The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-21
SLEPT SOUNDlY
WHILE BURGLARS
GOT THEIR JEWELS
Occupants Of Three Apart
ments in the Bitmore Mourn
Their Loss.
TNEXPERT AS THIEVES.
Much Money and Many Orna'
ments Strangely Were Over.
looked-A Slipper Clue.
INEXPERT AS THIEVES.

Entering three apsrtmsats between .
and 4 o'clock this morning and ssttine
away with 5000 In money and jews'ry |
without arousing any Of the occupants |
vas the feat q daring burglar. -
burglars, ct the Biitmors apartments.
Nos. ~ and - West one Hundred and
rwsnty.ninth street. The intfudsrs went
into rooms wh~s persons were sleeping.
but none Of them knew until THE morn.
inS that he had bssn robbed. Money
and jswsiry worth more than that whieh
was taken was left. Indicating that the
work was dsne carslsssly ana hastily.
The Biitmors 10 . six-story building.
The burglars climbed UP the fire -
capcs from the court and cut away
screens In the dining room windowa
through which they made their entrance
to each Of the apartments. George Bse-
ger, his widowed sister and Miss Brsa-
/ nstssr. who live on the sixth floor.
lost more than any OF the others.
Jeweiry valued at more than $1,000 and.
probably. 500 In money were taken
from their apartment. Two handbags
from which the money had been taken
were found this morning on the roof
, Of the building In one OF the baSs was
s. tina, had been oveflooked.
SEEMED STRANGELY CARELESS
FOR BURGLARS.
on the fifth floor they entered the
apartment Of Alex Rose. They went
into tho bedroom whore Rose and his
wife were sleeping. took his trouscfs GU,
into the dining room. extracted from
his wallet 9ilS In cash. but overlook ed
$500 In another pocket in the wallet
They also got q gold watch. diamond
ring. stud. cuff links and other jewciry
valued at 500 In the Rose apa rtment. A
certified check ror an amount not
given was left In tho wallet. which was
thrown on the floor Of the bedroom.
The other apartment robbed IL occu.
plsd by Mrs. Clara selis. = widow. and
, her brother. Samuel q. vleischman. TIT
BURGLARS went into Fisisc hman's bed
room. got his trousers and took then
out into the dining room. From hil
wallet they took S2s In money. but isf
" check for his last months salary
1 which he had indorsed. They also 60
. gold watch and chain which III
valued at $3.50. His trousers and wal
let were found on the floor In tho dlnini
found her handbag. from which tho!
took SIS In money. leaving some small
change. In Q bureau drawer In he
room was all her jswelry. valued .
more than $500. which was not touched
SUMMONED POLICEMAN, VIII
" FOUND NOBODY.
= At $50 o'clock A. M Mrs. 0ordor
"a who lives In apartment No. 80. on III
" sixth floor. saw n man climbing up tn
D. IRE escape. Che telephoned to polio
n headquarters and a policeman was ser
~ from tho Lenox avenue station to MAX
an investigation. He went to her apar
ment and also went up on tho roof. b.
- seeing no sign OF any disturbance
~ went away without making any furths
~ Investigation.
" Berger discovered that his apartmsI
o. had been robbed when ne got up tn
morning at 7 o'clock. Rose and Flelscl
J" man hoard OF the robbery and GOT Il
hurriediy. They found their trouse
- had been taken from their bedroom
=" The only clue tho detectives have 10
W slipper that was found. which. It Ia SUI
w. posed. WAS used by ono OF the burgla
''' TO get about In the rooms without maj
-, Ing . noise.
~ Rose said to-day that he could n
~ understand how any ono could have q
tered his bedroom without awakir
w him. because he II easily awakene
As He suspected that chlorOform mig
he have been used 70 keep him fro
er swaking.
ne Rose also WAS Of the opinion that q
as robbers Of the three apartments mu
by have known something OF the arrang
ments Of tho Biltmors Building.