New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-07
SHE PUT A SHOT IN A THIEF.
AN OLD MAN FRIGHTENED TO DEATH.
PERSISTENCE OF BURGLAR WHO IS TOO
SHARP FOR THE POLICE.

SHARP FOR THE POLICE.
Several exasperating burglares have been CON-
mitted within few weeks in houses on the north
side of Canalst, between Vsrick and Hudson SITS.
The houses have one-story rear extensions, which
are separated from each other by spaces OF only
few feet. burglar can climb easily to the roof
of one of the extensions and Jump from one roof
to another. The yards in the rear of the houses
are approached easily from alleys leading to
Watts-st. Early in April burglar got into the
extension in the rear of Mrs Reimer's cigar store
at No. 453 Canal-st, and made his way into the
store while Mrs. Reimer slept. He carried away
pipes and cigars worth about s75. A few nights
later he climbed on the roof Of an extension and
forced open window of Louis Schlamms bed
room on the second floor of No. 455. Mr.. Schlamm
is a stout German and sleeps heavily. His wife,
nervous but plucly little woman, heard the
burglar and sprang out OF bed. She ran directly
to the window, and the burglar fed He jumped
to the next extension, dropped into the yard, and
went out through an alley into Wattsst.
The Schlamms live over heir hat store After
the burglars visit they had extra locks and bars
put on their windows and doors. One night not
long after Mrs Schlamm scared the burglar away
he robbed two houses in the block. 1t was
stormy night, and the wind and rain made so much
noise that the thief could walk about on the roofs
of the extensions without being heard by occu-
pants of the houses lie got into the bedroom
of Marcus Pincus, the clothier, at No.
461, aud stole the clothiers trousers
and watch. roll of bank notes was in pocket
of the trousers. Leaving Mr.. Pincus asleep. the
thief went across roofs to the bedroom of an OLD
couple named Butler, on the second fool of No.
To bo1 horo int
Mrs. Butler awoke and noticed that the storm
was beating in through the open window. one
got up and shut the window, while the burglar
was hiding behind a large picture in the room
Mr.. Butler awoke and began dispute with his
wife as to which one had left the window open
Suddenly the burglar snatched Mr.. Buffers trous-
ers from the head of the bed, rushed TO the WIN
dow and escaped. Mr.. Butler was troubled with
heart disease and the fright proStrated MN. s ns
died week later. About 500 had disappeareu
with his trousers, IL. . ;+o +hc
room of am Italian barber in the block ana stoie
about $500 and a gold watch By thaI tliiit @
frequent complaints had been made 70 0ap,f,a
Thompson, of the Prince-st ponce ara De.eoV.ke f
Savercool spent several nights watching on 'nf
roofs of the rear extensions. Some ci the leisii-
bors suspected an ex-policeman who !lved III tl.e
neighborhood aad had been seen making opScrV,s'
tionS of the houses Captain lhompson anu .no oV
On Friday last Mrs. Schlamm noticed that tll,
burglar had bored hole in the wlndow-shusSSfed Sf,
Of the extension in the rear of the hat store ote
told no one of the discovery but determined &c
surprise the burglar if he returned TO bore any
holes Late on Friday night she WATCHED az a nS,
window inst above the shutters OF the cXtehsion
window. while her husband slept in an
adjoining room. About midnight she went 70 .
bed, but at a. m. yeste rday she awoks WIN q q
futtering sensation about her heart. IaKing
snail revolver She went back TO the hall win.
dow and looked down. The burglar was BORING
away at the shutters again. She saw h,ra piainly
and noticed that he wore light Derby hat
Taking careful aim she fred at bis, back Tie
jumped as il he hit and ran around the corner mel
of the extension. Mrs. Schlamm jumped on the
fence. She fired another shot, but missed him
and he ran through the alley to Watts-St de;
tective SavercOol was on a nelghoorlng ROOT anu
heard the shooting, but the thief escaped. Mrs
Schlamm said yesterday that she was pretty sure
she wounded the burglar.