New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-10
He ca UGHT A TARTAR.
HOW HENRY r. BARNEs's WAITING-MAID
FOILED A THIEF.
HER LIVELY STRUGGLE WITH HIM IN THE
HOUSE OF THE WELI~KNOwN PUBLISHER
SHE WRDsTED a SILVER PITCHER FROM
HIM AND CHASED HIM INTO THE
STREET. WHERE HE WAS
ARRESTED.
ARRESTED.

4 well-6reesod. good-lOokinF. peasant-spoken
vounr man. about thirty years old. rang the
bell at tbe home of H. b. Barnes. the
rublishcr of Eleventh-st and Broadway, at
No. ; East Forty-fourth-st., yesterday after
noon Kate Whalcn, a bright young waitress,
came to the door. The young man IN
ouired for Mrs Barnes saving that he wanted TO
sec her personally. lie was told that he cou!i
not see her Then he said that he was about
to deliver a series Of lectures and wished to
give Mrs Barnes an opportunity 10 secure some
tickets; would the girl please ask her mistress
II she cared To take some tickets? Kate said
that he seemed so polite and earnest that she
went upstairs to Mrs. Barnes. VINO was in
disposed in her room
But II was not without mlssivings that she
left the caller alone I'm the reception room apd.
meeting Courtlandt Barnes. the fourteen-year-
old son Of her mistress, she cautioned him -
keep an eye on the stranger. But the young
ster seeing a fashionaby clad man IN the re-
ception room. saw no reason to watch him. on
returning Kate found the stranger in the
library. adjoining the reception room. in the act
Of putting a richly carved solid silver ever in
his overcoat pocket. The plucky litle waitress
didn't faint or stop 20 consider any personal dan
ger but sprang into the room and locked the
door
Hand oyer that pitcher" she demanded.
The stranger stared i'm astonishment, but ma We
no movement as If To- obey the order. This
didn't suit Kate. and she tackled tie stranger
then and there and pulled the pitcher from his
pocket She also found heavy solid silver
pencil box and tray and an antique china match
safe In the struggle the ranger worked his
way around To the door. from which Kate had
neglected to remove the key unlocked IL and.
breaking away from the young woman. he
rushed out Of the house. closely pursued by the
lively maid.
Johnson. a coachman employed by Charles
Robinson. who livss n'Xt door. had just driven
I'D Ia the house. Seeing the man rush out and
the girl I'm pursuit. Johnson joined i'm the chase.
He chased the man into Fifth-ave. around TO
Forty-third-si. where ne caught him. and lei
him back t. Mrs Harncs's. By this time Police
man Gibson of The East Thirty-hfh-st station.
whom Young Courtlandt Barnes had summoned
had reached the house and arrested the man
Tho prisoner said that he was k'her' VI 'nlf"n'
tyv,ntv-cight years old. lecturer hy profession.
and livol a. 80 ooj West ~wcnty -sec'ni-9t
when searched. about twenty-five pawn tickets
were found on him. representing suits of clothing
canes. umbrellas "tc.
Al the Yorkvilio court Detective Har'igaH tlii
that he recognized the prisoner "A Wilton l.acha'
who had been arrignci one" before on suspi'lon
Justice No,rhis committed Moulton for grand
larceny in 81. 900 bail N.u'ton said that h. was
an especial friend ~ Dci"rtiv"-Sergcant Bro. %;
Tnsncrfor MrI.aughlin'S staff.