Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-27
DEvER DRUCCED,
Former Citizen of Waterbury
 Robbed At The Plaza
GOLD WATCH AND $500 GONE.

hoHcS ana watch. Is Well Known IIere-Now Resident of Brooklyn Game to Waterbury to Complete q Real Estate Transaction.
 John Dever, for several years d fore man ill the boiler department at Rsln- Coiph & Gloves, and now in the en- ploy or the navy yard at Brooklyn, \. 1., came to Waterbury yesterday to close q real estate transfer and after completing the work he decid- ed to stop over night at the Plaza hotel on Center street. He w;S given bed ill room 20 on the second floor, where everything appeared to be ali serene until about 4 o'clock this morn- ing when he woke up and found his gold watch and $500 in money that he had ill his pocket missing. The case was reported to the police authorities, but 1t does not seem as ii they can do anything about il. The manager of the hotel told a Democrat reporter this morning that he knew nothing about the robbery beyond the fact that Mr DeNcr stopped there last night and reported that he had lost $500 and his watch. He also said that a large num- Der of strangers who came here to see the light stepped at the place last night ana that anyway. it was ulWiSe for man to go to bed with such large sum of money in his possession.
 When interviewed on the matter Mir DeTcr had quite d different story to tell and made no bones of the state ment that he was drugged and robbed ill his room. He went to the Plaza, he said. because he had stopped there before and supposed that he would be as safe there now as ever. but that it did not take him long to find out that he had made s;l serious mistake. Il was dozing asleep said Mr Dever to the reporter in presence of half a dozen other citizens ill Exchange place at noon to-day, when a woman enter- ed the room and commenced to ruLn- mage around and before 1 knew what was the matter 1 felt myself going off in stupor. I knew I was being drug ged, but l couldn't turn a hand to save myself. When l got over it the first thing 1 thought of was my money and watch, but both were gone and all 1 could do about it at that time was report the case at the police sta ton. | m waiting around now to put the case into the hands of Prosecut- ing Attorney Durant.'
 There is another phase of the story. but just how much truth there is in it it would be hard to tell. and in any case the Democrat does not care to go into that part of it. In brief it is that Mir Dever knows the woman and that he can produce witnesses to prove the truth of the allegation. The at -tendant who ushered MT Dever Into the room says that the door was not locked at all and that the place was fixed up hurriedly for the accOmmo- dato of AIr Dever.
 John Dever is we'll and favorably known about town and everybody feels sorry for his loss. He is an hon. est. straightforward fellow and de- served better treatment in the town where he spent so many years of his life than he received here last night.
 Mir Dever says there is no doubt in his mind about the money and watch being in his possession when he re- tired and that any statement to the effect that he might have lost them before he went to the hotel is all moon shine. The robbery created lots of talk and was the principal topic of discussion about the center all day.