New-York tribune., 1908-11-09
BURGLARS HOLD Up
An ENTIRE FAMILY
ROB CHARLES T.. T4YNTOR
IN BROOKLYN HOME.
Crack Shot Helpless 5cith Hfe and
Children U'hHe There's Get
so. 900 Loot.

dsv morning al his home. No 4S20 Fifteenth
avenue. Borough Park. Brooklyn 20 hnd the
lights switched on and three masked men point
ing revoIvers at him IN his head there vas The
sharp pain OF a recent blow
Mrs Tayntor slept quietly bv bis side. IN
conscious that there were strangers n t1s os<
house house that had never known invasion
before Ex-senator William H Reynolds. its
former occupant. had lived n u peacefully
enough. and since the Taynto-s had moved into
that section no one had made any attempt un-
lawfully 70 possess the Tayntor treasures. VAL
ued ar thousands of dollars So soUndly had Mr.
Tayntor slept that he did not know his visitors
had smashed plate glass window at the side ot
the house on the first foor adjoining the porch
and had then found It easy enough 70 reach his
bedroom on the second floor front
The three men we're each nearly SIX rs~t tai
They wore white masks that cornpletsy hs9
their faces respectable black suits black ds-otss
and kid gloves but the unusual point Mr. TaJn-
tor noticed about their taste IN dressing vas
pair Of heavy woolen socks woru outsids sscs
pair Of shoes
"Open your mouth and ven blow your 5-aan&
out said one Of the white masks. Mrs Tsyn-
tor woke I'd zazped and covered her had With
the bedcIothes Then while one of the vhtts
masks was upsettinz everything in ths buresr,
Alice Tayntor. fifteen years old ran. ~1de-ey-6s
from the next room into the prsssncs OF ths
masks, crying
ENTER THE DAUGHTR
Don't shoot papa
Put that kid in the bedT exclaimed one WINS
mask, roughly stopping his business OF SMASH
ing locks 10 turn around Into bed crept Mss
Alice ObedfeutIy. and stared AT such U1hes7d ot
gofngs on Cash iewelry. everything couvertf-
bic into coin OF the Republic vas being heaDed
on a corner Of the dressing table
4770orr7-a tn. family uarLv still
further augmented BY the unexpected entrances
together OF two small. white rObed figures. who
turned out TO be Harold twelve years Old. and
Charles. eight years old They stood bsshfuliy
in the doorway.
More kids" growIed the plunderers He Wno
was collecting the loot and seemed TO be mead
burglar ordered The two boys TO get into bed
with the rest Of the family "Now keep those
/ people quiet he commanded
What do YOU want. anyway" calculated M
Tayntor. now quite recovered FROM the dase
into which the blow MS right taW, two irches
I below the temple had throvn bfrn- " nar 70
you mean by breaking into mans house Ike
I this?' he demanded angrily-
You shut up" said the head burglar. That's
a fool question This IS our business. and what
we're here for DOnst butt in
So the entire TayntOr faUily-1ather ana
mother one little girl and two little boys-ait
very much frightened. sat in the biz bed watch
ing three very calm, severe and MASKED oursiaTs
making free with their possessions Two burg
lars stood guard over ne family with revoivers-
The third worked feverishly to open every
drawer and box ii the house
When Mrs Tayntor. who had emerged again
/ from the bed covers, saw the burglar ar rhe ou-
reau stufing her wedding ring into his pocket
she could keep quiet no longer
Don't take that she pleaded The ours1ar
chuckIed and said he wanted II badly
But It's my wedding ring, protested Ms
Tayntor in tears
one OF the watchdog burglars appeared r1oved-
.Fere-I won't stand for any wedding ring rob .
berv~ he said as though he meant IT, Tz
married myself. Drop that ring, dye hearS
The head burglar heard. looked at his par
and decided 10 drop It
Two toy banks marked Charles" and sHar-
old" were hauled out from lower drawer Z
When the two little boys say their accumulated
wealth going into the burglars general treasury /
they cried out The robbers paid no attention (
[ We need that money they agreed One bank Z
held S15 and the other 81 The banks were
broken and thrown aside. while the money ws&&
with the other loot
The heart OF Mr.. Tayntor. who lay quietly.
covered 10 the neck with the bed clothes. Jumped
when one OF The white masks exclaimed IN IA :
Illuminating tone
THREAT TO CUT OFF FINGER
..Hev. did YOU get the old mans diarnona
ring2'-
The diamond ring on the hand NJ Tayntor
kept under the clothes was forced 70 light. bat 10
amount OF coaxing would slip IL OF Mr. Tayn<
tors finger One of the white masks pulled Gus
a sheath knife
/ Guess we'u have to cut that finger or -
said. starting TO lay down his revolver
Don't do that ,or Gods sake cried Mr-
/ Tayntor. III get it OF. only let gO aftsr
/ some soap and water"
But the white masks wouldn't stand FOR any
breaking up OF the family party Just yet 50 they
/ found out where the soap and water were 20 bs
/ had and brought them in little soap Iuo-f-
/ Gated the finger enough 10 release the 500 dia-
| mond. which joined the rest OF the plumber
I BY this time the early morning callers had
/ gathered about $4,000 worth OF Tayntor treas
/ ure There were fifteen diamond rings, three
diamond brooches. all the solid silver from the
dining roonl-nothing OF plated ware being
/ wanted BY the fastidous white rnasks-and SIIS
| in actual cash
When they were all through collecting loot.
/ the Tayntors huddled together the bed.
/ breathed a sigh OF relief thinking thar the white
/ masks would now depart n peace No such
/ thing Like al other actors worthy the name
/ they wanted % leave an impression behind them
/ in place OF what they were carrying away They
/ calmly upset Mr.. Tsyntor's pillow and seized a
loaded revolver that had been there all tEe time
The father of the family had no opportunity 70
get at the revolver up TO that moment and hiS
skill ia its use old him no good
The white MASKS produced rope and tied tls
man 70 the bed. while the had burglar gavs
orders that if any one Of the family made n
noise within fifteen minutes there would %
| somebody in the next room To shoot him or her.