Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-04
CHASING A BURGLAR.
Exciting Hunt of Almost Two Miles
After a Shoeiess Thief
OVER A HARD FROZEN ROAD.
He Falls Exhausted in the Snow With Cut
and Bleeding Feet.
A SECOND ESCAPE AFTER CAPTURE

.rrEcrAL TELEGRAM TO TIE DrsPATcH.i
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Coachman George
n. Fredericks occupies small room in the
loft Of Louis T. Walters livery stable in Far
Rockaway. When he got to his room
shortly after o'clock, on Friday morning,
he found that his trunk had been pried open
and rifed. ALL his savings were gone, be-
sides few other valuables. A strange pair
OF shoes were drying on a chair near the
stove. This convinced Fredericks that
burglar was not far away. He met the
burglar on the stairs. The latter covered
him with a revolver, and Fredericks bolted
out of the stable door and around the side Of
Walters house, short distance away.
The man with the pistol was in his stock
ing feet, but he followed close on Fredericks'
heels with the weapon in his outstretched
hand. He probably meant to catch Freder-
icks and compel him to let him get his
shoes. They made circuit of the house,
Fredericks all the time shouting for help.
The Burglar Gives 1t Up.
At the beginning of the third lap, Fred
ericks heard the pistol click. Thinking his
time had come, he gave ii6c shout and
shot ahead with redoubled speed.
of the house again and arrived at the start
ing point that he discovered his pursuer had
given up the chase. CHANGING down Central
avenue he saw him disappearing In the
darkness toward Lawrence.
Walters family, who had been aroused BY
Fredericks' cries for help, now came pour
ing out of tine house. Fredericks pointed
toward the fleeing man, who was still
visible. The two Walters boys, Louis and
Albert, dashed off after him, followed BY
other members of the household. The COM
motion awoke the whole neighborhood. One
after another the male portion Joined in the
chase, until finally there was continuous
row of pursuers reaching from the Walters
bows back to the stable.
Unmindful of the ragged ice, which cut
his shoeless feet, the hunted man continued
his fight with unabated speed. Once or
twice he started to break off through the
woods, but he returned to the road again.
They were entering Lawrence when the
Walters boys began gaining on him. Once
he turned about and shook his pistol at
them. They responded by drawing their
own weapons, and the chase was continued.
Chased Till He Dropped.
His pursuers continued to gain on him,
when he Jumped over a fence and started
through the open fields. The snow there
was deep. over the IeuCe went MS purSuerS
one after another. The burglar was becom-
ing exhausted. He finally bolted into the
| yard of John L. B. Norton, where he sank
| to the ground, The next instant the two
| Walters boys were on him, covering him
with their pistols. He begged them not to
shoot.
His stockings bad been torn from his feet
| by the rough ice during the flight, and his
| feet were covered with gashes. The dis
tance run was about mile and a hail.
The prisoner was brought to the lookup. On
| searching him the constables found In his
possession a number of articles which had
| been stolen from the residence of DIR. Ed
ward Decker, the night before. The over.
coat he wore had also been stolen from DIR.
| Decker.
The burglar was arraigued before Justice
| Hewlett. He said ne was Carl Weber. 35
years old. He gave no address. He was
held for the Grand Jury on the charge of
| burglary in the first degree, and was taken
back to Far Rockaway and locked up. To-
| night he escaped; nobody seems to know
how. A Deputy Sheriff, who had access to
the lookup, is suspected of having let him
out