The evening world., 1894-08-27
BLINDED A BURGLAR.
Druggist Windolf's Only Weapon
Was Strong Ammonia,
Two Thieves Broke Into His Store
and One Was Captured.
Owed Through His Plato Glass
Window to Escape.

Josepn fn,llps, neatly dressed eigh-
teen-year-old burglar. stood before Jus
tice Tighe in the Butler Street Police
Court. Brooklyn. this morning, a victim
OF the potent influence OF concentrated
ammonia The pungent fumes were too
much for his nerve. and he pleaded guilty
to the charge of breaking into the drug
store Of J. F. windolf. 564 State street.
| About o'clock this morning Mr.. Win
dolf. who sleeps In a room In the rear
Of his store. heard noise which aroused
his suspicious. He crawled out OF bed
to q point behind the counter He could
not be seen but he could see all that
was going on In the front part Of the
store.
He saw man working at the fan
light. The intruder managed to open
the fan wide enough to crawl through.
He dropped to the floor.
Meantime Mr.. Windolf was silently
looking for some weapon of defense. He
FIRST thought OF seizing a heavy pcstle,
but. changing his mind. he took down
the big bottle OF concentrated am
m0nia and poured out six ounces into
From mis- lookout he could see On
other man making preparations to crawl
over the fanlight. The man easily
BY this time the first visitor was be-
hind the counter, going through the
Si s a5sT ts.n His companion Joined
about time TO repel boarders. He began
to make 9 slight noise. Phillips heard
1t and called out:
break your head"
Windolf continued his noise, Just to
draw the burglars on, and the ruse sue
Phillips advanced to the prescription
head In position where Windoif stand
his . eyes 'SIfhe Ills sGH liquid weapons ne
Without word, he let all OF 1t fy at
the burglar, 1t caught him between the
E The 'D %sn DROPPED a af like log to the
floor. clapplng his hands to his face.
He was almost unconscious.
the %f rs5te 5Ss o asked r his
second burglar then started to climb up
the door to the fanl!ght.
Mr.. Windolf turned back and poured
out another six ounces Of ammonia In
the little graduating glass for burglar
h PHILLIPS Ps5t, "a himself 1ss
where he fell for the second time. Then
Mr.; Windolf started out from the pre-
Phillips jumped to his feet. and stag.
Unlock the doom. The sA key y'0 wa. r no!
4 there. In an instant he backed off. and
at0 0s the ee fa'' doom He landed
: His compan MON In crime made q rush
. Windolf was at his heels. and covered
the back OF the fellows head with tn,
: extra dose Of ammonia he had prepared
> man Owed through the hole made 5,
a oGieer John Mcainnis was passing Just
n q Inn y,oAA
pearance on the sidewalk and he placed
e curb with Philips. Mcdinnis wa,
the broken fs i pa1e f fGs% 'd;
. says he was SO handicapped with Phil
n lips he could not catch the second man
5 avenue station that he lived In Clinton
( New York. and had only been down
. here a short time: He said he had q
E New York. He did not know who his
companion was. He said he met him fol
r the first time on the bridge Yesterday;
. Philips is responsible Tor i" a similar bur- bur-
: at $40 Fulton street. early Sunday morn
o ing.
: When Phillips appeared before Jus
I During the night ne had suffered great
n nsf io,e but ii, # saint + believed that he will
The ammonia was SO strong that 1,
burned his skin.
Druggist Windolf was seen at his
store by an Evening World reporter
:, this morning.
Phillips thinks now that as the pen Ia
mightier than the sword, SO Is a bottle
!. Of concentrated ammonia mightier than
a club"
Mr.. Windolf believes that his pres
= ence OF mind saved his life. for both
= burglars were desperate.
4 The concentrated ammonia, Mr.. Win
q dolf said. which ne used on the bur
glars Is about eight times as strong a.
! the ordinary household ammonia.
person who inhales It is completely over
o. come for a moment. IT, when the bur
z glar had dropped to the floor struggling
4 for breath. Mr.. Windolph had thrown {
= coat over the mans head he woulc
e have died Of suffocation In few sec
i | onds.
4 Mr.. windolf says that he propose,
hereafter, Instead of carrying a pistol
o to arm himself with With, an stomi.er ar
4 spray 1t in the face OF an assailant o.
y highwayman.