BARGAIN WITH BURGLAR.

Taihape Daily Times, 8 September 1919, Page 2

BARGAIN WITH BURGLAR.

i A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE. ‘f _...__.__. Awaking at midnight. Mrs COon]ol-' daughter of Councillor George Warren, a woll-known Luton magistrate, found a bul‘gl;‘;l' confronting her with a re. volver. Mrs Coomer‘s first thought was for her mothcr_. who was lying very ill in another room, and she bogged the man not to disturb her. The burglar was calmness 11-self, Still pointing the revolver at 3ljr,; Coomer, who was sleeping with her liltln daughter, he agreed that he would rospcct her wishes, adclin.g' illat, iir‘ slm kept very quic'f no harm would befall Tm-I'.

\\'i,thout. undue haste he then a.ppl'o~ Dl.‘lElf€(l a g'old watch and chain. Solll‘ valuable rings, and a quantity of old silver. This accomplished he floliVo.red a little lxomily to his Victim, the purpose of which was that, having fought for his country. he was now do’r(3l'nlined to get: from it all that 11' could.

The midnight visitor fhen turiiud out the light, and, tip-toeing out of thrroom, joined an accomplice who, having entered the house with him, had mounted guard on the landing.

Both went downstairs and search« ed the rooms. They noticed a. telephone and, knowing how it miglft be used to accomplish their arrest when the alarm was raised, they cut th-3 wires and carefully hid the receiver beneath the cushion of a chair in ’(LI-? diningroom. A As no’ fllrfher plunder could be found they lelt the house, presumabl'_v by the scullory window, which was their moans of entry. No attompt at disguise was made by Hm armed men, and Mrs Coomor is confident shn could identify him.