Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-25
ROBBERS MAKE
ANOTHER HAUL
Home of William Langan at
ia First Street Is Enter
ed Last Night.
TAKE ST FROM TOY BANK
PatroIman Staed Occupies
Same House Attempts Pre-
vious Night in Locality.

The home of William Langan in
the house at 174 First street, which
is also occupied by Patrolmau Hugh
Steed, was entered and burglarized
about 10 o'clock last night About
81 in cash was taken. Other burg
laries were attempted in that neigh
borhood the two nights previous. in
dicating that the boldness of the rob-
bers Is growing. An attempt was
made to enter the grocery store of
Samuel Scharer about f:30 o'clock
Yesterday morning and q futile at
tempt was made to enter the home
of John J. Buckley at Gordon and
First streets Wednesday night.
William Langan reached home in
time to witness one of the culprits
climb over a rear fence. Procuring
his revolver he made vain attempt
to shoot the burglar. The weapon
had not been used for so long a
time that 1t refused to operate, al
lowing the robber to escape over the
fence and over the Stumpf property
to Madison avenue. Mrs. LanRan de-
clared today the thieves had evident
ly intended to go through the house
and would probably have ransacked
the apartments of Patrolman Steed
had they not been frightened away
by the homecoming of Mr.. Langan.
Although the Langan family had
been absent from home since yes
terday afternoon, it is evident that
no attempt was made to burglarize
their home until shortly before 10
o'clock last night. Entrance was
gained through a small window on
the northerly side of the kitchen.
Mrs. Langan is not certain whether
or not the window was fastened.
The thieves ransacked every room on
the floor, but all that has thus far
been found missing is 81 from a reg
lister bank. This the miscreants
found on dresser in the bedroom
They extracted the contents from the
bottom and threw tho bank on the
floor.
AS they have taken precaution to
do in every case, the thieves had a
means of hasty escape. They LETT
the back kitchen door open while
they ransacked the apartment. AS
Mr.. Langan entered the front door
shortly after 10 O'Clock they made a
hasty exit through the back one.
Mr.. Langan saw the door open and
running out on the rear porch, he
saw one man fleeing over the back
fence. He then procured his revol-
yer and made a futile attempt to
shoot him.
Patrolman Dalton and Hartmann
made an investigation at 1925
O clock. They searched the premises
and neigh boring places for the rob-
bers, but were unable to secure any
trace of them. Patrolman Steed
lives on the second floor Of the
house In which the Langan family
resides.
Thieves were up on the roof of a
one-story extension and making an
attempt to enter through skyltght
over the grocery store of Samuel
Scharer at Madison avenue and Cor
don street early yesterday morning.
AS they tampered with the glass
covering on the roof a dog barked.
Mr.. Lind, who lives over the store,
became aroused. He went to rear
window in time to see aman wearing
a cap dodge down behind the exten-
sion. He learned there were two
robbers, when he heard them talking
together. Patrolman Dalton was
summoned to investigate, but could
get no trace of the culprits.
The Buckley home at Gordon aud
First streets was to have been burg
larized Wednesday night, but the
robbers were no doubt surprised to
find one of the Buckley boys sitting
in the kitchen. They attempted to
enter through rear window and
succeeded in raising it. AS they rails
ed the curtain they saw Buckley sit
ting down and reading. They made
quick escape. As they did several
dogs in the neighborhood were
aroused and began to bark.