The sun., 1905-10-20
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Sccrnd Wre" WV "e'tnsn NV W"'ne'
and her aistNf wete NJ hincheon ON the
1ta. ntpt ~ tho ho,,s~, which 10 fouf
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when MfH' HERMAN n"'f" """-u'' "",-eS
In tho upper Part ~ the houae, Shc and hcf
s,a,e, t,,shed 10 tho top floor In time IN ses
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efbocherA cfawl ON thrnnen 'ne sNynsn.
and run over tho roof, dragging iadoer
with them Tho ladder did not belong to
tho b,,,a. and the crooks In removing 10
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'o the fOof Tor oorerVa,ion.
Mrs Herman Immediately tolephoned 70
police JIeadouartsrs and despatohed
,,.Id D, Tho .,ro.. /, search of N polIcs.
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man. The maid found none uh''i sne Wa'heo
several blocks ON Fiith avenue, whete she
located n mounted cop. He reached the
hou.o h,s, oboad ~ four poloemen from
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According 70 Mfs' herinai'' 'he Po"oo
men brought with them an unusual supply
OF mud on their shoes and left most Of IL
ar ,ho s,otr,vavs and carpets of tho house
va Wv o,' ,. a., tI
during Their myesugauon' Mrs M herman nun
says that they nnaiIy oalne uowh s', ,hn, ,ha
gave her the startlnB nior,hat,oh v,at .ne
robbers had escaped. Inc ladder .ha' s mac, mao
been dragged through the skyhenu was
Iounu on tne rooi Oh u"eh'"s i'u'o nv
90 West r11ty-seooho slrees ,
Inc thleNes nau conPie'msy m Ia.h h.,,,s.
the three upper hoors OF the herman HOUSE,
beds had been upset, drawers OF chlnoniers
| and dressers had been pulieu out ana tne
contents dumped on tne noors' whho PIC,
lures on the walls had been torn down ana
In many cases ruined. MITE. HERMAN tooh
cles missing; One gold chain, pocket,
book containing S2o, a pair OF goid ana pear
| mounted opera glasses, one leweueo Jurgen-
sen watch valued at Sl,SoO, many rings,
one OF which was large diamond sol,taHe;
four stick pins ana numerous articies Oh
bric-a-brac. Mrs. Herman places her loss
at between $4,000 and So,OOo, lndepenaeht
OF the damage done to her nome ana lts
contents. .,...
About O'Clock, when the family we're out,
thieves enected an entrance INTO tne nouns
Of Peter Johnstone, on the top toor OF an
apartment house at ll6 East futy-tniro
street. They entered through the scuttie'
jimmied the door OF the Johnstone apart
ment and proceeded TO make the pace APP
pear as II cyclone nuu struuh a ~. S,o'i '',,
the carpets in all the, rooms were torn up,
and this leads the police to believe that tne
crooks were searching most eagerly ior
cash. Beds were uptuTned ana everything
movable in the place suffered. .., ..
Departing, the thieves took Witn tneh,
two mems gold watches, one ady goio
set with six pearls, one scarf pin set wlthtwo
pearls, an opal ring and much new clothing.
Mr.. Johnstone estimates his loss az nearly
1900. .. l.,
At about the same time, perhaps lHst oe-
fore or just after, the home OF ihomas s
Brown; in an apartment house at ~ .asa sass
fHty-thlru street, was eh'eIeu ~ .ire e@'i The