The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-14
DETERMINED LOO9ERg
Mrs. Hinehy's Experience With
a Sneak Thief Who
Called Three Times.

One of the coolest of sneak thieves made
his appearance In Greenville on Saturday.
Shortly after eleven o'clock a man
the rear yard of Mrs. Mary Hinchy, of
No. I9 Pearsall avenue. He knocked at
the kitchen door and Mrs. Hinchy ans
wered it
The man extended his hand, saying.
Why, how do you do. Mrs. Hinchy?"
The lady was somewhat surprised and
looked at the man in amazement, but she
did not speak as she did not recognize
him as anyone she had ever seen before.
Don't you know me?' he said, enter
ing the room and sitting down
Mrs. Hinchy replied that she did not
and asked him what he desired.
You don't know me?" he asked again,
taking in a general survey Of the pre-
misses.
The poor woman became alarmed and
stood watching the man. Finally she
sharply told him to state his business and
who he was.
Without a word the fellow got up and
walked out.
Mrs. Hinchy watched after him as he
went through the alleyway to the street.
Then she called her little daughter Sadie,
Win 0AAOAAA SAC was 1tOAC III liz 4tOQCC
and told her to follow the man and see
where he went. The little one went out,
but could find no traces Of him though
hardly two minutes had elapsed since he
Presently Mrs. Hinchy heard a noise
upstairs as If Some one were walking.
She looked about, but could find no trace
of any one. Again she heard similar
apartments. She went into the hall and
called out asking who was there.
The same man who had been in her
kitchen but ten minutes before appeared
at the top of the stairs
He saw the woman and ~clinching his
fists and showing his teeth like a brute
muttered: open that door and let me
out. d-n you"
eager to comply with his demand. She
had no sooner opened the door than the
man dashed down the stairs and out into
the street, running towards the Boulevard.
Mrs. Hinchy recovered herself n went
out on the stoop n screamed, telling
some children to follow him and tell a
policeman to arrest him. hat he was a
thief. But he was soon out of sight and
no traces of him could be obtained.
After leaving the kitchen the fellow
must nave gone to the front porch and
opening the blinds Of one Of the open
windows entered the rooms. Fortunately
apartments from being ransacked.
About noon she was startled again by
the screams of her little daughter
Mamma. here's the mani and rushing
to the door she saw the same fellow run-
ming towards Garfield avenue.
The little girl gave the alarm to several
of her companions and they followed him
yelling Stop thiefr' AS he neared Carr
field and PearsaH avenues. James Dodds,
d plumber, of No. 70 Ocean avenue,
caught him and held him until William
Abel, who had joined in the chase on
horseback, notified the Sergeant at the
desk Of the Fifth precinct police station,
some few blocks away. Pafroirnan Dunn
was sent out and he relieved Dodds of his
capture.
Al the police station the man gave his
name as Henry Arstno, Of Nc. 3s1 Varick
street. That address. however, is fic-
titious. Mrs. Hinchy picked him out of
a dozen men at the police station and
tdenslfied him as the man who had en-
tered her apartments Ltke most
women. however. she feels sorry for the
poor fellow and hopes he has 40 wife and
family.
Arsino was arraigned before Justice
Douglass this morning and committed to
await the action of the Grand Jury. On a
charge of breaking and entering