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.

Joseph IhIlllps, 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, I'M he pleaded guilty
to the charge OF breaking into the drug
store OF j. +. Windolf, 5e4 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. a.r d. mi
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. ~' tN
Meantime Mr.. Windolf was silently
looking for some weapon OF defense. He
first thought of selling a heavy pestle,
but. changing hia mind. he took down
the. big bottle Of concentrated am
monia and poured out six ounces into
| big glass. g. ' 20. ...A
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 drawer. His; .conpanion Joined
about time to repel boarders. He began
to makess slight noise. Phillips heard
It and called out: r-...-. :,
br "If You So,r make axe, any more noise. will
.Windolf continued his noise. Just to
draw the burglars on, and the ruse sue
Phillips advanced to, the prescription
head In position whore Windolf, stand.
Ing behind the counter, could get line
shot ON his eyes with his liquid weapon
the burglar. It CO ught him between the
eyes, covering his face: ' ai"i :, -,
| The man dropped like a log to tho
He was almost unconscious. -"
Whats the matter, Joe - asked hi,
eompenion in a frightened tone. The
second burglar then started to climb uI
4 Mr.. Windolf turned back and poured
out another six ounces Of ammonia II
the little graduating glass for burglar
Phillips partially 80 recovered himself
and staggered to the middle of the door
where he fell for the second time. Their
MT; Windoh started out from the pre-
Phillips jumped to his feet, and stag
e unlock the door; The key was no
running with ali his might took a heade
out on the e' . Riss kss's door, ne lance
His companion in crime made a rus
Windolf was at his heels. and covere
the back of the fellows head with tn
extra dose Of ammonia he had prepare
for him. On reaching the door, tn
| thrOlI0h ma hpl do n
Oficer John McGinnis was passing Jus
as Phillips made his unceremonious ar
him under arrest. While standing on tn
curb. with Phillips, Mediums wa
startled to see another form slid
says he was so handicapped with Phil
lips he could not catch the second mar
Phillips told the officers at the Sixt
avenue station that he lived in Clinton
here a short, time: He said he had
New York. He did not know who hi
the first time on the bridge yesterday.
Detective Raleigh says he thinks tina
Phillips is responsible for a similar bur
glary Of the drug store 81 ]. Carl Trites
When Phillips appeared before Jus
tice Tighe he/ could not open his lips
| IuT1uB tie ndu SuUtTeu kTeh
agony, but It Is believed that he will
not lose his sight -s
The ammonia was so strong that 1
burned his skin.
Druggist Windolf was seen at hi
store by an Evening World" reporte
II guess,a said Mr.. windolf, "tha
Phillips thinks now that as the pen Il
mightier than the sword. so IL a bottl
Of concentrated ammonia mightier thai
q club"
Mr. windolf believes that his pres
ence of mind saved his life. for bot
burglars were desperate.
; The concentrated ammonia, Mr.. Win
glars is about eight times as strong a
the ordinary household ammonia.
person who inhales It is completely over
come for a moment. II. when the bur
giar had dropped to the floor struggling
FOR breath. Mr.. Windolph had thrown
coat over the mans head he woul
have died Of suffocation In few sec
| onds. .-r. --.
MI. Windolf. says that he propose
hereafter, instead OF carrying Pisto
to arm himself with an .atomizer ar
rangement filled with ammonia, an
spray IT In the face OF an assailant o
highwayman. .t-..