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Domestic News
March 2, 1839
Review And Telegraph
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
James J. Lewis posed as a glazier to enter Mrs. Elizabeth Lane's house at 15 Broadway and stole a $30 fur cap from a boarder. He was arrested and faced multiple similar charges.
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Ingenious Robbery.—On Saturday morning, a fellow calling himself James J. Lewis, went into the house of Mrs. Elizabeth Lane, 15 Broadway, and pretending to be a glazier, enquired if they had any glass to mend. He was shown into an upper room for the purpose, and when there requested the servant to go for a hammer which he said he had forgotten it. The servant went for the hammer, and he walked off with a fur cap valued at $30, belonging to one of the gentlemen boarders. Lewis was arrested and committed, and during the day half a dozen charges of a similar nature to the above were preferred against him.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Robbery
Theft
Arrest
Glazier Disguise
Fur Cap
What entities or persons were involved?
James J. Lewis
Mrs. Elizabeth Lane
Where did it happen?
15 Broadway
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
15 Broadway
Event Date
On Saturday Morning
Key Persons
James J. Lewis
Mrs. Elizabeth Lane
Outcome
lewis was arrested and committed; half a dozen similar charges preferred against him.
Event Details
A man calling himself James J. Lewis pretended to be a glazier to enter Mrs. Elizabeth Lane's house at 15 Broadway, asked the servant to fetch a hammer, and stole a $30 fur cap from a boarder while she was away.