The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-23
PIRATES MIDNIGHT VISIT.
MASKED AND THRE4TENTNG. BIT A
WOMiN PUT THEN TO FLIGHT.
Mrs. VOLTS Timely Use of an Electric Bell
When Two Buccaneers stood in Her
Room in Sea Cliff, l.. I.-Thcir Escape in
n Mysterious Craft with Little Plumber.

Mrs. VOLTS Timely Use of an Electric Bell
When Two Buccaneers stood in Her
Room in Sea Cliff, L.. I.-Thcir Escape in
Mysterious Craft with Little Plumber.
Two masked men carrying dark lanterns.
and supposed to belong to ii crew OF Sound
pirates. ATTEMPTED to plumber the home Of
Charles Wolf. in Prospect avenue Sea Cliff.
l.. J.. early yesterday morning, but were fright
ened away when Mrs. Wolf while covered with
pistol. pressed an electric button and set
bell in the dining room ringing. Mr.. Wolf is in
the furniture business in this city. His family
consists of his wife and three childron-Auni"
ii years old. aud two small hoys-and his aged
father Lcopoli Zimmerman of zimmerman
n Forshay. bankers Of this city. and his wife
are spending the summer with the Volts.
The house. a large frame structure. fronts On
Prospect avenue. whiie the rear stands n few
feet from what is known rs the crest" where
q terrace more than 100 feet long slopcs down
to the water The place commands a,lne view
Of the harbor and bay and clear across the
Sound.
twas about II o'clock on Wednesday night
when the last member of the household re-
tirod and all the lights were PUT out except a
lantern that was kept burning lust outside the
bathroom door The family. cXrcpting Mr..
Zlmmerman's father. all slept on the second
floor. and left their bedroom doors open in
order to get the benefit Of the breeze that
swept through the house.
Mr. Wolf. soon sank into a sound sleep. but
Mrs. Wolf lay awake. A few minutes after
O'Clock in the morning she fanccd shadows
were moving in the hallway She saw a dark
form glide by the door. pick up the lantern
and carry it into the bathroom. where the
light was extinGuished. From the strathy
movements she was satisfied the person
was not member Of tn" household. and
she tried gently to arouse her husband Then
another figure appeared and closed the door Of
the room oHSGupeI by her dauFhter This
while the nrst man emerged from tn" bath
glare OF "A dark lantern. and Mrs. Wolf set up a
crv that awokr her husband The thief GOV
rod them with his pistol
Keep quiet. or III kill you both" he said
wdf man Tnre mask oyer . MS h face MI
who was Just G"ror,mc ar"uS"d Start t" Stout
The burglar turned on him and growlcd out:
rLit You makc nosH Il shoot =" -
of chiffonier, which stands in a corner Of the
! room. and was beginning To rake over its con
quietly pressed an electric button that is with
~ reach OF the bed. and sh" set the he'll in the
VOLTS father. who slept on the first flood. lie
promptly poked his head out OF a window and
Probably rhinking that a burglar alarm had
been set ringing the ntruders dldn wait to mt
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grabbing M the drawer Of the chf'uni"r, th"y
holted downstairs, and through n" man hail
door. which they had unfastcncd on entering
the house They dashed around tn" lawn and
| down tn" terrace TO the water edge, where a
| boat was in waiting During all their hight
| they hung on To the chlTonicr drawer and
carried it away with them On The boat 1t con-
tanned only few toilotiartir." OF trting value
In the meantime many of the villagers had
| become aroused There was srurrying
around Of hilt-cothei men, swinging ot
lanterns and an occasional hcatcd crr q
Anthony (ioHdi"m ' and bis Hm'"n6cw JobU I"n-
| ley. years Old. wrrc on tn" ground. rs was
! W. j. Scott. who lives right opposite the
VOLTS.
While they were busy with the search people
| who were scanning the bay below say they
| saw n long raklsh craft glide ont from tho
| bank. Not a light twinklrd on the little boat
| and in u few minutes it was lost in the dark
ness.