The San Francisco call., 1896-12-31
BURGLARS BEING
BROUGHT IN
Clever Capture by Special
Officer C. A. Heine-
man.
The Residence of A. K. Coney,
Mexican Consul. Broken
Into.
One of the Burglars Chased and
Overtaken by Heineman and
His Brother.

The residence of Alexander X. Coney,
Mexican Consul, 1922 Post street, was en-
tered by two burglars last night durin G
the absence of the family and one of them
was cleverly captured by Special Officer
Charles S. Heineman, assisted by his
brother Felix, and taken to the City
Prison.
About $3.50 o'clock, Carlos Cuervo,
nephew of the Consul, who lives in the
house, reached home from his work at the
Union Iron Works. On opening the par
ior door he saw convincing evidence of
the TACT that strangers had been in the
house. Everything in the room was
topsy-turyv, and when he heard the
voices of two men in an adjoining room
he quietly slipped out, and running to
the grocery-store on Laguna and Post
streets be told Dave Lazar, the grocery
man, that burglars were in the house.
AS the policeman on the beat had gone
to the fire on Golden Gate avenue and
Larkin street Lazar telephoned to the
engine-h house on Post street, near Fill
more. Heineman and his brother fortu-
nateIy happened to be in the englne-house
and they at once ran to the Consups resi-
dence.
Heineman tried to open the front door,
but it was locked. He and his brother
went to the rear. Heineman told his
brother to watch the parlor window as he
saw the curtains moving and he would try
and force open another window.
Just then one of the burglars threw open
the parlor window and jumped to the
ground Hedashed across the garden and
into an alley close by pursued by Heine-
man and his brother. In the alley he
turned sharply round and holding re-
volver in one hand and Jimmy in the
other he threatened to "do" for them un-
less they stopped chasing him.
They made Il dash at him and he turned
and con,lnled his flight along Laguna
street. As he passed Cedar avenue he
threw a clock and the Jimmy into the
avenue, which were afterward picked up
and will be held as evidence against him.
He had not ran much iurtber when Felix
Heineman overlook him and knocked him
down. Just then the special officer jumped
on top of him and had the irons on him
before he had time to make any show of
resistance.
The Central police station was notified,
and Policemen Coogan and Rourke were
sent with the patrol wagon TO take the
burglar TO the City Prison. When searched
there three silk handkerchiefs, which he
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his pockets.
The burglar was stylishly dressed and
wore fine macintosh coat. He gave his
name as James LINE, but Detectives Sill
yey and Egan recogniz d him, as James
Hughes, an ex-convict. He was booked on
the charges of burglary and having burg
lars tools IN his possession.
Policeman Coogan visited the house.
and it presented the appearance OF having
been visited by a cyclone. Every room
had been ransacked, and the contents of
the bureau drawers, trunks and other arti-
cles were strewn over the floors. How
much property has been stolen is not
known, as the Mexican Consul was not at
home last night.
1t is supposed that the burglar who
escaped got away with considerab BILE
| booty. 1t Is thought he escaped by
| the front door while Heineman and his
| brother were in the rear.
| The capture of Hughes and the capture
of Daily and Deery, alias Rutherford, Tues
| day night, have given the greatest salts
faction to the upper office" as they are
! notorious burglars.