New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-23
RIIRGLARIES IN TARRYTOWN.
THREE HOUSES SACKED BY MASKED MEN.


river the place has been the scene OF hihh9 stH"s
occurrences While these have been OF amisee'neou'
character the majority them daring ourglaries hlsh
WAY robberies mdrdcrs and Ike in late years nave
been mostly II not entirely due to gang OF burglars
who have made town their headquarters anu a'so
the seat OF many their nefarious operations Ihere Is
scarcsly village this city and Albany on either
side OF the river has not been psEed one or more
tip-s bv these raians who invariably rearn with ther
booty OF the proceeds Of it, to Ta;ryow. Most ofthom
live in tho place, but few arc expert
thieves from New-York and other cities.
THESE lattos are the leaders They plan the
depredations AMI bv their knowledge OF metropolitan
matters are able dispose of the SPOIL when happens
TO be other than ready cash. There is scarcely MEM
her of the gang who known both TO the police ana
the to oTnspeOple. Yet such is the inelcency OF the
former and the tinidlty of the latter that such thing
s arrestng OF them matter how strong the evil
denee may be against him, rarely happens Almost
eyerybody there afraid OF these mscreants owing to
t manner which they have taken vengeance on any
that hsve attempted bring them to justice, and for
some time the victims of their outrages have made no
effort to punish them
About three years ago Oscar Beebe, shoemaker, OF
Tarrytowp Que Of the notorious rufans in West
chester County and member of this coterie killed
man in White PG,ns with billiard cue and for this was
sent to Sing Sing for years During his imprson-
ment tho rest were active in their criminal work and
became some what scattered In some mysterious man
ner Bcebe got OF prison last June and soon made his
presence felt in the town. Nothing however. or SER
ious nature took place until woek ago Saturday night
when the shoe store OF S. r. Hammond Co., Maln'st
was and robbed OF several pairs OF shoes ard
about S25 in cash. following Monday night Post
master Swift OF North Tarrytown, WAS aroused shortly
before IL o'clock by trying to force an entrance
in;o the office. lie made things lively however tnat
the in,ruders departed hastily The next night an In
efTectual attempt made to break Into the news
st re Archer. and on the next Thursday night
Mr. Buls house visited by burglars, VINO
failed in this case alse to get anything OF value.
No arrests being the thieves became bodc and Oh
last Saturday night three of them cOoly undertook to
force an entrance into the market store OF John H.
Briggs in plain of employees of this merchant
Both Of these clerks big srapping fellows and one
OF them had revolver in his pocket at the time yet all
they did was hurry away to their employers home
and him Of the matter When they returned with
him the burglars had fed taking few valuable artiees
with them
As a natural result OF all this the people
were I'm measure prepared for the startling
OF Thursday night when Miss Eliza Storms, one OF
the highly esteemed ladies in the town appeared at
the house of A. H. Revere, president of the village,
about o'clock yesterday morning and Informed him
that her house entered and sacked by masked
men, Mr.. Revere surprised but not astonished-
Miss Storms terribly agitaed and even yesterday
afternoon scarcely able to control herself sur
fc!entiy to give coherent account OF the
robbery. She IS reAned-looking elderly
lady and daughter of General Henry storms who was
settlers in the village. The house which his daughter
occupies erected nearly hundred years ago 1t s
an oldfashioned wooden structure with portico sup
ported by massive pillars and extending around the
north aud sides. from which magnificent view OF
the Hubs II can be obtained. The rooms were In the
disorder yesterday which the marduders had
caused. Pictures, relics and brica-Drac lay
on the in hopeless confusion. Seated In the paIor
surrounded by her friends and the police officials, MISS
Storms gave in hysterical way her experience OF the
Thn M
She beside pyself Mrs Guilbert mother OF the Rev.
Dr. Edmund Guilber rector Of the Church Of the Holy
Spirit Madison-aye. and sixiy-siXth-s AeT-Hork she
has been away visiting her fOfa few days and my
only company last night was Mary kearns' servant
who has been with me for the last thiec
weeks Between aud 3 o'clock this morning Mary
awakened me- saying that there men in the house.
I had scarcely opened my eyes when the door OF my
room was burst open and four men rushed In. Be-
fore could utter word they gesped me in their arms
aud buried my head under the pillows al the sane time
ordering remain perfectly quiet Mary attempted,
she says, to resist them, but they struck
her on the head with revolver and
threw her back the bed-lOunge, on which she slept
Then of Them large, red-halred we-dressed, man
sat down bed beside me- pointing his pistol at the
girl while tho other three began ransack the house,
which they did completely. when heard them break
ing into the drawers that contained my mothers jew
ery aud family relics attempted to rise and remon'
srate In an instant the big nah turned upon me-
80 Lie s, telt You, saiu NC OF cut ouI Ihi"aI
Don't even speak Mary, however did talk, despite
his threats
You are an Irlshman,' she sa!d and know it In
spite yOuI disguise
Yes, am, he responded and have worn stripes
too. served years for offence which never
committed
Well, you'n not be innocent, when you do time Tor
this crime answered the girl.
"'That is so' said he 'brt wait TIL l am caught
Anyway, its short life and merry one for me- can
make S2l a week at my trade. but at this
work though its trife dangerous You say How did
get your house! Oh, know every one in the
river counties"
Just then the others returned laden with plate, jew
elry, old silverware. relcs-ncluding sverhandled
sword by General Scott at the battle Of Lundy's
Lane; a syeIhilied sword tho property OF General
Aarsena, In Italy; pair OF silver candlestcks which
were presented Miss Sormss grandfather grand
mother, Mr. and Mrs Ba!tus Moore when they lived in
a house stood the site Of The Herald building.
erations Every IN the house had been ransaekec
by the rascsls, who did not seem to be, be 10 the
Tntely 6eposed IN The baE the same day SO that the
burglars only got few dollars in money. The men
sk n9udkerchiefs about the OF their
faces, aud described ~ Miss Storms aud others arc
the lot visited Hastings Tuegday morning.
Edward storms. brother OF the lady mentioned in the
his fisier aud stated that tie loss was to them almost
The goods taken would not probably bring over 5000
st auction, tut the family would not take tlat many
Mss Storms not the only who suffered from
burglars the same night u rarTytOwn. Before going
her the burglars paid her respects Henry
r. Lombard and Judge James :. see MIR. Lombard lives
TafrytOwn and il manufacturer OF wheels axles
in TINS city. lie IL reported 20 be wealthy. About 80
o'clock lie was awakened by his burglar alarm whioh
had disturbed After aronslng his wife, he up
make iuvestigaton Opening the bed |
door ho was confronted by four
masked men with dark-ant6Ins ia their
hands lie tried close the door. but 10 quickly
busi open by the inruders and one OF them rushed TO
the brrglaralarm. which lac smashed with hammer,
saying:
There, blast you, yonr old oil box won't play that
trlek again"
NJ Lolnbard then knocked down by another of
the party. VINO struck him ON the head. TGeE they
picked him up AID threw him on the bed.
Now. Len,' said the burly leader, We want every
L.ti In. lh.l hmm. auln