Albert Sims and William Allison burglarize the Apollo theater

Albert Sims and William Allison allegedly broke the skylight, and then forced opened the doors to the dressing rooms, stealing musical instruments and 8 suits of clothes, to the value of $700

After locking the Apollo Theater – of which he was the general manager – for the evening, the deponent [Schiffman] returned the following day to discover the premises had been broken into through the skylight, and a number music instruments [including a saxophone and cornet] and eight suits of clothing, had been stolen. A police officer later arrested the defendants [Sims, Allison] while they were attempting to pawn a quantity of said property. Defendant Sims admitted to having burglarized the theater, while defendant Allison stated he was only “helping Sims dispose of said property.”