New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-04
THE INTRUDER CAPTURED.
FOUR POLICEMEN TOO MUCH FOR HIM,
SHOUTS OF MURDER AND POLICE
wAKENED TIE NEIGuBoRs BY NIGHT.


WAKENED TIE NEIGUBORS BY NIGHT.
g. Bombcrg, silk importer lives in the brown
stone house No. - West Fifty-siNth-St Mr.. Bonn
berg went to Europe for his health with his family
two weeks ago and left the house in the Of two
servants. They thought themselves TO be courageous
girls. and the novelty of being alone in big house
did not frgItcn them. After few DAYS IL began "a
dawn upon them. however that the house lonely
and dark. and that il possible for midnight
visitors TO give them a call Their sleeping rooms
were in the upper story and when the girls went
upstairs at night it would have taken urgent call
To have got either of them to - into the inly black
ness below. There have been in this neishborhood
several reports of small robberies by sneak thieves
and this did not tend 10 add to the girls comfort
ON saturday evening the girls sal on the front
stoop with some Of their friends until about II
O'Clock. Then they went into the basement and locked
up for the night They slowly went upstairs putting
ont the lights after them, and when they got to the
third story they sat down to hold consultation.
They were both nervous and ghost story that one of
their friends had kindly told them had excited their
Imagination.
Both suddenly Jumped TO their feet. and their faces
turned white with They had been expecting II
and II had come at last.
There was stcalthy football In The lower hall.
II stopped now and then the owner Of the foot
steps was listening and examining. The horrible
tread kept on coming upward slowly. and growing
loudcT with every landing. There was light In tho
room where the girls were, aud they thought that
burglars were coming after them TO bind and gag
them before robhng the house They did not hho"
what e do 50 thcy lid behind each other The foot
f,il reached the door where the girls were Ihey
closed their owes and awaited their doom. They tx
pcctcd that the door would be opened, but after
few moments the sound went by the door and It "'S
next heard on the next flight Of stairs going % the
upper story.
Tie danger had passed for moment the poor girls
thought anG they made a Wild dash for liberty They
fell over each other going down the stairs ana II
seemed az il they could never move the bolts and
locks They reached The street at 80 a. ~ ana TIC
ncignborhc0d l.rcw all about 1t bcfoN 81
Murder! Police! Burgars!7 the frightened girls
yelled until They had lost their breath. Policeman
Forbes heard the cries and rushed TO the screaming
women Nh they could say WAS Murder. Burglars =!
and thc policeman did not feel like ta'king Whoie
regiment Of jimmy Hopes lie rppcd for Assist
alrce and Policemen S0uthoimcr. Ahcarn AID N'fi'r
came running up The policemen were reinforced by
.ovclal rcrAlur~. and there wcro heads oui al many
VI - .ld rc,.ul,a,ion and then Forbes cd
Tho av INTO tlp Basement followed by the other ON
cen They he'd their revolver, IN one hand and cus
In .he oucr and wished i,s two or three more Lands
collar with cautions tNad. and then upstairs. 10y
examined al the rooms and Io.rt' eta ioonH b.G
roro io the top floor. and they did not feel very Wc
while going M the last fight If stairs. Nhch tFl
reached tic landing Noglcr shouted here's We Du'
Up wen, the clubs and pistol, in unison win The
ves shining in a corner AID they though, they he'd
the thief ~ bay. Ahcni7l struck lcht ana a, me
|af y,f, mt II The corner End rubbed against The
o1ccr,' leg, ia an aiction4te Wy aNa ic hl.I.'.'
STAT OF. The cai Vas = stTltser and had Sought
shelter for hi night