Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-03
WHILE THEY, SLEPT.

and Jewelry TalSen-The Robbers
 Had Also Planned an Attack on T.
 W. Gaffney's House.
 The burglars who are working Water bury are unusually nervy. reign of ter TOT is being caused by their depredations and people in the second ward, | where their operations sem to be | confined are greatly alarmed, It is estimated that the hardware stores will | be cleared out of reyolverS, guns and all | sorts of ammunition before the night is | over. and old army muskets which have | become rusted from age are being polished | and cleaned and got in readiness for use.
 When Thomas H. Hayes, the we'll | known wholesale liquor dealer, awoke at ' o'clock this morning he found that these night providers had paid him visit and made a rich haul. Mir Hayes lives at 347 North Main street. The sash of a dining room window in the rear of the house on the first floor had been pried off with some strong instrument. Screws one and one half inches in length had been forced from the wood, Through the dining room into the hallway in the front part of the house went the burglars. On a rack here hung Mir Hayes overcoat and undercoat. From these were taken three silk handkerchiefs. Some silver in small pocket was left untouched. The thieves theu went up the front stairs and into the chamber at the head of the stairs. Here slept Mir Hayes, his wife and baby. On d rocking chair was his shirt. from which was taken his large costly diamond, valued at S400, two solid gold cuff band buttons and gold collar button of the value of $10. MT Hayes vest also lay on the same chair. From this was taken his gold watch and chain, valued at S15O; beautl- ful penknife valued at $10, on which was his name, T. Hayes. a present from George Barratt, now dead, who brought it over from England. From the vest was also taken $10. Fortunately MT Hayes, who usually carries quite large sum of money, had but a small amount in the house. He had made no collections yesterday and the receipts of the day were in the safe at his store. The key of ths store was taken from his trousers pocket, which lay with the vest. A check for S14 20, drawn in favor of T. H. Hayes by NJ. F. Connolly, was also taken from the vest.
 Two sons of Mir Hayes sleep in the room across the hall from him, and a ser want occupies the rear of the house, all on the second floor and all slept soundly through the robbery. Down the stairs again went the burglars, through the win- dow which they had left open although thoughtful enough to close the blinds so that the wind would not disturb the sleep ing inmates.
 MT Hayes sad this morning that he could discover no trace of the burglars
 For ten years he said, they could not have struck him with as small an amount of money in hls possession as last night
 Probably the burglars who worked the residence of MT Hayes were the ones who paid visit to the residence of Contractor John w. Gaffney, 54 Park place, early last evening. Shortly before seven two of Mir Gaffney's little boys while in the front yard of their home saw two men, one nearly six feet in height and the other several inches shorter, walking up and down in front of the house and peering suspiciously around the corner of the house toward the barn in the rear The boys paid but little attention to the men at the time. X little after seven Sewer Inspector George H. Byrnes, who lives with MT Gaffney. saw from his room window a man enter the yard and go to the rear of the house. He watched him closely and saw him go between the barn and a shed and return walking by near the fence in the rear. MT Byrnes thought he was acting suspiciously and went quietly out of the rear door and came upon the intruder at the carriage wash stand. The stranger passed him by merely saying, Good evening" and started toward the front gate. In the meantime Second As sistant Fire Engineer Bernard F. Byrnes, a brother of George Byrnes, had come out the front door of the house. He saw the stranger and asked him what he wanted. The man made no reply. MT Byrnes again sad: "What are you doing here." At the same time he started towards the man. The stranger turned quickly and said: Come another step nearer and will blow your brains out, aud immediately pointed a revolver at him. Byrnes made jump at him. when the man turned and dashed with the speed of a race horse toward Central avenue.
 George H. Byrnes is blaming himself to- day because he left a loaded revolver in his room when he went out. He describes the man as nearly six feet in height, and well dressed. He wore dark suit, ::white shirt and standing collar, with a black neck tie and black derby hat. He had a light weight black overcoat. Mir Byrnes could not get a good look at his face. A search in the rear yard showed what he was up to and also why be was walking up and down by the fence in the rear. Two ladders had been fastened to the fence by wire, one of which had been unloosened and lay on the ground. The stranger had probably been preparing his ladder for some other second story inspection.
 The sudden appearance of man going home early this morning scared two men away from Dickinson's feed store, 431 West Main street. One of them was try ing the front door when both started away quickly on the pedestrians approach. The case was reported to police headquarters and the night men were on the alert. At two o'clock this morning the night watch man at the New England station noticed two suspicious characters lettering around the station. He notified the police and Lieutenant Ramon and Officer J. Brickel went to the scene. The two men went down the track and the offers started after them. When they heard the officers the men turned into the ball grounds and ran accross the lots. The officers gave chase The men separated, one going down through the grounds The other was so closely pursued by Officer Brickel that he climbed the fence and plunged into the canal and both escaped.
 red painted ladder was taken from the yard of John L. Swift last night and can be found nowhere in the neighborhood MT OWlII lives next uoor 10 l. n. hayes The ladder was probably carried to some other residence they intended to burglar iZe.
 At half past eight last night Mrs Cath arine Lawlor, mother of Attorney Thomas F. Lawlor, saw three young fellows about IS years of age. hanging around her yard at 319 North Main street. They went from her yard to her neighbours and disappeared. She gave the matter no at- tention at the time.
 GENERAL ASSEMBLY.