Evening journal., 1895-05-20
MISS WIGHT'S BURGLAR
Caught at Last Through Being
Too Conhding.
HE WAS A REAL POLITE RoBBER.

an Oath on bible That She wouldn't
Ten-But she Did, and Now He Is In
jain.
NEW YORK, May o--John Rogers. the
polite burglar who early on the morning
Of Sunday, April 2l. broke into A. Foster
Higgins house nt Greenwich, Conn, and
persuaded Miss 1lbbie Wight, who lives
there with her mother, to deliver her val
nables and in addition to promise not 70
tell was arrested at the Bowery and First
street BY Constable James H. Fitz Roy OF
Greenwich. He spent yesterday in the
Tomhs IL was all due TO bis oondding
nature.
People who like to road about burglars
will recall that this bur glar put himself
in the way Of becoming known by appear
ing in tho bedroom Of Miss Wight and
hrousing her. Next he stood over her with
bludgeon in his hand and said;
"If you make o noise, I'll kill you. I"
Miss Wight kept her head and replied,
what do you want?"
money.
"Wo are poor; we have no money an-
swered Miss Wight, sitting up IN bed
Tho search for yaluables resulted IN the
finding OF watch. 81. 80 In change and
some small pieces Of jewelry. These the
burglar took Miss Wight In the meantime
managing 60 drop a valuable diamond
brooch, given TO her by the Kings Daugh
tors, on the floor and then with her bare
foot to push 1t out OF sight under bu-
reau.
just about this time tho burglar thought
Miss Wight recognized him. lie asked IL
she didn't know him. She murmured
something, and then the burglar united
the bandago.
Look here, he said You're good
church girl, aren't youY'
Yes, = was the reply.
Have you got Bible herof" he con-
/ tinued
"Yes. there is one
GO get It, and don't make any noise F."
She got tho Bible.
Made Her Take m Oath.
Now get down on your knees and
i promise you won't tell the police on me
or set anybody chasing me-, won't on the
burglar
Miss Wight did as she was told
And that you won't appear against ms
on trial II am caughts
The burglar probably recalled yesterday
Ia the Tombs the promise which Miss
Wight then made. He mado her kiss the
book" on her knees, and then she rose TO
her feet and begged him TO leave her the
watch. which was present to her. He ro-
turned IL
| Then with an apology for intruding on
her at such an hour the burglar departed.
He took with him among other things an
oxidized silver pin made ia the shape OF
two hearts joined together.
Miss Wight's servant learned Of the
burglary, and Il got around Greenwich
that tho burglar was John Rogers, who
used to work for Baker Bartnel Of Green
witch, The police believed that Rogers
Camo to New York, but nothing was heard
of him until a week ago Thursday, when
two Greowlch men who knew Rogers
mot him near tho Bowery and Bleecker
street They spent a couple OF hours with
him, and he oonnded TO them the story OF
the burglary. Ho told how he bad entered
tho house. He told then that he got out Of
Greenwich and walked by roundabout
ways toward New York He reached VIII
liamsbridge and there met a stranger.
They were needy, and to relieve their
, wants they robbed house there one night
and got $50 and two watches Then he
came 60 New York. He had been doing
little since
He Was Too conhding.
I That was the second time Rogers was
too conilding, for the Greenwich men re-
turned TO Greenwich and told Constable
Fitz Roy and Pinkerton Detective Bailey
what they had learned.
Fitz Roy and Bailey couldn't get to
| New York too soon. Up TO Saturday night
thoy Ind made three trips here looking for
Rogers Saturday they thought would be
| good time TO find their man, and SO they
= started TO patrol the Bowgry.
! Constable Fltz Roy and Bailey saw lots
= Of interesting things along the Bowery
= they were not looking for all through the
, evening, but the object OF their search es-
3 capped them until 80 yesterday morning.
They were then at First street and ths
! Bowery There Bailey saw Rogers and
! spoke 70 Fitz Roy.
8 The latter stepped up TO Rogers and
g said so as not to startle him too much, A
want you, Mr.. Rogers.
Rogers eyed the constable second and
!, replied, All right, Mr.. Fitz Roy. will
y 60 with you.
4 They landed their prisoner IN tbs
Tombs after some difficulty. A gang Of
., toughs tried to rescue him onoe, but were
y beaten of.
u In one Of Rogers pockets was found tbs
double heart shaped oxidized silver pin
Rogers had little to say, but spoke well Of
the young woman he had felt obliged te
/, rob He was taken to the Essex Market
- Police court Yesterday morning and sent
N to the Tombs to await requisition papers
Is In the afternoon Fitz Roy returned thi
oxidized pin to Miss Wight.