New-York tribune., 1886-02-02
WE'LL AIMED AT A BURGLAR.
GOOD USE OF A SHOTGUN IN TARRYTowN'
. RopBER WOUNDED WHILE FLEEING FROM HOUSE
-MEAsUREs OF PROTECTION.

burglar The hafdozen robberies or attempted roo-
berles OF the last days have put the once quiet
village in genuine state OF siege Each citizens mouse
"a now his castle. The NewYork dogpound would nave
nodnlculty Gisposing OF all It's vicious ours as wach
dogs for the terrified citizens Doors arc barred ana
borrcaled guns stand about in convenient corners III
sde the houses and pistols frown from manteipeces
and dressing cases recalling those days OF terror anu
uncertainty when Andr rode through this dispute"
territory and fell into the hands OF the three parlouc
hpsbwbackers. From : at night 10 . in the morAlhS
travel in the streets is hazardous The newspOy' NS
said can longer carry around his daY papers III 'o
disagreeable dawn without beng repeatedly shot a
Even the innocent mikman who retas the Westcester
article for home consumption has drawn shoWer ol
bplI.ts upon himself by ringing his miikbe at sus-
ri,ouslv early hour Private watchmen and Pinkeron
deecyes seem to have lost their virtue, and the local
polce rejoicing presumably at the discontinue OF hSh-
priced SKILL have retired to their comfortable quarters
near the station. leaving the entelprsng hurSa 10
"hurrle~ at pleasure back upon Tarrytown heights
The affair of sunday night was neither SO suceessinl
NOR so picturesque as those Of ten days ago, hut IN
blood was drawn for the first time Like most OF Tue
previous burg ,res, II occurred abort hai me pach
from the river in North Tarryown The house oroAeu
into belongs to Alex indcr See, a well-todO mason
and n trustee, or se,ectman. of the village HIS
no ,se Is a two-story frame one puii' up
against rather steep slope, so that the 'front.' part IL
really three stories high The general stngroom Is on
the ground floor front, that 1t is cut on IN great
measure from the sleeping rooms upstairs wheie 'ne
robbery took place. The details OF the story as lie gave
them Yesterday to TRIBUNE reporter were rs follows:
Hi, wife's niece Mrs. Edward YerKes. who was lately
married went from New York with her husband on sat
urday to spend a few days in Tarrytown MI see went
with his wife church about O'Clock on sunday event
Ing leaving his daughter and Mr. and Mrs. lerKes az
home Early IN the evening Mr.. IerRes said tha' nc
heard noise ana suggested burglars, but his "e anu
Miss See laughed at him and investigation was MADE
Soon after, having headache. MI 1erkes went 10 MS
room Oh the second floor adjoining Miss secs IN inc
latter he noticed window open and put IL down. ou He
did not strike a light. Going into his own room' nc
ouickly fell asleep About IL Mr. and Mrs See returned
having dropped In at neighDor's house after church.
and all made ready upstairs In the upper nan tne
twoyouDcer women noticed peculiar odor, ana thought
at first il was cOalgas. They found the uoor ol MI
Yerkes's room wide open and Mr.. Ierkes III heaVy
sleen The door of Miss Sees room was parity opeh
and the cold air was blowing in from an open window
Tho os was lighted and drawers OF the bureau were
found pulled far aud entirely rded lhe olher was
closed but it turned out thits contents were also gone
The articles stolen we're chiefly towels hapdkerchels
and underclohug Some silver spoons were Missed ana
purse had been empued Of some - or ~
Rv this time of course the household was thoroughly
alarmed Mr. Yerkes was awakened and IL was agreed
by all that the noticed in the hall was that
form A council of war was held. Mr.. 1erRcs wont
across to the of neshbor. Marcus Tucker ana
borrowed a double-barrelled shotgun Ihls No IoaueI
with LARGE shot, six hngers to each barrel MS WIG
says The house searched with the exception oil Que
ANAL p,ptry down stairs. Nothing was iound however,
and all finally went to bed
About o'clock the next morning Mr. Yerkes heard a
too,,tep in the next room. He jumped out of bed,
erasped his gun and to his wife. The burglars
seualed out through the window and Jumped TO the
ground leaving marks OF their hands on the ice crust
on the outer window-sl. Mr.. Yerkes opened his own
window aud saw two making for the low fence to
the west OF the He fired one shot before they got
over and I'm the shelter Of artists studio on the oher
side He dschaag the other barrel as they rounded
the building and ran up Chestnust toward Broldway'
Throwing away his gun, Mr. YerHes Dare-heaied ana III
bs niybt clothes rushed down stairs aud
out after the fls;vanisRinS rooOeTs lheS
wore both of medium build and height At Broadway
they disappeared, and it is supposed that they were
driven of in carriage which confederate ha" III ""F
ing near bv In few minutes Mr. lerKes came Dac h
Us wife had followed him down stairs and locked th'
door. but she was prevailed to let him In when hC
had finally identified himself Neither he nor any one
else has seen anything OF the burglars since.
