The sun., 1897-05-15
BURGLAR WELL THRASHED
LITTLE mr.. CURTIS GETS AT HIM
WITH BOTH FISTS.

he Goes to Grass ut tho Rirst Onslaught ana
stays There 20 Take the Remainder OF
Hts Runishment-Slr. Curtis Keeps at II
while RIrs. Curtis Summons = Policeman.
fMaohinist Charles II. Curtis, who occupies
the second fiat at 885 Degraw street, Brooklyn,
were q policeman he might win medal for
bravery, but he could never be policeman, be-
cause he Is too little He Is about 80 yoars old
and slightly built. Early yesterday afternoon
he WINS seated at dinner with his wife, when
shadow crept over tho stained glass folding
door. and aroused his suspicion that some
person was in tho adjoining room who had
no business there. He jumped up and threw
the door open, but could not see the cause Of the
shadow.
He noticed, however, that the door leading to
the hall. which was invariably kept locked, was
wide open. He hurried downstairs In quest of
the supposed maraudor. and satisfying himself
that he had not yet left tho house bolted the
front door and retraced his steps. His wife had
meanwhile gone up to the third fiat and had
grabbed the marauder as he was disappearing
into the bathroom. He had showed her aside
just as her husband came up the stairs two
steps at q time.
Hurry out for a policeman" Mr.. Curtis said
to his wife. land Ill take good care Of this
fellow"
He found a big man crouched In tho bath tub,
with his head and face partially concealed under
his coat collar. Mr. Curtis showed the collar
aside so as to get u good look at him and then
remarked:
"what arc you doing herei Como, get out of
the tub, and don't be long about it."
The stranger crawled out and. taking con-
temptuous look at the slim littlo fellow who
confronted him. made move with his elbow as
II to brush him aside, and then. doubtless with q
4, In han
in the direction of his hip pocket as II to draw
pistol. 1t was just at this stage that Mr.. Curtis
drew off and struck the man with both fists, one
after the other on each side of tho head.
the blows, Tor The roSSer droppSa to the door.
his head coming in contact with the side Of the
Chance to as get G orr at attempt a
TO rise he received q fresh shower OF slashing
a Mts
stream from his nose and mouth which had re,
ceivcd the brunt of the blows. The man several
by the legs, but this only Increased his troubles.
for Mr.; Curtis used his sharp;pointed shoes with
While this was going on Mrs. Curtis was out
on the sidewalk screaming for policeman, , In
gen street station came on q run to the house
and rushed upstairs to the scene OF hostilities.
His arrival probably saved the robber from be-
for Mr. Curtis was stiil engaged in his fierce
onslaught; Browney had to assist the blood.
btdineu prisoner 10 the STATION, anu Wnen NO ROI
there 1t took the amateur police surgeons some
time to put him in presentable shape for ar
raignment at tho desk.
The prisoner was soon identified as Emil
Youngmark, Swede. aged "a years, who had
been released in March last after serving three
years and half in the Kings county peniten-
tiary for burglary In the same district. He
said he lived at Atlantic avenue and Henry
street. but he ia not known there He had q
bunch Of false keys. which he had used in enter
ing the fiat, and an ugly-looking knife. Mr..
Curtis got through tho stirring episode without