The sun., 1894-10-31
CHLOROFORM ON A POLE.
FUMES WAITED INTO the ROOM
OF THO SCHOOL TEA CHEERS.
They Recogrizes the Drun srd Aroused
Their Lsudisdv, who Fired Revolver
and Frightened q OGthe Intending RnrGlare

They RecoguiSes the DruE srd Aroused
Their Lsudisdv, who Fired Revolver
and Frtghtened OEthe inte-dinE BurEiars
There is a small.sized reign Of terror in Ruth
erfortl y. j.. because OF numerous highway rob
berries and burgarles recently committed there.
Firearms Of murderous kind were unknown In
the place up TO two and half months ago, and
doors were seldom locked Although $500 peo-
pie dwell In Rutherford there was not a police
man to break the silence Of the night by tramp
ing on the wooden sidewalks
In the last part Of August the mischief began.
Porch chairs and carpets began 10 disappear
mysteriously: then hammock went, and, final
ly, G. l.. Parker, editor of the Bergen county
Herald, was held up by Ave men armed with
revolvers. Mr.. Parker was beaten. kicked, and
robbed. After this the villagers began to buy
revolvcrs. Every man whose business kept him
out late carried n revolver In his hip pocket.
Pistols popped all over the village. Their own
ers were out In the back yards practising at a
mark representing the heart OF a bold highway
man. II is said that most Of the shooters shut
their eyes and pulled the trigger with both
hands. There were a few. however. who got
over their fear. and might have used their
weapons II they had a chance.
Another step taken to preserve the safety OF
the people was the organization of n police force
Of five men who were to patrol the streets at
night. All hOusekcepers were warned to lock
their front doors at night and close all the win
dOvs. Whether or not the news Of all these
measures for defence reached the ears OF the
robbers. the rObbcries ceased for n few weeks.
But now the hamlet Is stirred up again. and the
men are busy re-oiling their revOlvers and laying
In "A new stock Of cartridges.
Mr.: Frank Stainsbury was set upon by two
men late at night rs he was going home from
the depot and robbed of $50. On sunday night
stranger came down to the depot and asked for
n policeman. His face was covered with blood.
He said that he had met man who, after ask ing
for his watch and money bad hit him in the face
with stick. The stranger fought with his
assailant and finally got away. Before one OF
the five policemen could be found the stranger
boarded train and left town without telling
his name.
In Home avenue In a pretty cottage live Mrs.
Edmund +. Crocheron. her four small children,
ARR swo SJGu%N % sc1E ss Thsre are
no men in the house. as Mr.. Crocheron, who
travels for the hardware firm OF Wiebusch d
day night, about 1o3O, the two young women
were reading In their room on the second floor
In the front Of the house. The roof OF the porch
at the entrance OF the house Is near one OF the
windows Of the room.
The young women were sitting by the window,
which was partly open, when they heard steps
On the porch below. They were frightened but
kept still. Presently there was waited into the
room the unmistakable odor OF chloroform. II
made one of the young women almost dizzy.
Miss Arrow rushed to Mrs. Crocheron's room
across the hall and, rousing her. told her that
men were trying 70 get into the house. Mrs.
Crocheron.t though bndly frightened got a loaded
dow to arouse the neighbors.
Policeman Talbot came and made thorough
search scar. 2f the premises No BURGLARS were found;
been forced open, and there were footprints on
the porch. The villagers say that the thieves,
who evidently knew little about drugs soaked a
sponge with chIoroforrn and showed il up to the
window on Il pole. hoping that the fumes would
be sufficient to stupcry tho young women.