The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-25
NINE. DE BARRIOS'S BURGLAR
He RAN WHEN HE HAD WAKED HED
BY PROWLING IN HER ROOM.
There Were Two Me. who EatereA Nsp
House In Fifth Avenue Early on Friday
Morning = She Arouses the Houss ana
Finds All Her Diamonds and Opals Safs.

There Were Two Men yyhO EotareA Mar
House In Fitth Avenue Early o. FriSs,
Morning she Arou.es the HOUSE ana
Finds All Her Diamonds snd Opais safs.
Nine. francesca A. de Barrios, the wealthy
widow OF Gen. dc Barrios. who while Presi-
dent Of Guatemala was killed in battle. lives
nn so ono door ,ron, s,r... ,t,
Herman o. Armour and wallace G Andrews
for next door neiChbors. She lives there
alone, with only a handful Of servants and her
maid Ninon about her. There 10 watchman
on , N,o T,on. s,,'.,, oh,n sa. u, o"S
keeping an eye on tho houses. so that in case
their the walls should fall in he would be sure to
see H. v =. p.
vent to hs tho n' rts psr, ., snS
Sh. ro,rrned vory late and vorv ti,ad The
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r roun ~ a. .ha s.,,nd aoor A' ~
A little after O'Clock in the morning. while
everything was dark as pitch. she awoka She
thought she had heard slight noise in her
room. She Kept her eyes closed ana remained
-, tha no.. a. We no. snrs thst sh ia not
Oh Tue noise 30 10 " 20 SURG 'ha. sns nsu nos
been dreaming. 1t came again. faint rafting
sound as II some one had touched the handles
o. the ~, hsd tha
shs tho nv ' e va. "'' hsr maid and
still rasnin1 her ewes shut. Aha sslad
''. ~ 80, Ae.pns no, M S... ~, "' ~'"
There was no answer. Then Madame do
Rarrios onenad har ave-. vida and Looked
around the room. There was faint CLEAN Of
light in one corner, apd she gazed at this for
Se sssdps to The s dartnsss tie
figure OF man. he was pendine over her ou.
eye lantern; 80 49,.
ASKED Esd, ron and wh.. ID vorv.,t;.
s the lantern Ra low hs HI s.. :s
close by. the bed. but Nine. de- BarrIos, could
young you es' man. but her irsno q MIND Il shs mo:
t HsR' W." .A A0' '' ~,.s -u'. .'''
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ne SSSs st, aaa l sh sna ssns
had opened the hall door and slammed It be-
hind him.
cansns and ssss sefs a s and
the servants came rushing into Their mi mis-.
mBri Bring light quick" she ordered: ,..u.
The gas was lit, the bureau was hastily
opened. the lewel cases were puiieo QUIZ Aho
opened and there they lay. q hundred spark.
ling. flashing gems, untouched and none miss.
| ing; Nine. De Barrios gave long drawn sign
and then sat down in chair and fanned nor,
self; Thensands and thousands Of dollars'
worth OF diamonds and pearls. sapphires snd
opals had lain within reach q th here Eo6os d ana
| not one was missing; Even tne NIUE goio pms
with tiny Jewels IN them; that were Stuck IN
| the cushion which lay on the top OF tno pufoaus
were all there.
The rohber had not taken thing from her
room. The servants who had been running
through the other rooms came back ono By
one and reported that nothing was missing /.
=, The butler went out on the street and found
| the Watchman faithfuily patrouln9 hls poot. ~,
| DID you see man run out OF our nouser
he asked him. ., f
| Yes: two OF EN-. Anybody slok r .m.
Sick p the butler cried In disgust TneS
Why. thought they were running for ths
| doctor. They came rushing out OF the door
and closed 1t behind them. ana tnen ran up tns
street. I'll see II can ind them. :.
| He went to tho corner and looked around its
| but the burglars were not there: Then ne
said: Lets inspect the premises
| =, They returned to the house ana Sxsmined
| the balcony. On the Sill OF ono OF tne petIos