Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-26
BURGLARS HOLD HIGH
REVEL IN DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THE CITY
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which has become a serious rnaftrr
Every step is being taken for their ar
rests. The young outlaws have car
ried on their work OF pillnge for 40
long that they have cast cnution to the
winds. They seem to set Sunday after
Moons as the time for their robberles
taking care to dodge the police.
1t is quite evident that Ii wns this
group of boys that broke into the Of
flce at Miller Bros. store and stole "A
quantity of office materials and some
fountain pens. Entrance was gained
to the building Sunday afternoon.
The young robbers next went to the
New York fish market. s35 King street
where they effected an entrance by
climbing to ligh window, which Is
| l2 feet from the ground. They pried
open the cash register there. but failed
TO find any cash
Malicious Mischief.
After throwing papers from the Of
Ace desks and tearing up everything
| that they were able TO lay hands on
| i'm this place, they next went two
doors farther down the street To the
butcher shop at s3i King. IL was at
this place that the young outlaws
committed the most destruction. Not
satisfied with ransaclSing the whole
store they had TO ruin about $40 or
| $50 worth of meat by hacking n with
A butcher knife. What was even
more serious to the butcher was the
fact that they purposely left his large
refrigerator open, in which his sup
ply Of meats had been packed. spoil
| ing part of his stock They gained an
entrance To this store by prying open
two locks which fastened the back
door The thieves must have made
some noise while they were getting
into this building, 'as II was plain 60
he seen that they did not Use much
care.
Saw Boy on Roof.
II was while the youths were operat-
ing in the butcher shop that they
were seen by Thomas II. tirissorn, who
was passing the store at the time. Ac-
cording TO Grissom, II was about 40
Sunday afternoon. He noticed a small
boy. wearing a blue blouse. ruin back
into an alley near the corner of Ninth
and King streets. He did not think
anything OF the affair until he saw
the boy run across one Of the roofs
on king street and noticed three other
older boys running into a back yard
Grissom says he reported the matter
to detectives. and he also gave chase
othe boys. One was carrying a large
huther knife. which enabled them to
escape. after showing their disdain for
their pursuer by shouting oaths and
gesturing.
Damaged Garrick Theatre.
The Garrick Theatre was broken
into hy the same group. but evidently
flnding nothing OF interest there they
proceeded 10 take the eiee tric light
fixtures from the sockets and hurl
them against the wall. After tiring
OF this sport. they went into the alley
In the rear. where they iunched. or
rather dined. on canned goods and
cakes, which they had evidently
stolen. The spot which they chose
for this purpose looked Ike a picnic
ground after they had gone. The
young robbers took account OF stock
here also. as money wrappers. n
money bag, and some shoe repair
articles were found there.
The boys evidentaliy stole these
articles from the Master shoe repair
store, at 2l7 Delaware avenue. They
did not steal much at this place only
making rway with about two dozen
pairs OF rubber heels for wonlen's
shoes.
The owners or the stores where the
young outlaws committed so much
destruction are very much up in arms
about the whole affair and are try
ing hard TO curb the procAvities of
the bold band OF young outlaws. Mr..
Grissom, the man who says he saw
the boys. claims that he could reeog-
nixe them If he saw them again. He
claims. also, that he called on two city
detectives after he had seen the boy
on the roof, but he says they told
him they We're of duty and didn't
seem to get interested.
The Marion Apartments were enter
ed. but Il is not known just what was
stolen there. The police have been
notified. This robbery occurred some
time Sunday. The apartment OF Sam
uel Cooling was broken into.
The police have be ennotified of all
OF these robberies.