The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-28
PLUCKY LITTLE GIRLS
Their Presence of Mind
Leads to the Capture of
Two Burglars.
ENTERED TIE CATHOLIC CEMETERY
We're Standing, With Barred Heads,
at an Open Grave, When
Pounced Upon.

Two plucky little girls were the means
today whereby the police Of the Seventh
preclnct were enabled to capture two
professional burglars.
Lester A. Brown owns and lives In 'the
house at No. 1914 Duncan avenue. He
and his family left for New York early
this morning, to be gone all day. An
other family OF Browns. relatives OF
Lester. live next door. Between eleven
and twelvs o'clock this mornine Emily.
twelve>year-old daughter of the second
Brown family, ana a girl friend were
playing about the yard when they saw
two men come out OF LISTERS house.
They had overceats on and the girls had
noticed that when they went in they
wore none.
FOLLOWED By THE GIRLS.
They walked rapidly down the street.
and the girls. suspecting that thew were
thleTes, followed them. They told other
people of their suspicious as they went
along and soon quite crowd were in the
wake of the men. When they neared the
Catholic Cemetery they separated. The
girls never lost sight CT them and saw
different places. Some one hastened to
the house of Patrolnan Clemenson, who
was off duty. and lives near the ce netsry
and told him about the men, giving him
descriptions Of them. He hastily sitpped
on his coat and started after them.
Higgins of the First Precinct
whom he got to assist him. Clemsnson
went to the patrol box and telephoned
for more men and the patrel wagon.
Higgins in tho meantime had entered
the cemetery and was searching for the
men.
HAD JOINED TEE MoURNERs
One Of the girls who had beeu watching
them, pointed them cut They had join
ed crowd OF mournera and were STAND.
ing with heads barred, beside an open
grave. One Of them had taken his coat of
and lit mis- pipe. Higgins caught one aud
turned him over to ClemeHson. The
other one took 60 his heels. but
after short chase. Higgins caught him
too. Captain Lange. with Patrolmau
Murphy and Detective O'Neill, had taken
the first motor after Clenensou's mss-
sage was received. ana arrived soon after
the arrest. The Fourth precinct patrol
wagon was not far behind them. The
prisoners were bundled into the wagon
and taken TO the Seventh prec1nct sta
tion house.
THIRD MAN ESCAPED.
Captain Lange went to the house that
was entered. There he found cap, eyi-
OGubky uSlOu&ln& 10 GnlEQ tnl6E, Ia the
doorway. This man a number of the
neigh bors declare they saw making his
escape In q different direction from that
taken by the others. The Captain locked
Id the house, and. not finding any otner
evidence, returned to the station house.
Inc prisoners were examined By Sergeant
Buckbee.
They described themselves as William
Watts of Nc. 13 Hudson avenue, Brooke
Iyn, and George Williams OF Phila-leI-
phia. When Williams was searched a
skeleton key, Jimmy and 22-csltore res
volver were found upon him. A watch
and ring were also among his pesses.
sions. The revolver was wrapped up iu
his handkerchief and was not loaded.
The cartridges for it were found in his
vest pocket.
1t 10 not known yet what the men have
stolen, and cannot be learned until the
Browns return. 1t is thought that they
threw away some things whils running.
They are evidently the same burglars
who atte apted to enter kost's jeMeiry
store early Saturday morning.