New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-29

where he hangs them inside my private hail. but not IN
my room. He used to throw them down the grating
there" pointing out Of a dining room wlndOW, anu
they would strike the mat aud stay there gener
until / took them in aud hung them up
The grating is always locked until / come down.
so You see they were safe. But while ago asked hl
to leave them up stairs because my mothcrln-a" WHO
il very old used to go out sometimes and bring them '
and forget where she put tem; and that maze oupo'
"Well the night Waterman used TO come In and hang
up the keys aud knock door, and knocked Daeh'
so as to let HIM know that heard him. On sunday
morning he did so, and then went away. am not qu'o
sure Of the time my clock little fast some
times; but got up and moved round little, ana then
1 saw It was a few minutes past o. Then my 1eet
were little cold and / got into bed sittne
down and putting my legs under the cover to get the
warm. thought heard my Old mOthel-in-aw In the
hall but didn't pay any attention, because she was ID
hebabit sometimes of getting up and going down stars
before my wife and did, and then We would ma her
there when we went down. The next thing heard her
scream, and the thing knew the room was luh vi
men-I think six seven. but don't Just knO" ho"
many because some OF them in the hall They
had something over their faces TO hide them-hahuAer
chiefs they looked like, sort OF dirty white thero
were holes they could see but all OF Their races
except their eyes were covered.
One OF the men came up to and grabbed hold OF
my shouders-ke that. l struck at his face TO tear
away his mask and then he grabbed me by the throat
over my face so as smother me almost. lie heldH
down tight and all the time pressed throat with his
fist. struggled as hard as could but two men look
hold OF my arms-just sO-and put handouts on them
suppose It was two men felt If there were more
than two hands and all the time the first man held my
throat and kept the pillow over my face. Then
IpIIshed my head up from under the pillow, and saw
p;stO ponng at my eye, and the who held 1t said
Dbl You, il YOU make a noise I'll shoot YOU Then
knew must kec p quiet they would kin me- They
looked as If they would do so.
"Then the man took me out OF bed and put Inc in a
chair and man sat down In front OF me-just as you
Sit close up to me-aud demanded the keys Of the bank
refused to give them TO him. and he said he would
shoot me if didn't give them up. gave them 10 him
10 save my life. He then said Give me the combina-
ton the vault" said | don't know it, D-nyou'
said he, lyon do. have seen you opeu it, won,
don't know IL now answered; am bewildered; my
head Is all queer ike. II YOU will give me little while
TO think IL over, will tell you well as KNOW Il
don't want Il rs well as you know he said; want IL
lust right III give YOU minutes 10 think about II,
and then you don't tell me I'll blow your brains out
Then thought il and gave HIM three figures lie
said Give Inc the other figure told him those were
all the figures knew, aud he replied Il know better
the vault has wheel lock and must have four ng
ureq want them or I'll shoot y0u All this time the
| pistol was pointing ut my face. and so gave
! hun the fourth figure; hut / told him that he
couldn't open the vault unless he took Inc down. that
one wheel had turned way and another wheel
another way and he couldn't do anything by just hay-
ing the lgures He answered, con, i understand all
about that you have given me the correct figures I'll
open IL fast enough and II have given the wrong
ones and have to come up these stairs again, I'll XIII
Won sure as -" Then some of tho men went down
stairs aud three remained 0he sat close in front of me
with pistol in his hand. sat In the door and the
other lust outside but nc could In the room"
"whcre were your wife and her motheri' was asked
"Ob forget TO tell thin e. replied Werckle. "fm
sort OF dazed like and confused ana some things don't
come TO my mind just when they ought. When they
took mo out OF bed they put my old mOthernaw In my
place and told her to keep sl. Then they handcuhed
my wife and left her in bed kept sitting there with
these three men, heard the clock strike seven, and
then eight and then nine. little after this heard
some men coming up stairs. The men who were WIN
ten6d some ono outside the door whispered for Of
them 10 go OUT OF the men did SO, aud they talked
in Whispers fcOuldn't hear much that was said bnt
thought heard the words, Couldn't get in" Then
they called the other meu out and they talked ID low
tone outside the door; then couldn't near lhrm
any more; and aitor WHILE thought
Gey and T pGSped into the hall and saw no one then
looked down the and they were gone ana lhe
front hangs his KEYS. and found they had
not taken themi 50 took them ana went down 10 the
was cold when the took ont ~ bed and they
pulled pair OF trousers on me- but not far enough To
fasteu. they also tlTeW coat over my shoulders
and fastened In front with pin went down stairs
holding my up VIII o o aR T ana my bsndsas
h nuS a a. I pa5sed the bank door | found II
o %Ss N open, but didn't go in / went y the
asked, What Is tho matter Werckef answered.
Robbery is the matter Bursars have been en- IN me
and found the vault open and The safe broken. inc
barber went Police Headquarters and three or Tour
gentlemen round One of them saw my handouts
and took a key out OF his pocket TO open them but
found II would not NJ they were OF an olda.hioncd
KIND witch was used long time ago, - ho cent over
to Headquarters ior key and they we're taken on one
Of the genilcmcuI forget whether he was policeman
take the handcus on my wifes hands. neither OF
The keyswould nt BY and by saw little key hanging
cnt the thread and took OF the irons.
- went round 20 The Mercer street SIR Police station
have told IT TO you. Then In the evening they took mo
back the bank, and Told It over again The night
Waterman was at the police station; saw him there,
but he was with another officer little before midnight
they let mc go home"
the stairs while you were i'll your room with the men y
| was asked.
how they walked. I don't think anyone went up
down except the men VINO were In the gang which Wis
Ibid you hear the mkman's Callp
"Yes heard IT, and hoped nc would como up. One
Of the men had asked just before what time got
our milk aud told him good deal later than the real
| time; said the milkman came very late Sunday.
and said one quart aud thar paid eight cents, aud
asked HIM why he wanted to know. He sud, oh, moth
| ing, particular"
| Ibid one Of the men lea you after thatp
81 didn't notice but think one OF them innst have
nilkman that we in the country We always paid
him on Sunday the weeks milk and he would have
when he found We didn't 20 down"
Have you seen MIN since 7"
"Ycs, saw him this morning. policeman told me
! not to anything to him when became, aud didn't
intend to-ony TO pay him. Blu, he said, You were IN
said ami then paid him and left HIM with the police
man. But took his number of the cart: here It sNo.
Mr. wcrcklc expressed the most decided disbelief OF
the story mat ihe blsh, had let the outer