Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-09
BURGLAR IN THE SOFA.
Strange Story of the Robbery oi
 a New York Residence.
THEsERvANTs WERE HOODWINKED.

Took It Away AEain-Then It Was Found That VaIuabIes Were Missing.
 NEW YORK, May "A story of what appears to be not only n new but a clever scheme for rObbing a house in broad day light was discovered among those who re- side in the fashionable part of East Soy enty sixth street. They learned that three or four days ago a furniture wagon boar ing no namo was driven mp to the resi- dencc of Nathan Hoffhemer at No. s4. It was carly in tho day. but nearly all the mombCrs of tho household were absent. Tho wagon remained in front of tho door for somo time, and then two men alighted. One of them gave the doOrboll c vigorous pull. There were two servants in the house at the time, and they had been watching | tho wagon from tho window. Ono of them | opened tho door in response to tho mans ring and inquired his errand. "Is Mrs. IIoffhcimer at home!" he in | quirCd No" replied the servant 'she has gonc out and will not return until late in | the afternoon"
 Had a Sofa tO Deliver. "Well, Two got a sofa hero which was ordered to leave mp stairs in the front room, " tho man said. Then he explained that Mrs. Hnffheimcr had ordered the sofa from a furniture house, ana ne hau been instructed 10 deliver it. Tho servant said there must Dc mis- take, but the man suggested that her em- ploycr might be displcased if ho was not allowed tn leave tho sofa. Then the serv- mt asked tho man to remain at the door few minutes while she consulted with the other servant about the matter. Both servants agreed that tho circumstance was somewhat strange: but, not knowing that Mrs. Hoffhcmcr did not order sofa, they decided to accept 1t. At the same time | they concluded to watch tho men closely. One servant went up stairs and pre- | pared tho room for tho reception of tho piece of furniturn The other servant fol | lowed and both remained in the room | whilo tho men accomplished their task. | Tho furniture van was driven away, and the servants paid no moro attention to the | occurrence.
 Later in tho day tho same men and the samc furniture wagon camo back. The men explained that a mistake had been made; that the sofa was not ordered by | Mrs. HofhcimGr, but by another person. | They offered many apologies to the serv- | ants for the stupid blunder, which, they said, had been made b! ono of tho ship | ping clerks of tho furniture store, and werc permitted 10 tako the sofa away.
 Snverwarc and Jewels Missing.
 When tho family returned, the occur renee was reported. Little was thought of | it until later in tho evening.
 | According 10 tho story discussed among the neiRhbUrs yesterday. a search .of the | room developed tho fact that some valua- ble silVcrwarc was missing. as well As one or two articles Of jewClry. The girls wero positivo that the men could have taken nothing, as they weto closely watched all the time they wCrc in tho house. Tho family pondorcd over the problem and evolved tho theory that there was third man in tho case and that he had been socrcted in the interior of the sofa
 When a reporter called nt Mir. Hofhcim- er'S residence last night his daughter said nothing had been stolen from tho house Man. persons, v she said, in cludinG detectives, have been asking all sorts If questions about it
 Now, I'll tell you how it all occurred \ lady called at the house the other day md told mamma most peculiar story which sho had road in a book. It was about two men who took a sofa to a house. and they had man hidden in it. Then they tamc hack and took it away and tho man meantime had stolen a lot of silver and jcwclry. Just as tho lady had told mamma this story a wagon drove up tn tho door. and two mon asked pCrmis- sion to lCavc a sofa hore, which they said had been ordered by her. Mamma told them shc k,d ordered no sofn, and they went away.
 Waving tho B!oody Shirt.
 pHILArELruIA. May 9.-Thc proposed unvCil!nc of tho Confederate monument In Chicago on Memorial day has drawn this expression from Anna M. Ross post 9i, C. A R.. of this city " Bc 1t resolv- ed. That wc do most emphatically and publicly express our diGapproval of the un- yelling and dcdicat:nG of tho Confederate monlment in Chicago on Memorial day May .O We consider it a gross insult to tho mcr'n~Ics of cur departed comrades and oE ,.1>ivors who fought in the Union cause f,r the upholding of tho principles of tl,iS crcnt American republic and the suppression of treason"
 \ Wife T<nIs Her Rival.
 Mo>Err. Mo. May s-M,s Frank Col linS wi c of a gambler hero shot and XII. Cl NnniV Srodc"asS "t Fort smith whC WAS waking along tho street with Collins They had registered as husband and wife st tho Attaway hotel, and when they stop ped out Il,nn thc street Mrs Collins wal in waiting for them.
 Killed at a Crossing.
 
 Hrlany. a saloon eeper of PittstCn, ana Arthur O'llallCy of the mercantile firm of Fans N OMaley wore instantly killed on crossing oi tlo Erle and Wyoming Valley railruad near Avoca. Both mcr were in carriage driving
 Peace In Haiti.
 NEW YORK. May 0.-It was reported or board tho Atlas line steamship Andes I h,k s,,z before shc sailed for New York President Hippulyto of Haiti with his army, haC rcturnrd from n tour of the republic ant that pace prevailed.
 Our Venezuelan Minister Comes Home.
 NEW YORK. May 9.-Mr. Seneca IIascl ton, tho Cnitod States minister to Non czucla. arrived in this city from Caracas He is at present OH 0 brief leayo of ab |