The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-23
HE'S GENTLEMAN BURGLAR.
mrs "LoU, MUSICAL VOICE" REAs-
sUREs TWO MAsPETH Girls.

Get Ht,ubo worm CT hheW "e"e"Ns
In the village Of Maspeth. town Of Newtowu.
Queens county. Long Island. near Williams
| burgb, and not far from Long Island City.
| early yesterday morning, the latest OF a series
Of neighborhood burglaries was committed.
| the story OF which proves that either the
famous gentleman" burglar OF Stockbridge.
| Mssa. IL operating on Long Island. or else
| that Queens county has burglar who resem-
bles the Berk shire Hills hero in appearance.
voice. height. and manner.
| In Maspeth live Cord Meyer and his brother
| Christopher. They are wealthy sugar refners.
| Cord Meyer has been a Democratic State
| Committeeman. and he was the candi-
date for Secretary OF State In the No
vember election. They occupy adjoining
residences in Grand avenue Just north
OF the Long Island Railroad track. their
| houses, both large and elegant. standing some
| distance back from the road. surrounded By
park. like grounds. The neighborhood is
known az Melvina, although IL 10 In
Maspeth village but In splte OF its
| pretty names and the presence Of the Meyer
| mansions the country whereabouts 10 very for
| bidding naturally. and has been made more so
| by the undesirable character Of the industries
| located there and the fact that the Long Island
| Anarchists have selected the spot for
| their headquarters. On Sundays clam
chowder and baseball parties cross the
county line to Maspeth to evade the KinRs
! county police and altogether there is much
| wonder In Williamsburgh that the wealthy
| Meyers should select that locality for their
homes But there they are. and there the
| burglars went yesterday morning.
On Thursday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Cord
| Meyer and Mr.. Christopher Meyer and his sis
| ters drove into Williamburgh to attend
| theatre party given BY members OF the Han
club club SUBJ supper n'0 but Miss Annie Meyer
Ss4 D. M.. E ifes wa. excused s%s Eia
tGsE esTrs Ss Ssr,nS o tSe ss sS, to
| When they reached homo they set the burg
lar alarm Mt all the entrances to the house
| excepting at one door leading into the north
their brother could enter there without alarm;
other occupants Of the house being two
women seryants The men servants sleep in
One OF the sisters was Ill and both were
frst lime f in Years they threw the jewery they
| had worn in the evening. together with some
hey had worn G%Tng the Day .s on w TTbn 4,
| Kept 10 the house. Miss Annie Meyer looked
at nor watch before closing the, desk top. Il
| was lust midnight, and then the ladies retired.
They had been in bed and asleep about an
| hour and half when Miss Annie was awaken
ed by movement near the he'd and she start art
| near her hcad. In her right hand he held
f HIS LETT pSd ss rsacht@E Under nT her
pillow. Her FIRST fenr. she ,, says. was
ins ' seS sS ercd
| her sister. Both sisters saw, besides the man
hs s0 The man on az ds
s s@fr G a low, musical voice q the stocEs
kssp Sill. keep s,in. ladies'" he. said re-
as:urlnely. and will not hnI, yon;a ,o J.,
pointed the pistol at them to give any needed
emphasis to his advice. Finding nothing
iiUerate search OF the room. the man at the
door silently standing guard.
dress skirts. and not wasting any, time look:
ing for pockers, turned them upside down and
Shock them. Some small change ratified out
Aq Then H he he found their purses. extracted the
500 in bills they contained. and shook the
the burglar stopped to search for this, remark
ing plesYsaptly: ! never struck such house
The burglars search continued deliberately
He went from bureau to table. and from table
closed sap Writing desk With its hidden treasure.
But at last be went over to that and put his
II Just grabbed Lizzie then" said Miss An
ME yesterday in telling the story. for there
were our, Jewels. which had never been left out
The lesk was Locked. but HE couple q SHARP
close 10 the candle before dropping 1t into his
side pocket:
0n- d amohd crescent one diamond bar pin, three
sets OF diamond eRrTingL
rour diamond riEgA
There were also number OF gold and silver
pins and other ornaments. but those the burg
taken en- Was SI~GG. but the Sool burglar eS.
pressed neither pleasure nor surprise, but con-
nnsa at %orE s ne mad nsGed The search
remain quiet, assuring them that II they did 40
,pothing you'd HARM them and departed with
The men were heard searching the reception
and other down stairs rooms for a time. hut,
leader went close to the bed. and he other. as
before, remained at the door. Speak ing In
Who has the combination to the safe; have
The ladies did not know whether their
perplexed what to do; but upon the quss-
ii2n GeInG repeated Gnh rd the Pistol shown,
Where Is her"
"Ho sleeps in the next room. but do not
know whether lie Is home"
Then the burglar said. " Just keep quiet. I'll
not harm YOU III 20 and see if'our brother
During this conysrsatIon and during the first
MS s .ns man e h r Of the ladies' ooEeS IN fs
direction. That causes = suspicion that he
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Was concealed by white handkerchief.
The two men had left the ladies' room only
minute or two when the wheels OF an APP
nroaching carriage, were plainly heard. At
| that sound the burglars hastily left the house,
| AMI were seen and heard no more.
The carriage which Was heard was Cord
Movers, and contained him AMI hls wife As
| IL approached the houses the eoHchman saw
! two men standing on the opposite side OF the
road, where there are no Iulldlngs As the
carriage turned into the grounds the Meyer
sisters opened their bedroom window and
! shouted an alarm. Mr. Meyer at once aroused
AZ the servants In both houses aud
made, hut nothing more Was seen OF the
burglars 4 search OF the house disclosed
that he only thing taken from any room ex-
| cept the ladies, bedroom was a silver trophy
Rochelle ia 1881.
OnA paTloI table number Of silver spoons
had hsen collected by the burglars, but aban-
doned
A curious discovery was that a number OF
visiting cards had been taEen from silk wall
bag and scattered over the table. Whether
the burglars expected 10 ind spme-
thing Of value IN the card eohtainer. or
were merely curious concerning the Msysrs's
visiting list was not deyeloped. There were ~
| signs 10 show that the only door 10 which tie