The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
PUNISHTNG A BURGLAR.
The Zero weather Cure for Q Robber Tried In
Northern Pennsyivania.


The Zero weather Cure for . Rosber Tried In
Northern PennsyIvanis.
4 had a funny experience with a burglar
once said a Government Official Whose hOme
Is in northern Pennsylvania when he Ia not
s.r,ina nj. oorr.rv al, 49,. 60 ,hrs. miles
from the city on 4 hns niece of road. and though
there Ia a good deal Of passing that way, ! have
newer h.en troubles w,,, uorouders ubouN
my place except for thu usual raids on my or
chard and this one occasion about which I am
,olIing ,ou
1T was on a winter night about ! o'clock
that I was disturbed Ly some one falling over
= oh,,, ,r the roor n.x, 20 Win. This vas
a cnat Ill 'uo rooih hoA' W iniho. i" "~.
the dining room, and my room was the only one
on that floor which was occupied at night. I
,n.,a., \, -, -" ..~shna,, ~, ma mn
,nouen' " 'i'Sn' We someoou. "no .
and taking my revolver I proceeded to investi-
cato. having waited long enough for the burg.
lar. II 1t was a burglar, to think that the noise
he had made Ind not Weakened anybody.
az s,inn.a oIon, ~. h.n 20 tho nsrlor IN
front and came back through the purlor to the
dining room door, which was ajar. I could
=. = A., ,ch, n,u,"n ,,ro"oh no doorwav.
which / knew WAS out Of the ordinary oondi-
ton In that room at that hour, and expecting
to have q scrap ] nefved myself FOR II by stand
the dickens anybody wanted to be robbins
houses for and giving the inmates all sorts
Of disagreeable feelings: Did you ever TACKLE
We'll, You'll never know what It Is like
%nSH you any We .n SsSa ' ne burglar AaST'" Would Id turn
to be when he came through a door, I got
Town on my hands and Knees, and crswled
HHe me- and i could see him, over in the corner
where he sidebosrd was. taxing a bito to eat
R sc,pea ~ ,5s , sba a1sa1 ~ silver Tns' :. s sooSs n and do other her
bric-6 -Srao into his bac, A lamp. turned
down low, was on the sideboard beyond him
and I Ind a aocd look nj him wanted TO
shoot him on Inc snot hut that didn't seem 10
ha "',ta fair a" I rose ~ NV feet with INV run
ON him. and M ordered him TO throw up hts hands.
I dnp't Wow which one ~ ne was more scared
NJ o ,hat n nomsnt h' bbn, Y bsd he aSyantsyeI and
he let his hands 90 nm. and begged me NOT 10
.bon, III III liza lin, uln,,,Ia nae nv own Measure
niD W 'h"'' aio WIN oNef anu 'unei vi 'e
y, was MT z 6ad-lookinS b1 an A saiTsi Sns
an o,o nand aa inc business or ne heTsr "ouiu
w wasaaDo ha carrisSS va. ' y am siilSty our,hhsrrsIled
pistol p wh .na ! of ,t,l nave ave a. z souvenir " n h 2, ,ns
condition | began to wonder what was going
adm WV want n't to drive St 10 town S,Tn' With HY'f hi %'s& neither
Sla van % st up az nisnt WIN mn; shho We
haum ~ 'e,ephohS, az pcssep re 70 . nan ~;
y" va ~ ptEnne1 u "o"u ""eu' ""
..Ns,s ! srtr , ~ ~. a tnr ,Ioo,,,,do
=. n,uer im'.t.hs NV rhal.tI ovsr conciuunu
W iNe nun .me unH"cg' aai.InGHuRn va sunS
70 90 ~ IN owh way: t0lo MN i nag no wIsn
w. .non W. ..tmu Ihu,ua' u" nS so'oI y
, rut 49, ~ rehI3.n 4 w".na he. III. 60. ISS
m"ne ipwn on nns hnr.s, sSSn,lnS tha' " nouu
n,Se, 20 y y nn.,s' H. 10Y n.n " st.u up
Hh, ~ SuJ w. , ""a a /, ,, ~ nss.u H. - Nv. ivItt
,nJid h anu 4 IL H. rai wa snS 4 SoioweJ Inv
ordars r. tatc IN ~ va .tcnat anI 1Ls coiar
Ue ob,ected when 7 toId him 10 takc IN Ma
trousers hut rot a buggy whin standinu in
the corner and n lick or TWO with II convinced
him that he had hotter obey orders and Ale his
nbincticns nj some later Seriod +, ren,,ire 4
n tow mora ijcks with the Win 10 GOT bs Shoes
and shirt cT hut after tha, he admitted and
Iresentiv ha y,os ready for the hnth Ue yos
n cIean limhed clear.kirned healthy cba~
and / ri. quits ce,tsin in nv mind he was equal
10 the stunt had arranged FOR him
ri made him nut his shoes on now. leaving
on his socks. and then I conducted him 10 the
front door. which I had notIced he left
omen ia order 10 facilitate his DEPARTURE In case
OF emergency lie shiyeTed when he on ma
ont into the draft, hui / did not oner him nm
oyercont.
For Gods sake. mister he asked as his
teeth chattered, what are YOU going 10 do with
me?'
"'I'm going to let YOU TO- I responded. and
you've got to 20 like thunder or You'll freeze
TO death. It's three miles to town. but the
road Is smooth, and you have on your shoes,
and are not carrying any extra weight. The