The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-05
THIEF LEFT SHOES BEHIND.
THIS HANDICAPPED HIM IN HIS
RACE WITH THE POLICEMAN.

90. Although He Had Escapcd from Dr. Streets
by Dint or Guile and Gymnastics, ne Was
Run Down in tho Yard or the Players Club
mrs. Streets Bombards Him with His Shoes.
It was after half past 3 o'clock yesterday
morning. and DR.. Streets was lost in the deep
sea slumbor which came naturally to him after
a hard days work as a member Of the Medical
Examining Board Of the navy at New York.
Sound he lay In drcamlcss sleep-doing twenty
fvo knots without the CULVER OF n nostril-nor
heard the thief steal in who meant to steal out
again very soon. having stolen what he could,
meanwhile.
But Mrs. Streets heard. and gave the doctor n
| punch in the starboard side, about three points
Off the fifth rib, that made him dream he was In
collision with Fastnet Rock. Another punch
and he thought he was a Cuban flibuster chased
by a man-of'war that was hoaving solid shot at
him. He hove to and hailed.
"s-sh-sh. said his wife, "some one is trying
to get in at tho window"
Nonsense" said the sleepy surgeon, "it's the
wind rattling the shutters"
The bedroom was on the second floor behind n
room used for a sitting room and parlor. In
front Of the house, which is at 100 East Nine
teenth street, there IS n little porch with a bal
cony at the second floor in front of a window
which opens out of the parlor. In the parlor
Doctor and Mrs. Streets had silver and bric.a-
brac valued at hundreds Of dollars.
The doctor had just got fairly started again
after the collision with his wifc's elbow, and
was not doing more than ten or twelve knots,
when he got a frightful shock in tho stnrboard
waist that brought him to shouting for all hands
BE still" exclaimed his wife in n hoarse
stage whisper, "somo one is moving about in
The doctor escaped out of bed and skipped
through the little hall into the parlor. There,
by the dim light reflected by tho lamps in the
large bundle il Of silver and G%iSt TrciFs. brae. Tho
burglar Strengthened up and looked around just
rs the doctor charged full at him with Crap
piers and cutlasses, ready to board. Tho burglar
exhibited ~consummate skill in fleet mnneu-
disaster occurred because the order required tho
two ships to turn toward each other and pass in
in less than one. AS the doctor wheeled toward
him he wheeled toward the doctor, made II brill
liant dive fair under the mahogany centre table.
and came up smiling and in good breath on tho
Instantly the doctor changed his fleet forma-
ton and spread out in line OF battle around the
table. The burglar promptly blocked the chan
mel with sunken wrecks in the form OF over
He smash I'D into the wreck under a full head of
steam and went down with a crash.
The burglar took full advantage of the delay
in the pursuit. Out of the open window he went
without touching the sill, and when the doctor
just in time TO see the thief sliding down one of
the. porch pillars. The doctor shouted for the
police ana tncn ran DaCk through the parlOr 10
the hall, downstairs. and out on tho sidewalk.
} As he went down and IL became perfectly clear
that the thief was out OF the house Mrs. Streets
ran out ON tho balcony and took up the cry for
police.
second street SOUND was standing at Third ave
nue. and Nineteenth street when The doctor made
the first signal. He responded Just in time tG
take to flight in earnest. Curtin can run n BIZ
, and he lit out after the thief Over the fence
and into the yard OF the old Tildcn house they
, went. through the narrow passage and into The
| back yard. and oy 81, the high fen !Eea and INTO 9th tn
stopped and Curtin grabbed him. -
,s AZ Tnal tSss' ~ vet S esss shoes SO e hack tSsrs mn,
Il fai hurts p my i fests to TO- run SDs Wiit6 spSt' 'e Gn'S 'A'f'' AA'
Back over the fences ana through the passage
fhisf. T IN 'front.' Snr of the sSGs os,nF's y house h pRey h H. ,nI
. Mrs. Streets was still standing in the balloon!
'i AMs Ir E"9, .Sidj Curtin rrovcly, and with tn,
politeness fhe"dorc roosevelt IGaiborea SO hare
to inspire. can you identify this man Z
: for a minute She couldn't speak. before she ha,
recovered enough 10 answer the policeman tn,
4 thief stretched out his hands III an llnplorinl
a gesture and sRii:
n my shoes T.
8 Then Mrs. Streets recovered. She disappeare,
q in tho house with great ccIerity. ana IN al
0m ashnss; y fm0F vt Ham a %%" she o'E said d" to o'e the eS't tRiei
Y I'm give them 10 YOU"
l. and then the other she threw with all her might
But naturally the thief WAS in, no danger. an
n Curtin can dodge too well TO he hurt In that way
q The thief picked up his shoes, sat down, comfort
Il ably on the porch and put them on. Then Gun
IL tin lugged him away to the station house, an
tho doctor and Mrs. Streets went back TO t!nis
- out their slumbcr. In the station tho thief sal
r he was Edward Hnrrignn. II years old, of Roc
IS Island, Ill. lie had come here to get work a
a bell boy, bmt had failed, and had no home /
- Court later in the day Curtin told Magistrat
Hedges that Hnrrigan had admitted to him tina
o no had climbed tho balcony and entered III
house with the intention of stealing. The prN
d oncr pleaded not guilty. waived examination