Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-25
A BURGLAR. BUT POLITE.
Mrs. LOMBARD TALKS WITH A
KED-HAIRED BANDIT CHlEF.

owes him "A I.iving-His ristol His
Only Friend
The New FORK san OF Saturday gives
The following account OF the doinss OF po-
lite burglars at Tarrytown. y. y;
The Quartette Of fearless and polite
Westminster burglars, who caused the
Hastings police force TO be augmented 90
four on Thursday, started out early yes
lerday morning in Tarrytown in a car
rage, supposed to have been driven by a
young colured villager. They went first
b. the residence OF Mr.. IL. +. lombard,
an aged and feeble man, formerly part
ner of the firm of Wallace ~ Co., con-
fectioners, OF this city. Mr.. Lomoard's
house is in Broadway, facing Wlldey
street They forced open paglor win
dow, but IN doing SO set on the burglar
alarm in the bedroom above, where Mr..
Lombard and his wife were sleeping. Mr..
Lombard struck light, and found out by
the alarm register what part OF the house
the burglars were entering. lie then
walked through the rear dressing room TO
me door leading to the hall.
He GOT 10 the head OF the stairs Just in
time to see tour men come bounding
steAlthilv up IN Indian tile, like pirates in
a comic opera. Each one had dark Ian
tprn in one hand aud revolver IN the
other. The old gentleman ran through
the dressing room into the bed room, and
bottled the door alter him. The bolt mad
hardly been drawn when the leader OF
the plcturesqe band struck the door like
a batterug ram. The bolt flew OF and
the leader bounded in with a smuthered
vell. He pushed Mr.. Lombard on the
floor, aud stood over him, pointing re-
Nolyer at his head.
"lt you stir, old man." he said, ''Pn
XIII YOU"
MIR. Lombard protested that he had no
intention OF stirring. Mrs. Lombard,
who was then sitting on the edge of the
ned, quietly asked the burglars, all Of
whom were now in the room, what they
wanted The leader, a tall, red-haired
Young fellow, with crimson handker-
chief bound around and conCeahng the
lower hall of his face, said they wanUeu
money. Mrs. Lombard went TO bureau
drawer and got out TWO pocketbOoks CON
tanning about SO and handed II To the
tall man. MIR. Lombard was allowed To
arise from the door and get his pocket
book. containing $50, from his trousers.
After he had handed il 10 the big leader
the latter went over TO the burglar alarm,
which was still ringing, and smashing it
TO finders with the butt of his revolver,
exclaimed:
..Inere. You, YOU will not repeat
that trick very soOn!"
Turning TO the aged couple he SAID,
with much pohteness and slight lrisl
accent;
Now 20 to bed, both of YOU, cover your
selves up, aud 20 to sleep
Mr.. Lombard and his wife obeyad the
frst part OF the inlunctioG VITA alacrlty.
Mrs. Lombard was on the front side of the
bad. and the tall burglar sat on the edge
beside her. She said Ne behaN ed very SO
GLADLY, and would have been agreeable
company II he had not lnterspersed his
bright remarks with threats of personal
violence TO her husband II ue dared TO
make noise. He ordered dis compan-
ions 10 ransack the house. Then
ne asked Mr.. Lombard for his watch.
Mr.. Lombard said he had none, which
was true, as a pickpOcktt took II from
him in the Grand Central depot. Mrs
Lombard told the burglar that her watch
was on the bureau, aud that il he mad
looked carefully before asking her he
might have seen II. He put the watch IN
his pocket. he again warned the couple
10 be quiet, ana Went into the adjoining
dressing room. He came back with
box OF silver spoons.
Are these solid sllver?" he asked.
"All but three. Those three are triple
plated"
"Weu. ii does not matter" said the bur
glar, ''all is fish that comes 10 my net
With that he put the spoons in his p0cS-
cts. He then resumed his seat on the
e. re Of the bed. Mrs. Lombard say she
thought she would make an ehOrt 10 JoucG
a tender chord IN the polite burglars
heart, so she asked MIN II Ne mad mOt0er.
''Oh, yes" ne answered nouchalautly;
al have half dozen. l was born IN
Utah"
Then he added, patting mis- revolver;
This is my mother, father. sister,
brother, and tbs best trieuu have IN the
world. I wore the stripes iunocently
once for seven years, and / don't intend
70 DO so again. The world owes me a llY-
ing. aud j intend 70 Got 10 without work
Ing
Atthis point another OF the burglars
entered the room. Like all his pals. eN.
cept the chief, he had a white nandker.
chief bound around the lower part OF his
race. He began lumblng at the bureau
drawers with a key.
Don't b0taer with the KEY" sSld the
chief. take the jimmy"
"Wny break the drawers" Mrs. LON
BART asked when you have the key:'
The chief thereup0n ordered MS CON-
rado 90 use toe key. The drawers wera
rausacke0 one after another, and the rob
Der to0A oul Wnat he wanted, and care
FULLY iOcSej tGam again. The second bur-
glar called ais reader "kl,ey.' Toe lead.
or remarked Incidentally thEt be had been
sent up from New l.rS % rob Dir. Lom-
bard house,
Jus, before the burglars let, the house
they gathered NO the ro"w adjoining The
bedroom. Ila isautr s4fl 90 airs. Lom-
bard eli you promse rs tlat you WILL
mos gc- Up uu1l >.-c1w3 vl. ROT Tie
you.'
IL will say 10 vou. who en- % be a
business man, that my word is as good Is
my bond
As tae other bur-lArs entered the room
the leader remarked
They promise me tina. te.y wll NOT