Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-29
A GALLANT BURGLAR.
Moved the Sleeping Children and Flat
 tered the Mother


 tered the Mother.
 New York, Dec 29.-He was a pater- nal burglar who robbed the house of Henry Babchin, q jeweler of No 24 Newark avenue, Jersey City, early yes terday morning. If the police want to md him they must drop their usual theory of dark lanterns and masks and lSok for pleasant-voiced, kindly laced man with q family, who is fond of children.
 This remarkable burglar woke two little girls and carefully put them to sleep again talking in the low, modu- lated voice so reassuring to childhood then went on with his operations until he had all the cash in the house except oo cents belonging to d child. This he left where he found it.
 It was at sleepy a. m when the burglar lightly descended into the low CT parlor through a transom. Moth Ing down stairs attracted his atten- ton. and he went into the little room on the second floor. Asleep there. in little bed close to the clothes press were Lillian, years old, and Sylvia. nve years younger. The entrance Of the burglar stirred the little ones. and what followed was told by them to the IIlltt slIId was COfEODOtdIeu bN IDt servant in the next roOm..
 ''ls that you. papa" asked Lillian. turning in her cosy bed, half bewild- cred between heavy eyes and a belat- ed papa or santa Claus.
 Yes, dear came d low voice. and tie burglar picked the little one mp in his arms. and. ten1crly wrapping q blanket about her, carried Lillian to q sofa in the front room. There he tucked her in. close and warm. and WhisperCd q to her to go to sleep and he good. and papa would buy her a big doll in the morning. The child wanted to kiss him for this. but was too sleepy after a half effort that was rebutfed and turned again to her sleep.
 Meantime the little Sylvia was get ting cold without that blanket the bur glar had wrapped around her sister. and gave evidence of early morning noise. The burglar, after seeing the other girl was asleep. quietly picked up Sylvia and hushed her with q low song. Then he took her into another room. put her in bed beside a droWSy servant girl and pattCd her to sleep with a "h-S-S-S-h." The girl was awake. but had no idea that the father of the children wasn't uuietiug the bal bics. it all was done so well
 Then the burglar went back to his real work and took all the money and icwelry he could find. This did not satisfy him. and, drawing the chil- dren's bed away from the clothes press he began to make up a bundle of choice selections from the family wardrobe.
 By this time little Sylvia, who was on bad terms with the servant any way. aWoke to the fact that she Was in bed with her and set up yell. Mrs Babchin ran into the room where she had put her two girls to sleep in the early evening. and finding neither of them there and q strange man ill the room. joined in Sylvia's protest.
 The burglar. who was looking through pair of trousers which be longed to Leo. the twin brother ol Sylvia, and who was asleep i'll an, other room. seemed not at all disturbed by the noise. He found lO cents which he carefully replaced. Then he told Mrs Babchin her children were good looking and resembled her re markab1y and vanished through the tIonSNm