Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-16
PERSON OR PERSONS
EMPLOY CANDLE LIGHT
Details Noticed Show Burglars To
Be Clumsy in Their
Methods - Hart
Home Robbed.

ness in the upper part of the business
ulstrict. II is evident from the work
done by the burglar, or burglars, that
he Is very crude indeed, using very
clumsy tools and methods and also
taking only cash and articles of small
value. leaving alone articles of much
greater intrinsic value than those he
has taken.
Friday night the Y. NJ. c. A. was vic
timized The burglar had made very
thorough search through the lower
part of the building, finding, however,
but little of value. He pried open Sec
rotary Browns desk, breaking the
lock. He probably used large screw
driver belonging to the Association.
This screw-driver, together with an
axe, used in the attempt to open the
safe, he found in the janitor's desk
drawer. From Mr.. Browns desk the
burglar took only a bunch of a dozen
or so keys to the lockers of the Cam.
era Club. a large number Of unused
stamps which were lying on the desk
and In one of the drawers were un.
touched. A candle was evidently used
to see by. as the desk, as well as its
contents. were stained by candle
grease The desk belonging to Physi.
cal Director Young was also pried
open, but nothing was taken.
The burglar made a very clumsy at.
tempt to open the safe. in which about
| S15 OF members dues were deposited.
For this purpose, he used the axe
which he had taken from the janitors
drawers. .he handle of the safe
shows two big dents evidently made
by the knob end of the axe. The front
! of the safe also shows several long
marks from the sharp edge of the
axe. A bicycle lamp which had been
left standing Oh top of the safe the
previous evening had evidently been
pressed into service by the invader. II
was clean when left by its owner but
when II was found this morning IL was
very smoky and covered with SCOT.
I acre was also large kerosene stain
on the floor.
After trying to get into the safe
the burglar went down stairs into the
gymnagium rooms. II could be seen
from the dripplngs on the floor that
he had found his way down by the
light OF the candle as far as the cleo.
trIc .Ight switch. Here he evidently
turned on me light and put out his
candle. The fact that he knew where
the switch was also shows that the in.
truder was very familiar with the
premises.
In the gymnasium dressing rooms
the burglar evidently took his time. as
ne had done in the Office above. Five
lockers were found to have been pried
open this morning and their contents,
sporting shoes. sweaters and like
goods. were found thrown heller skel.
ter on the door. 1t is not known
whether he took anything from there,
as the owners of the lockers have not
as yet Identified their goods
The burglar, who was evidently q
very clumsy one, Is prouably the same
who entered the Golden Rule Bazaar.
across the street from the Y. NJ. G. A.,
Thursday night. Here he effected an
entrance from window about twelve
feet from the ground. squeezing
through space hardly n foot wide,
The floor of the store and the contents
OF the drawers which he rummaged
: were also covered with candle drip
pings. as was the case In the Y. NJ
, prints here. one on a piece OF card
boaru and one on step covered with
dust in the basement being particular
ly clear. II shows very long and
narrow foot. the big toe OF which
. stands well out from the rest of the
I. toes. which are cramped showing that
, the owner probably generally wears
shoes.
the store of King Brothers. the
: photographers. ON Hotel street, wa,
entered Monday night. Here there
was an electric light burning in tn,
. window. The burglar broke open ths
desk In which change Is kept and tool
It's contents about Sl3. He opepeC
ltnc desk by cutting the marks show
: ing that strong jaCknife was useC
Ior this purpose. The burglar alsC
/, ransacked a large writing desk bu
!, took nothing from II, although Their,
was a quantity of unused stamps lyinI
in the drawer. The drawers contain
ing pictures, cOlurs and other good
wer" also ransacked and their con
tents thrown into confusion but as ye
nothing has been missed. This Is tn
sixth time that this place has bee
DuIRlHflL"i III tNutllN TINS manner
The proprietor II quite sure that tn
burglar has a kew to the front doOI
as careful examination OF all tn
windows and doors failed to rcvef
any marks OF violence.
Wednesday night the Brunswic
Billiard ParlOrs were visited. How tn
burglar got In is a mystery. as no viii
dows or doors had been forced, II
probable that the intruder had a Ike
to the back door, although the propri,
tor of the place Is of the opinion tina
the burglar managed to hide himse
IN the premises before the place wa
closed up and came ont al hiding whc
every one had left. This IL the siXt
time that this place has been entere
during the last year. 50 there is Onl
very little money kept in the till nov
inc lid Of the til was broken, tn
marks showed that probably n iac
knife, as In the case Of King Brother
rad been used. The burglar secure
thirty cents from this drawer, He all
helped himself to 1900 cigaTctt,
which were in the store.
The nature OF the work done in thcs
cases seems to show that the SAN
person has done these different job