The evening world., 1912-04-05
BRONX BURGLARS
! STRIP CLOTHING
OFF BABY IN CRIB
Robberies So Numerous Resi-
dents Discuss Appeal to
Thieves Instead of Police.
BIG SECTION IN TERROR.
One Couple Robbed of We'd
ding Presents While Playing
Pinochle Next Door.
BIG T IN r r

10Y
DWaysrs N the Avenue 81. John dis
~ Of the Bronx, who hav suffered
60 hundred burGlaries within the last
Wssh. ere In Q Quandary whether 60 sp-
psai to the police or to the robbers.
oaiy one policeman has been seen In
that remote district during the last year
end he wa OF duty. investigating some
reAi estate ne was about 10 purchase.
BuFUiars. on the contrary. are ahmost
~ thick - the population and their re-
. activity 10 amazing.
TIE janitor Of q row Of houses In
Hex street reported to-day that the
th1svee stole his hall and star carpets
- 6Ast ~ ne laid them: that they even
Stole the lou1Es and knobs on the doors
and that . band Of merry outla W. was
taking out one Of his furnaces when he
drove thsn away.
MGANGor or 0URoLARe TAKE
cLorHEs OFF 0Aev.
AionS the Avenue 81. John tho spien.
~ average Of one robbery per house pet
~ 10 being maintained. a pair Of pretty
mean thieves got into the nat Of eamon
Rosenfeld At No. 1904 Avenue 81. John
yesterday while Mrs. Rosenfeid was out
marketing. They not only stole all the
ciathing. jewciry and trinkets Of Mr.. and
Mrs.. Rossnfcid. but they robbed the
baby Of It's clothing. ratties ana
silver cup. They stripped the infant
naked and left Il bswiing In its crib.
while Il may be that n or other OF the
thieves had o baby OF the same hxe at
heme. the Rosenteids are very indls-
naat.
Morris Kronberg Of No. 1000 Avenue
- John was another Of yesterdays
vtoums. While his wife was out in the
Afternoon burglars tool the lock and
h1nGes on the hail door. collected all the
ooen plumbing they could. cleaned out
rte fashily's caothing. even 20 the sum-
mor Underwear which Mrs. Ksonbcrg
bee just taken out IT the TRUNK In sd-
s1ltien to the Underwear they took two
Of motA ba1ls which had been
to lay away with the winter
'cisthsas.
Ths Cohsns IN the same house were
Alse favored ~ Z party OF invaders who
Otole Q baby carriage In which TO carry
their loot. What makes the Cohens
soee 10 that the robbers will probably
ooms back With tho baby carriage for
moro. Mr.. Cohen IN 80 angry about II
soou1 that week sitting Just inside his
rtvelvsrs.
RoODGD 40 THEY PLAYED PIN.
oohLg NEXT DOOR.
Gabriel Hyman OF No. 6l6 Southern
Bouiovard y Just a. sore al Cohen.
He and his wife got O chest OF silver
- . wedding present. II was valued
a. 5000. Burglars came and got 1t
last night while the Hymans we're next
door at a progressive pinochle party.
Tho Burglars also took q windowbox
~ blooming %geraniums and 4 bowlful
Of gold nsh. Yesterday thieves entered
The nat OF the Einsteins at No. Ola
ase took . morris chair an da mahog-
aay rocker.
james Cunnin9ham, janitor OF Nos.
sie - and "a Fox street. declared to-
day that n OF his tenants dared step
0utd0oro At nirht and that the only
thing that was safe In the cellars of the
three houses he guarded was the ement
ieer.
Goal. kindling wood and furniture are
neshlnG for Thorn to cart on he said.
SAsy take my ash ~siftcrs. my ash cans
and even the assorted c.ndsrs In the
They are very heavy collectors OF
mia bottles. old iron. lead pipe. door
mats. nuranG bottles. brass faucets and
window weights. And when they take
the window weights they do not ne
iglect the window cords.
4 AZ nrst they used to work in pairs
AM threes. but now I believe they
come In sort OF chowder parties OF ten
and twenty. Some are expert dumb
waiter climbers. and l know n two
Arsses where they took away the dumb
waiter after they had ridden up
through the nat In II. 1t would seem
that they are builders. and II they
keep on the way they are working they
svt1l oou have enough material 10
build . row OF nats."
fholouPe At NIGHT ARE COM.
MON INCIDENTS.
Hoidvps a night nave become 80 com
mon IN the Avenue ~. John district thal
the nsighbors do not ever gossip abou
them MI more. Mrs. A. T.. Burner, {
: wtdow Of No, ss Cyprus avenue, 70
oA1y Doant attention to-day when she
WV ~ OShh Sb1eu Va q PuiSc ADh~
tanning 200.
II walked i've miles before I found 9
policeman" she said. and he told me
although that spot was On his beat, h,
never got around there except on Thurs.
days"
4 mass meeting OF Avenue st. John
residents has been called for tonight.
ana . delegation viii visit the Mayor
and ask II the Police Department can
sen1 . patrolman around once or twice
Q week. Permission will also be asked
10 form q vigilance committee. a sort Of
backyard armed patrol. A reporter who
visited the neighborhood to-day found
maay men seated In front OF their
homss. literally armed to the teeth.
When asked II they didn't fear being
orseotsd for violating the sullivan law
lthev replied YEARLY:
Y 10y whom? II Wa should see q con
IN . uniform come through this part OF
ths Bronx We wouldn't survive the
sAeek."
ID ~ eor the police Of the sixty.third
y8unlnot which includes the Avenue 81.