Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-09-29

BuaGLAss AGAIN -DARIyG MIDMaHr RAD
IL RuTLASD.-We hsve 10 record os another ex-
plot Of the baud of burglars row operating
south Of US Rutland va, visited by them the
second time on Friiay night Grove Street. as
before, was the principal scene Of their opera
tons. William B Mussey's house was first Wis
itel and thoroughly rsnssckei. The burglars
heEe got no money, and only took with them s
number of plated knives and forks, valued at
$50, strangely leaving oa the same table from
whence they obtained their booty, spoons. nap
kin rings, etc, Of solid silver, AMI far exceeding
il value the property taken. Mrs. Laura P.
Fllck's boarding house wSs n-x, called on. Here
they male a successful " haul" appropriating
to themselves two full suits of clothes AMI an
oyercoat, belonging to Charles B. Hilliard, all
entirely new, and valued at two hundred dollars
They then attempted to pay their respects 30
II. II. Paine; but his doors were 50 strongly
bolted, that they gave up his house as . bad job.
They evidently entered his cellar and woolshed :;
but could make no further progress
Their forces were then transferred to Pine
Street Here they entered the house Of Col. L.
G. Kingsley, overhsulel the dining room, chinS
closet and parlor, and having overlooked some
silver napkin rings and a paper knife (the other
silver being in the Coloael's bed room) and the
bolt or the door in use, they discover in the
bottom of the sideboaris japannei box, similar
to those ordinarily used for silver, and doubtless
supposing that such was its contents, a. they
carried it into another part Of the house for ex-
animation. Having broken it open they found
it contained nothing but, TO them, worthless
papers. They next visited the pantry. AMI here
Mr. Mussey's knives and forks came into play,
as they helped themselves to Refreshments and
prepared to make comfortable lunch. About
this time, as it is supposed, one OF Col Kings
ley's children awoke and the nurse got up to
give the child some milk. anl it is Supposed that
the robbers hearing the noise decamped.
The Herald of this morning has the following
comments concerning these daring midnight bur
glsries:
For the third time, in as many successive DAYS,
we ere called upon TO record the depredations Of
burglars in our immediate vicinity, and twice in
our own town, by which thirteen different houses
have been entered and, in most instances,
thoroughly gone through" while the inmates
have slept on uncorsciousy, and the midnight
depredators have safely escaped with their plum
Ter. When we add to these five other burglaries
recently committed in this village, we have the
appalling number Of eighteen distinct acts Of
burglary in the short space of i've weeks.
Notwithstanding this alarming record, there is
no addition to our ordinary police force, no re-
wards offered, either by the sufferers or authori-
ties, for the arrest of the robbers, and no extra
ordinary means taken for their detection. 1t
seems that the same course is being pursued by
our authorities as in the case Of our incendiary
fires. Then nothing was done until thousands
upon thousands Of dollars worth of property had
been destroyed but when, al last. they did
wake up, and used only the common and ordi-
nary means employed in other places. = stop was
put to the fires, and the detection, arrest and
conviction Of the incendisries was the work.
comparatively, Of but few days. And now, the
proper expenditure of a sum equal to but small
portion of the value of the property already lost,
in police, rewards, etc., would probably put A
stop TO these continually recurring depredations
and result in the prompt arrest aud punishment
Of the guilty parties.