Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
ROBBINa DRUG STORES
SEVERAL ESTABLISHMENTS VISIT
ED BY THIEVES.

That small gang of housebreakers Of
one expert robber is at work making special
| raids on business establishments, includlng
| drug stores In various parts of this city. IS
| the expressed belief of the police. Withn
| the past few days several drug stores, some
J of them the largest in the city, have been
| entered or attempts have been made to enter
| Them and considerable amount OF booty
taken. That other stores are not immune
from the gang is the opinion Of the police
The largest haul called to the attention OF
Inspector Boardman at the detective bureau
,, was made at the store of M. G. Copeland,
400 18th street northwest, last night. About
$500 worth of leather goods were taken.
Entrance was gained, apparently, by
means of duplicate key. Nothing was
broken. After entering the thief lie ped him
self to suit case of ample proportions and
to a cabin satchel. Then he proceeded 10
pack as many articles rs the suit case ana
satchel would contain. After emptying a
large show case of its contents the Intruder
proceeded to the cash drawer ard opened
that, but it was empty. In taking his de-
parture the caller turned the key in the
rear door, the key having been LETT in tie
lock on the inside, and left by that exit.
Back Door Open.
One OF the clerks arrived at the store
| shortly after o'clock this morning and dis
covered the back door opsn and the articles
| missing. He reported tie loss 10 the owner
and the matter was. without delay, COM
| munca,ed to police headquarters. Detec-
| tives Muller and Cornweil are investigat ng
| the case.
Two drug stores, it was reported this
| morning, had been robbed last night, an
attempt was made to rob another the night
before and last Saturday night a store
was entered and the cash drawer riaed.
Thieves entered the store of James O'Don-
nell. 904 F street. Saturday night and
I helped themselves to $40 from the cash
drawer. after making an unsuccessful at
tempt to open the safe by knocking the
knob off. A housebreaker yesterday morn
ing was discovered climbing through the
transom of Kings drug store, at 18th and
l streets. and was frightened away.
The Portland pharmacy was visited last
night and the money in the cash drawer,
amounting to about $780, was taken. En-
| nent window. When w. c. Downey. the
proprietor of the store reached there this
morning and found that a robber had Wis
tied the place he telephoned to Inspec or
Boardman. and investigation Is being
conducted.
Post Office Funds Taken.
About s1OO worth of funds of the Post
Office Department were stolen from the
drug store Of Arthur F. B. Portman, 400
14th street. The store was closed soon
after II o'clock last night and when it was
opened at 1880 o'clock this morning it was
found that the cash register in the SUBJ
post Office had been forced open and the
contents removed
AS soon as the robbery was reported to
police headquarters Detectives Burlingame
and Weldon were assigned to the case and
they went to the store to investigate 1t is
believed that side window in the store at
forded the means of entrance. as the loose
catch on 1t was forced back and the window
was open. The money had been kept in a
cash register and that was easily opened.