New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-16
THE BURGLARS IN CLOVER.
DRINKING CHAMPAGNE AND HAVING "A
FINE TIME WHEN CAUGHT.
THEY THOUGHT WHEN two De- T. 100
WALKED INTO JOHN HAYEs's HOUSE ThAI
THEY WERE ALSO RoBBERS-GfEATh
cr,cp1yEp WHEN THEY FOUND
OFT THEIR MISTAKE.

cHAGRINED WHEN THEY FOUND
OUT THEIR MISTAKE
,r,. nr,,, ., 1obn HAYES. a lawyer at 40. 2i7
ros, rir,,ath-s, was ransacked by burglars on
,rnoslav The burglars were discovered 10y Detec-
five. Lang and Campbell. Of the E1si rIlV-"'S'-S'
station The detectives found them on the SeIo''
floor OF the house entirely naked surroufp'' -
emptv champagne bottles and scraps OF p''"' anu
all sorts Of eatahes. ,
The burglars were completely taken by surpf'S''
ana in fact had an idea when the detectives en-
tel rho room, that they were also burglars lney
con seou.n,.v greeted Lang and Camphel nearby
and one Of them exclaimed:
Nov thar we are all together In the same good
nest we'll make a clean thing OF II i'o'h Top !"
bottom"
THAT'S t,s, wha, We will" replied Lang and
Ca,,nhou and the detectives. with grin. began 10
scurrv around the room as II to take good view "'
the rich prospect ahead. At tho same time t"'S
never took their eyes off IN" Two burglars Wv Va
the ''coyeys" as Lang called him. had ? TOWEL
wrapped about his head, while tho other reno" ""'
standing in front OF mirror tryinS to shave MIN
self
This Is Just n corker. amt IT, he remarked "a
Lang and Campbell stepped across the room AFTER
getting in from the scuttlc in the roof winch 'h,y
found had been opened with cold chi'e" many
the detectives told the burglars that they had t-'
ter dress themselves Captain Reilly "ou'u "No
to entertain them at The siaticn-houde.
"Well I'll he --" said the fellow - the mirror
as he dropped the razor and his chum tore on inc
towel and gaze n spring over pile of champagne
bottles toward the door leading to ne SOUTH
Lang and campbell, Co' hO.d OF MN III Jh!
and rushed him back plump up aEainm hiS p'h
They were thcn ordered to dress tl,ils,,' -. e.
thnv scrambled about to get thcir hurs me ~.
tectlyes saw why the two raS'alS hh' .'h1i ~
every stitch they had on wnen t"cy ch''''' ""'
place d., ,,,.a ~, c,,,hos and
a eoollv array Of unicrclothing and Two lini!aru-
Iatc white linen shirts and two collars ana TWO pai
OF cuffs and two ono nccktes. all tn properly ol
Thomas HAYES. the brother OF the oNH'' % '"0
house. 49,. ,,o-,or - tho
Lang took bird'scye viov OF TN" interior 81 WI 'lG
seconG floor where they were. Bureau drawers Hal1
bc.u r1nsackod and their contents StrcWn uioh
the floor: books wearing apparel. sliNct".i't 80!
ming por,abe in fact; had been upset ana III PAGES
The DETECTIVES about $50 4. m. on TuesIay. IN
passing the house. noticed that the biseihtut W..
dow, 81 tho house were open. They know ina Mt
Hayes and his family were away I"f 'Hr '1'''.'.'
the roof Of a neighh'rrg house ihAi ;hey fot Nv,
through he skyllgh ~ Mr.. Hayes nome ann
In gong over the rooms the detectives found ihe
Uavcs's private letter paper 10y one % iAr bursIis
.s \ fartv.l 20 tho owner 4 the b use
MIR Havoc: / know you VIII BE- the 'osHr' hit
hotr rex year when cleveland c"is out ~ be
able repay YOU. Mr Nan hu,F,ar ign arr NV :.
sClf /; s the frs. line have done u" Ik'.
The rascas were got out Of tho hHi. IS ~ y
AMI taken 20 no sta'lon-house ihfn - r'l," n''-
quarters anl were arriirnel IN tn l'fkViI" ll4'-
Cour, YESTERDAY and were committed for !fin.. ny
ar" iosn C1ri.n ~ ~ ~ Howe-y. ani J'fu Nc
Dona.d. OF NJ s. Bowery. They are both exon