Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-01-27
DARING ROBBERS
THREATEN GIRL
WITH REVOLVER
Gentlemen Burglars RanSaCk
Home of |. R. Robbins but
Get Little PIunder - Girl
Faints, or is Knocked Down.

Two gentlemen burglars" ran.
sacked the home of |. r. Robbins, a
prominent lumber dealer at 11O
High street last night while Mr.. and
Mrs. Robbins and family were at
tending the entertainment at the
Presbyterian chapel under the aus
pices Of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the
Hospital Association. After threat
ening to shoot the servant girl who
escape shortly before II o'clock and
left her unconscious lying on her
face in the back yard with a welt on
the rear of her head.
Men Well Dressed.
The two men, one of whom was
masked and carried revolver, were
well dressed and are believed to be
Americans. Their work indicated
that of professionals, and as nc
or windows were found un
.. is probable that the,
a skeleton key
ar --s nas Deer asBad hxs~~oa
family up until la hour touay tht
burglars only carried away $1.50
which they took from a purse lying
on table and owned by the servant
girl. This makes the second rob-
berry within a week in the southern
section of the city. Last Tuesday
night some one entered the home of
Franz Roessler at SO High street
An overcoat and an umbrella were
taken but not missed until the next
morning. Neither of the burglars
entering the Robbins home last night
are believed to have burglarized the
Roessler home. The police believe
the party entering the latter place
was but an ordinary sneak THIEF,
while the work of those active last
night bore the earmarks Of profess
sionalism.
Learn OF Robbery.
The first indication of the robbery
discovered by the Robbins family
was when Miss Emily Eckenrode, OF
Newark, sister Of Mrs. Robbins, VINO
was visiting at the home, returned
from the entertainment at the chap
ell with Miss Isabelle Robbins stort-
ly before II o'clock. They left be-
fore the benefit had been concluded.
They came to the front door and
tried to enter but found that they
had been given the key to the dining
room door leading to the rear of the
house instead of the key to the
front door
Finds Body of Servant.
Miss Robbins went around the
house to try the key in the rear door.
Near the back steps she almost STUN
bled over the body of Maria Kowal-
cyk, who was lying unconscious, fiat
on her face. Miss Robbins fastened
to the front OF the house and sum-
moned her aunt. They tried to re-
vive the servant. but she did not
move. They summoned aid from the
home of A. H. Ramsay and William
Fl. Mutt and the domestic was car
ried into the sitting room, and DR..
John l.. Lund called. He soon re-
stored her to consciousness, and dis
covered a welt on the back of her
head. The young woman was also in
a highly nervous state from her ex-
periences.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. r. Robbins return
ed home few minutes after IL
O'Clock and Mr.. Robbins Immediately
notified the police. Detective Ser
geants Huff and Long came to the
home and made an investigation, and
today are working on the case.
Servant Heard Noise.
Maria Kowalcyk this morning
clearly recited the happenings of
last evening. She said that she had
been employed in the Robbins house
hold for the past two years; that she
returned to the house about 1890
o'clock, letting herself in through
the front door. She thought none
of the family had returned from the
entertainment so early, and sat down
in the sitting room to read for a short
while. She was startled when she
heard the shuffling of papers and the
of drawers on the floor in
the apartment above, and started to
the second floor to investigate. She
first pressed the button which turned
on the light In the second floor hall,
and made her way up stairs. She
had reached the second step to the
landing when she stopped short, as a
tall, thin, well dressed man, with
his eyes covered with a black mask,
stepped out from one of the bed
rooms and thrusting revolver al
most in her face, said: IF you
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