The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-20

BURGLdRS IN TINE REYNOLDS SISTERS
HOHE NEAR GREENUIsTI
Articles or Their Irnudiw"-is stripped from
bedrooms that they have Occupied fur
seventy-nvc Years Threats OF Murder.

OF Murder.
Four miles north Of Greenwich Conn. and
about one milo west of the North street hoo
house. stands AN old homestead orcupiol by
two very old Indies. which was entered Nv bur
glars on Sunday. the 1lth inst. 1t is sway
backed. and when reporter for TuE suN np-
proaclcd the front door. ut 10 O'Clock last SUNDAY
morning. ~ weather blackcncd shinglc, loosenc,l
by the wind nuitcrcd rast his head The ss,-
ond stunt Of the roof in broken 10y two doriner
| wlndows set with small panes Of glass. Much
| OF the ancient white paint on the front has
FAXED on and shows the yet moro ancient coat
| OF red beneath II. There are no marks OF paint
on amy part Of the house except the front On
either end IL a broad patch of stone masonry,
showing the locations Of the two largo frcplaccs.
| No response cameto the VISITORS Ripping Tho
wind WIS rattling the doors and making the
clnpboards on the north side OF the house crcak.
loud succession of raps on the kithcn door
caused II to be opened n few inches. The spare
face Of an nnrm old lady appeared. A dngy
shawl covered her head and brow. Her eyes
were gray and ar'hed with white eyebrows
! Her shoulders wore STOPPING and her body WIS
| bcni; On her lace WIS q look OF suspicion.
81, frs. We were robbed she said. and that's
The visitor then rrtold tho old lady. who wns
| MISS Mary Reynolds what his business was.
I she vt eyed him with suspicion. but when hn
! repeated the ~ PLANTATION twice IN other words
! amt ~ IN" plain Il possible way she told him
10 70 around tn tn" 'front.' door Tine front door
WINS opened 10 him aii"r ~ few minutes delay
ly unoi ar ~ lHiy. Who WIS IN oNgri counter
Inrt %. Mss VI Irv. THIS WINS VI RI Funi.n /, "
nolds. Ms- Mnry'a sisi r. Wien sh,, W,1l on ~
ed e." door she rtr .pt. tn tn, rnnr prrt of tho
room. The visitor rlusod #. and =. .b.d himself
necessary nnNi.ty Both ol The oil mli,s SIT
down md looked ~ MIN IN sii"noo from under
tucr whit ~ 'hrowa. There Wa~ ID RIA. arlt.t
on thn iliOr Two or three article, a. furnItnr,
M'r, ol mano'nny. win snnil turned ires. The
wool VIVA dark with Hi,'. hut hlgnlv Dol shed
Tine kcyhol"s in 40" drawers ~ u writing d.ek
w'r' eucioeed w.tl whto metal diamonds in
Sho are ?" Miss Eunice asked. ab-
ruptly.
,Arnn n careful explanation Of the callers
idemity and purposes wne gone through with
"Thry touk "Snr,th NJ They c,,uld mi na-
FORE rXpianed Miss Mary, ust | Nurns now
p"rhaps they'll come back after tho fsrniturn."
Eunice said the rohh"ys raina ON SUNDAY nj. IN,
IN" "a ss',d 1t WIS about ~ o''l"ck. Tho first
,lins ~" ~ tl"r" was lot Of them IA the
ballroom. She thought there must have been
three. There might have been morn. They
hnd lnshts. Sh" didn't think they had lnnt,rns
Mor" iN'iy th"N hhi candles. h"Tlu-" when sun
cam" down STARE the neAt mornin.. she inunI
tIlow driruinss on The ruror ia bic" Some OF
them went to nrrs strrs br anu some ol them
came 10 mrs. Tiry put uirir hands on her
mouth t. keep her from crying uut.
"N a." sud Miss Mnry one OF them put his
cold hand .ui over my mouth"
. 'oulpn h".prty ~ out NJ ~ Fun cc said.
am ourh Z WIS no use. because tn re Wis M
on" n II" house. and the next nrisl,hor Iv.s
too lar away eNcr to hear M. Ons Of The r',I,-
b"rs said ~ agrun .voice: II you make any
ne -" we'll blow up the house and Kill you |
don't know what els he said"
=, ! heard him BAY he'd xii US" said Miss
Mss Runirc said she couldn't tell how tho
rnhi"'rs wer, dressed She couldn't say whether
snr WAS so much frightened. One Of thom wore
That was .woman." said Miss Mary.
