The sun., 1891-01-28
Is gE AN HONEST BURGLAR!
nm DOES MEr1LER LIE WIEN HE SAYS
HF ROBBED MRS. sAIEWI7zS

. ri. Innocent Man at the Expense OF Hss
ov~ Freedom Those who Follow the
Do,.Ss or the Criminai Courts Suspect
There 10 - Trick to Cheat Justice.
II II an unusual thing for aihief to como into
court and confess . crime for which another
man has been found guilty. Gus Mettler
would have 1t elleved that he Is q man With
biz, soft heart who caht stny in this town
ana remain silent when an innocent man Ia
about to suffer for a crime committsd BY him.
For this reason he appesred In the General
Sessions On Monday with Lawyer Purdy. aud
told Recorder Sny,h II was no and not james
NoonAn who robbed Meyer faiewitz's bureau
on Jan. IL. The police say Mettlers alleasl
confession 10 designed to secure the discharge
Of Noonan. and that whom this has been &C.
complishsd Mettler will pros . an alibi. Noonan
will be arralgned for sentence 10. morrow. and
Nettler viii have chance to prove his guilt
Ths crime which has brought about these
com ations occurred about o'clock on tho
morning OF Sunday. Jan. II. Saiewitz keeps a
small grocery at 4 Jefferson street. He and his
wife live In tho rear OF the store. Mrs Sale.
wttz awoke TO soe . strange man holding .
lighted candle In his hand and ransackinR tho
bureau drawo,s When she heard the burglar
Jingle small silver change as he Transferred 1t
from the bureau drawers TO bis trou,srs o OK.
cts sho gavs q loud scream. Tho burglar
dropped the candle and shot from the room
Policeman owen Sullivan Of the Madison
street station, who was standing ON the side
walk almost opposite saiewitzs store.
heard tho womRn's ehrill cry and ran
across tho street Just as tho BURGLAR rush
Cd out. Tho burglar and tho policeman pnsse
snch other under tho bright glare OF a gas
lamp. ami Sullivan SAYS he looked his man full
In the face md opened his nrms 10 seize him.
Tho burglar dncksd and started on GaIlop
al ,Dg Jefferson siYcot toward tho East liver.
Tho policeman wheeled about and followed
him. nhs burglar turned into Division sti eet
with Sullivan close behind him. Whom Norfolk
street was reached tho burglar rounded tho
corner and made direct for Gustav Bliuts "a
loon at No. 8. He dlved into the dark hallway.
and Just MS tho policeman got to this spot tho
side door was quickly opened. throwing outa
Hood Of light: The ileeine burglar tumb,e
In. and tho door WAS slammed shut with
lang, leaving sullivan in tho darkness outside.
crui OF his brother oil.cors came run.inx IN.
They went TO tho same door through ~ WHICH ~ TIE
given up There wal, silence within Tor few
moments. and then the door, was opened and
says he recoxnizei i'm as tho burglar whom
he had passed under the gus lar,p IN front oi
1s5s Ssy yn.n and oaia @ be md md
just wake Cd down 10 The Grand stree! ferry
ani INK HID e haG ha50Scpsa Sossdrs sc b CENT:
of his friend and spent Ior u drink. AT ths
sn"n found hs n p1r .Ss
s!oss Ia. ShnrsdSy; bcS Mrs; snisS!ts %nd I
burglar. aid the Jury found him guilty Of burg.
Mly in, the second decree. kevor'I.r smyth
Last Friday night Il man entered the Mad:
foon street stnti m nnd r"uursted sergeant
wss tsuM Gus Me.tlsr md i' his home i"dsi"a ionse
q, Al l,owery. He was nccompan ed by I'int.
snsS n. sHo0l "t S"
was tho burglar who broke into SSntrwi.z's
and Mss4 took TsG 1ss. Il" n tno H n"ns1 NAY
next door to Bin! e p nee wfe. e 10 remained
L SSSns SSs Ss5 %aS the sS n ,&a M:st T ss .s
Kind hearted fellow. Bint said: and twrnnx
eaI s h'rs or IL. h crime an pn, ssa 9Sss
g. sss ssd @ sSi sssa @ %st,sT sin;s ; r. sfsf $ hss
tho polio: station and Nrlain matters. Police.
se asd Sd hs IL Hn %"s n.y"r 1 seen Ssiois The
burplnr whom Sullivan pn, sed under the gas
was 'd 'd"ik. %"t N ei,lsr ma sled That he was tie
burglar. and h- wns locked up
pss rsssH Mssrt Tass cour
PANIED by ioi cm"n Manning. When Justice
he s Meter e =! SotSins %ns
Tec"rder smyih refused TO commit him. rnd
sail that Lnwver ir;rdy would have to b. brig iS
sbsre s s.r = an ""fi,a"vt sisn"a BY Me1isr This
n
ans good character Aoonan Is locked w 10
'DH Hawyer WEI. IPu,dy sal yesterday: This case
Of NJ onnns cnme on Inst THURSDAY: ! md M
seen ,ho man, hn'i taIk,d with him ana ley
Se h sGns". n rn"t ss NE rTs
saicwitz could not identify an,hody. Tho Ee-
low them 10 con id"r l.. but tho policeman.
Shoss sa H.. rd n ha hui mnn ~h ws
cunning AWAY iron, the r", where tho burg
he i..coricr in charging tn, jury snil.
lnhlic 81, Ger: tnat III" ho"ni.n, was here
win u WV To- the net hat he was prob
Hin.,, ,.nrc.. T Ths Ioiirrrnan hal II" motive.
issns q inbic "nIcer. Ecf"rr the lu,y con con.
Z" d grounds Tor dop. So: ..drr his charge, -:
:" ,"u's.. tho juiy promptly convicted the
"4n to II enn;imc., howe err, VIII 10 we werc
convi"lnu this man the ,igTtn' @ rr,minnl nrr was
r'fc.S hmIi 'Sn the the % policeman @ who hai appeared
II ntn-, No"nnn 'n dcn'itieh him as 'lie s 'n,n'. IT..
7" ,sSD .ttH1 H ho A" real "Ia arsa sH r'S
lssex Market. where he was ni.,hnrs't'. !
h.. no o%s,er nSSs Of ms hsard ri ia" as@ % and i'
caused h,m to 10 held and brought to ny Of
flee. He ronfesse III. gull: as n. M alrrGny q,
is was ne crin'innl. ! did not dare 70 Q
take his a,fld.v't TO s"nr oeHnmse Sax saiS tGSS
that had pracli-ed, with the Mitress.
When ny Fo"e Ionh, cnns h,s mnR Mibot in ,ak nT
IN to lin Mt all. In "lder thnt he might . make
inoIe an arrest OF judgment ON tho ground
tn an innocsn, man had been conyic,.di y that hat
! coui,i pTomce The man before tho tar, the
l~cordcr said, cannot take yonr statement
n1o,niiy 1Sr A. un esd araw n1p my own aaa
lac r~fu sed to do That
II am having Met,le, shadowed by prMa,S waS
from Ills town. will produce him on Friday
before tho court. lie ought to hc lnulo1eu.
The burglary is admitted. according TO his
own ronios sion made TO many people ! ais2 an,
have Witnesses. which will pr, ,dpcH, who WI VII
swear that OH tho WAY 10 court sullivan tolo
MeItler 10 20 ont of town" 49,,
Policeman. Sullivan donies that no fo.l
Nat,lar ~ inaya TOWN and Policeman MNn-