 have gone &c the
big burglar proof safe in tho rear,
hrst 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.
liz the combination, which they seem
20 have done with the skill Of experts
In the safo on trays were al Of Mr..
Bleich'sfne watches rings and diamond
goods. These in their cases. were tax
en- to the rear room, where the lights
were turned 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 as the
goods were conhscated, and the cheap.
or goods, arranged ON cards which the
thievcs evidently did not want, were
thrown under the counters, or left
strewed on the table.
Tho drawers in the safe were opened,
and about 600 in cash was taken. A
check from Mr.. h. W Baghy was
left.
Mr. Bleioh 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
fine diamond pendants.
In addition, about thirty watches
belonging to customers, which had
been left for repairs, were taken.
The value Of the watches will aver.
age siO each and Of tho rings ~ or 80
each. although there were some very
fine ones IN the lot,
The total value Of the pendants and
other diamond goods stolen will reach
$4,000. After going through tho
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 thi
morning hut there was no clue OF
which they could work, and owinl
TO the time that had evidently
elapsed, il was generally believed
that the burglars were far away.
Marshal Collins thinks that the jo
was the best piece OF work Of 1t
kind that he ever saw. The burglar
were mo doubt professionals. Tn
facility with which they opened tn
safe. and the knowledge with whicl
they selected the finest goods, shoN
that they arc experts IN the business
and were ON to their job. II is
well known fact to all detectives an
chiefs Of police departments that ther
are some men who can open any kin
OF safe by working the combination
hut this is the first complication tn
Paducah police ever had OF ID. II
generally believed that sthe men VIII
lid the work were following Buffal
Ruls show, as there were all kind
of crooks trailing after the sggreg'
tion.
Mr.. Bleich discovered this mornin
that the combination OF his safe wi
written in one OF his books, and viii
it IL possible that some one, In pa
months. accidentally saw the combin
tion, and kept it SECURE until be deci
cd TO nss it. this theory is not b
lieved by Mr.. Bleieh nor the polio
Yesterday there were two suspicio
characters in the store. One wal
strange man who had niokei-plat