New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-13
BOLD ROBBERY BY DAYLIGHT.

FOUR MEN INVADE A BROOKLYN HOUSE.
THE MISTRESS OF TIE HOUSE, HER SERVANT AND
BoARDER BoUND-BoNDs, MONEY AND oRNA-
MENTs VALUED AT 5000 sroLEN-DEscRIPrIoN
OF THE ROBBERS.
daring robbery was perpetrated yesterday morn
ing in Brooklyn at No. 100 Second-place Orna-
ments valued at about 5000. three $1,000 bonds
and small sum of money were stolen. The house
is occupied by Miss Elizabeth Roberts, her brother,
Mrs. Gramshaw, employed as a seamstress. and MISS
Catherine Clayton, q domestic. DIR. Roberts. the
bother of Miss Roberts, left homo about O'Clock,
and while walking down Court-st noticed two
men who followed him to Carroll-st., and
then turned back. as he was evidently
going down town. A brOken-down wagon. occupied
by four men, stopped at the Roberts residence an
hour later. Two of the men went up to the base
ment door and Miss CLAYTON answered the bell:
They wished to see Miss Roberts, ana the girl went
to inform her mistress. The two men in the wagon
were admitted by the others. and seized Miss ROD
erts and the domestic. Revolvers were produced;
the screams Of the women were quickly hushed, ana
Miss Roberts tied 10 chair The servant was neu
in chair with a revolver pOlted at her mead MISS
Roberts was told that the gang would " nave no
humbug" They wanted everything she had ana as
quickly as possible. The woman, halt dead Win
fright, drew from her bosom three 81 900 mortgage
bonds, of which she was quickly relieved. Two OF
the gang watched the women while their compan-
ions ralsacked the house They found pair Oh
diamond earrings the property OF bliss koberls,
worth $500 and a diamond brooch valued at 80;
The thieves left the house by the basement ana
drove rapidly down COurt-st.
neighDOr was informed by two boys, at whom
one OF the robbers pointed rey9lYer OF tne sust
piciOuS actions of the men, and Officer CoDneTy. OF
the Third Precinct, reported the case at the Butter
Street Station. Detectives Roche and Mahoney and
eight officers hurried TO the scene OF the robbery,
and Miss Roberts related to the police the story Of
the robbery as given. She described the appearance
of the men as follows: One, was about thlrty-hYe
years old broad shOuldered and about 8 feet 10
inches in height. His brown suit was dllapldated,
aud he wore a slOuCh hat. Another was aOout
tweut y.seven years old, with a smooth face and
dark complexion and hair. The third was about .
feet inches in height, about forty years old, stout
and gray whlskered and the fourth, dressed IN
striped suit had black eyes and light mustache ana
-whiskers, and was about leet ~ lncnes tan;
An alarm was out TO all Brooklyn precincts ana
TO the Central Office In this city. 1t IS sald that
there n large amount Of costly ornaments III
the house which escaped the notice Ell the thleVes
A TRIBUNE reporter called at No. 100 Second
place yesterday afternoon. crowd OF urcnlns was
cur0usy watching the house. The bell was an
swered by Miss Catherine Clayton, whose appear"
ance Is by no means prcpOsSessing She sald that
Miss Roberts was not in. but consented to give ner
version Of the robbery which was as folows;r g,
"A wagon, covered with SOME black stut ana
striped with red. WAS driven up to the house about
10 O'clock this morning. was upstairs when the
basement bell rang. Miss Roberts, who was down
stairs called to me TO come down and go to the door
Two men asked to see the lady of the house. told
Them t. stay there minute until could call her.
but ono OF them Immediately knOCkcu me uOWnI puV
ms knee ON nv throat and his hands over my eyes.
His companiun secured Miss ROOerls. Two
other men leap.d from the wagon and
tisd our hands to our backs with a rope.
nv apron was torn into strips for bandages, which
were tied over orr eyes. The robbers then went up
stars aud took the pocketboOk OF Mrs. Gramshaw,
a bnardcr, and removing its contents, threw II on
the floor Then they brought her down STAIRS ana
tied her too They threatened to kill me II didn
tell where Miss Roberts's jewelry was kept pls-
tol wasI iuted at my head. said the jewelry was
in a clos, in the kitchen. They went through the
box aud X believe, q diamond pin. two palrs 9l
diamond arrings two pairs Of gold bracelets goe
ecklacr aud set Of canoes. They also carried On
a pocketbook which they found in Mi2s Roberts !:
possession. The pOcketbOOk contained three 81, OO
first mort gage bonds of Cairo Illinois aud about
$50 The robbers then disappeared. got my
right hand loose and tearing the bandages from my
iacc called POIiccW
In a conversation that followed Miss Clayton re-
marked that policeman united her hands after she
reached the street. The reporter called her atten-
ton To her previous statement and she corrected
herself by saving that the cord that bound her night
hand gave sghtly and she could just reach the
bandage over her eyes and tear it off.
At a late hour last night the police obtained an
accurate description OF the articles stolen. They
comprised par of black enanelled cut diamond
earrings; diamond cluster pin, setting old style
gold bracelet gold brooch, pair Of Etruscan gold
bracelets with beads on the edge, and plain band
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