The evening world., 1894-09-28
THEY MADE A RICH HAUL.
But Dropped Their Bundles Of
Booty When the Bullets
Began to Whistle.
ONE OF THEM WAS CAPTURED.
Masked Men Kicked an Aged WQ-
man and Robbed Her In
Her Home. =

Residents on Park avenue, between
Seventeen and Seventy-frst streets.
were startled from their sleep at q
o'clock this morning by shouting, fol-
lowed by the noise of rushing feet and
the report Of three pistol shots in quick
succession.
Some Of them fiocked to the windows
and beheld a policeman standing over
negro. who was on his knee quakinr
with fear. The officer had his revolver
al the Negroes head, and they saw him
finally slip a pair Of handouts on his
wrists.
The prisoner was named George Hem
derson, thirty-four years old. who said
he came from Virginia a month ago and
has been living In Bowery lodging
houses. He is a short, slender-built fell
low. ;T-.
Henderson, in company with another
colored man. who managed to escape.
had ourglarized the private dwelling Of
Mrs. Mary Il. Chnffee. at 1s East Sew
entieth street. and they were walking
away with $500 worth OF plumber when
stopped by Policeman Herlihy. of the
East Sixtyseventh street squad.
Herllhy was standing at the corner
OF Park avenue and Seventeen street,
when he saw the two colored men COM
Ing along. each carrying a bundle, done
up in napkins. AS they came along
side Of him. Herllhy said:
What have you got In those bundles?''
Without a word the two negroes
dropped the bundles on the sidewalk and
ran up the avenue.
Henderson Eept along on the side
walk, while his companion ran along
side the Grand Central Railway tufi-
mel Herlihy drew his revolver. shouted
Haiti and sent a shot in the air,
thinking to frighten them.
The negroes only quickened their pace
and he sent two more shots after them,
close to their heads. 1t made Hender-
son weaken and he dropped to the side
" For Gods sake, don't kill me, III
give up" at the same time throwing
both hands in the air.
Henderson's companion lodged be-
hind milk wagon that came rafting
ner prevented HerlIhy from sending
is a good marksman. Intended to wing
him with this shot. but the bur-
glar turned the corner a second too soon.
The he noise h1ns % The shooting soon after
the scene. Henderson was then led
hack to where the bundles had been
dropped. They were found to contain
silver and gold tableware.
An Investigation was made, and Il was
found that the lock of Mrs Chaffee's
house had been forced. Herlihy handed
the burglar and the plumber to his brother
officer while he stepped into the house
Finding no one downstairs, he as
cended to the second floor and aroused
Mrs. Chaffee. Herlihy told her that he
was an officer. and that he had cap
tured a burglar who had been In the
house.
Mrs. Charfee In few minutes threw
open the door, She had a lady COM
panion with her. Both seemed fright
ened, but Herlihy soon convinced them
that all danger was past. Mrs. Chaffee
and her companion then accompanied the
| officer to the basement, and on examin-
Ing the bundles saw that every article
stolen had been recovered.
Among the things that had been stol-
en- We're gold and silver spoons and
! dishes. A fruit dish OF gold and silver in
weight alone is worth 5000. There was
/ also gold and silver fish spoon worth
500. and n fruit spoon worth 500 Be-
sides this the burglars had packed up
an onyx clock with rhine stones set
around the face.
When arraigned before Justice Meade,
at Yorkville Court. Henderson pleaded
guilty, and was held for trial In 1880
bail.