The sun., 1912-08-10
THIEVES WORK EXTRA
HOURS At Mt. VERNON
Porch Climbers Get $4,000
Worth Of Jewels at Home
Of +. N. Dunbaugh.
OTHER HOUSES ENTERED
Chester Hill Folks Disturbed by
NisitatiOns and Police
Are Upset.

MOUNT VERNON, N. v, Aug. 0.-When
the police gave out the information that
two houses we're robbed In the Chester
Hill residential section Of Mount Vernon
early to-day. another last night and on
on Tuesday night they made public the
Ia act also that some time between o'clock
in the afternoon and II O'Clock AT night
| on July % the home OF +. NJ. Dunbaugh.
president of tho Colonial Navigation
Company at III Summit avenue. Chester
Hin, was robbed of ~ 100 worth OF jewelry
Mr.. Dmnbaugh has offered reward of
$500 for the recovery OF the stolen jewels
The jewelry was stolen from chi'onier
in Mr.. Dunbaughs bedroom. probably
by second story inan, while the family
was a. dinner. The Dunbaughs upon
their return from Mr.. Dunbanghs farm
in Pennsylvania the day before the rob-
berry had taken from a safe deposit vault
here box containing some slverware
and the jewels. On the day the jewelry
disappeared Mrs. Dunbaugh opened the
box and took out the silvcrware. The
jewels. which were in a small bag. she
carried up stairs aud placed the bag on
the chifIonier
The bedroom opens on the roof Of a
porch. which leads Mr.. Dunbaugh and the
police TO believe a porch climber got away
with the jewel bag. Nothing unusual
WAS noticed about the house during the
day hut when Mrs Dunbaugh went up
stairs to retire that night. the jewelry had
disappear ed
Mr. Dunhaugh and the police have no
clue to the robbery.
The stolen articles included a clover
stickpin containing three jewels. a cres- =
cent pin of nineteen diamonds. a s,inbiIrst
pin Of forty diamonds. n solitaire ring con
tanning u. karat diamond. ring con
tanning two larE, diamonds. a ring set
with three oi'als, a ring set with two dia
inonds and sapphire. a ring set with
three large diamonds. IA clover stickpn
SGT with three yellow diamonds sur
head necklaces. gold bracelets and scarf
pins get with eneralds and pearls.
The residence ot George h. Cutler at
55 Claremont avenue. Chester Hill and Of
=. j. Taylor at 652 Cedar street were the
two houses entered this morning. To-day
also il was learned that the home Of
Wayles b. Bradley at l75 Elm avenue.
Chester Hill. which is closed while the
! Bradleys are in Hayti. was entered by
thieves some time last Tuesday and a
quantity OF silverware stolen. Mrs.
Bradley had put the family jewelry in a
safe deposit box here before leaving for
Hayti.
MIR. and Mrs. Cutler awoke at all early
hour this morning to find burglar at
work in their bedroom. The burglar
flashed an electric pocket lamp into the
faces Of the frightened couple and pointed
a revolver a, them.
Shut up or III shut you up for good. =
the burglar threatened as he began 10
back out of the room. When he had
backed into the hallway and had got
away Mr.. Cutler learned that the burglar
had taken &I4 from n bureau in Mr. Cut
Ter 8 room but had overlooked valuable
gold watch and diamond pin. A further
search showed also that the burglar had
ransacked the bedroom Of Mr. Cut Ter +
son without disturbing the young man
and had stole, number Of young Cut Ter q
scaffpins. While the Cutters were learn
ing Of their losses they could hear the
burglar making his getaway in an auto
mobile out IN front Of the house.
Mr. Taylor's house. which is closed for
the summer. was entered this morning
by some one who had removed pane Of
glass from door. Ii is not known what
bed the police found TODAY babv's
bank which the thief had smashed open.
The burglars who tried to enter the
home Of Robert Herbst at 2 Claremont
avenue about II o'clock last night were
heard by Mr.. Herbst He turned on the
electric lights and the intruders fed
Half an hour later. SO the police learned
to-day. All attempt was also made to enter
house in Archer avenue. Chester Hill,
which is closed for the summer. but neigh
bOrs FRIGHT pnad tho rohhars avav