Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-21
IN TH|EV|NG
Clever Rogues Doing Holiday
Business in Washington.
WORK OF PROFESSIONALS
Cash and Checks Burglarized From
Safe of Coal Merchants.
ARTISTS JEWELRY IS TAKEN
Bror Kronstrand's Room Entered in
His Absence-Negro Snatches
Purse From Woman.
WORK OF PROFESSIONALS
ARTISTS JEWELRY IS TAKEN

| This is the busy season for sneak
thieves. hotel workers, safe robbers purse
| snatchers and other crooks and criminals.
just as it is for Christmas shoppers and
all those who attend to their wants.
| Reports of robberies all over the city
are received at police headquarters with
increasing frequency. The whole force is
working overtime.
| Clever professionals are in town, 1t is
thought. Their work. supplemented by
| the efforts of criminal amateurs looking
for holiday money. is responsible for most
of the jobs reported.
| Maj Sylvester, superintendent of police.
has issued a warning to merchants and
shoppers to be on their guard constantly.
Robberies in Many Places.
The diamond robbery by professionals
at the store of Isadore Saks, 7OS 9TH
street northwest, last Monday morning.
was followed yesterday by reports of
several rObberes committed in different
sections Of the city. The heaviest loser
was the wood and coal firm of c. II.
Burgess Sons Company, Sth and o
streets northwest
| Cash amounting to nearly $7OO and a
number of checks were taken from the
| safe in the office OF the coal company.
| ray InenC Oh tneCneCkS mas DeeH StOppSO,
so that the loss will really amount to
only the money.
The money was taken from the strong
box in the safe in the office Of the COM
pany Monday afternoon. Not until nearly
| 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon did men,
bers Of the firm know of the loss.
| Monday morning Mr.. Burgess counted
his money to make q deposit in bank
Before getting ready to go to the bank
| he went home to dinner.
When he returned to the Office he no.
| ticed some of the papers in the safe had
| been disturbed. He was also unable to
| find the key to the strong box. although
he did not think a robbery had been COM
mitted.
The key to the small compartment in
! the safe had disappeared from the cash
drawer in the business place. Who ever
took it had overlooked about $1OO cash
| that was In the drawer.
Search for the key was made 1t was
not found. however. Yesterday afternoon
1ocksmith opened the door
The money and checks had disappear
ed. Central Office Detectives Baur and
Cornwell assisted the police Of the second
precinct in Investigating.
Swedish Artist Robbed.
Bror Kronstrand, a Swedish artist, who
has rooms at the Richmond Hotel, 18th
and H streets, yesterday afternoon was
the victim of a sneak thief. A pair of
studs, pair of gold-carved cuff buttons
and four diamond stickpins are gone The
several articles were worth more than
$3.50.
Mr.. kronstrand painted a portrait of
mrs Ia a. th several months ago at the re-
noon the artist returned to his room
from walk in the vicinity of the depart
ment buildings. An intruder had taken
the opportunity to enter his apartment
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Complaint OF the robbery was made to
the police. Detectives Barbee and Yer.
| million are investigating.
Woman Held Up in Park.
Miss ]. NJ. Leonard OF 223 E street
northwest was walking through Judiciary
Park, on her way home, she complained
to the police. when a negro snatched her
| handbag and ran. Miss Leonard was not
far from 9Th and G streets when she was
robbed
She started in pursuit. shouting police
at the top of her voice. The negro drop
ped the handbag. which contained a gold
| watch, a small amount of cash and
Christmas purchases.
Miss Leonard went in search of a po-
liceman. She failed to find one, however
and later reported the affair at the sixth
precinct police station. Her handbag was
found by a pedestrian and returned to
her.
Charles G. Sinclair, 1911 K street north
| west complained to the police last night
that a sneak thief had entered the hall
| way at his home and had carried off his
overcoat. He told the police he had a
| government check for $780, q bank book
and a pair Of gloves in the pockets of the
coat. A colored man. he stated. was seen
with a coat similar to the one taken from
his house
The public telephone in the hallway at
| the Coywood. l. street northwest between
| 18th and 18th streets, was robbed last
night. The cash box was broken open
| and its contents taken. but the police
| were given no idea as to the amount that
was In the box. although. it is thought.
there was money enough in it to furnish
spending change to the robber.
| Miss Salie Farley of 105 l street north
| west told the police last night she had
| unwillingly furnished ST. Christmas
| money to some one who, she says, entered
her room yesterday and took the money
| from her pocketbook.