The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-05

torcl hole through the wall and wore spying
through 1t. She pasted a piece Of paper over
the hoe. Tho men burst the paper through.
Then she set IL board against the wall. They
knocked tho board over.
Last Saturday night Mrs. Causcn told her
husband about the Peeping Toms Clausen
WAS very angry, and would have made a
fuss" at once. but his wife begged him to
wait because there was to be a wake in tho
house that night
At l0i. O'Clock yesterday morning there was
n knock at the door OF the Clausens room.
Clausen was lying in bed reading newspaper.
His wife was leaning over the chest in which
she had just put some money. Closing tho
chest Mrs. Clausen went to the door and un-
locked II. Before she could turn the knob
the door was violently thrust open and the
four men pushed in. One Of them seized Mrs.
Clausen by the throat Another put pistol to
her head.
You keep quiet" he said. or I'll blow the
top OF your head of"
The largest of the four had jumped on the
bed and tackled Clausen. Clausen is small
man. but stockly built and very strong. He
struggled nercely with tho man. and the pair
rolled from the bed to the floor.
clothes
man In the room was turning out the pocket Of
gan to tell on his antagonist after while: and
the latter called on his companions for help.
the door and out into the hall. where Causen
broke away from his man and ran back into
to ss
ing out into the hall and up the stairs just tho
and one 81 them. still earring the pistol came
rushing do tTs sssiIs w cr.d Mira Rur who
had run out into the hall with the rest
There's fire UP stairs" replied one OF her
Sssr ts st bs e
the street AL io E In1mpsd On passing Soc
into The hallway when Mrs. Clausen screamed
was William Carroll. a nephew OF Mrs Burke.
20 fire he he ran into the Clausens' room. and
Mrs Slausen In few words lot him know
dow he look ed out Just in time to see the four
Tho young man wasted nc. time getting to
end be owe before "s po 4sst
McCrorcy and Callahan Of the Oak street sta:
ton were talking together when Carroll
from the End tksm
the four men got of together. AS they stepped
man grabbed them. The men. fought vleor-
o o'rsy The policeman in uniform used his
cluD Win erect, Wnlle ne Die" MS alarm
whistle for all it was worth. The man who
bad threatened to shoot Mrs. Clausen attempt
edto draw his revolver on McCrorey. but tho
detective hit him terrific blow in the face.
broke his nose. and laid him out on the side
walk grooming. The fight after that was OF
short duration The other three thieves made
break To escape. frightened by the shrill
alarm whistles which began to be heard from
ali sides. Only one got away. The police
know him as an old-time crook. and expect to
lind him.
The three prisoners were much the worse
Tor wear when Rrraigned before Sergeant
Walsh in the station house. They said they
were James Lane. - years old Of II Oliver
street: George Loyeu. 45 years old. AMI
Michael Murphy. 30 years old. Lowell and
Murphy refused to give addresses 1t WAS
nec"ssnry;o send for an ambulance surgeon
y mend thcm up. Lowell was i!cntil"i by
Mrs; Clausen as tho man who put the pistol to
her head.
The detectives think that Lowell and Lane
are sd names. Tho other man gave his
IlE,t name. lilo is n crook known to ths police
~ 'Muinsa' Murrhy. All three wero lock ed
W ,ihis morning they will loo arraicned ut
the Tomts Court Last night Lovcl! told tho
detectives that he was from Lyerpool
AIRS. tlaus"n's neck is black and blue from
the rough usage ahe had received. Sho says
that Murphy was the one who grabbed her by
NE tnroa'. whiIc Lane tackicl her husband
M III ,"utti man who escaped. sllo said. did
money. ~ Is supposed that lie was the hon,
pan 81 The gang. The wake which was a g.
turbeI was not resumed. and the funeral ur.
CURED q few hours larrr N 'NAo'"' 'c'