The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-27
FELL INTO HER ARMS.
A Burglar Neatly Captured by . Brave
Nous< Woman.

Froa tAs Nsv Tork Iribgns
Confused ard disconnected By falling
into the arrIs Of pretty Miss Irene
Stearns Of lE Clark street. who had sud
denly opened the door OF her apartment
on the second floor. Albert S;ockweH. who
had been working On the door with jim
nv, confessed 70 his eaptor that he was
q bUi zlar. and a poor ore az that.
The incident. which would make good
foundation for a parlor farce. happened
On Friday afternoon Mrs Mary Stearns
and her daughter. Miss Irene. who is a
member Of the choir OF Plymouth Church.
had come home after making several
calls. They were tired. and after making
themselves comfortable decided that they
would not receive any callers Tor the rest
OF the afternoon. so when the bell in the
apartment rang repeatedly there was no
rcsD0Ese
MIS- Stearns remarked that their caller
was quite persistent In ringing but stuck
10 her Intention OF being out" for the
afternoon. She thought no more about it
uEtil ten minutes later a peculiar scrap
ing sound was heard against the door
opening into the Stearns apartments from
the general hall. The suggestion that
some thief WAS attempting TO get into the
rooms did not disturb the equanimity OF
the daughter. who said she would go and
investigate. Both went to the door. and
Kiss Irene, unlocking it softly. opened it
suddenly. young man with a curious
looking Jimmy In his hand fell headlong
irto the arms of the young woman. He
was more surprised and confused than
Miss Irene. and offered no resistance
when she Srasped him tightly by the lapel
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he was doing.
Looking for Mr. Bowen" replied the
young nan, after he had gained some OF
ms scattered wits, as he reeled off glibly
the name OF another tenant of the house
winch ne mad seen on the letter boxes
below.
That's no way to look for Mr.. Bowen"
SaId the young woman more sternly than
.eiore' LOOK at that Jimmy. Why, l
believe you are a horrid burglar"
Yes. l am stammered the prisoner, as
ne wiIted before the blazing eyes of his
captor. "Rut bad companions led me
astfay' ne added. and l am not very
coed at the business"
Wen, II doesn't look as though YOU
We're, broke in Mrs. Stearns. with a tone
or hne scorn in her voice. Hand me that
thing in your hand right away"
profession reluctantly. and looked as IL he
thought he was not worthy of IT, as he
stared hard at his feet, which he shuffied
uneasily over the carpet As soon as he
found his voice he began 10 beg for his
liberty, and almost persuaded his fair car-
tors that he was the victim of misplaced
confidence and ought TO be released, when
the hard-hearted ianitor appeared on the
scene. The jdnitor was accompanied by a
policeman, who refused to listen to any
explanation. but hurried the caller off to
the Adams street police station.
Yesterday. on complaint of Mrs Stearns
the young man. who said he was Harry
Stockwell. of Forsyth street Manhattan.
was aTraigned before Magistrate Bristow
on the charge OF attempted burglary He
said he had come from Strasburg Alsace
four years ago, and had worked as a feed
or in a printing establishment at l02d
street ami Third avenue Manhattan.
StOckWell said that he had got into bad
on the East Side "Bulr' VIII
son, he said, rad told him that the life of a
thief was an easy one. He explained that
Bull" Wilson is a burglar who is doing
a term of four years in Sing Sing. The
prisoner. who said he had never tried to
steal anything before, was remanded for
an INVESTIGATION. The police will look up
his East Side companions.