Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-05
CRACKSMEN BORE
. THROUGH A FLOOR
Burglars Saw Way Into Broad
way Store and Secure
$500 in Loot

Burglars secured $1,000 worth of
goods and nearly 5000 in cash from
the salesroom of the Cawston ostrich
| farm at 313 South Broadway during the
early hours OF Sunday morning, en-
trance having been gained by boring
an opening in the floor Of the Partisan
tailoring establishment, located direct
ly over the Cawston salesroom, on the
second floor OF the Muskegon building
The burglars bored through the ceiling
of the ssalesroom and by means of
rope made out of lining taken from the
tailor shop, they slid to a balcony in
the storeroom.
Shortly after the noon hour yester-
day word was received at the detec-
tive bureau that burglars had entered
the Partisan tailoring establishment.
Detectives Beaumont and Ingram were
detailed on the case. They visited the
tailor, shop, where the proprietors in
formed them that on entering their
place they noticed that the skylight
was open and that pearl-handled re-
volver had been stolen. The detectives
were looking for clews when they
pulled aside a screen which was set in
front of a table in a dressing room.
They then saw the newly made open
ing ledulHB llllO lH0 SdleSIOOIll USlOWJ
and in this manner learned that Caw-
stons store had been burglarized
USE LINING FOR ROPE
A bolt of lining had been unraveled
and one end tied to a pipe at the side
of the room. The other end dangled
just above the floor in the salesroom.
The detectives made their way down
this rope and were given mute evil
dence of the intruders' visit by an open
safe, broken till and disarranged show
cases.
Mrs. L. T. Peacocke, manager of the
salesroom, was notified, and on appear
ing at the store informed the detec-
tiVes that the safe had contained
S299. IS. The door to the safe had been
closed, but not locked, and the men
had no difficulty in obtaining the
money. They pried a till from one
of the counters, but did not obtain
any coin from it. The till contained
$40 which the men overlooked.
Mrs. Peacocke made hurried inven-
tory, and stated that at least $1,000
worth of plumes, boas and fans had
been taken. The burglars ignored all
the medium class goods and took moth
ing but the highest priced articles. The
detectives stated that the loot could
easily have been carried away in two
suit cases.
The burglars found ladder in the
store, and placing this under the open
ing in the ceiling, again made their
Way to the tailoring establishment
They first gained entrance to this
place through a skylight which had
not been locked. They went up the
stairway at 3O7 South Broadway, then
reached the roof, and on opening the
skylight swung down into the room.
On returning to the room after bur-
glarizing Cawston's, they had no
trouble in unlocking the spring catch,
and in this manner made their way to
the outer hall and then to the street.
Before departing they replaced the
table over the opening and set the
screen in front of it.
PROFESSIONALS WORK
The detectives assert that the bur-
glary was the work of professionals,
who went about the job without a
blunder and left without leaving a
clew. The opening measured 16 by IS
inches, and was made with brace and
bit. The detectives stated that it took
about one hours labor to make the
opening.
The distance from the floor of the
tailor shop to the balcony In Cawston's |
is about twelve feet. This platform |
contained an assortment of medium
priced plumes. but the men did not |
touch them. The plumes, fans and boas
taken by them were in the front show |
case and were the highest priced art |
icles In the store.
Notice of the burglary has been tel
to the police of nearby cities.
1t is probable that the men who turned |
the trick are still in Los Angeles, but
no suspects have been detained.