New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-15
CAPTURED AFTER A HOT CHASE.
MISS DAVIDSON FOLLOWS BURGLAR fNo''
HER FLAT-A CROWD JOINS in

THE PURSUIT.
The police Of the West One-huhdred'h,s, ,''"s,
had an exciting chase after burglar a. ~'N
Yesterday afternoon, and finally captured MN ="
the cellar OF a house In which he had taken Ieiuee
Mrs George N Gorenno and her sister, Miss hester
D.,ao, u,ho live on the second floor Of the apart
,rer,housa at No 1871 Ameterdam-ave.. ieft nome
about noon yesterday. after securely ioch'ns '"e
doors Of the fiat. s
An hour later Miss Davidson returned and was
surprised to find the door Of the fiat wide open. AS
she stood In wonder in the doorway, rough-'ooh
ing man ran out with a small package III MS manu-
She tried to stop him. but he seized her roughly ny
the throat threw her to the floor ana ran ao"h-
stairs. ,
Although considerably bruised and much fright
ened Miss Davidson followed the ruHiah 10 Inc
street The man ran to Ninety-hfth-st anu 'u."ou
to the eastward while Miss Davidson screamed i'r
help at the top of her voice.
Policemen Mertz and HIbbard. OF the west o'e-
hundredth-st. station. who were on duty near py'
heard Miss Daveson's screams and gave chase "
the fugitive In Nnety-ffth-st. Mertz fired seVerai
shots from his revolver after the burglar but none
took effect, although the noise attracted a cro"d
that Joined in the pursuit
William Stockheimer, an iceman, OF No. 54i East
Eghty-frst-st had just delivered ice In house IN
Nlnety-ffth-st as the man ran by. Stockheimer at
tempted to hook his ice tongs on the thef. VINO put
his hand to his hip pocket In menacing way STOCK
hemer drew ba ckward. and as the man ran by MIN
threw the tongs at him, but did not hit him. the
burglar threw the package into an open iot ne
then turned into Columbus-ave. with the pouceneiii
close at his heels and dashed into the basement OF
a nathouse just below Ninety-hfth-st. the police
men followed him. and saw him emerge from tne
rear of the cellar climb over the fence into Inc rear
yard Of a house IN Ninety-ffth-st and enter the
cellar OF the house. A.. .oo
Policeman Mertz then mounted guard on the renee,
pistol in hand and Policeman Hbbard ran arounu
10 the front % the house to head MIN OF III ne az,
tempted to escape that way. Then Detectives ware
and Walsh who had been attracted by me crow
that had gathered, entered the house and iound the
man hidden under pile OF wood In the cellar
When the prisoner taken TO the ponce sta
ton he described himself James Mcclure, thirty
two years old. living at the Kenwood House, BAY
ard-st and the Bowery. The police at once recog,,
nized him as a notorious crook. and when ne reazed
that ne was known he confessed that ne had Deeii
a forger counterfeiter and greengoods man, Dut sdd
that he had never attempted burglary before.
II was found that the door OF the fat had Deen
forced with n Jimmy and that the nat hah beeh
ransackld. The package which Mcclure threw mo
the lot was found to contain a gold watch. cnain
and locket four diamond rings and lot OF otner
tcwery all valued at 500 and Miss Davidson iienti-
fled all the property belonging to her anu her
sister. ..
Mcclure was taken the Harlem Court before
MAGISTRATE Flammcr yesterday afternoon. lie was
quite lame having injured himself In climbing over
the fence. He had nothing to say, ana at the re-
quest OF the detectives he was remanded until this
morning.