The San Francisco call., 1909-11-24
WINTER CROP OF
CROOKS AT HAND
Burglars Heard and Seen While
at Work, but Make Their
Escape
ALI Sorts of Plumber Go to Make
Up the Loot of Busy
Thieves

A burglar was heard at work in the
Gaffney building, $40 Sutter street,
officer c. J. Eskilson, who blew his
whistle. Policemen Curtis, Cayanaugh,
Springett and Teutenberg responded.
They surrounded the building, but the
burglar managed to escape through a
rear window before their arrival. He
had broken into the room occupied by
the Booklovers' library and had taken
SO from the cash register. He had
also entered vacant room and cut
hole in the panel of the door leading
from it to the adjoining room oc-
cupied by the J. ]. Mitchkus jewelry
company, but had to flee before effect
ing entrance.
Two burglars were observed by
Thomas Medis, 911 Fillmore street, late
Monday night cutting panels in the
rear doors of the stores of J. c. Meuss-
dorffer & Sons, 9Os Fillmore, and the
store of l. L. Harris, 929 Fillmore. He
shouted to them and they ran away.
Special officer Samuel Alden saw a
burglar in the restaurant of Steve
Chakash. 614 Clay street late Mon
day night eating eggs that he had
cooked. The burglar escaped.
Burglars entered the offices of DR..
II. Bibbero and DIR. J. A. Carur in the
Butler building. Stockton and Geary
streets, Monday and stole gold crowns
and bridge work valued at s25.
John E. Wilson, a paroled convict
from Los Angeles. entered the room of
Alfred Freitas, Taylor hotel, "A Turk
street, yesterday morning and stole a
silver watch and some silver. He was
arrested.
George Fl. Lackman, an ex-convict.
was arrested yesterday for breaking
into the room of Miss Eva Brown, 144
Eddy street. and stealing a toilet set.
Alexander Swanson, 6S9 Folsom
street, was held up at Jackson street
and Montgomery avenue Monday night
and robbed of SIS.
Burglars entered Nick Chadusis' fruit
store at S72 Valencia street Monday
night and stole eight dressed chickens
and SIS from the cash register.
Miss Kate Brands fiat, at 14161a
Baker street, was entered and furs and
silver ware valued at $40 stolen.
Thieves stole the suitcase of Benja-
min Weiss of Santa Rosa containing
clothing valued at S33 while he was
waiting for a steamer on the Washing
ton street wharf Monday afternoon.
Two cases containing shotguns
marked Baker & Hamilton" were
stolen from the Southern Pacific freight
sheds. Fourth and King streets.
E. G. Lehfeldt, Golden West hotel,
gave bellboy a suit of clothes to be
renovated Monday and in the pockets
was a gold nugget brooch with a dia-
mond valued at 500. which disappeared.
Mrs. P. V. Cooper, Continental hotel,
127 Ellis street, was relieved of
purse containing s1I75 on a car yes
terday.
Robbed of $500
The police are Investigating the
case of sydney K Williams, a mining
man from Santa Ana, who is at the
treatment for knockout drops" Will
liams is in such a condition that an
ineligible statement can not be OBJ
tained from him.
Williams has been living at the St
Cloud rooming house, 355 Ellis street,
but left there November I3 and moth
ing was heard of him till November
Is, when he returned in a condition
Of semiconsciousness No particular
attention was paid to him, as it was
thought he had been on prolonged
spree.
Yesterday morning his condition was
so alarming that word was sent to
police headquarters and Policemen
O'Connell and Engel were sent to in
vestigate. Williams told them that
he had been with a woman who, he
believed. was the wife of a bar tender,
and the last place he remembered
being in was the Mason hotel, Mason
street between Eddy and Ellis. He
said he had 500 in currency in a
money belt wrapped around his waist.
The money is missing.
Stranger Easily FleeCed