New Britain herald., 1927-09-10
Covers Vice-President of Stanley Works With Gun and Re- moves $70 From His Trousers.
Cool Burglar Borrows Pen knife to DiscOnnect Tele- phone Service, Takes His Loot and Departs.

Awakened by noise in his bed room about o'clock this morning Philip E. Stanley of 440 Shuttle Meadow avenue. vice e-president ol the Stanley Works, member of tht board of finance and taxation. anc one of the city's prominent residents found a masked gunman at his bed side. and with the revolver helG close to him was forced to kceI quiet while the burglar deliberately and calmly removed a knife from a watch chain and cut the telephone wire before ritling Mir. Stanley. trousers and taking $70. The bur. glary was one of the boldest ever 10 come to the attention of the DO, lice and the disappearance of the gunman from the neighborhcod was astounding, no trace having been found despite a thorough search oi the surrounding neighborhood by several policemen.
 Lieutenant Matthias Rival was no- o'clock that gunman had robbed him, and at once the alarm was spread. Officer David Doty, whc was in the squad sent on the case learned from Mir. Stanley that the gunman entered the house through a window on the southwest side and N ent out through door on the west side which he unlocked. Detective Sergeant George c. Ellinger and Officer Thomas C. Dolan, finger print expert, were on the case throughout the forenoon. but no progress in the hunt for the gunman vas reported
 MT. Stanley. despite his experl- ence, was able to obtain fairly good description of the gunman. He appeared to be about feet in height. of slender stature. and wore a dark suit and dark soft hat When MT. Stanley asked him what wnvering, ordered him to keep quiet" and Mir Stanley observed that his voice was heavy.
 MT Stanley and four domestics were in the house, Mrs. Stanley and children being out of the city. Mir. Stanley's bed room is on the second floor and entrance was gained with out arousing anyone until the gun mans operations awakened MT. Stanley. But for the noise he made moving about it is probable that his presence would not have been dis covered until later in the morning.
 MT. Stanley was able to use the telephone on the first floor of the house. the gunman apparently be- ing unaware of the fact that the instrument on the upper floor, the wires of which he cut, was an ex- tension.
 Lawyers Office Burglarizcd
 The local police department is seeking clues 10 the identity of per sons who entered the office of At torney Monroe s. Gordon at 33S Main street last night. The intrud- CTS effected entrance through a rear window. As far as has been ascer- tained nothing was disturbed by the intruders. it being stated that things appeared to be as they were left last night when the office was closed.
 Miss Anna M. Brown, stenograph- CT in the office, discovered that the office had been entered, when she reported for duty this morning. One of the screens in a rear win dow had been removed and was found on roof underneath. There were marks of shoes on the window sill. Whether anything was remov- cd from the safe Is not known. It is understood that valuables owned by MT. Gordon were intact. although it has not been ascertaincd whether or not money belonging to Gordon < Co.,, kept in the same safe, had been touched.
 Detective Sergeant William P. McCue is Investigating.