, 1873-02-14
A BATCH OF BURGLARIES.
About This Time of the Year Look Out
for Cracksmen.
More Daring Exploits by the Mid
night Marauders.

Yesterday morning about o'clock the resi-
dence Of John Aston, Esq, No. 500 West WASH
iugton street, was entered by burglars and
gold watch and chain, valued at $500, pocket
book containing $50 in money, a valuable set Of
bosom studs, and two tickets to New York, ria
the Michigan Southern Railroad, were taken. It
appears that about o'clock Mrs. Aston was
aroused by an unusual noise in her room, and,
On looking up, WAS terrified to see q man leaning
over the bed She at once screamed, but was soon
quieted by the robbcr, who grasped her throat 30
firmly that ahe could neither speak nor breathe.
Mr. Aston, being awakened by the cries Of
his wife, sprang up, not comprehending at first
the real condition Of nffairs. In an instant,
however, he saw the robbers hand upon the
throat Of his p1ostrate wife, and jumped at
him. By this time, however, the two men who
had been ransacking the house had gathered up
their plumber and left the house. Finding him
self alone, the third robber tore himself from
Mr.. Alston's clutches, and ran out OF the room,
closely followed by that gentleman. As they
descended the stairs, Mr. Aston succeeded In
grasping portion Of the thief's clothing. He,
and suddeuness as to tear the entire nail from
one OF Mr.. A1ston's fingers and throwing him
down the remaining portion Of the stairway.
The thief, Of course, got away, leaving alr.
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broken nail aud the bruises he had received
| from the fall. When he reacked his room door
| Mrs. Alston, hearing his footsteps, mistook
| them for those Of tie burglars, and slammed
the door in his face, striking him on tho fore
head, and so stunning him asto knock him down.
| She soon discovered her mistake, however, and
| with the assistance of q servant the wounds
| her husband had received were soon cared for.
| II tie alarm had not been Booner given, it ia
| believed that the property taken would have
| included silverwaro and other valuable goods
within reach. The case has been given to the
detectives, with little hope Of securing the
| burglara.
The Offices Of F. H. Reyell, publisher and i'm
porter, No. 114 Madison street, we're entered by
thieves carly yesterday morning. The stock
consisting largely Of religious books aud Bibles,
the thieves did not molost it, but confined their
| Investigations to the money drawer, from which
| they extracted only small amount OF change
/ James Donnelly and James Mi1liken wore ar
raigned at the Armory, yesterday morning, Tor
avenue and Thirty-fourth street, q few nights
ago. during which visit, it will be remembered,
they were very social with the servants. They
we're held in 600 bail for examination next
| Thursday
"Baldy" Sheppard and Peter Bedoldorf,
| charged with breaking open the hardware store
| OF Frederick Aye, No. SO Archer avenue, were
yesterday held for trial, by Justicea Banyon and
Daggett, at the Criminal Court, in bail OF 81 600
I each.
! The examination Of the fremont House rob-
bern will take place this morning before Justice
| Scully at the Vest Side Police Station There
| will be some arrests made to-day which will
probably develop son1e important facts.