Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-09
$4,000 IN JEWELS
AND FURS STOLEN
Thieves Enter Home of Banker
and North Broad Street
Shop
GET $4,000 IN EACH

Two rvbberies during the night--one
Of silver and Jewels from the home of
prominent banker and the other of
costly furs from North Broad street
furrier- brought the thieves $50 900.
The two places entered were the
home of William H. Clark, president Of
the Quaker City National Bank. 1916
Lis, 4T49 North Broad street.
Mr.. Clark. with his daughter aud
son in law. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence F.
Hand. left his home at O'Clock yes
tcrday afternoon to 60 out for dinner.
Mr., Hand is cashier of the Quaker City
National
For the first time in months the
house was left alone. One of the Clark 5
two servants left recently and the other
had the evening off.
FINDS Closets Ransacked
The family returned at about 10
o'clock last night. When Mr.. Clark
opened he street door he was some
what surprised to sec a cabinet standing
open in the parlor just off the hall. He
thought it had been left open by the
maid and went 10 close it. AS he did
so he looked beyond into the dining
room. and there saw the drawers of
the sideboard standing open also and
pdrI ol tuell contents lltIellnS 'ne
floor.
\ search of the house revealed that a
quantity of silver had been stolen. Up
stairs everything was in confusion The
thieves had ransacked bureaus and clos
/ cts. carrying away everything they
thought might be of value.
Until careful inventory is made
Mr.. Clark said today. it would be i'm.
possible TO determine Just what had
been taken. All three members of the
family lost articles of jewelry aud wear
ing apparel Silver. diamonds, silk
shirts and other clothing We're taken.
The thieves entered by forcing a
kitchen window. The police estimate
of the loss is $4,000.
$4,000 in Furs Stolen
FurS worth another $4,000 were
stolen by motorcar bandits who visited
the Lis store carly last evening. Mr..
Lis and his family were absent.
Two weeks ago motor bandits drove
up to the store during the early hours
of morning and hurled brick through
the window. Mr.. Lis, sleeping up
stairs, was awakened by the crash.
Taking his revolver he hurried down
into the store He saw several men
grouped about tie window. Lis fired
five shots as rapidly as he could and
the men fled wildly. jumping into their
automobile and speeding away.
The police of the Branchtown sta
tion arc sure that motor bandits visited
the place again last evening. They
must have come shortly after dusk.
There is q vacant lot at the rear of
the store. where marks of tires showed
this morning.
The basement entrance at the rear
is on a level with the open lot. The
thieves broke into the basement, cut
out the panel Of door leading into
the furricr's workroom. cut the burglar
alarm wires and then forced their way
into the store. Fur coats, muffs, stoes
in great quantity and variety were
taken.
The coming of janitor, who fixed
the fires every evening, evidently scared
the thieves away. He arrived at s 10
and the Lis family got home fifteen
minutes later. The thieves apparently
had left in a great hurry, as they had
abandoned two bags containing fur
coats stolen from the store.
Thieves loaded grips and suitcascs
from the store of William Curry, 1112
Chestnut street. valued at $1,000. on d
motortruck and drove off without inter
ference yesterday morning. The same
store was robbed four week ago.