The Newtown bee., 1896-11-20
Local Affairs. if
Burglars at Sandy Hook.

THE STORE OF WARNER, TAYLOR 6 CUR.
 ITS ENTERED BY THREE BURGLARS.
 THE ALARM AROUsEs THE VILLAGE,
 BUT THE THIEVES ESCAPE IN THE DARK
 NEss.-sHOTS EXCHANGED ONE BUR-
 CHAR CAPTURED THE NEXT MORNING
 NEAR BRIDGEPORT.
 It WAS shortly after l o'clock Friday morning, when the burglar alarm that protects the store of Warnet, Taylor & Curtis at Sandy Hook and is connected with Taylor's hotel, rang out the alarm that something was wrong at the store. It seems only short time ago, though really several months, that this store was visited by a band of robbers, one of whom was captured, and later three burglars were captured in W. B. Sniffen's iewelry store, so that this makes the third excite ment of the kind that has aroused the vii lage within what seems a very short time.
 Why burglars persist in visiting Sandy Hook when they have such poor luck is a ] alarm and aroused the house and as soon as they could. probably some 20 minutes. dressed and armed, Edward Taylor, Michael Lynch and James Broadhead, l started for the store to see what was up | this time. As they stepped out on the 1 porch to the hotel they saw three men coming up the road, but hardly thought l they could be the burglars as they were ! laughing and talking among themselves. l As they came nearer they were seen to be carrying bundles so they were ordered to 1 halt and covered with the guns They | stopped and began to back off and at the same time one of them whipped out ] pistol and threatened whoever tried to moIost them. Mir Lynch aimed low and 1 banged away at his man, whcrenpon they . turned and ran and MT Taylor fired. One man fell but was quickly up again and l all three disappeared in the darkness, af- ter they had diachargcd their pistols couple of times, but what they fired at ia not known as no trace of bullets could be heard or found. They dropped their bundles in their flight, which contained clothing they had taken at the store.
 The store was then visited and it was found that the burglars had made an un, successful attempt to force open the front ddor but had gained entrance by the south window. The drawers were all pulled from their places and goods dump ed around generally on the floor. Some change left in one of the money drawers, probably some $4 or S5, was taken, to. gether with about five suits of clothing and new oyercoat apiece for each of the l trio of burglars, who also left soA.e of their old duds behind them, noticeablv coat that matched the suit worn by the man captured near TrumbulI, and his hat which he lost in the flight. Word was al once sent up to the Street and Sheriff NJ. C. Rodgers and Constable c. B. Johnson made search of the town while Con. stables J. H. Blackman and W.H. Glover went toward HaWleyville and Constable J. A. TillsOn started south. Word was also sent to Danbury, Bridgeport and Waterbury to be on the lookout for the rogues. Constable Tilson learned from brakeman on the morning freight up that at Stepney man had asked for 2 cap.
 Bridgeport was notified and Officers Glenn and Farnam, who took the track. arrested Bridgeport tough by the name of Tierney near Trumbull who answered the description of the man wanted. He had on sOiled cap, supposed to be the one given him by the brakeman, and new OVercOat with a store tag on it. which he had forgotten to take off in his hurry. His vest also matched a coat left at the store, and he had revolver with two chambers discharged, all of which was pretty good evidence. He was taken to Bridgeport and Friday night brought here to appear before Justice Dayton to answer for his conduct, Lawyer c. H. Northrop appearing as prosecuting attor- ney for the state.
 Iierney's statement was that he was on his way from Waterbury to Newburg and at Hawleyville he met another tramp who wanted to trade hats and coats with him Armed with 8 new coat he decided to 20 to Bridgeport, and borrowed the cap on the way so as not to go bareheaded. His story hardly held water and he was bound over under $1OO0 bonds to rest in jail until the time of his trial. No trace of his accomplices could be found and he would not ''squeal," though the Bridge | port police think they know who they are. Tierney is said to be a young but very bad criminal, and has boarded at the jail great deal of late.