New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-29
MASKED BURGLAR IN
FLOYD-JONES HOME
Ransacks Country Place OF
Prominent New York Lawyer
in the Early Morning Hours.
VALUABLE JEWELRY TAKEN
The Master Arouses Servants
and Leads Fruitless Chase
About Premises-Police
Seek Intruder.

Massapeoua, Long Island. Sept. d
Search is being made by the police OF
Long Island for the burglar who entered
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Henry
Floyd-Jones, on the Old Country Road.
early yesterday morning, and got away
with rings and other jewelry valued at
more than 5000 It is believed the thief
must have been intimately acquainted
with the Floyd-Jones household as a dog
which sleeps downstairs was not dis
turbed nor did the burglar stumble over
any furniture in his journey through the
darkened house.
II was shortly after 4 o'clock in the
morning that Mr.. Floyd-Jones, who is
lawyer, with offices at No. 40 Wall street.
Manhattan, awoke to fnd the moon shin
ing brightly through the window. tie at
first thought this was the cause of his
awakening, but the next moment he heard
a slight noise in the room. Thinking the
disturbance was caused by his dog. Mr..
Floyd-Jones called out: What are you
doing In here, old fellowT' Realizing the
dog was not IN the room, Mr.. Floyd-Jones
turned in his bed and saw a man pass
out through the doorway. The INTRUDER
had a black cloth draped over the lower
part OF his face.
Mr.. F1oyd-Jones jumped from his bed.
telling his wife that a burglar was in the
house He then rang the servants bell
and ran from the room in pursuit Of the
burglar, who was bounding down the
stairs.
Mr. F1oyd-Jones chased the man through
the reception room on the main moor
into the library and the sitting room ana
then TO the rear of the house, where the
burglar leaped through an open WINDOW
and darted across the lawn, where he
made his escape in the shrubbery.
When he returned 10 the house Mr..
Floyd-Jones found that all the servants
had been aroused when he rang their oeh
The lawyer posted some of the Servants
~ different points about the house. think
ing they might be able TO detect the In
-~uder or an accomplice, and ordered
others to summon the police
Mrs Floyd-Jones. who had hastily
dressed. told her husband that the rings
and brooches which had been lying on
her bureau had been stolen. Her bureau
drawers had also been opened and much
valuable jewelry taken.
After the first moments of excitement
had raised Mrs Floyd-Jones remem-
hered that she had first been awakened
sbout o'clock by a noise in her bed
room. She. too. thought II was the dog,
and. after speaking soothingly to quiet
him. had gone 10 sleep again. She is now
convinced that the burglar had been ~
ING under her bed for upward OF an hour
before his presence was finally discov-
cred. There were 10 traces on the drive
WAYS of any wagon or automobile hav-
irc been driven up 10 the house, and Mr..
F!oyd-Jones has no one under suspicion
A search OF the house showed that the
burglar had overlooked many other val
liable pieces of jewelry lying close AT
hand. as well as a purse containing $50 in
bills
Mr.. F1oyd-Jones took occasion to-day
10 deny the report that he and his wife
had been covered with a revolver for
nearly an hour by one burglar, while an
other ransacked the house
81 am sorry 10 have 70 spoil a GOO
story" he said but what really hap
pened was just as I relate It to you now
You know, if could have grappled witt
the burglar it would have pleased ms
nightly, and I would have been glad e
Give the details"