The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-01
BOLDEST or
BURGLARIES
Residences In Brooklyn Looted
From Cellar to Roof.
PLUMBER BY THE WAGON LOAD
Police Keep the Acts Sscrsi and Conss-
Qusnily No Traca Discovered as 10 the
Daring There's
PLUMBER BY THE WAGON LOAD

New York. July 1o.-News OF two of the
boldest burglaries ever perpetrated In
Brooklyn has been suppressed by the po-
lice OF the Ralph Avenue station since
last Thursday. The handsome residence
OF Edward T. jenkins. a son Of John O.
Jenkins. president OF the First National
bank of Brooklyn. at No. SIS Putnam
avenue, was looted from the cellar to the
fourth floor. and the stolen property
could not have been taken away except
In a wagon or truck.
Mr.. Jenkins is president of the Long
Island Storage Warehouse company. at
Park avenue and Broadway. Williams
burg, and lives In q three-story and
basement brown-stone house at the Put
nam avenue address. His family locked
up the house a few weeks ago and went
TO their country home near ocean Grove.
N. j.. for the summer. Mr.. Jenkins went
to his Putnam avenue home nearly every
day to see that everything was safe.
CUT THE ALARM WIRES.
Prior to the family going away Mr.
Jenkins had many OF their valuables,
such as jewelry and silverware, put In
a safe place. Costly bric-a-brac. por-
there's and rugs were left behind in
strong-boxes and closets.
Thursday afternoon burglars entered
the house through the street cellar graf
ing. The thieves wrenched the grating
from the chain that held II fast to a
nail I'm the wall In the cellar. Once In
the cellar the burglars cut a number OF
wires which were attached TO a burglar
alarm, and also severed the wires connect
ing with a district messenger service.
To reach the basement floor the in
the cellar and then began their work
OF stealing everything that was movable
and valuable. Before doing so they took
the precaution OF hanging draperies
across the front and rear windows. us
ing blankets and quilts. so that their
movements in the rooms they were ran
sacking could not be observed.
Every dressing-case. bureau, ward
robe and trunk was ransacked and the
most valuable property was assorted
and carried Off. The parlor draperies.
portieres. real lace curtains and en-
broideries, rugs and bric-a-brac were
gathered and removed from the house.
WAGON LOAD OF PLUMBER.
Mr.. jenkins was not in town yester-
day. and Il could not be learned what
his exact lose is To neighbors he said
that the property stolen was valued at
between $4,000 and 5000. The burglars
were evidently at work for several hours.
A number OF persons living In the neigh
borhood, when they heard OF tho bold
burglary, recollected seeing wagon I'm
front OF the Jenkins residence and saw
three men carrying out bundles from the
basement and placing them In the vehi-
Gle Evidently the wagon was too small
for all the plunder. as the burglars left
behind three bags of rugs.
IL was learned yesterday that a woman
living directly opposite to the Jenkins
house became suspicious of the mems
actions and went TO drug store at Reid
and Putnam avenues. where she tele-
phoned 10 Mr.. jenkins business address
and told him his house was being looted
by burglars. He hurried home and mean
while the wagon and the men drove of.
When Mr.. Jenkins reached his home he
found a scene of destruction. Carpets
and furniture had been wantonly destroy
ed by the intruders In their efforts to
get plunder.
The police Of the Ralph Avenue sta
ton were notified Of the burglary and
are still working" on the case. The
police say that the burglars were un-
doubtedly experts and are probably the
same who have looted half a hundred
houses in the same section OF Brooklyn
during the past two months
STOLE FROM UNDER THEIR EYES.
The other victim OF burglars was
Former City Treasurer John s. Mitchell,
who lives at No. 726 Jefferson avenue. a
stones throw from the jenkins resi-
dence While Mrs. Mitchell and her
domestic servant were In the upper part
OF the house Friday afternoon burglars
entered by the basement door and stole
from the dining-room costly silverware
and pair of diamond studded cuff but
tons belonging to Mr.. Mitchell.
At the time OF the robbery Mr.. Mitch
ell was I'm his yard doing some garden
work Before looking after his plants
he changed his trousers for an old pair
The trousers he hung In the basement
hall The burglars rined the pockets.
The police would not give any informa-
ton concerning the two burglaries when
a reporter called at the Ralph Avenue
station yesterday.