MIDNIGHT BURGLARY.
A LADY'S TRYING MOMENT. Awakening at mignight, Mrs Coomer, daughter of Councillor George Warren, a Bedfordshire magrstrate, found a burglar confronting her with a revolver. Mrs. Coomer's first thought was for her mother, who was lying very ill in another room, and she begged the man not to disturb her.
The burglar was calmness itself. Still pointing the revolver at Mrs: Coomer, who was sleeping with her little daughter, he agreed that he would respect her wishes, adding that if she kept very quiet no harm would befall herWithout undue haste he then appropriated a gold watch and chain, some valuable rings, and a quantity of odd silver.
This accomplished, he delivered a little homily to his victim, the purport of which was that, having fought for his country, he was now determined to get from it all that he could. The midnight Visitor then turned out the light, and, tip-toeing out of the room, joined an accomplice whom, having entered the house with him, had mounted guard on the landing.
Both men went downstairs and .searched the rooms. They noticed a telephone, and, knowing how it might be used to accomplish their arrest when the alarm was raised, they cut the wires and carefully hid the receiver beneath the cushion of a chair in the din-ing-room.
As no further plunder could be found they left the house, presumably by the 'Sculfery window, which was their means of entry. No attempt at disguise was made by the armed man, and Mrs. Coomer is confident she could identify him. Inquiries are now being made by the, police.
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1919, Page 10
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268MIDNIGHT BURGLARY. Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1919, Page 10
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