Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-05
SNEAK THIEVES have BUSY DAY
APARTMENTS YIELD LOOT
WORTH HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS
One Adds Mischief to Robbery and
Breaks Eggs, Spills Ink
and Tears Papers.

Thieves entered four apartments in
three apartment houses in this city yes
terday and stole jewelry valued at several
hundred dollars and destroyed consider
able property.
Charles II. Butler 1920 G street north
west. reported late yesterday afternoon
that a sneak thief had ransacked his
apartment Detective Burlingame of the
central office was detailed.
He discovered that a door leading to
the street had been left open. 1t is
thought the thief walked upstairs. and,
finding no one in the apartment started
work.
At the time of the theft Mr. Butler,
who conducts furniture store on the
lower floor. was in the store with MEM
bers of his family When he went up
stairs later he discovered his loss. almost
every piece of jewelry being stolen.
He was unable to give the value of the
missing jewelry. The police say 1t was
approximately worth $500.
The stolen articles are: Mans solitaire
diamond ring. Be!cher setting. small band;
lady's solitaire diamond ring. Tiffany set
sing. marked &c to M; ladys ring. set
with one large Mexican opal. surrounded
with diamonds: lady's gold ring. set with
five opals: lady's gold ring. set with one
opal, surrounded by pearls: plain wedding
ring. heavy and extra wide: PLAIN goin
band ring. square edges marked 'G to
NJ: lady'S ring. made of two bands.
forming TWO small knots on top. set with
four emeralds: ladys gold Swiss watch.
round and oval in shape; ladys gold ring:
set with large turquoise. plated band
bracelet. marked IN. B. r." In addition
to the iewelry IS in bills, hidden in a
bureau drawer. was stolen.
Not Satisfied to Rob.
The police received reports also that
apartments in the Carlisle apartment
house. 1213 n street northwest. had been
entered Detectives Weldon and Rurlin-
game ascertained that colored boy,
between the ages of ten and twelve years.
of slender build. light complexion. and
wearing "A gray cap and knee pants was
seen to enter apartment No. 6. occupied
by Mrs. n. S. Il. Hubbard, who had gone
downtown.
Besides stealing n breastpin set with
sapphires and pearls and an opal ring.
the intruder did things 10 the place. Get
ting a paper bag containing one dozen
eggs from the kitchen. he broke two OF
them i'm the center of the bed He then
broke two eggs under the pillow. A
basket of linen which had but recently
been received from the wash did not
escape the eye of the intruder and he
proceeded to break eggs on the clean
clothes \ large quantity of silverware
was in the rooms of the apartment. but
none of it was taken.
The thief left the apartment of Mrs.
Hubbard and went across the hall of
apartment No. 4. occupied by Mrs. NJ. O..
Agnew and. finding the door unlocked.
entered. After ransacking the drawers
of the bureau and other furniture. he
secured bottle of ink from q writing
cabinet. With mysterious flourishes he
strewed the liquid over the bed clothes.
He then went across the street to the
Douglas apartment. No. 1210 n street. He
was standing at the door of an apart
ment occupied by Mrs. NJ. b. Farmer.
whose husband is out of the city. when
an occupant of an upstairs apartment
asked him what he wanted. He said he
had note for the lady. He was told
no one was home
After a few minutes he is supposed
TO have entered the apartment as the
door was found unlocked.
Torn Papers Strewn Around.
The contents of drawers were found on
the floors and a writing desk upset a
large trunk. locked. was broken open and
the contents also strewn about the floor.
large quantity of paper, torn up. was
thrown about the room. The lenses of a
pair of opera glasses, valued at $40, were
taken off and thrown on the floor.
The intruder was seen coming from the
apartment house by several persons on
the street, but managed to escape.
T.. l.. Motherhood, an attendant at ST.
EliZabeth's Asylum, reported that some
one had stolen a gold watch. valued at
SD. sixteen car tickets and 30 cents in
cash from a trunk in his room.
A cash register in the store of James
Burdine 80 18th street southwest, was
broken open and $50 stolen. Entrance to
the store was gained by removing a
screen from rear window.
r.. w. Miller of 1879 Monroe street
northwest told the police that some one
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