One of the however. took effect The hinder OF
the two Inc was heard 10 eGclaIm My Goa In shot
Tho fence was stained with blood where the path
crossed it, and there drops OF blood spruAed over
the snow from the fence through the next yard TO the
street Arng was al found i'll tie morning uuder the
window from which The burglars Jumped N"a' piaih'
narrow band Of gold with setting o amethyst II was
too small for mans hger, ana Wa7 pfohaoy s'oItn
from some other house. Tno ring Is the only cieW te
police have at present to the perpetrators of the rob
Gar: to come back a second Tune after the family had
tbe house sunday night winch the risca.s must have
known of They had a good know.rdIo Of the premises
and 1t only my nepAews waking Ip that PTeFeu'ou
them from getting what they wanted" -. -.,,,t,
George ". Clark tHe artist VINO owns me studO
IN IN. 'ss ssid nG1t taat '"i6s The firing had been
heard al over the neishOorooi Odt teCo n5p - c.
ting mp and tryn. 10 catch the bur-ldrs An nutmpS
him. tuat ot Mr Ten oec4 OF inc CAc'So III
ana Quincy Railroad, few nights ago rs Tor III s'H,
tuppIcL Win firearms. That was ali citizen coald do
now The police seemed % he OF no dccphut. -
1uciped TO look upon sunday nishts robbery AZ an
ingenious fraud. The story, he 'aiu, WI 10
oytr the snow by persons who merely wished
TO NJ new sensation larry town. ne sa'n' n"s @
are a lot OF people here who have been making money
now IA TO secp alive nsfeeling OF uneaaness ana tor
ror. Hence constant shooting at hlshl anu uaS
extraordinary which the Nevfofk papers oier
afterward as news don't know what sort oI reputd
ton TarrytOwn Will have If these affairs DON stop.
these recent outbreaks" ro..o,,,,, shar.
Few OIuor ctzens OF TarTytown ns.h snare
Tue president Of the village committee Of law ana orIer
D. bray %nrs sIe %o infest the town There
arc LunGrcds 0f men here" he SAID, WHO nave no
have resolved 10 make ends ny theft. None OF the
larger houses those Of Ike NJ Field or Mr. Could
have been carried throakh by forH OK pert Dut
feel confident the rest have been thc work o men nv
here. have put OF Pmkertons meu on thls laHt
case Mr.. Yerkes clearly shot one OF the men on Sunday
night But no gunshUt wounds have been treated III
Tarrytown since, far know. We shall keep a
lookout all tie surgeons and hospitals Ia THIS vcin
am y "A cew that way"
The cher Of ne local police was found pacdly eat
his dinner at headquarters In spite OF the fact mat
movement l. foot IN carrytOwn and the neighbor-
Ing villages to discharge the present force and form an
alliance offensive aud defensive, with the cy OF on
kers lie had nothing 10 say about the burglary 0fhnh-
Gay night, except that II had undoubtedly oc-
CURED. The presidents OF tho law ahu
order leagues of Tarrytown. lrvlngton
Dobb. Ferry and have ave hsd G,I
hill drawn up be Immediately presented 10 the Legs
laturc tue presidents OF the towns men
TONED ST. All make an annual agreement with the police
authorities of Yonkers for patrolmen and officers trans
poTtation prisoncrs, and Its maintenance OF teio
phOnic COMMUNICATION the cost not TO exceed $1,000
the village Of NOrtn Tafrytoyn Il also TO be suppe.
with policemen At u OF not more than $4,000 WIZ