New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
SHE CAPTURED A BURGLAR.
ANNIE SMITH NEVER WAVERED Al
SIGHT OF HIS REVOLVER.
FOR BLOCKS SHE PURSUED THE THIEF THROUGH
THE STREETS WHILE MEN PASSED bh-A
TROILEY-CAR NEARLY CAUGHT HIM
ARRIVAL. OF POLICEMAN

ARRIVAL. OF POLICEMAN
AT TIE FINISH
Annie Smith is only twenty years old, but she
CAPTURED burglar after lively chase late
Sunday night.
Miss Smith and her mother occupy one
OF the flats on the first floor Of No. 29S Stockton
s. The building is double apartment-house
On the side Of the hall opposite Mrs. Smith
live CHRISTOPHER Wendland and his Wife Wend-
land owns the building. On Saturday he ana
Mrs. Wendand went to New-York to visit
friends Before going. Mrs Wendland asked
Miss Smith to keep watch on the premises
Late Sunday evening while talking with her
mother in the dnng-r the girl heard a
noise in the hallway
Miss Smith put her ear to the door leading
to the hall and heard men talking Quickly
opening the door. the young woman was con-
fronted by two burglars. One OF them dashed
through the front door 10 the street and disap-
peared Before his companion could follow, the
plucly young woman seized him by the arm
and pulled him back. The thief then turned
upon her and threw her heavily against the
wall He started to run, and was soon out
OF the front door.
NO Gun COULD SCARE HER
As soon as Miss Smith recovered she ran tow
held it shut She tugged at the knob and
screamed for help. This alarmed the burglar.
who released his hold and ran into the street.
The young woman followed, screaming. stop
thief"
The thief ran through Stockton-st. to Lewis-ave.
At the corner ne stopped and turning. drew re-
volver and threatened TO shoot unless Miss SMITH
stopped. w.t.,
the burglar saw this he turned again and con
hiS going toward BROADWAY.
the chase several men passed both the burglar
and Miss Smith, but none offered TO JOIN IN the
chase.
AND THE TROLLEY IN 1T. TOO.
At Myrtle and Lewis aves. the fugitive was al
most run down by trolleycar. On gaining the
other side of the street he ran up steep grade
Miss Smith by this time had gained considerably
upon him.
Charles Schaepper. seventeen years old. who
lives in the same house as that OF the young
woman, was going along Myrtle-ave. when ne
saw Miss Smith pursuing the burglar ana ne
joined in the chase. They both soon reached me
top of the hill and caught the fugitive "hhe
they held him they shouted for help
ENTER POLICEMAN AT THE FINISH
Policeman Crerend. of the Thirteenth Precinct,
heard the shouting, and came up to relieve them
OF their prisoner. At the station-house the prls-
oner gave his name Thomas Ward and said
that he lived in furnished room in East Third
ST. New-York He refused 10 give the name OF
his companion.
A Jimmy and revolver were found upon him.
An investigation of the premises No. 293 Stock
ton-st showed that the Jimmy had been used IN
forcing open the front vestibule door Marks OF
the jimmy also found on the front anu
kitchen doors opening in the hallway OF the
Wendland apartments.
When the prisoner was arraigned yesterday pc
fore Justice Goetting in the Lee Avenue fol,ce ,c
Court he was al once recognized as one OF the men
arrested a month ago in the alleyway beside the
barroom Of Edward Manley. in South Sixtn-st;
Manlev fired two shots at the men, Ward told
the police that ne had mistaken the place Tor the
home of a friend, and he escaped with sentence
OF ten days
Justice Goetting yesterday held him for the
Grand Jury on a charge of burglary. The prs
oner is twenty-four years old and known 70 t.e
police as hard character He formerly lived IN
the Eastern District.