The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-13
~ oLp-rIMG NOVEL
....- ,,,,,.,ns ard SLACK Masks ana
VIZ ' Deep Ease Voices

I'D Black Masks ana
WIFE S' Deso Ease Voices
r-.,, TIE BrOokIyn Times:
IN. Of thoss old-'ime' aars- 80 sbout in
-. that Youngsters love 70 l0A Tl.cs this
ris ST., .ra ooysred novels TOOK pioeo
ssar0ing in this staid CITY % IN black
h Two sloc S deem bass voices. plaseu sD
mass ~ - the usual accom- paliuI0 Ii
VlilatI'' - borror-stricken S0i'0n rI,o'arsIjv
couPiiv reserved man anu ron7lars had
81 s-;-i,taned household ofFcctirq an en-
1-'5sntly no trouble IL ;1-ance IF nromis-
eNls a,d with the asslslau ll19.,.,ap5cad no
trance a ;,l'u,-;sbsd revolvers, experiences 10
f cuousiy ~ l.atting away. Inc cohNeu-
N difficulty III at an official announce
tlonal al.ei a,,iyborities that there Is nOtu-
ment oy w in lis regular order
s. lpg ID II "f his latest exploit was Tue
Inc scene - si5snce Of Albert Schoen"erA,
nah ois IaTsrson avenue. ochoenMelA :;
az ~ for large butter NJ
oo,.nanv whcss office Is On ~, "a 80: Vonny
a VnrP He is married anu ne tonia ciycnn-
-, He IS In comlorI aot0 -
Children. veeps servant girl VINO
Stances =, the much sung name Oh AunI9
answers Tba house is one OF those pretty
Rooney. ..a1ss of the Queen Anne type De-
frame G 49, and Howard avenues: Eac9
tween hNip surrounded by grounds, ana
OF inein o.a thsn ordinary inducelnent TO
oneIs 49, IN,,a, The settlement tnere-
Tue ie snarse. the street lamps scaItereu
az ,,odastrlans scarce. IL Is IN tGe fou.
o-oa+b street precinct, one Oh CHe TiIi0oi q"
.ocbed 10 which had his sKult DUAL , " -
tacuo 'rot 20 but unknown thief week ago
despela;s.e FIR frorn arrest seems TO have at
Immune IIorrs 10 that section as insects
tracted blackiegs 10 'uN' 'O0'
20 an electric light. -. o.+u
70 ali o.9O this morning when pretty
"a; Pooney. who sleeps IN a rear room
An Ino .acond floor. was rudely awakened.
on tne e. anared her eyes she found herself
ner in the unpleasant pastime OF look
90 Straight down the muzzle OF Dig re-
rp1var Behind the weapon STOOD stockliy
b1Ht broad-shouldered fellow, the upper
nsrt of whose features was coVereo WIN
black mask. The orIgnO Syes 'na.
S,oonned through the pair OF small holes cut
81 The rnrpose showed that he meant busl-
ross and another fellow, similarly equipped,
10 stood at his elbow. emphasized that
fact. doa,
cultural tone. ..e.s g. o
but second command injured her TO COM
NV They led her at the point OF the pistol
Ia the sleeping apartment OF the children,
into which they thrust her
"If you make a noise Tll blow your brains
ont y announced one of the burglars as they
left her behind them. Annie was on the
verge Of complete collapse and not to be
feared on that score.
After systematic, though fruitless,
search of the floor, the robbers started down
stairs. Mrs. Schoenwerk, who, with her
a husband, sleeps in the rear parlor, had been
n awakened by the noise OF their moving
q about. had arisen from bel and confronted
81 them at the foot of the stairs. She lost no
81 time in hurrying back, badly frightened, to
81 her husband. Schoenwerk wanted to go
81 out and tackle the masked men, but sue
81 cumbed to the opportunities of his wife to
n remain where he was. He thinks now that
he YVES wise in his generation, as his life
would probably have paid the penalty of
s. bis foolhardiness While he and his wife
we're discussing the emergency the
# burglars continued their descent to
81 the basement. In a very few mo-
81 meuts the Schoenwerk couple saw them
81 stroll leisurely out the rear yard, scale the
81 fence AID disappear in the harnesses Of
81 Putnam avenue. Schoenwerk was unarmed
q and powerless to prevent their escape. He
gave an alarm, though, and Policeman
q Ryan, who was standing at Howard avenue
.
al TO the house. He was too late to catch the
e thieves, but he found plenty to confirm the
81 thrilling recital Of the Schoenwerks and
their servant. There were the marks made
by the men in climbing the fence and their
footprints were plainly discernible in the
unpaved Putnam avenue. There was no
s. trace Of the burglars, who had disapp AIRED
as effectually as if the earth had swallowed
them.
q subsequent examination Of the prem
lses showed that the men had gone about
their work with the air of experts They
bad forced the front basement grating and
had made a neat job of it, too. Then they
had lowered themselves into the cellar and
assembled the steps TO the kitchen floor. The
door at the head of the steps was locked
and the key turned on the other side Thew
speedily got over this obs ace by the deft
use OF pair of pincers. The condition of
Lhings In the dining room proved that they
nad made thorough but unsuccessful
search Tor sllverware. They had scorned to
touch quantity of their plated utensils.
AI1er That they had gone to the Schoen-
werks' sleeping apartment. which thew RIM
m M without disturbing its occupants.
tney conhcated gold bracelet and a pocket
po0K containing 81. which Mrs. Sheen werk
nal !ett on the bureau. A bunch of KEYS
. was IaHen from the pocket of her husbands
~ aU1SeI II, winch hung on chair close tc the
me police theorize that the thieves
in pooOa1 70 put the keys to good advantage
~ .o0atl1g hidden treasures. In this thew
81 ae disappointed. In the basement was
isra1 one OF the masks used by the pill
80 me other was discovered in the
est Ill.,. Nelther of them revealed the slight
NC" |" the Identity of the wearers.