Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-09
THREE MEN IN
BLACK COMMIT
DARING CRIME
RICH NEW YORK FAMILY HAS
THRILLING EXPERIENCE
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH
OF JEWELS STOLEN
Masked Trio Threaten to Cut of Vic
TINS Finger-Wlfe and Chill
dren Covered with
Guns
rRx Associated Prsss.1

NT EW YORK, Nov. 8.-With the ray
of a burglars lantern shining in
~ their eyes and two revolvers held
by masked men covering them, the five
members of the family of Charles e.
Tayntor, a wealthy granite dealer, lay
in bed In the Tayntor home at Borough
Park, Brooklyn for more than an hour
this morning, while a third masked
burglar piled up $4,000 worth of jewell
~ and silverware. Then the burglars
bound Mr.. Tayntor hand and foot and
escaped with their booty.
The burglary was most daring and
Mr.. Tayntor Is convinced that the rob-
bers spent many days in planning 1t.
Mr.. Tayntor, who has number of
rich granite quarries in New England,
is known as a crack shot, being men,
Der of the New York State Rifle asso-
citation and having been a contestant in
the recent Olympic pistol tournament
at Bisley, England.
It is believed the burglars knew this
and took no chances with him.
Hit Victim on Head
The three men, when they gained en-
trance to the house, went at once to a
bedroom on the second floor occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Tayntor and one of
the burglars struck Mr. Tayntor a
crushing blow on the head with a
blackjack as he lay asleep.
The blow stunned him and a few
minutes later, when Mr.. Tayntor re-
covered his senses, he found three re-
voIvers leve1led at him.
Nr. and Mrs. Tayntor were made to
SIT up in bed and two of the burglars
held them covered while third began
to search the room.
The noise awakened Miss Tayntor,
the 15-year-old daughter of the granite
dealer, and she came into the room
crying.
The burglars ordered her into bed
with her parents and the child obeyed.
A moment later Charles Tayntor,
aged years, and Harold, Il, came into
the room.
sits on Side of Bed
They were made to sit on the side of
the bed.
The burglar who was ransacking the
room found a jewel case with two
wedding rings in 1t on a bureau and
was about to take them when Mr..
Tayntor asked him not to. The burg
lar replied that he would take every
thing of value that he could find. Then
one of the men standing guard over the
family spoke up:
Don't take those wedding rings. I
am a married man and have some sem
timents about wedding rings"
The rings were left, but two toy
banks belonging to Charles and Har-
old the Tayntor boys, We're broken
and rifled of SIT. The boys cried and
were ordered to be quiet.
, When the room had been searched
the third robber went downstairs and
packed up the silverware. He later
returned to the bedroom and COM
manded Mr.. Tayntor to give up $500
diamond ring he wore.
Would Cut of Finger
The ring would not come off and one
of the burglars grimly drew a jack
knife and was about to cut Mr.. Tayn-
tors finger off, when Tayntor protested
and asked permission to go to the
bathroom to get the ring off with soap
and water.
1--WE will do that ourselves" said the
man who appeared to be the leader of
the trio, and they did.
Then the three men produced rope
and bound Mr.. Tayntor's hands and
feet. They ordered him not to make
an outcry for fifteen minutes, saying
one of their number would remain on
guard that length Of time. They then
hurried away,
It was an hour before Mr.. Tayntor
could notify the police, as the telephone
wires were cut. He was able to give
q description of the three men, but this
will hardly be of any assistance, as
the burglars were all dressed alike and
wore masks. They wore black suits
black derby hats, kid gloves and white
masks and had woolen sneaks over
their shoes.