The times., 1901-05-27
NBRVY BURGLARS AT WORK
They Make Themselves at Home
While Mr.. BigelOw Sleeps.
Not Satisfied With $500 Worth of
SiIvervnre, the Bold lntruders
Enter His Bedroom, Open the shut
ters. and Rifle His Trousers.

One of the boldest robberies that has
| been brought to the attention of the
| Eighth precinct police officials for some
| time was committed between the hours
! of l and 5 o'clock yesterday morning at
! 2002 Fourth Street northeast, the home of
Willard d. Bigelow, a professor of chem
istry in the Department of Agriculture.
Despite the fact that Mr.. and Mrs. Bige-
low, their two children, and a servant,
as WELL We're in the house asleep at the
time the robbery was committed, they were
not awakened by the work of the thieves.
The latter evidently had a vehicle of some
description awaiting them on the outside,
| as heavy silver tea sets. spoons, gold
brooches, and steamer rugs, aggregating
$500 in value, and even some of the BiSe-
low childrens clothes, were among the
many articles carried off by them.
The housebreakers even grew so bold
as to venture into the sleeping apartment
of Mr.. Bigelow and after ransacking the
bureau drawers for booty, distracted
from the pockets of his trousers, folded
on a chair, a penknife together with a
purse containing ST.
Mr.. Bigelow returned to his home at a
late hour Saturday night and Immediately
retired. having just returned from Pitts
DuIS- oWluS W the ldCN liiell Nit SAcIC
of the electric light or the outside of the
house was complained of by Mrs. Bigelow,
her husband took the precaution to close
the shutters.
When he awoke at o'clock in the morn
ing he found, to his amazement, that they
had been opened, evidently by the thieves.
in order that they might better search
for articles of value. Mr.. Bigelows suspi-
cions were then aroused, and he at once
made an investigation.
That the thieves were evidently in a
hurry was fully warranted by the fact
that Mr.. Bigelow discovered a pile of his
silverware lying near the front door. and
also a pocketbook of Mrs. Bigelow. which
contained SIS, lying Upstairs in one of the
bedrooms a collection of silverware in
the cabinet, the property of Mrs. Bigelow,
was also left untouched, as were also
several heavy silver soup ladies' which
had evidently been seen by the thieves,
but owing to their weight had been left
behind. Perhaps the most valuable ar
ticles taken We're a silver tea set, the
property of Mrs. Bigelow, comprising
sugar bowl. cream pitcher. refuse bowl,
cake basket heavily ornamented, and a
silver teapot, which are estimated to
have cost over $500. The thieves also Sc
cured three gold stick pins, several gold
breastpins, a silver spoon bearing the in
scription N. 7. b., and a heavy steamer
rug from the parlor valued at S25.
Upon discovering his loss Mr.. Bgelow
Immediately teIephoned the Eighth pre-
cinct police station with the result that
Lieutenant Kenney and Precinct Detective
Bremerman were soon on the scene. De-
tective Headquarters was then notified
and Detectives Helan and McNamee, who
are still engaged in working on the Star
ring robbery, were detailed on this one
also. An investigation Of the premises
was at once made by the four officials
entered by the thieves through a dining
room window. a jimmy having evidently
been used to pry it open, as the sill was
somewhat cut, as If by some sharp in
strument. So bold were the thieves that
as the detectives discovered. they had
entered every room IN the house in some
places leaving many small articles of but
little value strewn about the place
Mr.. Bigelow has resided in the house for
month only. and is not acquainted with
many persons in the neighborhood. He
cannot IN any way account for his not
having heard the thieves while they were
rummaging through his and other rooms.
The detectives are working on the
case with a will, but owing to the fact
that the culpTits left no evidence behind
which would tend to reveal a clue the
police have met with but little success
so far.
Lookouts giving a description of all the
silverware and other articles stolen will
be sent throughout the country by the
police today on the chance that the
thieves may endeaVor to dispose of their
booty in other cities