Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-11-21
RICHFAMILY ROBBED.
CHAS. TAYNI0R OF new YORK
A HEAVY LOSER.
Were Kept in Bed at Point of Guns nv
Two Burglars While the Third Piled
Up $4,000 in Loot-Made Good Their
Escape-Wires We're Cut and Alarm
Was Delayed.

New York, Nov. with the raw of
a burglar S lantern shining in their ewes
ana two revOivers 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 Tavn-
Tor home, at Borough Park, BROOKLYN.
Tor more than an hour Sunday MORNING
while third masked burglar piled up
$4,000 worth of jewelry and silverware.
Then the burglars bound Mr.. Tavntor
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 IT
Mr. Tayntor, who has number of rich
granite quarries in New England, is
known as crack shot, being a mem
Der of the New York State Rife asso-
citation and having been a contestant
1t is said, IN the recent Olympic pistol
tournament at Bisley, England. It is
believed that the burglars knew this
and took no chances with him.
First Stun Tayntor.
The three men, when they gained en-
trance TO the house, went Immediately
to bedroom on the second floor occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Tayntor and one
of the burglars struck Mr.. Tayntor a
crushing blow On the head with a black
Jack as he lay asleep. The blow stunned
HIM, and few minutes later, when Mr..
Iayntor recovered his senses, he found
three revolvers leveled at him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tayntor were made to
sit up in bed, and two OF the burglars
held them covered while a third began
search Of 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 8, and Harold, -, came
into the room. They were made to sit
upon the side Of the bed.
They Left Wedding Rings. q
The burglar who was ransacking the G
room found Jewel case with two wed
ding rings in it on a bureau and was
about to take them when Mr. Tayntor
asked him not to. The burglar replied y
That be would take everything Of value b
hat he could find. Then one Of the
men standing guard over the family O
poke up: "Only don 7 take those wed x
ling rings j am married man and
ave some sentiments about wedding Il
ing" he said. The rings were left q
Took Rings on a Finger. *
When the room had been searched the nj
bird robber went downstairs and y
acked up the silyerware. he later re- a
urned TO the bedside and commanded
ir Tayptor 10 give up $500 diamond y,
ing be wore. The ring would not come N
n, and one Of the burglars grimly drew b.
laekknife and was about TO cut M
aynt0r's finger or when Mr.. Tayntor a,
rotested and asked permission 10 20 h.
, the bathroom 10 get the ring on with au
pap and water. hi
" We will do that ourselves, - said The
an who appeared 10 bo tho leader Of -.
~ trio, and they did. 80
Then the three men produced Q rope II.
ld bound mr. Jayntors hands aud ~
lot. az
a bas au hour before az. Tayntor
'uld notify che police, as che telephone f'
lres nefo eui.