The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-03
ROHRING RIILROlD DEPOTS.
A startling Discovery In President worth.
tnoccupicd Country House.

John Donnclly II farmer, takes care of the
summer residence at Islip. III of Mr.. J. L.
Worth, President of tho Park Bank Of this
city. On last Monday morning. while strolling
through tho large deserted rooms on the look
out for trdmps. he noticed that tho key of the
best room in the second story was missing from
the door. and on trying the door he found it
locked. He tried 10 pccp through the kcyholc
hut II appeared to be stopped up. He held his
head back few feet to let the light in. and then
WINS astonshcd to see close to the hole on the
other side, the pupil OF an eye looking at him.
What are you doing in thcrc2' he asked.
| only came in here to sleep replied voice
from within.
Donnely went down stairs and left the house
in search OF help. On coming back he found
that the inmate Of the room had stepped out of
a window on the roof Of the pinzza in front of
The house and leaped from there to the ground.
In the room lac found worn and dirty over
coat. som. quilts. and some articles Of women's
apparel. In u pocket of the overcoat was a bottle
OF medicine and Il white-handled pocket knife
WIN ono blade broken of. The fracture was
Mr.. Worth's mansion Is about mile from tho
station On going home Dnnnelly discovered
mat ms sister had left two trunks over night in
me lsllp railroad depot. and that both of them
hnd been broken open The goods taken from
tncm, were the same that he found in Mr..
Nortl's house.
ON consulting with the station agent no
learned that the thief had scnrchcd the depot
thoroughly for vnluuhlcs but had found moth
ing except wearing apparel and II few silver
coins.
ON the Thursday previous the Syosset depot
had been entered and robbed. and on the Friday
hetor" that ~ similar robbery was committed in
the lQphamk depot. Detective stephen Pnyn
ot BAL Twins station dis 'ovprcd that "A broken
kniie blade that had been found sticking into
thr wuodwurk Ut the SyuSsnt depot belonged to
the knile found in the oVtrroat pocket. He also
found that the medicine was purchased at
IL l. 81 tlIllia 4f ia fatt.a Ir. Ii
r'upllon given Of tho purchaser he surmisrd
tl"f it might be Patrick Butler \ picture of
Butter WAS obtained from the Long Island City
jail.
just after Donnclly len Mr.. worth's house.
Ms Niic. WHO was aIproa hing the house, met "A
Mf~. 'Dh aurwartl thr same person WIS met
hy two hunters Al Savvillc a group Of lahorers
i"li lnyn .at such man clrclud around them
IN the woods
y -'Hrlay Payn and j. H. Paul. with the over
"Nii lN their uU-~N sslOn nj 10 the laphnnk
alt~houSc. su~irHing that the cold weather
ana iur want ~ the coat had driven him there
inr shelter. After th" eighty tramps now un-
Ger tl' charge OF Keeper John Loud IA rs
-"nhlri or dinner. Paul Selc ted a -talwirt
vi an iu'Nd mon. 30 years of a-r, a. tho per
son l"f Wiium thyy wcr" searching. He denied
iul khowie i-o az the thte" rohhrrics. hut on
l"ln- questioned 10y Pawn he made an Almis-
q" u. s"rii tous obtained. con, ne"d the officer
MAT Zee was the burglar sought for. While
umt"r examination his face frightened. and he
1lsp|tv'd au unusual am unit ul Intelligence.
Butter j. wanted IN Long Island tty ON
chur-r of break ny JAN. \ warrant was issued
thc rniro.d depot there. He j. t. b. examined
III LSl4l iil- morning.