The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
WOMEN CAPTURE BURGLAR.
1HEY MT HIN IN CORNER AND
TALK TO HIM.
while Thus Awaiting the Return of the
Husband of One of the Women Their
Pastor Drops In--He Sends n Messenger
for n Policeman and Helps stand Guard.

While Thus Awaiting tho Return of the
Husband of One of the Women Their
Pastor Drops In--He Sends = Messenger
for Policeman and Helps stand Guard.
Mrs. Celia McKlnnon who lives with her
husband ut 3 Sherlock place. Brooklyn.
wa visited yesterday morning by hcr
sister. Miss Grace Williams Mr. Mckinnon
had started for his place Of business in tho
borough ~ Manhattan after telling tho women
folks lac would be home at noon Al 10 O'Clock
the two women went into the kitchen. whcro
Mrs. Mckinnon prOcr nded To- Illustrate to her
sister the process Of making bread. Both we!p
buried in dough up to their elbows. when Miss
Williams remarked:
"Sh! There's q noise upstairs: keep quiet.
Celia think some ones walking in the dim
Ing room I'll sneak up softly and find out
about it,
Then Miss Williams sneaked up. few
seconds later her voice was heard from the
floor above shouting:
Celia Celia! Quick Come up I've got
burglar"
without whiting TO remove the dough from
her hands Mrs. McKinnon FASTENED up the
stairs. covering two steps at a time. She found
Miss Williams struggling with young man.
who was trying to escape from her
clutches. The young man had Miss
Williams's pocketbooi In his hand. Mrs.
GhChlnnOn ran at MN ana pldbteTeu
his face with dough in her efforts to
assist her sister In holding him. The young
man dropped the pocketbook. for he soon
found that he was no equal to the athletic
young women who wrcsted with him. Around
the room the three struggled. overturnng
chairs and smashing brca- brac.
Alter II tustl" that lasted fifteen minutes the
young man tell exhausted upon the floor His
'ace was against the carpet. With a tight grip
anon his neck. Miss Williams held him there
His eyes were covered with dough and his
mouth was plGstered with -four. The struggle
had tired him out. He begged to be allowed
to turn his face upward so that no might
breathe easier
Hold him there" said Mrs McNinnon
I'll lock the doors and windows upstairs and
Downstairs. and well keep him there until Mr.
McktnhOn comes home at noon"
Miss Williams held the man down while Mrs
McKinnon locked the doors and windows
Then Mrs McKinnon returned to the dining
room and told her sister to permit the stranger
to sit In u corner OF the room. She explained
that shs. would shoot him / he tried to escape;
sit in the corner. The two women took seats
opposit" him.
Please let mo CO." he pleaded Il am a
peddlcr and found the door open. / didn't
break into the house. The door was open and
'But, YOU had my pocketbook and money"
THE p"cketh"ok tempted me" said the
young man. Please let me 10 for my mothers
sake. I'm selling horsrradsh to earn money
TO support my mother
yon.?" remarked Miss Williams, 4arcosicay
- was. rGrsi.d ,nG nrisGWncr., bur ! was
90? | am married aud have wife and baby.
Oh. 20. said Mrs McKinnon,. we'll keep
you 70 show you to my husband. He'll be here
in . few minutes
I2us tn. c9ayG,Tsation went on fortwo hours.
until noon. when the door bell rang
Mrs McKinnon went TO tho door. She found
her pastor. the Rev D. b. Pratt, OF the Bcecher
Memorial CHURCH, stan ing on the s,oon.
I've Just called around to see the folks" he
,,, We have bgrga in the w liningl ,,msI re,
cnuRIrot hours ago aud are going to hold him
expannr to ME- s McRnnon tHat the 'i @an
plight escape or might attempt to XIII her or
sister var" able to hold the the, follow until tti
her husbands return. but the Rty. Mr.
ston S"t % hing s'' to ae9 the w T51pH
alone in the house with the thief. he
sad he would send messenger to notify the
rived. He called boy who was passing the
house anlt?Id the boy to ind q policeman. asa
burglar had heen captured in the house.
Five minute, later Policeman Bebensee of
the Liberty avenue station arrived at the
h%as and b hS GG turned ns
the police station and held on charge Of
prGay I H he was csnna EEgrt
lyn, He said that the story he had told
20 the women who caught him was true As
s3hhad and sail he was sorry for entering the
:, HI, wa locked up, and will be arraigned in
the Gates Avenue Police Court today.