Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-03
BUSY THIEF
GETS LITTLE
FOR LABORS
Enters Thirty-seven
Offices in
Vain
Cracks Two Safes but
Finds Both Are
Empty
Strenuous Nights Labor Nets Only a
Gold Watch and Stamps-Sus-
pected Man Is Under
Arrest

Bold burglars ransacked all the eff
ces ON the second stories of the Stanton
and Richardson buildings in the heart
of Pasadena Saturday night.
No direct clew was found by the
police when the robbery was discov-
cred by A. j. Bunch, the janitor of
the Stanton building, yesterday MORN
ing. Yesterday afternoon Leo Levey,
who is out on bail awaiting trial on a
burglary charge in Los Angeles, was
arrested on suspicion. In him the po-
lice believe that they have captured
the man who was connected with this
job and perhaps the postoffice rob-
berry of a few days ago, when $4,000
in stamps was taken from the local
office.
Chief of Police H. H. Favour believes
that two or three men did the job
Saturday night. over thirty-eight Of
fices were gone through in the search
yb showing a thin bladed chiSel through
cy showing thin bladed chisel through
the crack of the door and throwing the
bolt of the lock.
Two Safes Cracked
Two safes were attacked, one in each
building. In the Stanton building the
safe of r. M. Furlong, attorney, was
found with the big door OPEN, and IL
was no trouble for the burglars TO
knock the knob off the inner door and
throw the bolt. A gold Watcn was all
of value taken.
In the Richardson building tie big
safe of Cradle & Austin was tampered
with in a manner similar to the one in
the postoffice about two weeks ago,
but with less success. There was no
money in the office and the papers
We're not carried off.
In several of the dentists OFFICES In
the Stanton building the thieves passed
over several bottles of rolled gold used
for filing teeth. These would have
brought several hundred dollars, but
their value was not appreciated.
In this building the offices ransacked
were those of DR.. w. D. Turner, Judge
H. w. Magee, R. NJ. Furlong, attorney;
Drs. Markey and Campell, dentists;
DIR. ]. E. Macmillan, dentist: the
Greenwater Copper company, William
Waterhouse, former mayor. and X. H.
Weir and Frank L. Frary, real estate
agents. In Frary's room the burglars
secured revolver.
In the Richardson building, 100 East
Colorado street, the following offices
were entered: Harry E. Briggs, real
estate: Grabel & Austin, real estate;
Fitzgerald & Barry, attorneys; George
p Cary. Frank V. Ryder, c. S. Ander-
son. real estate; E. Willis, real estate;
Hobbs & Ainsworth, real estate; G. g.
Brown & Co., the Metropolitan Life
Insurance company, and Craig, Wood
& Jones, attorneys
Arrest One Man
In Iooting one of the desks in the
Stanton building some stamps were
taken, The amount cannot be told,
hut several dollars worth were in the
nackage. This in combination with the
manner of attacking the safes lead
the police to believe that the same
narties did the job in the postoffice.
The arrest of Leo Levey came about
in peculiar manner Chief Favour
was notified that the man was in
Pasadena and he kept on the lookout.
After the robbery was discovered a
Young man told Patrolman Joe Shultz
that Levey had asked the station
master at the Santa Fe depot what
time the next train left for the east.
Shultz followed Levey to his home and
then notified the police department.
With the assistance of Detective Cop
ping the arrest was made at the
boarding house where LeVey resided,
728 North Raymond avenue.
When arrested Levey tried to "ditch"
a bunch of burglars keys he had in
his possession, but these were taken
by the police He claimed he tried to
rid himself of the keys because he
know they would involve him in diff
culty. He would not talk of his past
life or means of support to the police,
Levey is man well along in years.
Are has turned his hair to white but
his face shows no sign of worry or
destination At the places where ne
stopped he was known as gentleman
with leisure and money"
A careful search of Leo Leveys pos
sessions was made last night by the
police, but nothing that would bind
Levey with either one of the robberies
was found.
Charged with Burglary
Leo Levey, who is under arrest at
Pasadena. is under bonds for his ap-
pearance in the superior court on a
charge of burglary committed IN Los
Angeles. Levey was arrested April
on North San Pedro street after long
chase and struggle with the arresting
officer on the charge of having entered
and burglarized the room of |. Otuska'
q Japanese merchant at 106 North san
Pedro street, on the night of Feb
ruary 12.
Levey has long criminal record am
has been arrested in various cities Tor
burglary and robbery under the names
of Levey, which is believed to be his
right name; Joe Lewis, Isaac Goldman.
M. Rosenthal, Louis Morris and num-
ber of others.
He was arrested in Los Angeles
nine years ago on the charge OF robbing