BARGAIN WITH BURGLAR

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11906, 2 September 1919, Page 6

BARGAIN WITH BURGLAR

A MIDNGIHT ADVENT LIRE. Awaking at midnight, Mrs Coomex-, daughter of Councillor George Warren, a well-known Luton magistrate, found a burglar confronting her with a revolver. Mrs Coonier’s first thought was for hexmother, who was lying very ill in another room, and she begged the man not to disturb her. j The burglar was calmness itself. Still pointin g the revolver at Mrs Cooirier, who was sleeping with her little daughter, he agreed that ! lie would respect her wishes, adding that if she kept very quiet no harm would befall her. ! Without undue haste he then appropriated a gold watch and chain, some valuable rings, and a quautity of old silver. This accomplished he delivered a little homily to his , victim, the purpose of which was that, having fought for his country, he was now determined to get from it all that he could. I The midnight visitor then turned I out the light, and, tip-toeing out of the room, joined an accomplice who, having entered the house with him, had mounted guard on the lauding; Doth 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 ana carefully hid the receiver beneath the cushion of a chair in the diningroom. As no further plunder could be found thev left the house, presumably b.y the scullery window, which was'the r moans of entry. No attempt at disguise was marie ■|jy the armed man, and Mrs Coomer jg confident she could identify him.