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Show HOUSE -FULL OF PLUNDER. Follco Make n Startling Discovery in tho Residcnco of n Ridge- wood, N. J., Man. New York, April 12 In the residence occuled by n mnn known as Gcorgo T. Howard nt Rldgewood, N, J, tho pollco have mido n startling dlscovcty. Por two jears Howard, his wlfo and a 10-) 10-) cm -old son havo lived at Rldgewood. where the man vvus highly respected. Ho was known ns a tea und coffeo merchant, mer-chant, doing business In New York, Thefts soon began to occur In nil tho country iiinoundlng. Horses and cat-rlagea cat-rlagea were missed, freight depots were looted and farm houses nnd barns wero enteied promiscuously, Plnally two hoises nnd rarrlagcs wero stolen from Murrnj, N. Y. Ono of tho horses woro ft pccullnl)-Bhuped shoe, by which It was tracked for twenty miles, the trull ending In HowurdH stable, sta-ble, where the pioperty was found. Search vvarnnts were nt onco Issued, the houso entered, and found to be tilled with nil sorts of liluudoi. Mr. Howard bud dlsappeuid, as had tho boy, who lied to Jertcy City, where ho was found mid mrebtcd, but In tho meantime ho had communicated with Ills father, nnd took hla nrrest with tho greatest degreo of composure, even Rmlllng contemptuously contempt-uously nt tho polleo when the) tried to innko him tell whcie his father hal gone. Then ths exploration of tho house began. be-gan. On tho hick porch was found a neaily new load wagon ln tho hallway was n. now double sleigh, lluee wagon-londs wagon-londs ot pioperty weio taken to tho village vil-lage lockup und, ns the available space In tho lockup was lllled, olllcers wero put In chargo of tho icmalnder of tho stuff, which ran from fancy cmbroldoiy to new stovos |