The Newtown bee., 1897-11-26

An unusual ripple or excitement was
created in town, last Saturday morning,
when it was noised about that burglars
had again visited Newtown and Sandy
Hook and had been captured by the
bravery of Druggist S. G. Bull and Mi
chael Lynch, bartender at Taylor's hotel,
assisted by the burglar alarm at Werner,
Taylor & Curtis store. Sandy Hook
seems to be a favorite mark for burglars,
they having visited the place yearly for
sometime past, but they have never met
with much success, and their capture has
nearly always been effected, so that now
the list of burglars who have gone to
States prison for offenses here amounts
to grand total of II, an excellent per
cent for the number who have visited
the place.
That these last two men were bad char
acters, there is no doubt. They gave the
names of Frank Wilcox and Thomas F.
Hilton and were
ARMED WITH THE TOOLS FOR DESPERATE
WORK.
The story of their maneuvers and cap
ture follows:
The pair must have made their appear
ance about midnight, and the Newtown
depot on the Berkshire division was the
scene Of their first work. Here they
used their jimmy on the window to the
baggage room. 1t yielded and they got
inside, but evidently did not take much
stock in what was there, for they pried
up the north window on the east side Of
the waiting room and got into the sta
tion. The door to the ticket office was
forced open and they seem to have taken
their ease for awhile, for the fire was set
agoing full blast and they drew out the
chairs and made themselves comfortable.
Judging from the arrangements of the
seats Station Agent G. B. Taylor thinks
there were but pair of them. Nothing
of value was taken at the station, but they
amused themselves seeing If they could
not find something by prying off all the
locks and opening all the drawers. AS
far as can be ascertaiued Mr. Taylor
thinks they did not NEEDLE with the tick
cts. They opened four express packages
but their contents did not suit. They
also opened two pieces of baggage and
few small articles are missing. They took
a revolver from the dra yer and started
for Sandy look, warmer but not much
richer for their trouble.
They fist operated on Taylor's hotel.
Here again the jimmy was put under the
window near the bar and an entrance
gained. They broke open the cash
drawer, securing some So in small
change. They also took some sample
bottles of spirits that were on the shelf
back OF the bar, and Mr. Lynch's umbrel-
la. So far they had not alarmed any
one but at their next stop, at Warner,
Taylor & Curtis store, the burglar
ALARM CONNECTING THE STORE WITH
rAYLoR's HOTEL SPOKE OUT CLEAR
and strong that something was wrong at
the brick store. Here again they forced
a window at the south end of the store,
the one that has so often been tempered
with, aud in their journey about the store
struck the connection somewhere that
betrayed them. Edward Taylor was in
New York, but Mrs Taylor heard the
news over the wire and stepping to the
local telephone that connects the hotel
with Smith P. Glover's house, telephoned
her son, George #. Taylor, who is a
member of the firm, that the alarm haG
gone off but as it was so late in the
night, it being then about o'clock, she
thought it must be false alarm. Word
came back on the wire that it was not a
| false alarm but to awaken the men of
the house and he would join them when
they came over the bridge. Mrs Taylor
accordingly woke up Michael Lynch. II
did not take him long to get into suffi.
Client clothing, and shouldering his CUR
he passed out of the rear door Of the no
tel and went at once to the house Of
Druggist s. G. Bull, next door. He soor
made known his errand and In shorl
time he was Joined by Druggist s. 9. Bull
who also carried his trusty fowling piece
Together they went down the road ans
when in front of Edward Troy's plac,
SAW TWO MEN LEAVING THE STORE WITT
BUNDLES.
They were going over toward the post
office. Messrs Bull and Lynch quickene,
their pace and as they rounded the cor
ner the thieves were in front OF e.
Halls store. Mr. Bull called on them i
halt, but instead OF hating they starte
: to run, and be discharged one barrel Q
his gun to the left OF them hoping :
brighten them into submission. They d
!. not brighten worth cent but instead 4