New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-15

DESPERATE STRUGGLE IN THE MlLLioN'
AIRES HOUSE.
A DEMAND FOR MONEY AT TIE POINT OF
REVOLVER-MR. sE>RLES's BRNNEhi
PISTOL FIRED POINT BLANK AT HIM
HE CAPTURES HIS AsSMLANr.

PISTOL FIRED POINT BLANK AT HIM
HE CAPTURES HIS AsSMLANr.
John +. Scarlcs, jr, secretary of the American
Sugar Refining Company, and a well-known
millionaire resident of Brooklyn, narrowly escapea
death at tie hands of man VINO
demanded his money at bis hohic'
No SO St Marks s's-ave., Brooklyn. last evening
Mr.. Searlcs lives in one Of the finest houses ]"
the city, which stands In the choice reti"''o
quarter on Ocean Hill. II stands back some "'S
tancc from the street, and is snrrouhoe" "'
tonsive grounds About O'Clock ias'
| evening, Mr. Searlcs was sitting III h's
irawing-room with his wife and sistcr-'n-iaw' anu
two friends. W. NJ Tuttle and Charles IT, 'a""''
The room opens ont of the hall. ara 'he 'io"'
door was open owing to the heat lheir "'',".
tin was suddenly directed to the hai'"aS ~
| the unannounccd appearance oi '"o "''''
Mr. Srarles sprang to his iee' III"
| confronted tbcm with O. demand for an eXplana-
ton Of their Intrusion One OF them a man ""o"'
thirty wears old asked him if he were thc prorrl-
ctor Of the house Mr.. Scarles repled 'ha' i'e WIS
| and again asked hi his business
| II wnnt vour money and valuables responded
the man. at the same time drawing revolver t'
enforce the demand.
"You can't have them replied Mr.. Se"rieS
calmly confronting the deadly weapon
Il will have them or kill you, responder 'he
bold burglar and at the same moment Nc INV
point blank at Mr.. Searles slight movement
Of the latter probably saved his life, Tor the pu'
/ | LOT spcd mast him and lodged in the wall on viz
further side of the hall. BY this time MesstS
Tuttlc and Sands had come to the aid oi N'
! scarlcs. and, while the women, tcrrlhed py "'
sound Of the deadly weapon, screamed Tor a''
Mr. Searlcs and his two friends sprahe up'
| tbc intruder whose companion Nv" N
contiucntlv In the struggle 70 "Nc'Po"
the dangerous disturbcr OF the househon pcaoe !"
y revolvcr was again discharged, but his arm WI
c l.,nt across himself and the bullet TOOK OH III
n second finger of his left hand. lie was 'he
It di.amel and while the men held him the wome
" ,elcphoned ID the police Of the Twelfth frcclh'
g Detec,ive.Serecant Kennedy and Ponce
p man NcGowan FASTENED TO the house ah
arrested the intruder, who was charee
with burglary and assault i'll the Ut
" dcgree lie said that his name was Ueor'
l. C,ruenter. and that he had no home. lie refuse
:, | to disclose the identity Of his companion anu
- GOOD description of him could not Inc scc"re''
- no was only seen by Mr.. Scarlcs. whose a''cn'io
was cnqrossed by Carpenter until after the other nj
cd had mace his ESCAPE.
y Tho policc believe that the two men are n
10 professional burglars hut that they are WEI"
r who became desperate ana reS"i'ru W Wv
a AMI unusual means Of securing money oS ih'''
'S dotion. and doubtless did not expect to I've CO
'd rro,tcd by 80 many mrn. The prisoner
re taken TO the police station at Schenectady al
Atlantic ayes. aud was locked mp for me h's
He will he arraigned before Pohcc Jus'ic' O'i''V
in ,,c Gatss Avenue Police Court tlie nornny5
Mr. Scarlcs received the hearty consra,h%."u W. No
N | ~ ,,,rv friends upon his narrow escape, ,f no
Of the shooting and the struggle arousing the re-
Io:hood lie is about fify ,.y",rs pn gau' nr' ~
he ,he .on of the Rev. john +. searie-, on .,
es NcwYork East Methodist Episcopal I O9his'sm ~,
He has long been .uc"'', ari wl
rts lis secretary and was prominent IN ,te =
IN troc,cl litigation which led 10 it- dissolution n
It's ,hc organization 81 the American Sugar hr''n
ct Comn,ny. In which he holds :,
all Nu'hP'"'',, - - i,rce fortune He is
,t. | otlce lie mas i'IA' l'' Wu,Lod;a, chm,
'' yrcsidrnt e the Br,okyn Mcth9h,"y ,a ycwDl M
,vcnue Methodist Episcopal Church. ne wa wa &.
Of the two lay dclega'cs from the Newly n"ff = =
Confcrrncc - the recent Methodist 'cheI",
net ,,rrncc in Omaha No especial reason = n hny
the ,yhv lie should have been selected Tor tne exp