The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-16
BURGLAR MAKES
TR|ENN|AL VISIT
Plumber B. Myers Sartorial Par
Ior and Depart $3.50 Richer in
Jewelry and Clothes.
LOCAL TALENT SUSPECTED
Believe Richmond Thieves Ran
sacked Emporium After Enter
ing Through Rear Door.

Discriminative thieves with the Sc
Iectivity OF connoisuers paid their
triennial visit to the tailoring estab
lishment OF Barney Meyers. 20 last
Main street. " ednesday night and
scampered of with 1900 worth of jew
elry and sl.00 worth of the best toys
/ in the shop.
The artistic finesse of the job imme
1tatCty suggested one Edward Fay and
Richard Harris. whose craftsmanship
was recently directde toward the safe
in the Post Once short distance from
Myers glad rag emporium but those
two worthless are down in the Atlanta
prison and the detectives working on
the case must OF necessity eliminate
them from the deduction.
Through Rear Door.
The thieves gained access to the
tailoring establishment by hacking
hole in the wire screen over the rear
door. and prying open the door with
a Jimmy, dependable pal upon
whom yeggmen may rely to carry them
through tight places. This done, the
plundererse' task wgs like taking rap-'
dy from a babe, the safe holding the
jeweiry being unlocked and fine
cIoathes for master and milady dang
ling from countless hooks.
In the safe the tailor kept all his
&
the majority Of them given him by
friends, and one of them a diamond
The thieves threw Mr.. Meyers valu-
able papers ON the floor and then
walked on them. Then they pried
open the strong box and swiped the
scarf pins.
No money and no more jewelry be-
ing in sight. the gentlefffen of the
shade appropriated two of the many
handsome suit cases in the establish
ment and culled out the best of the
mems and womens tatlor-made gar
ments IN the establishment, feided
them up and put them In the waiting
/ receptaCles. Evidently satisfied will
/ their nights labor, the thieves left th'
store through the rear door.
Such a scene OF chaos and disorder
as greeted the esthettc eye of Barney
! Wolf. the expert cutter employed By
MIR. Meyers, he had never before gazed
I upon in the shop. The wind from ths
! opening OF the front door caused Mr.
Meyers mud-tracked. though still val
/ liable papers. to rise for righteous
! wrath from the floor and tell the ex'
I; pert e:atttsr3a sgd tale Of rude, disturb
ance and mistreatment at unkind
( hands ~Thfs aroused Mr.. VOLTS sus-
! picions, and he hurried further bach
/ into the shop
lie almost TAINTED ~nen ne saw Hlle
garments, upon which he had work
ed, strewn upon the floor and bear
Jlg the unm!atakable muddy foot
prints OF rude persons. Investigation
convinced him that some clothing ant
two suit cases had been stolen, anC
the broken screen and open door con
firmed his theory that someone wht
did not possess the proper apprecia
/ ton OF sartorial CONNECTIONS had beer
III the shop.
Old story TO Wiltshire.
The police and detectives were IN
formed OF the robbery. Detectives
Wiley. Kellam and Wiltshire were as
signed to the case Wiltshire went "a
the tailor shop for the fourth time in
twelve years to investigate 81 rob
berry there. The latest robbery in tbs
shop before Wednesday nights was
four years ago. Wiltshire did some
exceptionally brilliant sluething then
and captured the thief who ia now
doing a neat little term OF ten spots
lin the penitentiary
The detectives were given a list oil
the stolen articles The list follows
six scarf pins. one valued at 500, two
silk vests, two mems coats and ont
woman's coat. The total valuation
placed on the loot by the detective:
is $3.50 They say the pin which
Myers valued at 500 was not worth
that much. The detectives believe th'
Job was done by local talent and hops
to apprehend the thieves. as they are
working on a number of clues tina
look good to them.