The sun., 1896-10-05
BOLD RAID BY BURGLARS.
FOUR STATEN ISLAND HOUSES
ENTERED IN ONE NIGHT.

chioroform Used In One Place, but Nc
Grent Amonut or Piunder Secured-vai
uable Jewelry Left Behind That Might
Have Been Taken Easiiy-tscared or Oncs
A raid by what appears to have been a Ranf
of professional burglars was made on Staten
Island early Saturday morning and four houses
were visited but only small amount of bootJ
was obtained. The burglars were bold, and In
one case 1t 10 certain that chloroform was used
The locality visited is known as Holland Hook
md the houses entered are all within half y
mile Of the now Elizabeth ferry landing.
The burglars were most successful at the
homo of Euralus Merrsl, on Richmond terrace.
Entrance was effected by front window, which
was not fastened. Apparently the burglars
made little search for booty on the first floor,
but went to the floor where Mr.. and Mrs Mer-
rell and their son, boy of years, were asleep.
loaded shotgun stood by tho head of Mr.. Mer-
rell's bed. but n night lamp In the hall fur
nished light, and the burglars evidently used q
drug upon the elder people to make sure that
they would not awake. Then thev proceeded to
ransack the room thoroughly. scattering tho
contents of closets and bureaus about the room.
From Mr.. Merrell's vest they secured about S2S.
His watch was taken, but IL was found on the
moor, and his chain on the stairs. Mrs Merrell Q
jewel .casket, which stood upon small table,
and contained several hundred dollars worth,
was covered By pillow shains which had been
thrown across 1t. The shams wore not dis
turbed, and the Jewels were saved.
1t was o'clock Saturday morning when
young Merrel. whose room had not been visited,
found that his parents were not up and went
in to wake them. lie found great difficulty In
doing so. ard when Mr.. and Mrs. Merrell finally
arose they were sick and dizzy, and hardly able
IN ata al ,,l,, ,,;.
to attend Mrs. Merrell, and she has heart
trouble her escape was q narrow one She was
still i'll from the effects OF the drug yesterday.
At what hour the burglars visited the home of
the Merrells is not known. and so far nothing 10
missed but the cash and q silk UMBRELLA
doors distant eh'V wSs entered about S"y ocl"oR
There the burglars forced open kitchen
window and, after opening the doors 80 as to
Posts family consists OF his mother-in. law.
Mrs. Stenmeier. and his little daughter. They
clothing. obtaining a few dollars. They also
TOOK his watch and chain which lay upon tho
6ursan They rSnsscked H thor1nEh!y an un-
ring, and other small articles. They opened q
bureau drawer In which was the little girls
tempt to get the money out OF this Mrs Stein
meier was aroused She says that she heard
noise and called:
:" Is that you. WHIP"
There was no reply TO the first call. and she
shouted again. This time n reply came from
Mr.. Posts ROOM and she heard soft footsteps
going down stairs. Mr.. Post was awake by this
time. and he too. heard the noise, and ran down
stairs and ont OF doors but was able to find no
ono. His loss is about $50
The burglars made an attempt to enter the
house of Capt. Henry DelIart. two doors from
the Post residence. about l o'clock. Miss
DeHart and young man who boards in the
house were In . room on the ground floor when
they heard the wooden shutters opened and tho
sash raised. The young man stepped to the
window and raised the curtain and saw the
form of man outside. The man ran ont Of tho
gate and down the road. They had no thought
Of burglars. and made no attempt 10 give an
alarm. The young people supposed that 1t was
some OF their aCquaintauces.
The fourth place visited was the home OF
Ernest kahl on Union street, only a stones |
throw from the Nerrell house. a front window |
vas fret tried and thea side window was |
forced open. A pocketbook containing 4s cents !
ay on the dining-room table and the money |
WAS taken. Mrs. Kahl started down stairs |
about $3.50 O'Clock to get some milk for her |
baby. She found the window and back door |
standing open. and il Is supposed that the bur |
glars were frightened away when they heard |
ler descending the stairs.
second-story sneak thief entered the resi-
ience OF Fednr Schmidt, Fort place, st.
ieorRe, about O'Clock on Saturday night
While the family were at dinner. The thief had
collected some silverware when he was fright
med away fy one of the children. who was sent
~ stairs to get some article and discovered the
pen window and the disordered condition OF
he rooms.