Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-09-28
BURGLARS AGAIN!
Another Daring Midnight Raid
A SECOND VISIT TO GROVE STREE

mediate vicinity, and twice in our own
town, by which thirteen different houses
have been entered and, in most instances,
thoroughly "gone through" while the in
mates have slept on unconsciously, and
the midnight depredators have safely es-
capped with their plumber. When we add
to these the five other burglaries recently
committed in this village, we have the
appalling number of eighteen distinct acts
of burglary in the ehort space of five
weeks.
Notwithstanding this alarming record,
there is no addition to our ordinary police
force, no rewards offered, either by the
sufferers or authorities, for the arrest of
the robbers, and no extraordinary means
taken for their detection. 1t seems that
the same course is being pursued by our
authorities as in the case of our incen-
diary fires. Then nothing was done IN
til thousands upon thousands of dollars
worth of property had been destroyed
but when, at last, they did wake up, and
used only the common and ordinary
means employed in other places, stop
was put to the fires, and the detection, ar
rest and conviction of the incendiaries was
the work, comparatively, of but few
days. And now, the proper expenditure
of a sum equal to but email portion of
the value of the property already lost, in
police, rewards, etc, would probably put
stop to these continually recurring dep
relations and result in the prompt arrest
and punishment of the guilty parties
AT a late hour on Friday night, or
early Saturday morning the burglars
made their second incursion on Grove
street commencing their operations in the
same neighborhood, and nearly in the
same place, where they rested from their
labors FIVE weeks ago, their first call being
at No. 80, the residence of VIM. B. Mus
sey. Here they found a cellar window
protected only by few pieces Of lath,
slightly nailed, for Stats, and easily re-
movable by the hand but to make assur-
ance doubly sure, they procured brick
from a distant part of the yard, and with
it quickly broke through the frail barrier
and entered the cellar. Remaining here
only long enough to place barrel under
the window, to aid their escape, they
ascend to and through the dining room to
the bed room, in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Mussey were sleeping. The bedroom IS
situated on the north side Of the house,
and although no lamp was burning, yet
its contents were plainly visible by means
of the gas post on the street, and but
few feet distant from the house. Here
| they found Mr.. Ms. coat, vest and pants,
which they carried to the dining room,
where they made thorough examination
of them, the contents being found scatter
ed around the room. Fortunately they
contained ne money or other valuables,
except a gold dollar and one or two post
age stamps, in a memorandum book,
which were probably overlooked, as they
were found uudisturbed in the morning.
The table in the dining room was pre-
pared for the morning, and from II, they
secured and took with them, a carving
knife and fork. a DOZEN dinner knives,
dozen tea knives and ten plated forks, all
of the value OF about thirty dollars Their
choice of plumber was decidedly unique,
as they selected it from, and left on tho
same table, spoons, napkin rings, etc, of
solid silver and far exceeding in value
the property taken. This seems to have
satisfied them, aud they left by the samo
way they came.
Passing by one house, they came to Ne.
SO. occupied az q boarding house by Mrs.
LAURA ?. Flaok The cellar is entered,
through a window, and after preparing
for their escape, they ascend the stairs,
but fad their further progress, in that
direction, barred by bolted door, to the
! lower fl por of the house; they then return
to the outside, and ascending the roof Of
| the woodshed, enter an attic window, n
the rear of the ell part of the house, leav-
| ing their tracks plainly visible on the
roof. From here they easily find their
way to the first fl DOT OF the house, whic b
they appear to have completely ransacked,
apparently, however, without having
found anything that attracted their at
tontion or satisfied their cupidity, as
nothing was discovered to be missing In
the morning. After having finished their
investigations in this part of the house,
thew next give their attention to the sec
ond floor, and entering small room,
over the stairway, used by Charles Is.
Hilliard, boarder in le house, as a
clothes room, they ma The most sue
cessful "haup of the night, and appropri-
ate to themselves two full suits of clothes
and an overcoat, belonging to Mr. Hill
lizard, all entirely new, and valued at two
hundred dollars. With this valuable ad-
dition to their wardrobe, they leave tie
house by the kitchen door, leaving wide
open all the doors through which they
had passed in their "tour Of observation"
through the building.
The next house in order would have
been No. 50, occupied by Mr.. Guilford
and DR.. Adams, but, having presented
their compliments to the inmates few
weeks since, they considerably pass
them by, and attempt to pay their re-
spects to H. II. Paine, at No. 40. Again
is. the cellar entered through a. window,
and again does bolt on tho upper door
bar further progress. Having returned
to the outer air again they espy the prvy
window, and success again seems within
their reach. The window is entered,
easy access gained to the woodshed and q
passage way to the kitchen, but another
bolt battles their further advance and they
retire again and give up that house as g
bad job. ...