Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-08
A Remarkable Capture by the
Chief Of Police.
The Result Of a Chase for
Thieves.
A Funny Episode in the West Part
of the City.
. Chief Glass Aroused Late at Night to
Make = Capture-The Siege
Party-The Denoue-
ment.

Chief Glass, with the assistance OF q
contingent of three brave men and one
brave woman, made remarkable cap.
ture OF burglars on Wednesday night.
At about IL: 80 O'Clock that night
when the big chief was wrapped in
slumbers at his home on Twenty second
street, the stilly night was Jared by a
violent changing at Mr.. Glass's door
bell. The chief jumped up and ran to
the speaking tube which reaches from
his chamber to the vestibule.
SIS the chief up there?" exclaimed
an excited voice. "If he is, 1 want to
see him at once"
Without waiting to don any street
apparel, the monarch of the police de-
partment rapidly descended the stair
case in his robe de mutt. At the door,
which he opened only far enough to
peep out, the chief found Mr.. Schenk, a
barber, who also lives on Twenty-sec-
ond street, and Mrs. Schenk.
"Chief," said the late caller, 1--WE live
right next door to the Donahue house,
which is now vacant, and there are two
burglars at work in it. They came
there half an hour ago, opened the front
door and got inside. We saw them
light candle as soon as they gained an
entrance"
GAIL right" was the reply. 'iust wait
until get some clothes on, and I'll be
with you."
The chief rushed up stairs, threw on
some clothing. reused Jim Glass up
from his snores, dashed around in vain
for gun or other weapon, and once
more jumped helter-skelter down stairs.
The three men and Mrs. Schenck held
q hurried council of war, and decided to
approach the Donahue house from the
rear. The four went around the Twenty
first street side, scaled fence or two,
and quietly approached the structure in
which the burglars were at work. Mrs.
Schenck went into her own house, and
took post at window overlooking
the scene of war. Jim Glass and Mr..
Schenk stationed themselves at the rear
door of the Donahue house, and the
chief, after borrowing from the barber
an old-fashioned, single-shot derringer
with a range of 91a feet, boldly skirted
about the lot to the front entrance. At
a signal the three men began pounding
vigorously at the door, demanding ad-
mittance in the name of the law.
In the meantime the chiefs family, in
anxiety over the dangerous expedition
which had been undertaken, sent mes-
senger to the home of Officer Baker near
by, and summoned that stalwart police
man. Baker responded with his full
paraphernalia of authority, including
six shooter, and was. greeted by the
siege party with enthusiasm. The tao
tics we're now changed. Jim Glass and
Schenk were stationed at the sides of
the house, the chief remained at the
front door, and Officer Baker went to
the rear to batter down the door.
"Opan the door! Open the door,"
shouted the beleaguering chorus, bang
ing with all their might.
Suddenly shrek from the Schenk
house rent the air.
"There they are! There they arer'
resounded the voice of Mrs. Schenk.
"I see them. see them. They're at
the window in their shirt sleeves"
The siege party was thrown into a
paroxysm of excitement. The noise at
the doors was doubled.
'Open that door, whoever you are"
shouted the chief. and at the same mo-
ment he heard somebody inside falling
over chair or two. Then he heard
iOOtbVopb uo6CeuuluS Cue STAIRCASE.
"Open the doorl' he reiterated with
violence. "Open it, before l break it
down, whoever you are."
He then listened. All was quiet for
an instant, and then blubbering sob
sounded duly out from the hallway. The
nextmoment, the door was opened timid-
ly and there, in the rays of the beaming
moon, stood two small boys, each shiver-
ing in his mighty" each crying his
heart out, and each carrying his alb
breviated ''pants" in his hand.
"Please, oh please, mister" said the
first boy, "don't hurt us. Pm only lit
tie Willie Dunn, boo-hoo, and Mrs.
Donahue wanted us to sleep in the boo
hoo o-house tonight, boo-hoo."
With perfect presence of mind, the
big chief replied: can right. Will
lie, just 90 back to bed, and don't make
80 much noise the rest of the night"
1t turned out that the two little boys
had really been asked to stay in the
house, so that the insurance policy
might not be vitiated. The chief and
his m7rmidons retreated in good order