New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-08
A srRyANr,s QUESTIONABLE sERvICES

A SERVANTS QUESTIONABLE SERVICES.
A singular sequel to an old burglary story was
reported at Police Headquarters yesterday my, py
captain Ryan, OF the Twenty-hrst Precinct; Inc
house of Henry Stuyvesant No. 1913 East thirty,
sxth-st. was left unguarded on the night OF ApLil
~, except by young servant GIRL Annie Rogers ~
name. When the family returned late AT hlgnc
Annie told story of an encounter with DuIgia nS
whom she found plunder:ng the house ana pack1lng
up the silver. She attacked them and aiter iong
and bard struggle drove them away; Iler s,o 10y
was believed as matter of course, and the glrl was
much petted and praised for her courage. Twice IN
the course of the summer she represented 10 .ho
police that she had not one OF the burglars III VIZ
street, and once had been assaulted Oy MN WIZ e
she was irving to inveige him into the hands OF me
police On Tuesday night the family had IeiG In, Tue
house in charge OF Annie and some OF her leilIm
servants strange GIRL friend OF Annie, VINO
had been with her on the night OF the Ioope icy, ~
aR months al'S old Saby Which Annie went look
after about o'clock She stayed away unusuanly
long and her friend went upstairs TO ma ner. Shc
returned immediately shouting thst se Am Girls
ran screaming into the street. calling 1or tne polct.
Edgar Bishop, neighbor, rushed into the mouse tc
seize the burglars. He found Annie IN the nan az
the foot of the steps leading to the roof Bound hama
and foot and gagged, but so tenderly that ne dt
suspected that she was shammipg. Beslue ist
Law the baby in pastebOard box, Growing WIN
delight The girl seemed TO recover with dncuIGN,
hut when she did, explained that she had caught
two burglars one masked, the other dlesSeu as
woman, carrying off the baby In the DoX; anu ha',
chased them away after a long struggle. lhey hau
ran upon the roof The police arrived and an IN
yestigation was made which showed that no puT-
glars had been in the house, and that the scutte
was securely fastened on the inside. MIS-. S'uyNg-
SAINT who had meanwhile arrived from ner slsteIr
house near by became very Ill from tIlght thlnk-
ing the girls story to be true She was u hanlc
Yesterday TO leave her bed. Annie rogers lcIl tne
house early in the morning ana dlu noC IetIf CO..
The police are satisfied that she either slammed LOT
purpose aided perhaps by her friend OF is INSANE
THE ADVENTURES OF A wAIsTCOAT
few DAYS ago an advertisement appeared III one
of the Paterson newspapers Offering lioeraI re-
ward for the return of wastcoat containing 80 IN
bills and q gold watch and chain. IL was Thought
by those who read the advertisement that the man
who lost his wastcoat had been drunk at the tinc,
for il was hardly conceivable how man could lost
his wastcoat on any other hypothesis. Inc man
who advertised for the return OF the waIStcoat'
however, does not drink. lie Is ehipioyeu III tHc
IyanhOe Paper Mill in Paterson, and Is one OF Tue
relay of men who work from noon until midnight
he man had been frequently afflicted with attacks
of somnambulism, and recently arose IN the night
his astonishment he found himself III Passalc live
miles from his home. He took the next tram lor
Paterson and none except his immediate family
was aware of his nocturnal ramble. When he was
about to retire for the cay, to his dismay ne dis
covered that bis wastcoat was gone.
On the Dundee Road, near Cedar Lawn, on
farm works a man whose habits are not very
regular On Tuesday night he went to Passaic,
where he INDUCED freely in beer; lie haa bought
where, he did not know. On "Wednesday morning
he went about his work and was worrying over ms
loss when suddenly hanging on fence he dlscov-
cred a walstcOat. In Its pockets ne lOuhd ~ IN
bills and gold watch aud chain. He reported the
fact to his employer The latter had read the ad,
vertisement in the newspapers and communicated
with the owner. 10 whom the wastcoat and ITS
contents were returned. The sOmnambulist in MS
sleep evidently had taken of his vest and hung it OH
the fence while walking toward PaSsaic.