Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-20
MISS WIGHT'S BURGLAR
Caught at Last Through Being
 Too Confiding.
HE WAS A REAL POLITE ROBBER.

It Was He Who Made Miss Wight Take an Oath on Bible That She Wouldn't TeII-But She Did. and Now He Is In Jail.
 NEW YORK, May 20-Johu Rogers, the polite burglar who early on the morning of Sunday, April 2l. broke into A. Foster Higgins house at Greenwich, Conn, and persuaded Miss Tibbie Wight, who lives there with her mother, to deliver her val unhleS and in addition to promise not to tell, was arrested aU the Bowery and First street by Constable James H. Fitz Roy of Greenwich. He spent yesterday in the Tomhs. It was all due to his confding nature
 People who like to read about burglars will recall that this burglar put himself in tho way of becoming known by appear ing in the bedroom of Miss Wight and aruusing her Next he stood over her with a bludgeon in his hand and said:
 If you make a noise I'll kill you."
 Miss Wight kept her head and replied What do you want"
 Money"
 I've arc poor we have no money" an- swered Miss Wight, sitting up in bed.
 Tho search for valuables resulted in the luNtuS OA n "alCIiI Sl Ou III CnhDSS anu some small pieces of jewelry These the burglar took, Miss Wight in the meantime managing to drop valuable diamond brooch, given to her by the Kings Daugh- ters. on the floor, and then with her bare foot to push it out of sight under bu- reau
 Just about this time the burglar thought Miss Wight recognized him. He asked if she didn't know him. She murmurcd something, and then the burglar united the bandago,
 Look here" he said. You're a good church girl, arcn you:"
 "IeS, was the reply.
 Have you got a Bible here!' he con tinued.
 "Hes. thero is one. -
 'Go get 1t. and don't mako any noise ."
 She got the Bible
 Made Her Take an Oath.
 Now get down on your knees and promise you won't toll the police on me or set anybcdy chasing me, went on the burglar
 Miss Wight did as she was told
 And that you won't appear against mo on trial if am caught"
 The burglar probably re,A Allod yesterday in tho Tumhs the promise which Miss Wight then made He made her kiss the bOCk' on her knees, and then sho rose to her feet and begged him to leave hor tho watch, which was prrSont to her. He rc- turned it.
 Then with an apology for intruding on her at such an hour the burglar departed He took with him among other things an uXidilod silvor pin made in the shape of two hearts joined together.
 Miss Wight's servant learned of the burglary. and it got around Greenwich that tho burglar was John Rogers, who used tO work for Baker Bartncl of Green wich. The police believed that Rogers camo tu New York but nothing was heard of him until week ago Thursday when two GrCowich men who knew Rogers met him near tho Bowory and Bleocker street They spent couple of hours with him. and he confldCd to them tho story of the burglary. He told how he had entered the house. He told then that he got out of Greenwich and walked by roundabout ways toward New Icrk. He reached Will liamshridgo and thero met a stranger. They were needy. and to relieve their wants they robbed house there one night and got SI0 and two watches. Then he came to Now York. He had been doing little since