New-York tribune., 1879-10-27
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ROBBERIEs NEAR NEWARK.
MASKED BURGLARS MAR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
AT IKVINGTON.


At IKvINGToN.
Burglars robbed the house of Philip i. Piaget
near Montcalr carly Saturday morning. aud after
u thorough search carried of MANY articles Ot value
The house is situated between Montcar and Patrr-
SON. n. j., in the Great Notch. gap i'm the orange
Mountain. II stands in lonely part OF the valley
road about three miles from Paterson. Abont
mile distant is the Great Notch Station cf the New
York aud Greenwood Lake Railroad. Henry r.
Plagct Of No 36 Maidcn-lanc. lives III the original
house, which il bht of unhewn stone. while ms son
Philip W TIA ms family occupies neat frame add!-
tipn. The son is a market gardener, and At Is his
custom every Friday night to 20 to Newark with
load Of farm produce he returns early Saturday
morning. Last Friday afternoon Philip Plagst
drove to Newark ~ usual lis wife awakened
IN the night by hgit falling on her face and 10y
slight noise ia her room. A burglar,
whose face was partly covered bv red silk hand
korchief. WAS standing by the side of her bed. lie
n Id pistol to her head, and commanded her 10
keep silent if she wished 20 live. The robber was
then Joined by four Others, who mt once ran
sacked the room. They remained ~ the house
nearly an hour, and carried away with them every
article Of jewelTy they could find. After their de-
plrture large clock which they had searched was
found stopped at | a. H.; II was about o'clock
when they left The leader of the gang Is described
by Mrs. Plaget and by her niece who was sleeping
with her. as of slender build, with delicate white
bands and regular features. lie Spoke IN a low tone
and his voice soft and musical.
When the burglars left the nOu e. after having
searched some oi the adjoin ng rooms, one member
Of the gang called Patsy" was left on guard at
the bed of Mrs Paget. As soon p0sslbl" after ne
h Il gone Mrs. i aget ran To the rooms OF htr
fatheT-iIi-law and gave the alarm. Mt lIaget WIN
. farm aborcr went to Paterson and made known 10
tLc police the particulars of the robbery II Is De-
licyed by the members of the family that the ron
Il - were well acquainted with The hons" ana WIN
t,e habits of it's inmates No search was lidde ~
th.u of The part of t'e house occupied by tie tany
If The elder Nj. pag -. The value of the stolen
articles j. estimated al about 800. lhis estimate
docs not include some jcvelry left in the house on
Friday bv n-ighhcT. Mrs. Fisher, Tor saie-keepihg
during her visit to New-lork.
4 series Oi petty rObbcres has been rerpetraten
lately in lryngton, Rosrylle aud otter
Newark suburbs. few days ago an IL
viugton constable became POSSESSED OF llIoi-
IN ,tion that on saturday led 10 the arrest oi Peer
Frldrr oi lrvrngton. ped'cr hv occupation, ana
men ma L. statements winch caused the oiIceI, -
search the house of Bernard iloeIeiB, No 2e)
Snuth Twclftl--t., where lot II stolen goous was
fourd stored Toerlcin was taken IN custody.
house IT, ~punefcld-ave.. just beyond the city I'm
In. was "a So searched. and lot of ~vcrwaro hai-
mes. clothing and orh-r articles was found. Some
OF he articles have been identified hy Their owners,
from whom they had been stolen.
john and Thomas Brock, two lads under eighteen
year, Of age. have been committed ln d'Iauil 81
bail on charges Of setting lire To anu destroying an
outbuldng In the rear of Rpemcr Co., factory
No 93 RaiiTOad-aVr., and burning wagon hhn
lot of lumber on the premises OF CLaics kaler AT
Nos 81 and 93 X ulrOad-iYc.