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 Plate Glass
Window to Escape.

| boS'pH n ntltIS dressed elRn-
tcen-year-old burglar stood before JUS
tice righe 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, ana he pleaded guilty
to the charge OF breaking into the drug
store OF j. +. Windolf, 56i State street.
About o'clock this morning Mr.. Win
dolf. who sleeps In n room In the rear
OF his store, heard n noise which aroused
his suspicious. He crawled out of bed
to 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
tho 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 selling a heavy pestle.
but. changing his mind. he took down
the big bottle OF concentrated am
monia and poured out six ounces into
big glass.
From mis- lookout he could see an
other man making preparations to crawl
over the fanl'ght. The man easily
BY this time the first visitor was be-
hind the counter: going through the
cash SM dr.. draw YER, His companion Joined
about time to repel boarders. He began
to make . slight noise. Phillips heard
1t and called out:
IF you make any more noise, I will
break your head"
Windolf continued his noise, Just to
draw the burglars on. and the ruse sue
Phillips advanced to the prescription
counter and opened a desk He put his
head in position where Windolf, stand
shot on his eyes with his liquid weapon.
Without word he let all of Il fly at
the burglar. 1t caught him between the
, eyes. covering his face.
! The man dropped like a log to the
floor. clapping his hands to his face
He was almost unconscious.
the IN mfi shte 5ss to assed h.
second burglar then started to climb UT
r the door to the fanlight
Mr.. Windolf turned back and poured
out another elk ounces of ammonia In
the little graduating glass for burglar
I Phillips partially recovered himself
. where he fell for the second time. Their
Mr.; Windolf started out from the pre-
: sc pb,tliI. counter ,ti .
gering to the front Of the store tried
to unlock the door, The key was no
\ there. In an instant he backed off. anC
= running with all his might took q heade
Il out on the sidewalk
= His companion in crime made q rusi
. | from behind the counter.
Windolf was at his heels, and covere
&c the back of the fellows head with tn
extra dose of ammonia he had prepare
> man m, Owed through the hole made b
n Officer John McGinnis was passing jus
A. l. H..
pearance on the sidewalk. and he place
y him under arrest. While standing on tn
e curb tnt,,.6 with Phillips, MeGinnis va
: through the broken pane OF glass. II
/. says he was so handicapped with Phil
n lips he could not catch the second man
= avenue station that he lived in Clinton
4 New York, and had only been dow
:. here q short time: He said he had
companion was He said he met him 70
r the first time on the bridge yesterday.
is say sr he s hn sa
glary OF the drug store u J. Carl Trites
l. at SO Fulton street. early Sunday morn
o ing.
: When Phillips appeared before Jus
I. tice Tighe he could not open his lips
t During the night he had suffered grea
N agony but II Is believed that he will
The ammonia was so strong that 1
burned his skin.
Druggist Windolt was seen at hi
store by an Evening World" reporte
this morning.
81 guess" said Mr.. wiDdolf. "tha
Phillips thinks now that as the pen !
mightier than the sword. 70 Is a bottl
I, OF concentrated ammonia mighticr tina,
d a club"
. Mr.. windolf believes that his PREF
!. ence of mind saved his life. for bot
burglars were desperate.
II The concentrated ammonia, Mr. win
!. dolf said, which he used on the bur
glars Is about eight times as strong a
J. the ordinary household ammonia. !
person who lnhales It is completely over
1 come for a moment. II. when the bur
'i glar had dropped to the floor strugglin
n for breath, Mr.. Windolph had thrown
j. coat over the mans head he woul
= onds.
d Mr.. windolt says that he propose
- to arm himself with an atomizer al
'e rangement filled with. ammonia. an
ID spray II in the face Of an assailant c
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