Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-10-06
SECURED BUT LITTLE.
Used a Ladder In One Place to
Enter Second Story
Window.
R. CROWTHER GAVE ALARM.
Police Found Rear of SickIes' Store
Broken Open Searched
the Building.


the business district last night, but,
as far as can be ascertained, all
they took was small axe and a
screw driver from one place, which
were found in another place, and
some clothing. which was found in
the yard. in the rear of the store
from which it was taken.
The tools were taken from the
surveying and engineering offices of
Mason & Smith, over the Weinberg
store, at 102 Smith street, and the
clothing was taken from the Vein
berg store.
The nearest thing to any clue is
the fact that three men were seen
running from the yard back of the
stores in State street, near the
southeast corner of Fayette street,
where the burglars paid their first
known visit of the night shortly af-
ter midnight. They tried to enter
at the rear of the millinery store of
Harry Levinston, at 342 State street,
thinking, it is believed, that they
were at the windows of Aaron Kauf
mans jewelry store. at No. 344
next door. People Yfving on Fayette
street in the rear of these stores
heard their dogs barking and, look
ing out, they discovered three forms
in the darkness making stealthily
away. Among those who saw them
were members of the Munroe house,
hold and also some Italians.
Could Not Gain Entrance.
They were unable to gain entrance
to Levinston's store because of the
iron bars over the windows. There
is low roof near the windows and
this aided them in reaching to the
windows.
About an hour later they went to
the store of Weinberg & Company,
on Smith street They went around
to the rear, through the alley be-
tween that building and that of
Frank Neer, on the east, and tried
to enter the Weinberg store through
the iron-barred windows. The iron
bars hindered them, but they broke
the glass and reached in and drag
ged out some suits of young peo-
pies clothing But these maurau-
ders cared not for such articles,
cash evidently being their object,
and they left the clothing in the
yard where it was found this morn
ing.
The burglars next crossed over to
the ward in the rear of Sickles'
Brothers dry goods store, at 104 and
106, and got a ladder. They return
ed and climbed up to the rear win
dows of Mason G Smiths offices ov-
er Weinberg's.
In Mason & Smiths Offices there
was a safe containing some instru-
ments and other articles, but no
money. The door of the safe was
closed but not locked. Picking up
the axe and screwdriver the thieves
worked at the inner parts of the
safe, trying to get at the contents,
but they succeeded only in marring
the safe. They probably thought
that there was some money in the
safe.
Taking nothing from the office
except the axe and screwdriver, they
left and returned to SiclSles',
whore they pried the sash from the
cellar door and entered.
In SiclsIes Store.
They went up into the store, but
evidently found nothing to their lik-
ing. The screwdriver was found
this morning on the cash desk and
the axe, which has been identified
as Mason & Smiths by hole in the
blade, was found In the areaway
leading to the cellar from outside.
The first intimation that the po-
lice had that burglars were about
was when DR.. Frank Crowther tele-
phoned to police headquarters at
1.25 a. m. that he thought there was
something wrong in Sickles Broth
ers' store. Patrolman Andrew Jen-
sen was sent to go with Patrolman
Lawrence Long. He met him on
Smith street, near King, and they
went to the Sickles store.
They could see nothing within the