New-York tribune., 1886-02-03
BURGLARS SCARED BY SHOOTING.
DRIVEN FROM A HOUSE IN TARRYTowN.
AN ATTEMPT TO ENTER Mr.. PADDocK's HoME-THE

AN ATTEMPT TO ENTER MIR. PADDoCK's HOME-THE
BILL FOR POLICE PROTECTION.
Scarcely any one in Tarrytown was surprised yester
day to hear that another attempt burglary bad
made on Monday night. The house attacked this time
belongs to f. A. Paddock. employe OF the Mer-
chants Dispatch Company OF New-York. 1t is stu
ated in Washington-st about half mile from the
station in Tarrytown proper The story of the affair
as given by Mrs Paddock TO TRIBUNE reporter
Yesterday, follows:
There had been company al the house Monday
evening, and the family had upstairs late. At
2 10 a. H. steps were heard the board walk at the
back of the house. and in minute or two attempt
was made to burst open of the side doors. 1t did
not yield however, and the burglars worked their way
around to the iIont porch he knob of the door
turned and two three blows fell upon it. Mr. Pad
dock had III the meantime gotten up ana loaded his
revolver Instead OF going into the hall to shoot
/! the door should break he opened one of the win
dows and fred three times toward the street The
burglars ran up the hill to the right and then coming
back past the house again got into wagon waiting
for them and drove Cf. The family did not go to bed
again, aud the lights kept burning upstairs.
About o'clock IN the morning the rattle OF carriage
was beard again and steps sounded on the board walk
and piazza. he shutters on the lower floor were
ratified. aud suddenly everything grew quiet 1t is
supposed that the burglars seeing the bright lights in
the sleeping rooms were frightened off before they
had done any damage to the windows. The Paddock
house like of the rest which have been attacked,
Is small and poorly protected.
The excitement i'll TarrytOwn the burglaries has
scarcely abated. Some of the citizens disposed
TO question Mr.. Sees statements about the robbery
Sunday night, going lar as to say with Mr. Ray
mOnd, of I" The Argus" that the whole affair was a
hoax. T.. A. Roe OF the Irvugton Institute in North
TarrytoSn said that there had been serious burg
larry since the first ten days ago. he reports
gwen out" he added, " are doing the town much
injury 1hey are chiefly the exaggeratOns of fear.
of a desire to figure u sensation. he upper floor of
the large building IN Manst had been engaged by
Boston for fan factory. few days ago he wrote
to the owner H. C. |Ierhant declining the lease on ac
count 0i those repeated reports OF burglaries.'
The bill to be presented to the Legislature h. the
residents OF Tarrytown, JryingtOn, Dot bs Ferry
and Hastings asking for the protection of the
lOnkers police, has drawn some criticism from
those citizens who think the towns in question able to
take of themselves. 1t the result of a
ference held in New York ten days ago between Cyrus
W. Field, ID. o. Bradley, and other well-known resi-
dents of Tarrytown Jay Gould, A. 5. Hatch, +. j.
Blake of the Domestic sewing Machine Company, all
have houses in or about the village. Mr.. Bradley,
president OF the Law and Order League. said yester
day that the bill modelled after one passed in
1872 extending the jurisdiction OF the lohkers police
force over Kings Bridge. larrytown,' he added,
thus saves the expense OF police captain and police
commissioners. With sergeant Ill charge here we
would have all the protection we need As 1t is now,
we have to keep man here in the bank with musket
in his hand all the time to protect our property
The trustees Of North rarrytown decided yesterday
join with tie other towns in seeking the passage
OF the bill. They will oppose II. North Tarrytown is
said to completely the hands of ruans The police
Will not make arrest.