No.. snid Miss Eunico. / < urss i was man
WITH hood on
l1io'- it was n woman" said NJ - Mary.
Did you hear her voicof' the reporter
no." Mss Mary answered n li,tc resent
iu!'S; nu, know T. You ant toll me-"
No. Mss Eanice answered: they wore old
cloths, gu-ss."
manners p @'''''
on, they were dreadful rough people. I
came from some pine around here. or clss
they were tramps. NV SISTER Btthyra died n
have soi up md l"lIowcG the cp roHb rere S'f
OF. yes. sald VI ~ Eunicc:" sle'd have got
W., W.. don, know whrtngr saw any OF Their
." 80, no % m "r has boon To 500 US. guess il
wouldn't b" any use. They went out there ami
got mat log you -" IN tue yhrd amt dragged Il
uni'r IN" Nlt hon window 10 stand on Then
tnel ivoN nul ~ top sash AMI got in. ! don't
stars or NOT. hut / ,ouli hear th,m ioSu si,,,rs
lnn- time AFT rward. They didn't .,t much /
u our rom T1ny empil"l u trunk on tho |
wanted Inry took par nt gold 80 -cta.l,- /
N,N utth.riy year a-u right on OF tho Bihle I
stlrs 'hl N. nprtl room th'r. and eot twenty |
su"''i- anu twenty quits. The shoots wefn I
ma /. OF mon wnlch "" spun ourselves. You /
M'h ~ any OF thn9, Aini oi sheets II w. |
Those times have gone hy. III. old spinning |
WHO'S ar" out IN ia" corn house, hut 1t would |
hhrhy u" worth your Will. to 70 out to So, |
th'm, BECAUSE they arr all hrnken IN Tho /
boys around here have taken the ittlr Wheels |
to p,it on N,"ir r9ns; All the robbers took WAS !
i wnSw nth over 500" said Mss Mary.
wei d"n' kn"N hat i was. I. stunned NJ AZ
lini". " sh You could sr" those quits
IMy were 81 sn n beautiful coors.'
3, lnnulr ir,hii lam ana small patchwork"
IN" uitrd NJ - Mary.
AnI one o. them WAS madr 10y my mother.
About a hl9drrd ycnrs ngo.' Mss Euni'r con
tinurd. ana my SISTER have lNad in In =
house sHvsniy-hvc years Father built il over
"a hundred years il..o. There used to be- "A lind
Of -nod bui'l out blind where the soldiers -" II
l"in arnnr dut NJ the revolution used To
down now; Nv fat9ar was Ambrose Reynolds.
lie Was = farmer We nave iiity ares 1f hand
here. Nv brother Isaac wnrAs il ,or ia"
ne vistor asked To- he shown thu kitchen
window where the robbers rot IN. Tho qti.A-
Old ladies.
-, aaid Miss Eunice I'm show you"
Inc kitchen door MAS open. but VI ~ Eunicn
lrd the way ont OF the front door and around
lnr corner oi the house to ph1e whore the
outside Of the window WIS visible. All Of the
lover panes 81 the npp'r snsh ind been broken
out Thrr" wore no lo'ks on the closets and
no marks OF thr robiers presence had been
len. except nj the window. They made their
rAt through the kitchen door. OF articles
taken b's dies those abovc mentioned there were
tthe cloths h'nnels, SIX shRwls pillow ra-es
= There was IN the house. II IL said by the
neshhurS. u 81 900 United states bond, which
The robbers missed.
When theirV.stOr arose 20 60, Miss Eunice
sad IN "a loud voice to her ,.st'r. " " H. nlt-r
IN II we must have somebody TO stay in the house
" N us
"Ol. yrs!' Miss Mary answered. cxprcssin..
iut' as NUN NopflrNon ~ thhi "l her sister;
with u.s.
Thrtwo old ladies are highly respected IN tho
.i'inuy Ut Greenwich. Ii IL the opinion thrru
nat somr dlsrrpntAhle family IN tine town or
near II, knowing the def'n ,cl'ss condition in
which the Il yuulds sisters lived, made "A sun
lay nlgilt raid upon them. 1t is said that no
attempt hH~ been made by the polio" authuri-
les lu rcroVtf th" goods. Their value AZ a aula
would probably not exceed $50. hut the sheets
iui quilts were to thoir owners Objects of al
Vtlou.
TiNM.iNi'S PEEPLENi TIES.