Rochester, Monroe, NY Democrat & Chronicle Dec 30, 1891 WESTERN NEW YORK NEWS GENESEE Daring Burglary Committed at Batavia Early Yesterday Morning It has been many years since as bold a burglary was committed in Batavia as the one of yesterday morning, at about 1:30 o'clock. The jewelry store of Austin & Prescott was burglarized of about $275 worth of jewelry and a mackintosh belonging to Mr. PRESCOTT taken. The store is situated opposite Jackson street and an electric light was burning on Main street in front of the store adjoining on the east. Dust was blowing so that the store could not be seen from across the street. Under full glare of the electric light the burglar broke in the plate glass in one of the doors and crawled into the store. He filled his pockets with a large quantity of jewelry of small value per piece, the valuable watches, diamond rings, etc, all being in the safe; put on Mr. PRESCOTT'S mackintosh and sought the street again through the hole in the door. Instead of escaping then, as he might have done, he stepped to the door of the clothing store of Underhill & Bean adjoining on the west and broke in the plate glass in the same manner. He did not enter the clothing store at once, but slipped into an alley adjoining the store to await the result of the second crashing of glass. The sound of breaking glass was heard by Officer McCULLEY, who was walking toward Jackson street on the opposite side of Main street. Hastening toward the place from which the sound proceeded he saw the burglar running down the alley. He gave chase and opened fire. Two shots caused the thief to halt and give himself up. The jewelry was all found in his pockets and restored to Mr. AUSTIN. The thief was taken before Justice WEBSTER yesterday afternoon. He said that last January he got out of Auburn prison, having served a thirteen years' sentence for burglary. He claimed that his real name is Matthew HOLLENBECK and that he served under that name in Auburn. In March last, he said, he was sent from Batavia to the Erie county penitentiary under the name of Frank RIVERS for three months for unlawfully riding on freight cars. After getting out of the Buffalo institution he went to Syracuse, he said, where he was sentenced to two years imprisonment in the Onondaga county penitentiary for burglary from which institution, after three weeks' confinement, he says he escaped on the 14th inst. His story about being sent to the Erie county penitentiary from Batavia in March last is true. He was remanded to jail until today to give the justice an opportunity to communicate with the Syracuse authorities. -John RANSOM and Miss Fannie MARTELL, both of Batavia, went to Oakfield Saturday and were quietly married by Rev. E. N. MANLEY. -James HUGHES and Miss Susan ANDERSON, both of Syracuse, were united in marriage at Batavia Monday afternoon by Rev. C. A. JOHNSON. -On January 19th the stockholders of the Baker Gun and Forging Company, of Batavia, will hold a meeting to vote upon the proposition to increase the capital stock of the company from $100,000 to $200,000. -The Congregational Sunday-school at Byron has elected the following officers: Superintendent, H. C. NORTON; vice-superintendent, W. P. SURGENOR; assistant superintendent, I. D. COOK; secretary and treasurer, Miss Lottie CROCKER; librarian, Miss Edith DEMING; assistant librarian, Louis ROBERTS; organist, Miss Ella COOK; assistant organist, Dr. L. B. ANDREWS; chorister, W. P. SURGENOR. The average weekly attendance for the past year was 101, being the largest in twenty years. Thomas WOODBINE and Mamie STEVENS were present every Sunday. **** NIAGARA -Emily CROSBY, wife of Deputy Collector Thomas CROSBY, of Suspension Bridge, died yesterday, of pneumonia. -Minerva B. DWIGHT, of Lockport, died yesterday, aged 92 years. She leaves relatives in Orleans and Niagara counties. -Richard BOND, of the Coomers road, died yesterday morning, aged 75 years. He had been a resident of the county since 1843. -Burt OLNEY and Miss CORWIN, of Hess Roads, will be married next week. Charles WILSON and Maggie CROW, of Hess Roads, were married Monday. -Cards are out for the marriage of George CHASE and Anna WADSLEY, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William WADSLEY, at Gasport, New Year's Eve. **** Find ALL of the News Abstracts for Monroe Co., NY at http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/NY/Monroe/index.html -- GjS