The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22
BURGLAR GAVE HIM A TOSS.
POWERFUL DIR. MARTIN NO MATCH
ron a LITTLE ROBBER.
TIE Doctor Pound the BurEisr In His Par
S~rr-pawsd for n while. Crap
ptsd, and Then the Burtinr E-cnped-A
N~.t~hbor.s HOUSE Robbed Attergsrd.

G~REENwtCH, Conn. March 2l.-Tho constabu
larry OF this village. headed by the redoubtable
Sheriff Fithroy. were reused from their beds at
about / o'clock this morning and sent scurrying
for a burglar who had n few moments before
attempted to rob tho residence Of DR.. Carl Mar
Tin, the we'll known baritone singer of st.
Thomas Church. In New York. On being dis
covered the burglar pitched the portly doc
tor across the room and jumped through the
parlor window.
They didn't catch the burglar, because while
they were securing the country around he was
picking up the Sllverwnro In another house
here, Ho took his time about the last Job, and
didn't venture out into the streets with his
plumber until Eitzroy and his helpers, tired and
muddy, had returned FROM the chase and re-
tired To their respective homes.
Whore the burglar went from here is some
thing tho local authorities would like to know.
They have worked all day on the case ana have
telegraphcd to every hamlet, village. ana settle
ment for fifty miles around, but up to n late
hour tonight had not discovered the slightest
clue to the identity of the thief.
Dr. Martin is we'll known In musical circles as
An oratori1 singer. ard has one of the finest resi-
dences in this village. IL Is situated in the most
fashionable quarter. at tho corner OF North
street and North Maple avenue, Is surrounded
by finely kept grounds, and Is Just such II place
as would attract n burglar III search or Valuable
plundtr. Inc 'front.' ana bWes OF the mousse nave
wide ycrandas. and from these verandas en-
trance may be lad to tho parlor and the IL
brary through the windows, which extend right
down to ID" floor. with Dr. Martin live his
wife and hs married liter. Mrs. Gray.
Last night DR.. Martin mad business in New
York, and he went down on an early evening
train, telling his vii" t.n.t he would not he back
until late. Mr.. Mnriin and Mrs. Gray had ar
ranged for u LITTLE company at the house ana the
guests drove up ut about & o'clock and departed
about IL o'clock. There were not more than II
dozen Of them altogether. and Mrs. Martin and
Mrs. Gray are boil. sure that no stranger got in
with tho guests. All OF the guests have been
seen during the day, and they are equally sure
that no stranger came in with them. Sherit
Fitzroy thinks differently. The burglar got in
tho front door when 1t WAS opened for the
guests. he says, and no one in Greenwich would
think for n moment or doubling the Judgment OF
the sheriff. Even the guests are satisfied that
they may have been wrong. now that the clever
thief-catching SAcriif has come out with an
opinion.
having u good time when Or. Martin came
home. The Doctor cam" up from New YORK on
the theatre train, which arrives mere AZ aoIus
quarter from the station. hut the Doctor is n
vigorous. active man. and never rides WHEN lac
can walk conveniently. He walks home ire
Quently from the station late at n!ght, and
friends have warned hun that he had better be
VI eo"N 49, ., y
To these warnings the Doctor has never made
reply. lie weighs 20 pounds, and only = little
Gle, and IT. Is ITO iItc Toast OF the doctor that he
can play ~ninepins with half u "oIen ordinary
men. The Doctor Cnn also Use his lists clererly, |
and, altogether. he = Il man FOR others 20 tear.
DR.. Martins walk itst night was without IN
cident until he reached mis- own home. Then he
noticed u light nlcbering in the parlor. That
struck hun as peculiar. He felt sure that his
tired. So he resolved TO watch for "a moment,
and from his point Of observation in the road he
saw The lighls. move no. around nav - that ism,
. burglar, 1 don't know anything about it." -,
And then the Doctor chuckied softly 10 himself
and worked his massive arms up and down He
wasn't altogether pleased with the idea Of hav-
ing q burglar in his mouse, but, 50 long as there
have o little fun out OF the situatI"r, So hn
planned to enter the house quietly. sc a good
grip on the intruder, and then show hun now
much better Drawn and muscle wr!r than
blacIiac&R. sandbags, pistols. or auy It the
Other weapons EMPLOYED by crooks. AM so, as
DIR. Martin tiptoed quietly up the front steps. he
gave his arms n few more swings III anticipation
OF the exercise that was TO come.
