The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-15
AT HIS BEDSIDE.
voryo HERMAN BRUNSWICK kIPPER
9,nt FIERY BlD mar HOUR

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burglars gave young Herman Bruins
-,,r Elpper verv bad half hour early yes
ia, morning in the house West fiiteth
st,.et which no was supposed 10 We Iooklng
II m. absence Of his grandfather. Levi
p,ovn. President Of the Windsor Taper
s,,.r,,ctnrirg Company. at North Adams.
s who owns the house. His range OF Wis
10 looking after the house on this occa-
~ limited ly the muz2Ies of two revol-
cary close to his eyos. but he DID his best
VA. IN. rsvolvers and their owners departed.
Iucceslrl in giving an alarm that resulted
., ,bs suredy capture Of one OF the burglars.
u,s,rr.., led later to the seizure Of his pal
vtnrcr. whni Is II years old is a well-built.
.,h,o,,r.looRlng young fellow. who would
h,riv be challenged on the score Of age il he
,r,.I 10 vote. lie sleeps in the sccond-noor
,ror, room About $3.50 O'Clock he was awak-
.,.lhynn1ise on the stairs and sa' uptn bedto
-. L,,.Dr Confused ms he was by the sud
dan rousing from sound sleep. he had no
oE,,,e 10 defend him elf.whsn two men. one
.,,,r,nt,y Nl.to and ono a negro. entered the
room. .
.,i IN. next moment they had thrown him
,,,o, Mia back and were holding rsvolvers at
~. b.oI hut not before he had called for help
IN, mat again and III put a bullet through
van SAID the first burglar who had a mask
over pdrt oi hi7 lace.
s,aIur that there was no use In attempting
rssl.,nnre. the young man lay putet. The
negro stood guard over him while the other
burglar raasarkcI the room. going through
BipIer's rnth"s.
lie, an5thjuG;' asked the negro.
rsI. wa. ii. r.riy, 'l9 that all the stuir,you
%, vouuE fe ,nT:' he added. turning to Hip
p per. ''''" ..,....,-..,,, ,., -,n.
'iOh you come here an watch him while !
looE - INTERRUPTED the negro. I'm get it II
hut there was ncthuc,,of value in that room
Shich the first man had taken from the clothes.
The negro went into the rea: room. occupied
Tie captive heard him churkle mud wondered
what he had i"umi. so DID the masked burglar;
vent W. 4 ont on nc search himself 1t seemed to
kper hat they were IN the house r nearly 1r, an
behind hi, mask and said.
"Ther, amt no,nin' else here. We better
Store" -. ,
the mule Of his ntstol close against Kiuper,s
head You i: sttl , i2r lalt an hour" he said
hsy mosd toward G the door but tho negro
stopped, saving. nav,
oh. that amt no good: Hell maxi roar
ways do BETTER gag him
What's the matter with coopinG him?" sug-
Arting IN tins suggestion. they hauled their
cartive out of led. throw him into n closet.
piled bedclo,hes in after him and shut aud
locked the door ~ soon as lie heard their de-
PARTING footsteps. kuper counted nifty To give
Them time to got out Of the house; then. set
ting his shoulder 70 the door and his feet to
the wall. quickly burst the lock. In three
step. he was at the open window and put his
Thieves Police" he shouted. There
thew are
The two men wer. below him. walking east
nj a good pace. on hearing his cry they broke
into a RIM and turned up Fifth avenue. Near
the corner OF Fifth avenue was Policeman Cas-
sliy Of the East Fifty nrst street station. Chs
sidv looks ike n hoy. lie has been IN In
spsctor Kane's stan. but was put on post yes-
terday.. His youth and his inexperience in
a lively policeman and prompt TO act lie
yelled back to kirier to show that his call was
n. eI he ram anu set ou' IN i''p"S 'o' "eP
, The thieves turned east into Fifty. first street
jwhere the ma ked burglar spripted and 3ok a
yolver and fred. bu, the shots went wild and
he settled down, to the, chase again. gaining on
Central tracks at FiftY. f,rst street the latter
PUB on an extra squirt Of speed. elm bed over
th s railing and droEped int the tunnel: Gas.
kent on running east and disa opeared.
without resistance. CASSIDY took him to The
police station. where Ripper made com.
plaint of burglary apalnst him The watch
was not found On him bu. in the tunnel near
where he was cnptlrsi a brooch and necklace
belon yipg % Mrs Brown we're found In
Yorkvilie Court yesterdny where the negro
was arragned after having been taken to Po-
Gallery he.gave HI. name AZ IRoRert ' Rent and
said he was - wears Old hut refusal 70 tell
ANYTHING about his pnrtpsr He was re-
manded
When Bent was searched nj the station Act
Ing CAPTAIN antry fnuud in his nOrEet n card
with a name md NJ iress written on il in Iend
pencil II wns that ri John Williams and tha
address, given was 3oi West Fnrtvosnnond
street 6ctinp Can,,in artrvond Detectives
Ieasen bee and Cassidy went to the house and
were toid that foTn 'WNiions Vac iCbt
colored mulatto who ,nipht ha miStokep fHr n
white man and who ha, not iivnd long in thn
house Ianfry tnnE nm bis station nj one emd
OF the block and uIscrd cassidy nt the other
end Ieaacnhee wns statiNnnd onnosita thn
house and the three poIiccmen then waited
for Williams n annaar
A little after o'clock Williams came ont o,
the house Iantry made n SIGNAL r. | ensen
told him that be was mnder P, ~ .'' Wiisme
looked hnTTinGIv" vac around ond thought ehsf
hnenuee was MI hlOhe., ih'h ne, tilcu 10
desperas str1eSie n an.anbrns cd,I,r vas
torn on his mnishrr;, WA rirnod ord tn"n nmG
he himself was hadiv hrrisa.5 Iut hn ,n,,ncni
T. hold on I" WiIIian,s ~ untiI I n my ava "a
sidy came 10 hia assistan"a ;rha 'tbrna snh-
dued Williams N0 "0 '"4''
When the c,ntivo waa tol,on 70 tha stot;on
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