New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-04
SMASHED HIS WAY THROUGH.
DOORS NO 1MPEDIMENT TO THE SUPPOSED
BURGLAR.

TIE BROKE INTO TWO FLATS. STRUCK WOMEN
novN AND FOUGHT TWO MEN FURIoUsLY
BEFORE HE WAS sUBDuED
.,arav FaIk a steamship fireman, twenty
~ wars old who told the police that he liVed
with his mother and sister at NO 22' Hey"ard-
=. uas locked I'D IN the Bedford-ave station last
,iyht on charge OF burglary and assault Inc
nr,soner is thought to be a lunatlc Shor''y ai,er
4 o'clock Yesterday afternoon. Falk. II Is sa'o'
found the front hall door OF the four-story pa'-
house at No. 303 Wythe-ave. open ana entereu'
There Is grocery store on the ground hoor' W "i'e
the fet over II Is occupied by Mrs. James McNeo"'
=, N. third fat lives Mrs. Julia Frank and the
fourth fat is occupied by German "o'ha"' All
tbese women were at nome alone, and as pre-
cauion against jntruders they kept the hall doors
Of their respective fats locked. Nheh RANK en-
tered the hall he went quietly upstairs ana raPpeo
at Mrs MeKeon's kitchen door. AFTER asAi"s
who was there and receiving no reply she went
into the sitting-room. Presently she hearu
creaking noise at the door, and minute iater II
was forced In and Falk stood before her What
do YOU want here?" sic exclaimed III surpiise
Eo,k rished at her and threw her against
bureau She fell ard the Intruder then iooheu
around for plunder Not finding anything OF
McKeon began TO scream and ran downstairs 10
tho street She never stopped until she ran to
crand-st two blocks away. and looked around
for n policeman.
SMASHED ANOTHER DOOR.
In the mean time Falk reached Mrs FRANKS
floor and raped on her kitchen door. She asNeu
who was there and without any WORDS raiK' she
snys burst In the door. Mrs FRANK stoou III 'he
-t..t. oynI
cougbt hold OF her and threw her against the
hot stove Then h, began TO ransack the rooii's
and when Mrs Frank screamed he tried to strike
her. She ran into a front room. threw up WIN
dow and called for help Fallk became frightened
-or no ran down - Mrs McKeon's hall, where he
met Frank Masterson, a letter-carrer In an IN
slant Falk ripped III a balusrade rail, and struck
Nasterson with IT, The latter fell. and ms as
sailant rained blow alter blow on his head. FL
nally Masterson managed TO get on his feet. only
70 be struck down again
Then FaIk ran to the front OF the hail. where
he kicked in the panel Of the rarlor door OF Mrs
McKeon's fat. and putting in his hand sue
ceeded in slipping back the bolt and opening
the door The commotion on the sidewalk III
front Of the house evidently alarmed him, Tor
he crawled under bed in an inner room
HAD TO BE CLUBBED INTO SUBMISSION.
Policeman Jackson OF the Bedford-ave. sta
tion was found by Mrs McKeon He ran up
the stairs three steps at a time. and in the hall
found the letter-carrler lie followed the police
man into the room and Falk was dragged out
from under the bed. He struck Jackson and
both had rough-and-tumble fight. Falk had
TO be dubbed 10y Jackson almost into nsensi-
bility. Finally ne taken to the station
house where on being searched Sc 10 and n
pawn ticket for silver watch and chain were
found upon him Falk was dressed Ike a sailor.
with the word "Tvitter' sewed on his breast.
He said that w Ill short time ago he served
I'm Cuban waterr and nj the present time was
waiting 10 joiA nlibust"ring expedition.
The police sent to Falk's home. where they
were told that Falk yesterday morning stole his
sisters silver watch and pawned 1t. II was the
ticket for her watch that was found on the
prisoner.