The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-25
MASKED THIEVES At WORK
THEIR ROBBERY or HOUSES IN UP
PER LONG ISLAND CRY.
Inmates siIenced nj the Pistols Muzzie How
the Crncksmeu hid their work Rowing
Away in the Darkness with their Booty.

the Crncksmen hid their work Rowing
Away in the Darkness with their Booty.
The daring robberies of Saturday morn
ing have thrown the residents OF Astoria into
stateofno ordinary exctemeDt.Ihe village Offers
undoubtedly, inducements for bold and skilful
burglars, unequalled by any similar region in OF
around Long Island city. The police appor-
toned to the Astoria district number fourteen,
but the extent Of territory they are required to
patrol IL so great that one might readily walk
mile and a half at night without meeting an
officer. Moreover, the houses along the west
side Of Vernon avenue, the road leading To
Ravenswood, where Mr.. Hitler lives, are all
built close to the waters edge.
There is an opinion among tho amateur detec-
tives OF Astoria that Mr. Killers house was
visited frat, and Green's Sunswick House
af,erward. This theory. however, Il not shared
by the police, nor is II At all plausible. Tho
Hitler family are positive that IL was . o'clock
before the burglars presence WAS discovered.
No watch. indeed. WIS consulted at thit time,
and when the robbers went away they took all
the timepicce3 wiih them, but when Mr.. Killer
reached the police station 1t was past L. 1t
was estimated that tnc robbers were two hours
In the house, but time. under such crcuw-
stances. Is apt to pass. ptreniy, very slowly.
Nr Greon. on the other hand. IA slre thai when
he was aroused to mud his bed surrounded by
masked men. with pist Is all leytlied at his
hrid. 10 was atout o'clock.
Undoubtedly she robbers landed ~ the long
Tivr Of tnr Suuswick linu-e. and after tahing
from Sir. Green and his relatives all they cuuii
nnd they started away. dissatisfied win TIE
amount II their booty to seek a more or lntaplc
jon. Had they gone to the lliler mansion in
the hr-t Instance. and rccmnafked IN thc'T 700 :
with spoil to tue exteat uf sou. they would
hnrdly nave wasted am. time la bfe king into a
Tht they we're all old. practlcei hands does
o. If au plff pf a p-fi 4
ncr i'm when thcy went tn work, the thorough
discinlins whicb 'tnry evinced. Nnd th, unhe-l.
tstins way I'm when they ohcycd the or'iers -
tneir L. der VINO S,ood nt The ioot uf the Il airs,
iii wont ~ ,h,w ms. not les. thAl, Inc aes'
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nj. rintntny a. thrv r,i1i1.d th.y u.rn,itta
him. nttt sir,nueu. to vel into ni, s,.isn. ii.
49, Nh ,b,r ,s tN.v ,i,n,l,d nver -. y, Ill
a., ,tu and A. tnt,t,.d tntn their no,t winch ~
nIlird OUT INTO the river and headed toward
U,tisfn W,,,is fIen dr,ve ranI,tIv Ia , u.tyh-
inr, nss n vss tr''v,1.d MIN ,"' hes
ihs nsxt upr.nr la -. thr buryl.,r. was
die, lie was 81 ndlns uy the Astoria frfry
house, when ne saw a boat Win, a. nearly IA he
could distinguish. four men IN II. pulled over
from the Harlem Il - IN the drec lon Of A.
toris. lie bad not then heard OF the outrage
urrpetiatsd upon Woods, and did not suspect
the boats Grow OF being robbefs.
How the bur-ltr- occupied tnem-elvs. for
tue ensuing Two hours, IN Il l. to say unu' the
PROPRIETOR ~ tie suu-wicK House awokc aud
found them In his bedroom, 1t Is not eas' TO
surml-e. Mr.. Green h ; "a theory that hey
entered his barruom whlle II "a@ stu oper aud
closing they we're not perceived. H." ~ that
~ the doors we're found boited In the NJ urnihe'
and there were no inGicaulns Of Il furcibe
entrance haNlh. neen 'Hected aNMhere' ""uli
seem 10 support this view thougi any one
loohiug around M nreeh nhirYon "ouii he
.uzA,ed to say where ihey could nave nldden
| tu,u selves By whatever means they got iuto
the hous~, however, tney undouotedl, aroused
| Mr.. and Mr.. Gteen irom their s.eep al
| O'Clock III the morning. lhtr hrsl request
was iot tho pistol IN a box ot Cartridge thef
| had taken Il IN the tarroum utted. Mr. Green
| readily surrendered his Onb piStUl. which the
carthage did uut NJ accurately. lhen one T
| them ID: We huow yu. nav. some money in
| gold ana sily,r IA tho uOuse, where i itf' But
| Mr Green hhi neither goli nor SILVER IN any
| quantity ana the f1ut yoiverH levelird al ms
| head failed 10 make nm produce nn> money.
After the robbers nad taken all they could nud
the landlord OF the Nuh~wlck House ouened the
| Difroom door, 'hd lowed them out. Ihey
| walked Gown tue long slippery per, emphrhed
| IN tueir boat, aud pul "a down the river IN the
direction OF RtVenswoOd.
Sir. W. H. Green was absent from his home
yesterday, having arivd ely IN the morning
! IN search ot the ro!p"rs. lils hiothrf' Geor-e
l.. Green, ana tho latters mothef-in-ldN, Mrs.
" MS, rented their experiences Win the RON
bers. Ihc mouse Is double one, ana alter the
robbers had plundered Mr. W H. Greeh'' END 81
n, they forced their way 10 the end occupied by
his brother Passing through the dining room
into the sitting rOs M they were about to 20 up
stairs 10 the thlrd story where Mr. dre~u )
sleeping. Alfred anu william wins, brothers,
we're sleeping Ia small bedroom ia the second
story. Alfred opened the door ana eaid, " nat =
tAisf One OF the robbers put pistol TO ms
mead and : III, Got Ia X, YOU -- --- - ---- ~
Mrs. w ms, VINO " a. stepping ~ the lhlrd -t"rN
was awaken d Al TINS lInrtufe, hnd criel uut
az the tup Of her nee, george, Ailrrd, W illls
MOrtio." Opening the window she called FOR tue
police. lhe burglars, nearing so III NY men
called upon, thought II time % 20, aud their de-
pIrture Deliberately taken. Before gong,
one OF them very pulteS said Good nigut,
Mr.. Green
The leader OF the gang knew the house per
feel ~ wei, which was evidenced hy the fact
tnat he directed the robbers wherrto y". some
siiNer spoons ana lew othor articles - value
were left uudisturted. By pleadiug with the
robbers, MIS- W II. Green saved her M'ddlug