The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
SEVEN BURGLARIES.
IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE VII
LACE LAST NIGHT. 8TE

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From s1Bo to 5000 In Cash Packed in
Jewelry, silver Ware aud Watches W
Notwithstanding Lunch IN herrick'
Cellar.
The advance guard OF the circus, probabl
made us visit last night, and burglarized
| residences, making haul OF from $3.50 to 500
In cash. Night before last they were at Keene
and went through half dozen houses. The.
went to Springfield Mass short time ago, art
repeated their burglaries three nights In success
sion. They have been heard from at Gevera
points In western Massachusetts this weel
with from two to half dozen robberies ii
each. Evidently they fare making this tou
ahead of their circus as unexpected visitors
Theymust have rec n hotter I'd the town carefully
for they operated where they would be mos
likely to escape the beat OF the officers ant
where their plumber would be most likely to b
plentiful. Two hard looking men were motto
cd on the streets yesterday and In the early
part of the evening, stopping at Bliss restau
rant. Blacksmith Baily noticed them walking
back and forth in front OF Mrs Simonds on
Elliot st. About half past man called Al
i VIM Lconard's on the corner OF Chase and Asy
lum SITS and inquired for "Mr Cutters" A
call was also made at the upper end OF thu
street on the same errand but as no one called
at Cutters, it is supposed that this must have
been part of the reconnaissance. Peleg Bar
| IOWs ALSO uOClCeu MdI otahuthS Wy Mo paw
as ne went home about 10 o'clock.
Operations were evidently begun at d
Fisk's house on North St. Mr. Fisk before he
mad gone to sleep about ii o'clock heard some
noise about the house but paid no attention tc
1t for some time thinking bis servant had Wis
itor. But as the noises continued in sup
pressed way and among them ne
and as it was getting late be. thought 1t would
be well enough to get up and look round. He
noticed then that the back door was open few
inches and then almost simultaneously he saw
a man glide by the window and out OF his yard.
He had revolver all loaded in his room, and
it would have been fine chance to pepper the
burglars il he had half suspected anything
wrong and had taken any thing with him when
he got MP to look round.
Col Richard Bradley's house off from the
same street, N Cabot's on Terrace, VIM
Leonard's on the corner of Asylum and Chase,
in the course of the next two or three hours,
but in what order no one can tell as the people
at each place slept through it.
/ At Mr. Bradleys they first went in through
the cellar but found the doors locked up stairs
so they could make no progress. Then they
cut through the screen OF the kitchen but as
iFthe doors of every room were locked they
| found themselves no better OFT than in the Gel
lar and had to give it up, Col Bradley says he
| cannot find as anything Is missing. ai..
| When Mr. Leonard got up to dress this morn
| ing he found his pantaloonS missing but they
| finally were found in the ball. His pocket
book had been taken out and empted and then
laid conspicuously on the mantel piece in the
sitting room. Mr. Leonard thinks they found
less than 50 in the POCKET book. Nothing else
was missed. His watch hung in his vest at the
| head of his bed but was not disturbed. lamp
is always left burning in his sitting room, and
a valuable pin beside it belonging to Mrs Leon
! l. o<rh bat hoo1y
| shows that they did their main work in that
| room. The burglars evidently entered the side
| door of the house, which was unlocked, and they
! went out through the hall ano the front door
which they left unlocked behinu them.
AT Masa Wilis's house they turned the key
| in the front door and came in through the
| hall to the dining room. They went to desk
his brother estate and some pocket books. They
looked these over but took nothing except Mrs
Willis portmonnaie containing abou. $40. Mr.
Willis had considerable money and valuables
in his bed room which opened from the dining
room, but for the last two nights he had locked
his bed room door and the room was not on
tered. They did not hear the burglars and
knew nothing Of their visit until morning.
When N F Cabot arose he had the same
trouble to dress on account of the absence of
his pants and vest, which were found in the din
ing room. Between $50 and $50 in money and
pair of spectacles were missing. lie also had
check Payable to Mrs Cabot for Western
Union dividend whiclpwas left by the burglars.
From one to half pat one the burglars were
at p Barrows on Walnut St. They entered
through the cellar, and before they mad gather
ed any plumber the family was aroused and they
stairs, for Mrs Z B. Rsrrows. who sleeps there,
heard them. About hal-past one they made
considerable noise by opening door against
table, and Mrs Barrows saw light flash past
the window and man in his shirt sleeves or
light coat hurry by. Mr. Barrows got up and
went out into the yard, but discovered nothing
further. Silver-ware which stood on the dining
room table was lrndisturbed, and it cannot be
found as they got anything in the house.
Seleclman s N Herrick's house GU Main st,
was the last place where they made call. The
family retired about half-past nine, and Mrs
Herrick lis sure she locked the windows and
front door, and Mrs Plummer who rooms up
stairs, heard her. But the burglars evidently
came in thrjough the front door. Mr. Herrick
placed his pantaloonS on q chair not more than
six feet from the head Of bis bed when he re-
tired, and left Swatch in his vest on the
table. But one of theburglars who, as the tracks
show, wore rubbers, distracted them safely
Herrick cannot tell exactly how much money
be had, but it wasIsomewh, ire between fifty and
one hundred dollars and the burglars got it.
He found his watch andhis pocket book spread
open in the cellar this morning. There were
some $400 in checks, besides notes and other
valuable papers in the pocket book which the
robbers left for him. Mr. Herrick narrowly |
escaped the loss of several hundred dollars
which man talked of paying him yesterday !
afternoon. but which Herrick as an accommoda |
ton allowed to wait for a few days. Before the |
burglars entered at the front door they took |
out cellar window and stoo 4 1t up against the |
house to leave q way of escape open. And be-
fore they left they lighted the gas in the cellar |
and RECALLED themselves apparently at leisure |
with lunch. Finding a key Of cider they |
went back up stairs, and got dipper, helped
themselves to pie and cake and feastedroyally.
Herrick, however says the cider wasn't very |
good; il it had been it wouldn't have been
there .ff a. L1g |
The tracks were plainly seen where they
passed ont by his barn and down the railroad
bank. They had learned their ground well
because they knew Just where to go safely.
Their tracks were measured, and the heel of
one of the mems shoes was ga inches broad.
disturbance was heard at quite number
of other houses in the north east as well as
{ Their parts of the village. 1t is quite likely
that the burglars made attempts on other
houses but were frightened away for some rea-
son. Col Hask1ns' dog "Pedro," which made
such row when tie post Office was robbed sew,
ersl years ago, set up furious alarm twice
during the night, calling the colonel out in his
robe de mutt to investigate Mrs S NJ Waite. at
the next house. was also aroused and looking
out the window saw the two men going by.
These facts connected with those above leave
no doubt that there were two of the robbers if
not more.