The evening world., 1902-11-29
Make Clean Sweep of All Val
uabIes in House of Henry L.
Calman, in West Seventy
fifth Street.
CLIMBED DOWN WATER PIPE
While Family Were at Dinner the
Thieves Had Opportunity to RAN
sack Every Drawer and Trunk In
the Bedrooms.

Thieves broke into the private resi-
dence OF Henry l.. Calman, No. 7 West
s~eventy-ifth street, last night. and took
every bit Of Jewelry belonging to mem
hers Of tho family and the servants.
There were Mint persons in the house
at the time, but the robbery was not
discovered until three hours after The
burglars a made their escape with
the booty.
Mr.. Calman has not yet estimated
the value Of the stolen property. but II
must amount TO several thousands of
dollars. as there were more than one
hundred articles taken. Not u single
piece OF silver was oil the list OF missing
articles. The thieves disdalned anything
but gold or precious stones.
The robbery occurred while the family
was at dinner. There are Ave members
In the family. Henry, his two brothers,
Charles and Albert. his sister. Anna,
and his mother. There were also four
servants who were all in tho lower part
Of the house while the family were at
dinner.
From what has been learned since. 1t
appears certain that the mcn-there
we're undoubtedly two OF them-got in
from the roof. The water-pipe leading
down the rear wall OF the building
passes close to a window OF a s%ervant's
room on the fourth floor. This was
scratched. showing that It had been
used to climb down from the roof into
the window.
Nc one being on that fDor, the thieves
went through the trunks OF the servants
and stole all the cheap trinkets most
servAnt-glrls possess. Having cleaned
out this floor. they went to the foor
below. where the bedrooms OF h mem
bers OF the family are situated. They
ra nsacked every trunk and drnwer here
also and were so observant that they
did not miss a single piece OF Jewelry.
Having made IA clean sweep. they went
back upstairs, climbed to the roof BY
the water-pipe and mad their way Ia
the street.
Henry Calman CHANGED TO go to his
~~~nH hsIIL-S m o'clock. lie noticed thai
He went downstairs again without say,
Ing anything about 1t. Miss Anna wen
up two hours later. She saw at sncs
that something was wrong, and in a
few moments the house was In an up
roar. The police OF the ives Sixty
eighth street station were notified and
word was sent to Capt. Titus. Detec-
tives swarmed about the place until
long after midnight, but they have AZ
yet no clue.
Later this morning Mrs. Calman, who
Is the widow OF Emil Calman, the
millionaire varnish manufacturer, gave
out a partial list Of the valuables
taken. as follows:
Four diamond rings.
One ruby ring.
Two pearl chains.
Three Jewelled hatpins.
Two fob chains.
TWO diamond Stickpins. .
On, old barb set with diamonds.
One sold diamond-studded heart.
Four gold pins.
One diamond buckle.
Three gold watches.
Most of the valuable jewelry of Mrs.
Calman Is in n safe deposit box, as she
is now in mourning. Her estimate of the
value OF the articles stolen was 81. 900.
Mr.. Calman IL the senior member of
the Arm OF Emil Calman & Co., dealers
In Japanese ware Mt No. 2g9 Pearl
street and dealer In stamps at No. ~
East Twenty-third street.