New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-16
'B|SHOP GREER'S HOME
ENTERED BY BURGLARS
Thieves Steal Several TrinketS,
but Are Thought to Have
Been Scared Away.
STRONG BOX NOT TOUCHED
Valuable Vases and Other Arti-
cles Missing When Servant
Enters House, but the Sill
yer Is Not Disturbed.
STRONG BOX NOT TOUCHED

Bishop Greers house, at No. Gra-
mercy Park. which has been closed for
the summer. has been entered by bur
glars, who stole several valuable arti-
cles, according to Information received
yesterday by the police Various traces
indicated that the intruders were dis
turbed i'm their work and had TO leave
hurriedly without being able TO get at
the most valuable articles. locked in 4
large safe and in various strong closets
The discovery Of the attempted loot
ing on a large scale was made yesterday
morning by a man in the employ OF
William Armstrong Greer. the Bisnop
son. Twice a week this man went from
Young Mr. Greer's home in West 9tn
street 10 see that everything was in or
der in the Bishops house. Yesterday ne
saw Immediately upon entering the
house that things had been disturbed
and without losing time he Informed his
employer.
Mr. Greer hurried TO Gramercy Fark
and made a hasty inspection OF the
house. His first care was for the papers
and books Of his father, which ne 1ounu
untouched. Then he opened the safe, IN
which Jewels and silver were stored.
Everything was intact. and there were
no indications that the burglars had
tried to open the steel box.
Among the things missed by MIR.
Greer we're several valuable vases cher
ished by his mother. and many other
trinkets which he had been accustomed
10 see distributed in various rooms had
also disappeared. Several closets and
drawers had been forced open, ana IL
anpeared as il some of their contents
had been removed.
The matter was treated lightly last
night by Mr.. Greer when seen at MS
home. No. IS West 9th street. He said
that he did not believe the loss would
nrove a large one. and although ne hau
informed Bishop Greer by telegraph of
tho occurrence he had also advised MIN
not IN c,,t short his vacation because OF
tho robbery. He added that he could not
tell AS yet what had been stolen' put
that he would make thorough eXaml-
nation to-day
."rba burglar, or burglars, did not
enter by the door" Mr.. Greer salu'
"They removed the bar on "indo"
dovnstajrs and entered through II
Their first search seems 10 have been TOT
silvar and iewelry, but when they founo
that these things had been either re-
moved or locked securely away they
oatherad ND whatever small vsluables
they could lay their hands on and got
away.
81 rAported the matter 10 the polce
csptsin of the precinct, and suppose
the police are working on the case now.
rbo r,ost valuable things in the house
were some OF my fathers trinkets ana
the silver Ny mother took her Jewelry
with her when she went away
Nr Greer thinks that the burglars
,.e,.a IN the house when his servant
entered and that they thought ne was
a vatchman and fed.
Bishop Greer. accompanied by Mrs
Greer left New York last June 10 spehd
their vacation at Bar Harbo' lheir
house was closed for the SUMNER ana
,be usual precautions were taken to par
doors and windows against intruders'
II was thought unnecessary to install a
caretaker or to protect the house IN any
unusual way.
The house is situated in the most ire
cuented part Of Gramercy Park. There
are half a dozen clubs near by, and the
house is well known as Bishop Greer
residence Anything unusual IKE the
hacking up of a van or the removing OF
furniture. would have Immediately at
tracted attention.
Rjshop Greer is expected to return 70
the city at the end of the. month unless
he decides to come home earlier to see
for himself whether the burglars made
successful haul.