The evening world., 1894-09-28
STOPPED BY BULLETS
Herlihy's Good Aim Saved Mrs
Ohaffee from Heavy Loss.
Burglars Were Making OF with Her
God and Silver Ware.
Masked Men Kicked and Robbed
an Aged Woman.

Residents on Park avenue between
SEVENTEEN and Seventy-hrst streets,
were startled from their sleep at
o'clock this morning by shouting, tel
lowed by the noise of rushing feet nn1
the report OF three pistol shots in quick
succession.
Some of them focked to the windows
and beheld a policeman standing over
q negro. who was on his knee quaking
with fear. The officer had his revolver
ut the negroes head, and they saw him
finally slip a pair Of handouts on his
wrists.
The prisoner was named George Hen
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.
Henderson, in company with another
colored man. who managed to escape,
had burglarized the private dwelling OF
Mrs. Mary e. Chaffee. at 10 East SeV-
entieth street, and they were walking
away with $500 worth OF plumber when
stopped by Policeman Herlihy. of the
East Sixty-seventh street squad.
,Herllhy was standing at the corner
Of Park avenue and Seventieth street.
when he saw the two colored men com
Ing along. each carrying n bundle, done
up in napkins. As they came along
what have you got in those bundles?"
Without a word the two negroes
dropped the bundles on the sidewalk and
Henderson kept along on the side
walk. while his companion ran along
side the Grand Central Railway tun.
mel. Herlihy drew his revolver, shouted
thinking to frighten them.
The negroes only quickened their pace
and he sent two more shots after them.
son weaken and he dropped to the side
=" For Gods sake don't kill me, I'll
give up" at the same time throwing
Henderson's companion lodged be-
hind q milk-wagon that came rafting
along at this tuncture, and in that man
another Suief after him. 'f Rarlh Ss"q WING
n good marksman. intended to wing
MIN with this shot. but the bur
glar turned the corner a second too soon.
wards brought Policeman Mcknight to
the scene. Henderson was then led
back to where the bundles had been
dropped. They were found to contain
An Investigation was made. and It was
found that the lock of Mrs, Chaffee's
house had been forced. Herlihy handed
tuG ulih " hls DIotHtt
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 burglar who had been in the
house.
Mrs. Chaffee in a 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
oficer to the basement, and on examin-
stolen had been recovered.
Among the things that had been stol-
en- were gold and silver spoons and
dishes. A fruit dish of gold and silver in
weight alone is worth $500 There was
also gold and silver fish spoon worth
800 and a fruit spoon worth 800, 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 81 500
bail