Softly inserting the key In the lock. the
Doctor turned II, opened the door and entered.
Their Tn.gt in LII The w middle ,,, Of th fs,,d p%rle sroy wsI the he
high as the Doctors shoulder, and DR.. Martin
had some compunctiun about, carrying out his
original plan when he saw him. On the floor
surrounding the centre tanie was n loc OF silver. |
and on the table was n lot more. DIR. Martin
81 he hadn't come when lie did his family would
have had to eat breakfast, with kitchen imple-
lNtnlb III u HnoThillE. III biIElhI u y
ing what he wanted from the silver on the floor
and placing 1t on the table. Evidently what he
had on tho tabls WAS what he intended to carry
away. All the while he was humminG softly To
himself. his coat collar turned up and his derby
hat tilted on one side of his head.
The longer the Doctor watched. the angrie. he
got He thought II sonewha amusing al first.
losing about II thousand dollals ,yorth of silver,
he began to simmer. He was Just wondering
whether 1t wasn't time to run ont and play foot,
bali With H. burglar when the burglar turned
around anu splcd him.
There was an embarrassing silence. The bur
glar stopped hummine and straiGhtened ont his
headgenr.. Then no buttoned his coat right up
20 the neck and looked at DR.. Martin. pr. Mar
tin smiled and his fingers twitched. The bur
glar stepped back a pace and the Doctor came
forward one. Then the burglar took a side step,
seem 10 understand his opponents manuuvres.
How was he to know that the Doctor WAS play
Ing with him as a eat would play with "A mouse2
Evidently the strain was too much for the
burglars nerves. and he made up his mind to
preclpitate things. He stepped forward. aud
mad rush at him. The burglar stepped to one
air. The 6nrgi"r smiled a little. but his posi-.
tion after. the first onslaught was worse than
before, He had been driven further back, into
was now no escape for him unless he could get
p !%;tsd sh "rlb n%E'oT IT, T n"s,l h m, Ir f cr"l,G' n,n IT. ana nd
told himself. and shaking out his arms he
once more stepped forward. The burglar never
moved until tho DucIor WAS almost on top Of
him., Then he gave II leap ia IN" mir. which
startled the Doctor. and lnnh" lin forget his
Plehb- . w ia EA'A = Nv '''sF ~ lAb'Nl ~
half circle in the air and lie came down head
nrst. Out shoI the Doctors fists. Had the
blows landed they would have outhOoked the
Ntzsimmun's hook blow in results, but they
didn't. The fists struck air. An attempt TO
disastrous. lie slippcd right ont OF the Doctors
grasp, and then before he knew Just what was
the air, and had Ia make clutches AT the table
70 keep from falling to the floor.
The burglar had slipped down between DIR.
Martins legs. had clutChed M ankle In each
band, and was slowly but surely raising the
Doctor over his head. 1t wasn't until the Doc
tor found himself 81 high M that he couldn't
depend on the table to support him any longer
that he realized his pred iCumcnt. Then he be-
gan tn kick. whcreupnn the burglar gave n final
hoist and threw the Doctor over his head and
half way across the rOOIl.
DIR. Martin landrd in , heap in tho corner.
and for u moment WAS 50 dH2rd that he diun't
know what had happened. recovering himself.
he sprang To his feet and looked around. There,
IN ono OF the windows opening cut on tho
vera nda stood the little burglar, lie was smiling.
The Doctor made n rush AT him. but stopped
when within tlve feet, because he found himself
looking squRrclv down the barrel OF n revolver.
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