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 We
man and Robbed Her In
Her Home.

Residents on Park avenue, between
seventieth and Seventy-first 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
ana beheld policeman standing over
negro who was on his knee quaking
with fear. The officer had his revolver
at 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 ana
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 burglarixsd the private dwelling Of
Mrs. Mary e. chaffee. ats East Sew
entieth street, and they were walking
away with $500 worth Of plumber wi,.f
stopped by Policeman Herlihy, Of the
East sixty-seventh 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. dono
up In napkins. AS they came along
side OF him. Herlihy said:
what have you got In those bundles?''
Without word the two negroes
dropped the bundles on the sidewalk and
ran up the avenue.
Henderson kept along on the side
walk. while his companion ran along
side the Grand Central Railway tufi-
mel mel. Ht.erlihy drew his revolver, shouted
thinking to frighten them.
The negroes only quickened their pace
ana ana ne sent two more shots after them.
son weaken and he dropped to the side
walk, shouting: -
s, vFG mn Gods a. cake; don't kin me! IN
both hands in the s air. ''me throwing
Henderson's companion lodged be-
hind a milk-wagon that came rafting
along at this 5uneture, and in that man
another bullet after him. Herlihy, who
is good marksman, intended to wing
him with this shot. but the bur
noise of fSe sss9na too
wards brought Policeman Mcknight to
the scene. Henderson was then led
Srs1 10 Where Say the %n had been
.
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 downstarirs. 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. |.7 -
| Mrs. Chaffee In a few minutes threw
| open the door. She had lady conn
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
! ofticer 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- were gold and silver spoons and
dishes. fruit dish of gold and silver in
weight alone is worth 500. There was
/ also a gold and silver fish spoon worth
500, and 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 1880
bail.