Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-04
a BOLD, SAD BUAaLAR.
Caught at the Act OF Bobbtng a
Rouse-Run Down and Captured
ChIorOforming fhe watch Dog.

lhe rhtCh DUks
A young man who gave his name as
Joseph Ord, was before municipal court
last night week charged with burglar;ziDg
the residence OF Lewis H. Coke, sos West
Tenth street, yesterday week, and
held in $500 bail to answer at court. Ord
is q young man, rather good looking, with
chop whiskers and an inoipient nous
tsohe. He was we'll dressed, wore flashy
neoktie, and his hair clipped so close to
the scalp as to suggest that he had re-
Gently tsnanted q penitentiary cell. He
affected the air Of an attorney In waving
hearing, the testimony Of witnesses
seeming to CRATE roughly on his feelings.
He seemed 80 much at home in the dock
that 1t ia quite probable that he has been
the chief actor in q number OF court
scenes.
Ord was captured yesterday week
by Lewis H. Coke and William B. Hiok-
man after long chase in which he exc
cuted several adroit and stragetic move
meats to elude his purauers.
The house OF Lewis 81. Coke was closed
up yesterday week all the family
being out. About O'Clock in the after
noon Charles B. Coke returned home to
get letter which he wanted to mail.
lie went to the rear OF the house which
is generally unfe stened In the after.
noon but found all the doors locked. Just
above his head in the second story he
heard o loud noise as il some one was
pounding heavily upon piece Of turni-
ture and breaking it. Being unable
to get in the back door he
went around and rang the
bell once or twice. Receiving no re-
sponse he succeeded in clipping a fly
screen aside and entering through q
parlor window. Mr.. Coke proceeded lei.
surely up stairs thinking that his mother
vas in the room where he had heard the
pounding. Just as he reached the top Of
he stairs the prisoner, Ord, rushed past
and landed on the first floor at bound;
Mr.. Coke followt him, but the thief had
| a start and as he ran out the front door
he pulled it too and slso the gate, which
retarded pursuit considerably. With
both hands in his coat pockets
as IL holding parcels to prevent
their falling out, Ord ran rapidly and
directly to the yard adjoining the Sacred
Heart Church. he was pursued there
by Mr.. Coke, who was close upon and
met him face to face as he was going
around one Of the corners. The burglar
picked up q brick and dt family COM
msnded his pureuer to stand still, or II
he approached he would brain him.
While Mr.. Coke was looking about for
another missile In defense, the thief took
to his legs and ran toward jackson
street. Bx-Constsble W. B. Hickman
then appeared upon the scene
and assisted in the pursuit. They
ran after the painting burglar, and finally
chased him into the stable at the rear Of
the house, No. S25 jackson street, where
he remained minute and passed to an
outhouse where he was captured and
taken to police station. In the stable,
buried among some straw, was found
0rd's plunder, consisting Of silver
watch, razor, opera glass, gold chain
linens and other articles valued at about
$50. The property was identified by iti
owner in police court.
The burglar entered the house through
back window and after gaining az
admission thoroughly ransacked all the
bureaus, and desks or anything where
there was probability Of valuables beinl
stored. Much furniture was badly broken
There was strong smell Of ohloroforn
pervsding the premises and 1t is believed
that the dog was treated to dose Of the
anssthetic. The animal, usually crosi
and watchful, slept undisturbed whit
the thief WAS at work, and appeared
stupefied when awakened. ORD, the thief
is unknown to the police here and Il
believed to be from Philadelphia o
Baltimore. Upon learning that Their
was strong probability Of his going t
the whipping post and pillory, his eye
moistened, as If he did not anticipate a.
ACQUAINTANCE with the cat with yer.
great daprea of pleagure,