The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-24


to stay where she was. She esked the nrst
speaker why he had told her she might go out
when she was not free to do a.. He replicd that
tho man ut the foot Of the stairs was Tue " b0ss'
RoBBfSU THE CHILDREN.
Having taken ol they could nnd In the lower
room. the burglars entered an apartment where
two of Mr.. IIillers Younger daughters were
sleeping "a they began to search about for
valuables the occupants of the room were
aroused, and one OF them, regardless OF the
peril she ran. scolded the robbers. upon which
Smssnoer OF the gang drew Knit from & 1t,
the throat Of the young lady who had not
-nuken. The other imme ediately told him tn
she was the offender upon which he closed the
knife, and said they should not he injured IL
they kept q let. 'rhcy we're then transferred to
the room where the rest OF the family were un-
der guard.
Even the children's room was not left IN.
searche by the robtcrs They fallsd to secure
ANYTHING ~ great valfr there. nut their hOp
were raised high hy the discover, ofa FURNISHED
brass swings box, of curious Wotkmanship.
There was not much money In u, but its Out
ward appearance daLZlcd them. " It's pure
gold, said one ofthcm, and the, bore away this
rich hOOty with every mark OF Satisfaction.
At length the work of punCer WAS completed.
and the robbers, after occupying the house Tor
three hours, gave the inmates a porting caution
not to give the ALARM and went out. Their foot
steps Naro heard crushing the snow as they ha--
tened through the darkness toward the river,
where they doubtless embarked In their boat
and rowed away.
As soon As they had gone MIR. Hitler hastily
dressed himself, intending to 20 to the police
station and give the aatm &. but he found, 10 his
dismay, that even his boots had been stolen,
and considera lie time eiarsed before the
Astoria police we're In pos session OF the facts.
IL Was the second time within few hours that
they had been so informed. for Mr.. Green:
the moment the robbers quit his saloon. had
hastened to give the alarm. Tho police, on
bearing bis story, never Imagined that the burg
lars would lingcr long enough about the scene
Of their first exploit To tcrform a second one 80
much more daring and successful; 40 that while
theN were prep ring to Investigate one robbery,
the pcrpeirltors half a mile away were com
hitting another.
wucn dayngnt came an examination Of Mr..
Killers house showed that It rld bceu entered
through the front parlor wini w. The broken
glass was SC .ttefed over the carpet and 1t was
evident th i the robbers had stepped upon the
veraudah. knocked pane Of glt-s in. and un-
stoned the WINDOW. A survey Of the premises
showed tnat there must have been sik men in
the reruetration OF the burglary. Five we're
seen in the house. and the footprints Ot another
were discovered out side Tne last man. VINO
was doubtless keeping watch, had evidently
heen trying to keep himself warm 10y walking
about IN the snow between the house and the
Neithsr Mr.. Hitler nor any Of his family can
give any very definite description OF the robbers,
IDENTIFY the two who first went into her room.
I hey all seemed to have coarse yellow and red
handskefchiets bound nro1nl th.lr Iaces, bno
OF them was hat and ma formed at the top she
thinks she could recognize the man Dy his ear II
she saw him.
WISE PRECAUTIONS.
The houses Of Mr. Killers neighbors, on both
sides arc better protected against burglar than
to the perpetrators Of YESTERDAY morning : rob
berry MIR. Snndfotd lives abont three hundred
feet to the north. and his house has four male
inmates, one Of whom, his son. won a iir-t prize
Hs a mark man at trtedmOOt. II h., besides,
ampl, provided with burglar alarms
Mr. Combs lives a short distance to tie south
of Mr.. Killers house. lie owns watch dog sui.
lcientN vigilant to Tenuer u almost iup s-iple
iUr any one 10 apntolch the house Al night with
out the knowledge Of the inmates. Nr. llilcr
had two d Is short time ago, tut they were
both stolen.
The rbhbers took from Nr. lliller'- house "a
large amount Of Jewelry. incmdiug three gold
wAtcac-, g QIauti.y Of -oliu silver veil as
plated wIie, and several valuable ARTICLES OF
we riug appircl. The total Y .lue uf the goods
stolen amounts to arout S.tpu The facts oirhe
Durelall were reported yesterday to rupcriu.
teulnnf WANING. ami several New Nurl, detect
ivc- vii investigate.
ADput o'tiuck un the evening preceding th o
r0bberies above narrated, Frederick WOOD. a
lad ABOUT 10 ye - ~ age. was stopped hy hign-
waymen he wHs driving in a sleigh along The
shore rYa1. Astoria NrHrly all ms clothing " <
taken ftpuI linf. and ho WAS compelled ~ seek
shelter 81 % ishboi'~ hnuse. it Is supposed.
h0wty %. fhhf tui- Wa the worN II d .r.ut
gang. A. Oh D. mot IrpNtile tlAt the utth who
robbed 80. Hil'r auI Mr. Green wnulI hate
Vrufurcd $50 fr rwtN from tnrr boat; ar.i,
moreover, The w4tcumt 40 ~ tue ferry Is ru.lflst
be- saw tAe latter uartv pull'ns past et 90 .u ~
O'llD Ch.