Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-28
KNOCKED HER Down.

|
ceives Bad Fright in Her own
House-A Daring and Audacious
Burglary-$3OO in Money and Some
Diamonds Taken.
One of the most daring burglaries of the
season was committed last night at the
residence of Charles a. Ames of 81 |
Admiral street, last evening. The house |
was entered by burglar about $50 |
O'Clock, and pair of diamond earrings, a |
necklace made out of fish scales and gold |
mounted belonging to Mrs. Ames, dia- |
mond shirt stud belonging to Mr.. Ames,
about $500 belonging to B. @. Updyke
who lives in the same house, and some
other articles of Insignificant value were
taken. The business desk which belonged
to Mr.. Updyke was gone through and all
the money therein amounting to $500 was
taken. 4 chiHonier belonging to Mrs.
Deacon, another occupant of the house, and
another chiffonier belonging to Miss Annie
Cherry, a niece Of Mr.. Amss were also
gone through.
The audacity of the thief or thieves is
the most astonishing circumstance in con-
nection with the robbery, however. They
had apparently entered the front door by
| q skeleton key while Mrs. Ames was prac-
| ticing on her piano in the parlor. Mr..
| Updyke, Mr.. Deacon and Miss Cherry had
| gone to the theater and Mr.. Ames was
occupied at the rear of the house. Mrs.
suspicious noise and kept up a continual
barking and no amount of whipping
would quiet him. After Mrs. Ames shut
up her piano she went out through the
hall, where the gas was burning brightly,
| into the kitchen where her husband was.
She then came back into the hall and
found 1t dark. She went to get her hus-
bands overcoat, which was hanging on
the hall rack. She stopped down little
in cropping for it and when she raised up
she received a severe blow on the back Of
her neck, knocking her onto the floor,
and man rushed out the door,
Mrs. Ames was too Mortified and
frightened for a few moments to
stir. She soon regsinsd her self
control and told her husband, and
they searched the house and found nearly
all the rooms on the second floor turned
topsy -turvey. Scores of half burned
matches were found strewn around the
rooms. When the others returned from
the theater at 1870 Mr.. Uydyke found bis
II
ring belonging to Mrs. Deacon had been
Ileft by her on her chiffonier lying under q
J hat and the thief had not seen it.
The thief had made good his escape,
however, and no trace of him could be OBJ.
tanned by the police, who were immedi-
ately notified.
Mr.. Ames is travelling man and he is
away good share of the time. The thief
undoubtedly thought him away. and when
, | he saw the three other occupants of the
house going away he decided it was the
time for bold stroke. Mr.. Ames says
! | that he has taken the 1850 a. m. train fol
: | New York occasionally and that severa
, | times there has been a suspicious looking
man standing in front of the house watch
3 | ing it. He thinks 1t is quite possible tina
: | this man and the thief are Identical.
o.. Buried in Middletown.
, The remains of Sarah A Brown of Yves
t Haven we're taken to Middletown on tn,
Q 2:15 train yesterday afternoon and inferred
in Indian Hill cemetery.
i'll Y. w. @. A.
: The class in nursing will meet for thei
. first lesson on Tuesday evening, April 4
: There are few vacancies Apply at 56
4 Chapel street.
Died at the Hospital.
81 James Donohue, formerly employed q
y the "Silver Dollar" in Stamford, ana VIII
+ was brought to the hospital here tw
t weeks ago suffering from consumption
|. died there yesterday morning. The inter
a ment will bs in Stamford