New-York tribune., 1895-12-22
RURGLAR WITH CHLOROFORM.
MRS MARY HERTERs HOUSE ENTERED
AND ROBBED.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS WORTH OF PROP
r,rv r,KrN-A FUTILE ATTEMPT TO
DRUG THE MAID-IIoW THE FELL


ERTY TAKEN-A FUTILE ATTEMPT TO
DRUG THE MAID-IIow THE FELL
Low GOT INTO THE HOUSE
A burglar effected an entrance to the home OF Mrs.
Mary Hertsr at Seventleth-st ana Madisoh-aVe.'
on Thursday night, and made good MS escape WIN
abo,u 81 500 worth Of articles, comprising 'aiuapie
Tiffany travelling clock and quanuty oil Je"eir!
:, ,hs wav OF pins adorned the most of Them
with nreciors stones But he Will have to prove
it before the statement will be believed 'ha' ne was
an exner, IN this sort OF crime for he bungied IN MS
.burgng" somewhat, and Mrs. Herter herse'i ha'
to laugh heartily at some or the lhc,ueh,ai ie''"
of the affair az she last evening de'hieu t"e 'i
os,srces ia q reporter Of The Tribune. She said:
.T have seen the accounts In most OF the papers
,,s Car AT first | had wel-ngh decided to sec
-. ono os 7 very much dislike the publicity already
given TO the matter. But there were some mac
curacles In the first place. the burglar alarm
which is connected with my own ROOM had not oeen
disturbed and the instant | pulled the hahdie II
responded, and the officers were mere III "Do"'
minutes They were very prompt IN respohuihs
o,d indeed l have always found ii So Whe'i
heard the heavy knock and. looking out OF the VIII
dow saw that there were five OF them' mao '"e
oourage m 90 down and let them in myself HOW
aver will lust tell you the facts as they occurreu
MRS. HERTERs STORY.
.1 had heen out spending the evening with some
friends and did not home TIL nearly co'N
on Thursday night. i opened the uooi VIZ" '
icbt kev The stair lamps were bo'h puii'''s'
while the reports say that all OF 'he hs"'' ~
~, nd thu, when | found the electricity Wo'Nu ho'
work. I screamed. That veXed me-'he iued y,
woman standing and screaming IN ua'N 'a''
and Mrs. Herter laughed at the appa e"'
such a course. and tnen contihue"' o,,o1
..rhe moment | opened the inner Goor Pe.'oN''
. vor,, strong odor Of chloroform and as l "ei'
~ ,rs,a,rs toward my room, the odor was ihtehs'-
GO, went into my own room and theh 10 'iie
door which connects with that OF MY Iha''' 40
onened II she met me, and seemed aio'' - ru 49,.
of hysteria but spoke Sharply anu Sa'O' Avn
quick what IS the matter! ,,., .,,
"Sbe renled There was man here WIN '.''
.o. ,,,o her room and turned the Key IN the
,,, Gov I thought he certainly must be sun III
nay, ou,n room She said he had not Deei sohe ''
,han FIVE minutes / opened the door Knowi'is 'na.
! must somehow reach my burglar alarm, '%"
that and the police came. But previouS! "%u
tried the electric apparatus and IL Woui%u % no The
W. have no electric Lighting in the hoHSeo Hhor The
connections with the gas are eecti!G, H., sha u,as
maid told me her story. She sad INA, fs sie 10Th
.mddeniv awakened by a man trying 10 SUN co @
soaked with choroforn into htr ;t she strue-
ced and called oh Mrs Herter % pu, ,bn ne same ,
her TO keep quiet or he wouid hii n1 INTO her hand
and asking If she knew what that was 1he bIoro
to struggle. but refused TO succuh'o " '''
'0' LOOKING FOR MONEY AND JEWELS
..ry,ng IN that he then made her get up and com
u,ordod that she show him where kept my Jewels
These | never keep in the house. IheF are 'sN '
here except IN very rare instances n. f
any money in the house. either-poSsip'9
dollars. hut have long made it a rule TO pa! 10,
'n,,,,,no IN checks and have accounts scattered
ali over New York for that purpose de 81 ha sn't
where kept my money and shg ppnt Your money
She told him that she had none e1tner; rh clock Was
undou33,edh 3 Nav article he took The jewery ana
clock were possibly worth TIE a,iVi'o ' ninc for
thnk he was in the house through the evtHi,s h time
nc elertrc wires were disturbed up TO we tnn &
the servants went to bed But ne niun ,,sb 10 chic
1oform seepng woman for. He could have wOrkpo 20 tS
around in my rooms without dis'uroiHs "e' -
rhe servants tell that on Thnrsday door aDd
about o'clock man came tc TO t eectrc battery and
wires The apparatus had & been aGGdu iod him he must
SSs Ss mistaken as we had regular man who came Sd
to do that work but he remarked that ne Rad he
cook about a number of men who had ioImeIriy nl ry
worked fer Ge % cook no knoW9s RH x9w m"ch
rangements permitted him to go upstairs, any w ~
maid that she sat in the room wS @ r ihin W that
he remained in the house asked me c1Tn S II norne IN,
down aW n, siars % and that he Went placed his hand
on the knob of the kitchen door as though 10 80 so
out She paid no particular attention as she was a
called do something the range ana 'nrneG gsn sr her
ss TSs S door oS and Hs eas along The north side
the house and opens also INTO tHe II was
easy for him to slip in there and make MS way 10
the basemyr 1t is there that the battery IS 10,
Gated. He probably concealed himself there ana
later destroyed the connections. The battery was
badly torn up The repairer said that he had done
efficiency. All of the wires cut and the Jars
were overturned He could not possibly get at the
wires of the burglar alarm those were secretly
inserted and the house battery has no effect upon
them A pair Of burglars felt shoes found In
the hall.
CONFIDENCE IN THE POLICE.
This is the first time that my home has ever been
robbed. Only did ever lose anything and that
valuable shawl from my carriage My husband
wished to let il go, and this very likely would
have done had | enjoyed the use of it, but ii
and l insisted upon following it up. |
only found the shawl. but the three men who
concerned in the theft to Sing Sing
feel that the burglar in this instance will be
taken by the police. l have every confidence in
them when they are interested in case and think
they can accomplish anything they out to do"
Amelia Barth was sharply cross questioned by the
officers they probably feeling that the thief must
have had assistance and countenance from some one
familiar with the house. but the servants all are
aware of the fact that Mrs Herter does not keep
money and valuables about the house The Girl
who has been in the employ of Mrs. Herer only Two
months. held TO a straight story. Last night the
sergeant in charge Informed The Tribune reporter
that they have two or three under surveillance
and they have little doubt of being able ultmateIv
TO get the one they are after.