New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
A BOLD BAND or BURGLARS.
MANY wEsTCHEsTBR PEOPLE ROBBED
OF CLOTHING AND JEWELRY.


One Of the most skilful bands OF burglars ever
known in Westchestor County is now operating
in Mount Vernon. New Rochelle and the towns
on Long Island Sound Nearly every day IN
the last three weeks reports Of the operations OF
the thieves have been brought to the police oy
residents who have suffered the loss Of their
silver plate. tewelry and clothing. Among the
houses that have been entered in New-Rochelie
are those Of Pierre Hall Remsen Darling, l.. h.
Bouton and George Mahlstedt. Last evening the
burglars added another robbery to the list by
boldly entering the home OF George Baker. IN
Church-st. while the family at supper. and
carrying away jewery and clothing valued al
5000 In New Rochelle the losses range from
500 TO $500
The Mount Vernon robberies were at the
homes OF J. o. Jones, James Kleinfelt W. james
Wallace and others. Mr.. and Mrs kleinret are
a young married couple, and the thieves carrieu
away all Of the silverware given them as we'd
ding gifts The method employed by the hign-
waymen to enter the houses Is best illustrated
by the manner in which the home OF Mr. wal
lace was entered on Wednesday evening OF this
week
Mr. Wallace whose family was away on
visit went rather Unexpectedly TO his home on
Mount Vernon Heights, to get some articles
which had been forgotten. AS he apprOacneu
the house he noticed a strange man. with MS
overcoat muffied about his ears. crouchlng III
the shadow When Mr.. Wallace passed him anu
started to enter the house the man gave shrlli
whistle and ran away. At the same time MT
Wallace noticed that the front window had been
broken in and rushed upstairs two steps at a
time Just as he reached the landing he saw
burglar who was ransacking dresser, spring
IN his feet and leap out OF the window into the
snow Wallace followed him to the wndow ana
cav him ioin the man who had been watching
at the corner. - ,s,os
The police had IN the mean time been informed informed
by the nelghbOrs, who saw the men DredhIHs
into the house and arrived in slelgh soon
after the robbery. They followed the burglars
to the Pelham line, where they found that they
had taken a trolley-car for ew-Rochene;
Returning TO the house Sergeant BeckWltn
made an examination. and found that the ourg-
lars had secured entrance by breaking the 'front.'
window and turning the iatch. Inc men "eIs
seen by the daughter OF George Z. JOhns, anu an.
Harry Skene, a small boy Ihe chiluieh soy
the men stood in front OF the house untll no one
was in sight, and then wrapped stones IN paper
and threw them through the glass. Wheh no
one responded one of them went INTO the houSo
and the other paced UP ana DOWN the al"
The burglars in their operations IN New
Rochelle adopted exactly the same method as
thev did at the home Of Mr.. Wallace, and stones
wrapped in paper rags have been round III
the homes Of some or lne ptoHiIHc"9 i'9'N'~
who have been robbed. .-,u.
From the description given OF the Dui So
the police OF Mount Vernon and New-Rocheie
ara nosltIve that the same band Is operating IN
both nlaces and a combined effort is being maze
10 capture them. The burglars, 1t Is believed
are taking advantage of the troley iihes III
Westchester County in order 70 travel aooul,
making their detection mucn more ull,cu uIa,,
when the police had only the railroad stations
IN