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Show MUSIC INSPIRATION FOR ODD BURGLARY NEW YORK. April $. Burglars who work by musical suggestion are a development de-velopment In criminology new to the police po-lice of the Fifth avenue station In Brooklyn. Brook-lyn. Two young men robbed 454 Seventh street, the home of John F. Harris, principal prin-cipal of public school No. 95, In Sheeps-head Sheeps-head Pay, while the family was dining out. The burglars entered the house Saturday night, lighted every gas Jet, and while one presided at the piano, to the delight of the neighbors, the other collected the plunder. While Mendelssohn's "Spring Song" rippled down the piano. Mrs. Harris' Easter gown was stripped from the wardrobe ward-robe and placed aa a foundation for the heap of plunder upon the floor. "I'm the Man Who Broke the Bank st Monte Carlo." and young Albert Harris' savings bank was cracked and Its contents added to the spoils. "The Jewel Song" from "Faust" added Mrs. Harris' rings, bracelets brace-lets and other trinkets to the spoils. "Love Me, and the World Is Mine." sang the piano, when a costly atlas was extracted ex-tracted from the library. "I'm On the Water Wagon Now." boasted the piano, when a sliver water pitcher and some silver drinking cups disappeared from their accustomed places, and as the bundle was being tied, the neighbors heard the tender strains of "Good Night. Beloved. Good Night." |