Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-05-22
THIEVES ENTER
THREE PLACES
haney's Coal Office, Will
bsrts Stone Yard, Christsf-
fsrson's Electrical Shop.
SECURE LITTLE KONEy
PsIlcs Believe Gang OF Boys
Committed the Petty Thefts
Over Week End.

Report of a seriesof petty robberies
the past two days gives evidence that
a gang of young thieves are In opera
tion in this city and the police are hot
on their trail. Business places OF Geo.
J. Haney and Charles E. Wilbert were
entered Saturday night and the cleo
trieal shop of V. P. Christofferson was
robbed last night. Little was taken in
any of the places but the miscreants de-
stroyed considerable property In ran
sacking desks, tearing and strewing pa
pers about and breaking windows.
Enter Mr.. Haney's Office.
George Haney reported to the po-
lice yesterday afternoon that his office
at 194 High street had been entered
Saturday night and about $50 remov-
ed from drawer in his desk. En-
trance had been gained from rear
door leading into the department oceu-
pied by the Citizens Building 8 Loan
Association. The thieves crawled under
a wire door and then forced heavy
wooden door open far enough to reach
a hand in and unfasten a chain bolt.
The robbers then went about the
place opening drawers and throwing
things about. Papers were thrown on
the floor and desk utensils removed
from their places but the large safe,
which was locked, was untouched. AT
ter ransacking the Building and Loan
Association headquarters the thieves
proceeded to similarly ransack the coal
Office Of George Haney. Drawers were
opened and papers removed, but an in
yestigation yesterday indicated that
nothing but the small sum of money
had been taken.
Breaks Into Wlbert' g Place.
At 2:20 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Charles E. Wilbert, a stone dealer, tel
ephoned to the police that his Office at
221 Market street had been broken intd
sometime Saturday night. He reported
nothing stolen and up to late hour
this morning declared he had found
nothing removed. Torn papers that
had been taken from his desk were
found about the Office. Entrance had
been gained by a side window which
was forced open. Upon entering the
thieves looked into every thing open
about the place. Drawers were pulled
from desks and the inner doors of a
safe were smashed. The outer door had
been left open.
Rob Electrical Shop.
By means of cutting hole in a win
dow and unfastening catch and break
ing another pane thieves entered the
electrical establishment OF v. p, Chris
Jefferson, in King street, near Smith
last night. They stole pocket flash
light valued at 1878 and about $500
worth of postage stamps. Papers of
various kinds were taken from desks
and strewn about the floor. The stor-
age room was entered by means of re-
moving pane Of glass, but nothing was
discovered missing from there today.
The robbers overlooked a new $14
satehel standing near desk they ran
sacked. in which they might have placed
numerous flash lights and other small
articles Of value.
May be Boys Work.
The police think gang of boys are
in operation. They have lost no time
in getting after them and it was re-
ported this morning they had some good
clues. They will use every means to
prevent any such lawlessness as pre-
vailed during the escapade Of Stakaway
and his gang here some months ago.
Visit Herman Ellis Place.
Later to-day it was reported to the
police that thieves had climbed an
eight foot fence and entered the Office
Of Herman Ellis, junk dealer, at 234
Fayette street. AS in the other places,
the intruders did little more than scat
ter papers about. 1t Is believed sta
tionery valued to the possible So was
removed. Entrance was gained by re-
moving pane of glass after climbing
an eight foot fence. It appeared to be
job similar to that done in the other
places robbed yesterday and Saturday.