A. Daring Burglary.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1635, 15 February 1886, Page 2

A. Daring Burglary.

A daring a:» I successful burglary was committed on Sunday, Decpmber 6, on the premises of Herr Granischstadten, the Court, jjweller, m the Graben, Vienna, when property was stolen to the value of £25,000. The shop was open on Sunday until noon, and it is supposed (says the St. James 1 Gazette) "that the burglars must have commenced their operations toward nightfall, when the streets were deserted owing ; to rain. Theamount of work that they did, the extent of the depredations, and the care with which they selected the most valuable articles of portable jewellery, prove that they must have' spent a long time over the robbery. They were evidently well .acquainted with the premises, for they effected an entrance through the blocked-dp door m the outhouse. Having smashed the wooden partition, they twfis.ted out the sore ws. of the lock, prized the door open, and found themselves m the shop. The most valuable trinkets were deposited m three iron safes, fitted ■with the latest improvements, yet all three were burst open. The tools used for this purpose are said to hare been of the finest English make. The robbery was not discovered until* 5 o'clock on Monday morning, when a servant came to unfasten the shutters and open the door. The shop was then seen to be strewn with heaps of silver paper, and empty . jewel-eases." Up to December 10 no clue had been obtained to the perpetrators of the robbery, though Herr Granischstadten had offered a reward of 5 per cent, value on all the articles that should be restored to him.