The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-07
There Was a Brief Struggle a nd
the Burglar Made His
Escape.
hot PURSUIT AND CAPTURE.
The Stolen Property Found in His
PossesSion-Was Booked for
Grand Larceny.

The guests in the Marechal Mel Hotel,
on Ellis and Jones streets, were awakened
from their numbers about o'clock yester-
day morning by a terrific noise on the
stairs, and for some minutes CONSERVATION
reigned supreme.
The noise vas made by ]. F. Mail, one
OF the guests, who was chasing a burglar,
and both rushed down the stairways from
the third floor at rafting gait, and then
out onto the street.
Mail, who is stock clerk in the San Fran
cisco Shoe House, occupies room 40 on
the third floor. He got home early yester-
day morning, and after taking off his hat
and coat, lay down on the bed to read for
short time before retiring, but he soon
fell asleep.
He had not taken the precaution to lock
his door, and was awakened by some one
going through his vest pockets. He jumped
out OF bed and seeing a man in front of
him, he made pass at him with his right
hand, but missed him. The man backed
in to corner, and Mail mace a kick at
him but again missed him. They had q
tussle, and the burglar got to the door and
rushed along the hallway and down the
stairs pursued by Mail, who was shouting
stop thiefl"
The burglar kept ahead of Mail and
when he got to the street he ran north to
OFarrell street and turned west toward
Leavenworth. Mail kept close behind
him, shouting for help, and J. G. Welsh,
hackdrlver, who was walking along
O'FarreIl street, heard his cries, and tax
ing in the situation, he grabbed hold of
the burglar. There was a brief struggle
and before Mail reached them the burglar
broke away.
A milk wagon happened to pass just
then and Mail and Welsh pressed the
driver to service. They started off after
the burglar, who turned down Leaven-
worth street, but Mail and Welsh kept
ahead of the milk wagon and overlook the
burglar at Ellis street.
Mail found that the burglar had tsken
his gold watch, chain and charm and
$4S IS in coin. The burglar delivered up
the watch and coin but denied that he
had the chain and charm, saying he must
marched him back over the route taken,
looking for the chain and charm, but did
not ind them till they got back to the
hotel, where they were found in the hall
way.
The burglar begged Mail to let him 90
for the sake of his wife and family and
told him if he had been a bad man he
could have shot him with the revolver
which he saw on top of the bureau. Mail
was not in forgiving mood ami made him
sit on trunk in the hallway till Police
man George Collins was notified and he
placed the burglar under arrest. The man
was taken to the City Prison and charged
with grand larceny. He gave the name of
Henry Meyer, % years of age and his &C.
cupahon as a wafer. He had in a purse
$50 70 that belonged to himself and a
nickel watch and two keys.
All the detectives had look at Never In
the prison, but none of them recognized
him. His wife called TO see him, but was
uncommunicative.
Meyer hao walked into the hotel as the
proprietor, according to custom, had
turned out the hall lights at 5 O'clock and
opened the front door. He had evidently
tried several bedroom doors, but found
them all locked till he reached Mails on
the third floor.
Two or three weeks ago the room of an
other guest at the hotel vas entered dur
ing the night and his gold watch and
chain were stolen. The police think thai
Meyer was the thief and that he may have
been implicated in the recent burglaries in
several hotels.
Detectives Silvey and Reynolds found
the room occupied by Meyers, and to their
great surprise aud satisfaction made dis
covery that was not nticipated. Movers
had a stock of jewelry, fancy articles and
clothing in such large quantities that a
second hand store might be opened with
the stuff in mis- room. The detectives
packed the Jewels and small things into a
Valise and bundled uD the clothing, sticks
and um brel!as and took them all TO Can
tain Lees office.
Among the iewelry were found a fine
gold watch and an opal pin belonging to
Charles O'Byrne, 405 Montgomery street
stolen some months ago. A beautiful
crazy-ouilt, the property of Colonel j. G.
G. Lee, United States Quartermaster, was
among the recovered articles.
The other things found in the room are
"a follows: A handsome silk plush cape
trimmed with fur and passeme nterie, a gold
necklace OF balls one-fourth inch in
diameter, gold thimbe with the name
Kittie w. Terry engraved on the rim, q
horseshoe diamond scarfpin containing
thirteen diamonds a scarfpln with an
emerald surrounded by diamonds, a large
diamond and emerald brooch, designed
like star, with a cluster of diamonds ano
five small emeralds and five diamonds
forming rays or sprays; a lady's pin
scroll-shaped, with three large diamonds
two diamond screw earring. two pansy.
leaf earrings with garnet centers, one we'd
ding ring of gold, one long fine gold chain
woven in string, sleeve-llnks OF the knot
and-rope pattern of gold and platinum, a
plain gold scroll lady's pin with ships en-
9rayed on it, a circular locket with an in
taglio end an onyx back, gold sleeve but
tons with finely cut horses heads in relief,
plain, round, gold sleeve buttons; a pair
of black opera-glasses mounted In gold; a
gold web oriental belt worn by ladies'; a
pearI handle, siIver-plated revolver; also
several pairs of mems tan gloves; silver
mounted umbrellas and canes, several
Docket books, cigar holders and purses,
all empty. dust coat and long blue
cloth overcoat-
Captain Lees said he would be glad TO
hear from people who lost similar articles.
and he believed most of the property will
D.. identified and claimed within a few
days.
Snntn Crnx W.n. Anntn.