Arizona republican., 1899-04-26
Wm. G. BURNS.
 Section Director.
BURGLAR VISITS BANKER.
Morning Call on the President of
 New York Bank

An extremely polite and cOnsfderate burglar mads an informal call on Will | liam WinslOw Sherman, President of the Bank of Commerce, at his resi- dence. A East Fifty-ffth street. at 2: 30 o'clock yesterday morning. He remained with MT Sherman until 3 1 o'clock, during which time the prin- ciDal topic of conversation was what | the burglar should take away with him as souvenirs of his visit and what he l should leave behind. At enc time the | burglar was very much set on remov- ing the family silver, but MT Sher- mans elOquence was too much. foc him, and when he departed he took with him s in bills, $1 in silver, two gold watches and two scarfpins, the watches and pins being valued at about $500
 MT. Sherman, although well on in 1 years, is very active man. He swims, rides horseback and indulges in other athletic sports. His house On Fifty-fifth street is one door from the corner of Madison avenue. On Mon | day night Mr Sherman went to bed | early. His bedroom is at the back, or the second f1Cor. Mrs Sherman Is away from the city and MT. Shermans s son, w. P. Sherman, whose wife Is out Of town, has been staying in the house with him. They were the only per sons in the house on Monday night, besides three women servants and MantOr Fisher, an old colored man, who has been in MT. Sherman's employ thirty years. Young MT. Sherman slept on the third floor
 For many years the jcb of locking the doors and windows at night has been entrusted to Fisher Yesterday he rem embered that he had neglected to lock the parlor window the night before. It must have been few minutes before 2:3O o'clock when the burglar came along. To get in by the window he had to go up the front steps then climb the rail and stand on a narrow sill while he worked at the window He did all this in plain sight of anybody who might have happened to pass ill Madison. avenue CT Fifty fifth street. He couldn't have been in more conspicuous position, but it was about the middle of the Hast tour," a time when policemen unless they are very new, are snoozing.
 The burglar found the window un- locked, pushed it up and went in. Then he lighted a candle and looked around him. If he had gone to the dining room, at the back of the parlor floor. he would have found a lot of silver but he didn't. He went upstairs and opened the door of the first room he came to. This was President Sher- mans room. He was awake.
 Is that you Mantor?" he asked
 There was no reply. Mir Sherman sat up in bed as he noted the flicker ing of a light behind the half open I present, but the following version of the conversation that ensued is well vouched for:
 "Is that you, Mantor?" MT. Sherman demanded again
 The burglar walked into the room and pointed a pistol, which sperklsd unpleasantly in the candle light, tt Mir. Sherman'S head.
 Lie dcl4n. pull the covers over your head, and keep quiet" said he.
 MT. Sherman is near-sigh;ed anu could only discern the outlines of the burglars form, but he made out the revolver all right and Obeyed prompt ly
 The burglar shut the door quietly, | and Mir. Sherman heard him walking | around the room. Presently he canle | up alongside the bed again.
 Say" he said, where do you kesp | your money?"
 MT. sherman pulled the covers down from his head and replied:
 You don't suppose I keep any mon ey around the house, do you?"
 "Oh, come off, said the burglar You must have some"
 tWeIl, you may find a few dollars in that coat on the chair" said MT. Sher- man, but I'm a banker, and bankers don't keep money around the house.
 oh, you're banker, are y0u? Welt. you ought to have money
 Well, you'll find al that's in the house in that coat
 The burglar walked over to the chair md picked up the coat.
 -Four dollars!' he said in dis