New Britain herald., 1928-10-10
KEY THIEF Sticks
BAY0NET IN TABLE
Woman Makes Startling Dis
colsry on Returning Home
CROOK RIFLES her HOUSE
No Threatening Note 10 Complete
Me3odranlatiC setting However,
Key Workers Stiu Active About
City. Police Complaints show.

Key Workers Stiu Active About
City. Police Complaints show.
When Mrs. Joseph Annunziata of
443 West Main street arrived at her
home about O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. she was surprised to find
a paddock pulled of the front door.
but when she entered sne was almost
overcome with fright at sight of d
bayonet stuck into 4 table and stand
ing upri& &ht as though it had been
thrust with great force. A lock had
been pulled OF a trunk and the con-
tents strewn about the floor. d check
up revealing that the following arti-
cles had been taken: One dime say
ings bank containing approximately
81: $ll In cash: two gold band
bracelets; pair of gold earrings; l
gold band ring; gold rings with
stones: two IS gold pieces: l gold
necklace.
Still Another Break
A short time before Officer John
NJ. Llebier had been detailed to in
vestisate the Annunziata house
break. Detective Sergeant George c.
Ellinger had gone to the home of
Lazara David. lS4 Washington street.
where he found that key worker
had gained entrance through the
front door. taking $50 in cash. two
gold watches: l wedding ring. and
diamond rings. At the Annunzata
home, Officer Liebler learned that
the tenement was vacant from l;45
o'clock in the afternoon until the
time Mrs. Annunziata returned,
while ut the David home. which il
in a tenement block. Sergeant Ell
linger learned that a family living
across the hallway had been at
home throughout the afternoon,
listening to the worlds series game
on the radio. The only noise any
one heard about the place. so far as
he police learned. was door clos
ing about o'clock.
The Bayonct Mystery
The connection between the bay
onet and the numerous house
breaks that have occurred in New
Britain during the PAST several
weeks could not be explained by tn,
police. but one theory Is that thu
weapon was stuck In the table fos
the effect it would have on the per,
son finding 1t. No note to complete
the melodramatic effect was found
On Talcott street recently. a tene,
ment was ransacked and Sergeant
Stadler found rife in one of the
rooms, learning later that Archibald
Sharpe had furnishings stored there
and the rife was his. II is prob
able, the police said today. that the
key workers removed the bayonet
from the rife and have been carry
| ing it about since that time. That
they are desperate enough to use the
bayonet to protect themselves in the
event of being surprised in the act
Of committing burglary is also being
considered. although. 1t was pointed
out smaller weapon of the same
sort. or revolver, could be carried
! Vitu ltkO udH8eT O1 dtlTdCtluS SuS-
picion and In an emergency would
be equally as effective as the bayo-
net. il not more so.
Not Yet Seen
The luck Of the key workers con.
tinues to be marveled at by the po.
lice and the victims. Nobody saw
them On Washington street yestcr.
day. vet Sergeant Ellinger was
obliged to practically pick his va,
, into the house on account Of tht
presence of a large police dog which
blocked his entrance. 1t was re.
marked by policemen that they sci
dom are successful In their efforts Il
visit a neighborhood without being
seen by every housewife on the
street. yet the burglars have beer
operating in broad daylight in ap.
proximately 80 instances and no
! body has seen them. Last weel
| Sergeant Ellinger was knocking or
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