The sun., 1897-12-06
MIR, G.G. ROWLAND ROBBED.
rp.1DMlNA @ ER's SUMNER HOME
LOOTED.
n, r. IN. House on Fort wnshinEton Hill
witch tho Elder Bennott ocoupied In suua-
n.r-The Thieves Caught ThronEh Their
n,,.,,,, ,o sell seme or tho Stolen Property.

.. =, a.. uo,.e on Fort wnshtnEton nniIl
Watch tho Elder Bennett Occupied IN sum-
,,.,-Tbe thieves Caught ThrouEh Their
httempt 10 Sell seme or tho stoien Property.
Tho summer home Of @. q. Rowland, the
oenornl manager of tho Netu York Herald,
was robbed on Saturday night Before the
police In the various precincts had been notified
Of tho fact tho stolen goods had been rccov-
cred, and two men. who are supposed,to be the
burglars were locked up. 81
Tho house which was robbed is the old Bennett
mansion on Fort Washington hill. between
Boulevard Lafayette and Fort Washington
avenue. Tho house was built by tho elder
James Gordon Bennett, and was occupied by
him as "A summer home. The property was In
heritod by the present Bennett at his fathers
death, and Mr.. Rowland has occupied 1t dur
ing the summer for three or four years.
MIR. and Mrs. Rowland went to their city
house. 81 East Thirty-lfth street, late In Septem
Dor, bringing with them most Of their household
goods. They left some articles in rooms on the
second floor of tho Fort Washington Hill place.
and Edward Crowley, one OF their employ ees,
who lives in small house just across the street,
was made caretaker. Crowley had keys to the
house, and went through 1t each day, because,
as the building is separated from its neighbors
by a considerable distance. 1t was feared that
turbed up to o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
Yesterday morning Crowley found that the
lock on door on the north side of the house
had been forced from the outside Ho went in,
and on going to the second floor saw that the
articles left there by Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland
saw tracks OF muddy shoes. He hurried over
to the West i52d street police station, and told
sbs e d1
there began to telephone it to the thirtynine
police precincts.
About the time that Crowley was starting out
to inspect his employers house DetectivesN ilber
and Schirmer OF the East 10th street station
were crossing Fifth avenue at l13th street.
Isaac kraus, livery stable keeper, was stand
ing in front OF his Office at 8 Wost l13th street,
and the detectives stopped when they reached
him and asked him what wns up. kraus said
that two men had been trying to sell him some
harness.
KrGus, "only they were too tough for me- They
1l3th street.
The detectives found out what Kraus knew
about the harness venders and then arranged
that he should find the mon and get them to
% Wbr nnd 9eSn TO
the barn and concealed themselves inside.
Kraus found the men and told them that he
would like to, look at It. They told him TO
come along" and the three went to the barn.
Schirrner arrested them. Then they searched
the barn.
They found in the loft four sets OF single har-
ness mounted with silver, with the letters M.
g. H" in monogram; I, rugs of different Sizes
silver water pitcher and two companion
bronze pieces. The bronzes are about three feet
high, one representing woman with a string
Of game birds and the other a man with gun
The detectives had the property carted to the
police station and sent word 10 headquarters
of tho find. Their notification was received
just as the Look for goods stolen from G. q.
Rowland s house" alarm was going to the police
stations; The monogram on the harness is
that OF Mrs; Howland. Mr.. Howland.s coach
man identified the property and Mr.. Rowland
was notified to be in the Harlem Police Court
this morning.
The men who were arrested said they were
William Ryan and Andrew Cunningham. They
would not say anything else about themselves
know who they are. Crowley says that neither
has been employed by Mr. Howland. The po-
lice say that a saloon keeper living In 113th
street saw two men drive delivery cart to the
barn on LenoN avenue early yesterday morn
ing and unload some goods.