The San Francisco call., 1908-11-09

TRIO OF BURGLARS
DARING CRIMINALS
Men Level Pistols on Members
of Brooklyn Family and
Loot House
Fellows Leave Wedding Rings,
but Take Plate Worth
$4,000

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-With the ray
OF 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 jewelry and
silverware. Then the burglars bound
Tayntor hand and foot and escaped with
their booty
The burglary was most daring, and
Tayntor is convinced that the robbers
spent many days planning it. Tayntor.
who has a number of rich granite quar-
ries in New England. is known as a
crack shot. being a member of the New
York state rifle association and having
been O contestant, it is said, in the re-
cent olympic pistol tournament at Bis
ley, Eng. 1t is believed that the burg
lars knew this and took no chances
with him.
USES BLACKJACK
The three men when they gained en-
trance to the house went Immediately
to a bedroom on the second floor occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Tayntor. One of
the burglars struck Tayntor crushing
blow on the head with a blackjack as
he lay asleep. The blow stunned him,
and few minutes later when Tayntor
recovered his senses he found three re-
yolyers leveled at him. I.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tayntor were made to
sit up in bed and two of the burglars
held them covered while third began
a search Of the room. The noise awak-
ened Miss Tayntor, the Is year old
daughter ofNthe granite dealer, and she
Mt tho Thos b11r-c
lars ordered her into bed with her
parents and the child obeyed. A mo-
ment later Charles Tayntor, aged s
years, and Harold, aged II, came into
the room.
They were made to sit on the side of
the bed The burglar who was ran
sacking the room found a jewel case
with two wedding rings in 1t on a bu-
reau and was about to take them when
Mr.. Tayntor asked him not to-. The
burglar replied that he would take
everything of value that he could find.
Then one of the men standing guard
over the family spoke up:
Don't take those wedding rings.
am a married man and have some SEN
timent about wedding rings" he said
RINGS ARE LEFT
The rings were left but two toy
banks belonging to Charles and Harold
the Tayntor boys, were broken and
rif1ed of SIT. The boys cried and were
ordered to be quiet. When the room
had been searched the third robber
went down stairs and packed up the
silverware. He later returned to the
bedroom and commanded Mr.. Tayntor
to give up $500 diamond ring he wore
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 Mr.. Tayntor pro-
tested and asked permission to go to
the bathroom to get the ring off with
soap and WATER
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 a rope and bound Mr.
.Tayntor's hands and feet They or
dered him not to make an outcry for
10 minutes. saying one of their num-
Der would remain on guard that length
of time. Then they hurried away.
1t was an hour before Mr.. Tayntor
could notify the police. as the telephone
wires were cut. He was able to give
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 wooden sneaks over
their shoes.