The morning call., 1890-12-08
THREE In ONE NIGHT.
A Muscular Citizen Vanquishes Them 4
and Scorns ths Police.

| A Muscular CITIZEN Vanquishes Them All
and Scorns The Police.
| The adventures that citizens have with
burglars are not always made known to the
public through police channels. Some of
| them are not made known at all. A wealthy
citizen had series Of three adventures with
them the other night, and no one would have
| known anything about it had he no. told the
| story himself.
The citizen referred to is Mr.. Simson
| without pr, who lives in a large and
| Notwithstanding house in West Twenty
second street. He is building some large
apartment houses in West Twenty-fourth
| street This latter fact may serve as a
means of Identification among his friends,
| if any Of them do not recognize him as Mr.
| Simson.
| MI. and Mrs. Simson went to the theater
| on the night OF the adventures, and then
| joined some friendS at supper after the play.
| Consequently it was late when they reached
| home, which they did on foot. both preterring
| the short walk to riding. Mr.. Simon is II
large man, powerfully built. strong as an OK,
brave as lion, and good boxer. In college
| he was a clever all-around athlete.
When Mr.. and sMrs. ..Simson lquietly en-
tered the front door with their latch-key,
| they heard slight noise at the Switchboard
| IN the dlnlng-room, in the rear of the par
! lorS, where there was dim light "Pil bet
| pered Mr.. Sim,o 10 his wife, as they Tip
| toed through the hall toward the dining
| room. Reachi & the door they saw man,
wearing black mask over the upper part
| OF his face, so busily engaged in piling silver
| ware together that he had not heard the
couple enter the house. The burglars back
WAS toward Mr.. Sinson. who as quietly as
| mouse, advanced to him. AS the rubber
| Strengthened ~ MIR. Simson seized him by
| the throat with grip like that of wise.
N hrtr rl..sg
have tfitd to escape from the hug of q
| grizzly bear He could not utter sound.
| with his left hand gTaSpng the robbers
| throat, Mr.. Simson with his right fist rained
| stunning blows upon the others head and
| face until he sunk to the floor unconscious.
| Theu, turning he found that his wife had
| tainted. A dash of water in the face soon
| revived her. Hardly minute had passed
since the robber was discovered, and so
| quietly had Mr.. SmsOn punished him that
| scarcely sound had been made. Mr.. SIM
! son took up the burglar in his arms, carried
| him out of the front door, and sat him down
on the sidewalk.
:, Reloining his wife the couple went up the
! thickly .earpeted stairs. Vel, I'll be
| hanged!' exclaimed Mr.. Simson, as they
reached their room The exclamation was
| caused by the sight of a second masked
| burglar, who was engaged in emptying the
| contents OF Jewel boxes into his rapacious
| pockets. he startled burglar turned and
made dash for the door, but ran against
! Mr.; Simson's fist, which had shot forward
| with tremendous force. The burglar
| dropped TO the floor senselesS, with heavy
| groail. Footsteps were heard quickly de-
| scendDg the stairs from the third floor and
| Mr.. Slnson was astonished to see a third
| burglar coming down in long leaps, having
| evidently been aroused by the noise u Mr..
| Smson's room. He seized this robber by
! the throat also, and with MANY muttered
| cath proceeded toepound him as he did the
| first. When the bber looked as if he had
| been through sausage machine Mr.. Sim
| son ceased his blows aud threw the man
| bodily down the stairs. Although hurt
| badly he was heard to scramble up, rush
| down the next flight and depart by the
| front door. The other robber was recover
| ing consciousness as Mr.. SimsOn returned to
! his room, but he was held by the throat until
| the jewels which he had taken were emptied
from his pockets. Mrs. Simson had tainted
again. and her husband let her remain where
she was while he escorted the now revived
robber to the front door, out of which he
threw him as if fired from catapult He
picked himself up and ran quickly down
the street. Mr.. Simson then returned to his
vile, whom he soon again returned to con-
seriousness. Her nerves were considerably
shaken, but she declared that she did not
need doctor. and in short time was fully
recovered. When Mrs. Simson retired to
rest that night she felt serenely secure In
the protection of her powerful spouse
n. Y. Tribune.