The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-04
THIEF CAUGHT BY GIRLS.
oTERHAULED AFTER 4 HOT CHASE
AND LODGED IN JAIL.
ne Made tho Mistake or Trying to steal th'
silver In Miss Kate smiths House in Won
Lers when she ana Her Friend. Mis'
Pawn were There. ana They Ran Him Down.

sr,er I'm S,sa Kate Smiths House in Yon-
Yer. when she ana Her Friend. Miss
P.,n were There. ana They Ran Him Down.
II, befeu. Morris Abrahams, sneak thief and
burglar, to make n professional mistake on Mon
day evening. His mistake was In entering n
house In Yonkors and intcrrupting q convorsa-
tin between two athletic young women, who
gave him a little exercise running around the
block, dragged him back to the place he had
robbed, and sat upon him until the police came,
having previously extracted from his pockets
all the booty he had collected. The young wo.
mon i'm the case arc Miss Kate i. Smith and
Miss Jessie Payn.
Miss Smith lives at 81 Ravine avenue, where
Miss Payn was spending Monday evening with
her, They were sitting upstairs talking when
thcy heard a clinking sound from the dining
room on the floor below.
'Somcbody's after the silver, JESSIE" said
Miss Smith. Mother isn't downstairs and l
hear something moving around. I'm going
down.
"lll go with YOU" said Miss Payn, but she
had TO content herself with going after her, as
Miss smith was already half way dow the
stairs.
From tho dining room window Miss Smith
saw a man outside, bent half double and run
ming toward tho road. A glance at the table
showed that it had been swept clear of silver.
There he goes shouted Miss smith,. Come
along, Jessie" and she ran out of the front door
and made for the road.
At the sound of her voice the thief straight
enod UP and sot u hot pace, but the girl, skirts
gathered in hand, ran swiftly and gained on
him. \ short rod behind her her friend kept
calamity TO the pace. Around the corner sped
The man. and alter him rushed the two girls,
gaining steadily. Again he, turned, but still
The pursuors were hot ON his trail, and he be-
gan to understand that they were in better
training than he, and were certain TO run him
down sooner or later. SO he adopted tactics of
intimidation Stopping short, he turned and
shouted:
This vas his second professional error. He
wasted breath and lost ground as well. When
he turned to run again, the foremost pursuer
was close upon him.
stop and give up" she ordered when she
was almost in reach.
The fugitive replied by q circumlocution des-
i%cnating a destination TO which u young lady
should be hidden under no circumstances some
five seconds later Miss smith held him in IAN
onds after that Miss Payn arrived upon his
ribs, with the abandon and impetuosity OF an
cover his breath the two huntresses were drag.
gins him back to the house. On heir arrival
there several interested, citizens who had fol-
lowed in the rear offered assistance.
G and get the police" said Miss Smith.
You aren't needed here. Why didn't you come
While the police were coming the two young
women went through their c%aptive's pockets
and recovered the stolen property. hen he
pwore they rebuked him When no threatened
they sat heavily upon his diaphragm. He was
in Il condition of lambhke peacefulness upon the
arrival Of the police. At the station the mai
said that he was Morris Abrahams, a painter
Of "a East Broadway, this city, de was ar
raigned yesterday morning, and the two young
women appeared in. court against him. Jus
lice Riley, when he had heard the story OF TIT
capture, said: ~
81 wish you young ladies would apply TO
positions on the police force You coulu &c
my enthusiastic recommendation. We neeC
officers of your calibre."
Il had to get my silver back, your Honor,
said Miss Smith.
And / couldn't let her go out alone on tn
street at that time Of night" said Miss Pay
smilingly.
Abrahams's examination was postponed unit
Thursday. He is q middle-aged, thick.set fel
low Of forbidding appearance, and the Yonker
police believe that he has been concerned Il
other robberies there and is q professional crook
To-day he will be brought in to Police.:Head
quarters, where Capt oBrien's men will loo
him over.
All the Smith property was recovered excep
Miss Smiths eyeglasses, which she lost in tn
chase.