The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-07
ASTEN APARTMENT ROBBED
STRIPPED or ALL PORTABLES
WHILE THE FAMILY WAS AWAY.
Loss Reckoned In tbe Thousands-sIlver.
Jcwclry, Ivory and BrIc-a-Brac Carried
Away-rt Must Have Been a Bulky Dad
20 Garry Out OF Apartment House.

20 Garry Out OF Apartment House.
Thieves entered the apartment OF Henry
q. Asten. a broker. in the Hubert at 220
Central Park South. some time between
Tuesday and Friday OF last week and car
ried of several thousand dollars worth Of
j~ewelry. silverware and bric-a-brac.
Mr.. Asten is a son Of the late Thomas
b. Asten, for many years president OF the
Tax Board. TIL widow lives with her
son in the apartment and many Of the valua-
bles that were stolen belonged TO her.
Mr.. Asten's apartment is on the fourth
floor Of the house.. He has the entire floor.
He and his mother left the apartment on
Tuesday morning for a visit over h Fourth
Of July with Mrs. Asten's daughter. Mrs.
| Frank Curtis, at Deal Beach. h ~ervsnts
also were allowed to go and the apartment
, was closed up.
On Friday Mrs. Curtis ran into the city
to get some things for her mother. She
! found the apartment upside down. All the
bureau drawers had been pulled out and the
contents emptied on the floor. The mantels
had been cleared Of everything valuabl
and the sideboard was completely dis
mantled. The thieves hadn't left a corner
! or a crevioe Of the apartment unsearched.
They had even gone through some trunks
in a bedroom.
Practically all the silver dining service
was gone. A silver platter and a butter
dish were lying on the floor. but it looked
as IL these two pieces had rolled on the
load which the thieves had packed up. All
the jewelry that had been left in the fiat
was gone.
The thieves selected some Of the finest
knickknaoks in the apartment. including
ivory pieces that MIR. Asten had collected
in foreign countries. They also took some
valuable Persian shawls. and generally
made a clean sweep throu gh thea apartment.
The thieves had entered through the
hall door, which bore the marks OF a jimmy.
These marks were not large enough. though,
to attract attention. and the thieves had
evidently taken pains before leaving TO
fix up the lock and give everything the
appearances Of ordinary security from the
outside.
Mr.. MARI, superintendent OF the house,
found that the doors OF two apartments
on the third floor also bore jimmy marks.
These apartments, like the Asjen apart
ment, were unoccupied, the tenants hav-
ing gone AWAY for a vacation. These doors
had not been broken open.
There 10 always an elevator boy on duty
in the house. The only explanation that
Supt. Mari OF the house could give was
that the thieves must have waited until
they saw the elevator go up and then
sneaked into the house and up the stairs.
Once in the apartment they were safe
from molestation by the employees OF the
house.
Mrs. Curtis reported the loss to the police
of the West Sixty-eighth street station
and Headquarters detectives were sent
for.
The robbery is a large one as far as the
number Of articles taken goes. Ono list.
which was not accessible last night. covers
five pages Of foolscap paper. Another
loose page has these items:
A dozen silver forks, a silver ladle, small
silver ladle, silver butter knife. dozen silver
teaspoons, dozen silver tablespoons. silver
teapot, sugar bowl. silver pitcher. silver
bowl, gold brooch. gold brooch set with
rubies and pearls, m~alachite brooch, pair
moss agate cuff buttons. pair OF amethyst
Gun buttons. gold enameiiod necktie ring.
gray stone necktie ring. two gold stick
pins with gold chain, gold watch. gold
watch and chain. gold compass watch
charm, silver bonbon box. pair silver CANDLE
sticks. blue serge suit and spring overcoat.
This is only a part Of the stuff stolen.
and Central Office detectives with much
larger lists are out working on the case.
having made n search Of pawnshops in the