The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-09
ROBBED C. E. TAYNT0R
OF $4,000 WORTH
Trying Time Which The Wealthy
Granite Dealer Had With Robbers
in His Brooklyn Home.

Charles L. Tnyntor OF New York city
head of the granite firm Of 9. +. Tayn'
tor & Co., which formerly had large
interest in Barre, had very exciting
experience while being robbed OF $l0,-
600 worth of valuables in his home
early Sunday morning as told in tae
following dispatch;
New York, Nov. 9.--With the piercing
ray of burglars dark lantern shining
in their eyes and two reyolyers held by
masked men covering them, the five
members of the family Of Charles +.
Tayntor, a wealthy granite dealer, lay
in bed in the Tnyntor home at Borough
Park, Brooklyn, for more than an hour
Sunday morning while third masked
burglar packed up $4,000 worth Of
iewelry and silverware Then the bur-
glars bound Mr.. Tayntor hand and
foot and escaped with their booty. Mr..
Tayntor is known as a crack shot, be-
ing a member of the New York Rifle
association and having been a contest
ant, IL is said, in the recent olympic
pistol tournament at Bisloy, England.
II is believed that the burglars knew
this and took no chances with him.
The three men gained entrance to the
house by breaking q window on the
ground floor. One Of the burglars struck
Mr.. Tayntor q crushing blow on the
head with a black jack as he lay asleep.
The blow stunned the sleeper and a few
minutes later when Mr.. Tayntor re-
covered his senses he found three re-
volvers levelled at him.
Mr.. and Mira. Tayntor were made to
sit up in bed and two of the burglars
held them covered while third began
search Of the room. The noise awak-
ened Alice Tayntor, the fifteen year-old
daughter of the granite dealer, and she
came into the room crying The bur
glars ordered her into bed with her par
cnts and the child obeyed. A moment
later Charles Tayntor aged eight and
Harold 10, came into the room, having
been awakened. They were made TO
sit on the side of the bed.
The burglar who was ransacking the
room found jewel case with two we'd
ding rings in it on the bureau and was
about to take them when Mrs. Tayntor
asked him not to. The robber replied
that he would take everything of value
lt AhAAA AlAAs Ohh bit VI AiAa pas NtAA3s
Don't take those wedding rings. / am
a married man and have some senti-
ment about wedding rings" he said.
The rings were left, hfs two toy
banks belonging to the Tayntor boys,
were broken and rined Of SIT. When
the room had been completely search
ed the third robber went down stairs
and packed up the silverware. Later
he returned to the bedside and COM
msnded Mr.. Tayntor to give up a $500
diamond ring he wore. The ring would
not come Off so one Of the burglars
grimly drew jackknife and was going
10 cut off Mr. Tayntor's finger Mr..
1ayntor protested and asked permits
sion to 90 to the bathroom and soak
the ring of with soap and water.
I'VE win do that ourselves" said the
man who appeared to be the leader of
the trio and he forthwith escorted
Tayntor to the bathroom and secured
the ring. After this the leader lifted
Mr.. Tayntor's pillow and found re.
yolver under it.
He laughed and dropped the weapon
into his pocket Then the three men |
produced rope and bound Mr.. Tayntor's |
hands and feet and escaped.