The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-11-09
A BURGLARY.
The Landmans' Store Entered, the ST. fe
Cracked and Robbed of Watches and
Jewelry-A Horse and Carriage
Belonging to the Firm stolen.

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and II, the safe drilled and the entire
front blown out. Nearly forty watch
es and about $3.50 worth of rings were
secured by the burglar or burglars.
Two money drawers were broken
open and probably between four and
five dollars in small change taken.
The watches embraced some dozen
more new ones belonging to the firm,
a few new ones owned by Jeweler
Scott, the remainder were watches
that had been left for repairs. Tie
rings were the property of The Land
mans. The total loss to the parties
in interest will approximate $500.
1t would seem that two attempts
were made to open the safe, as the
noise of an explosion was heard twice.
The first time ii attracted no particu-
lar attention. The second one,
which occurred about 2 o'clock, or q
little before, awoke Miss Tyler,
daughter Of clerk Tyler, whose house
stands about twenty-five OF thirty feet
north of the store. Miss Tyler called
TO her father who got up and went
out on his balcony and there saw Nj.
Winchester, who resides opposite,
and who had been awakened BY the
noise. The two discussed the mat
ter, across the street, and finally con-
cluded, as they could not see nor hear
anything more, that it was a blind
slammed by the wind, that was thea
blowing, and went back To bed.
This evidently was trying time for
the robber, and the decision made by
these gentlemen, that he mus OF
heard, was undoubtedly of the most
gratifying nature. Known facts IN
the case warrant the belief that he OF
they remained quiet for some time be-
fore attempting to leave the store,
When the exit was finally made the
barn on the Walker lot at the top Of
the hill on Church street, occupied
by the Landmans was visited and
one of their horses and a carriage
taken. Mrs. Tyler heard team
coming down the hill about 3 O'Clock,
evidently this one.
The discovery of the robbery was
first made by Arthur Allen q clerk in
the store and the absence Of the horse
was also found ont b. him.
Active investigation was at once
entered upon. Owing to the snow,
enough to whiten the ground, that
had fallen the evening before, the
horse and carriage were easily track
ed il was soon ascertained that they
had gone Manchester way. The tel
egraph was at once brought into req
uisiiion and kilograms sent 10 several
points on the west side Of The mount
ain, and about Z O'Clock sheriff Mel
endv and w. II. Landman started
in pursuit.
They found the horse and carriage
in the rear OF an old building just be-
yond the toll gate some two miles
from Manchester. They also saw 4
gentleman who met the burglar in the
road short distance from where the
horse was found. His description OF
the man tailed with ministerial
looking fellow, between fifty and six-
ty years old, who was here the Fri.
day before, representing himself IS
an sgent for the sale of safes, and
who visited some of our business men
among others the Landmans. Find
ing no further tras at Manchester
the sheriff and Mr. Landmon loos
the train for Troy amt also visited
Albany but with no other result than
learning from the conductor of the
train that left Manchester al Z o'clocls
that such man boarded the rear car
at Manchester and paid his fare to
Hoosick Junction,