The sun., 1901-09-08
FOUGHT WOMEN AND A DOG.
Hard Battle &c Capture an Alleged Thief
tn Hiding On Danbury.

DASsupY, Conn. Sept. Two angry
women. an alleged b,irgssr. huge bull
dog. a polio. captain. a deputy sheriff
AMI half dos-n polico patroltncn mingled
with kitchen furniture and utensils In the
hofne Of Mrs George Thomas on Summit
street. In thus city. lAts last night during an
attempt Ia capture an alleged burglar
the son OF Mrs. Thomas. Deputy Sheriff
John Day Of brewster, n. Y. had been look
ing for Thomas for a year He heard
yesterday that his man had been arrested
In Greenwich as burglar, but had escaped
from his captor and had made toward this
city.
Thomas Ia a Brooklyn man and the police
regard him a. desperate and say that he
comes Of a lad family. His father, who
i- about No years old. u serving term in
Sing Sing for burglary. and ons Of his
brothers h said to be IN wethersfleId prison
for hor-e thoft. Edward has been IN trouble
with the police before
las, fall the poultry housc on the farm
of the late George T. Scars In the outskirts
Of Brewster was robbed. A whole wagon
load Of chickens and turkeys WAS carried
on. A telegram, dropped II was supposed
by the thieves. was found near the poultry
Iohfs ~ NhH dbulNN~7A W phf VI wv
Thomas family, and Deputy Sheriff Day
FASTENED 10 this city and with a pos-e Of
policemen surrounded the home of Edward
Thomas, which was then Ia the country
few miles south OF here. The sherm
raped AZ the door and n pretty young
woman answered the summons aud asked
the oficer- 10 step up stairs where she raid
Edward Thomas was. She lcd them 20 an
empty room. and through the open window
-. els.a as,alN Of flasa
falls of the horse that Thomas rode as he
sped away. In the C-llar the officers found
great quantity Of chickens In various
stag,.S OF prcpai aton for the market. A
few DAYS later the elder Thomas WAS ar
rested while on the way TO bridgeport to
dispose of a wagonlosd OF stolen fowls.
He was turned over To Sheriff Day and
convicted IN Carmel and committed to
Sing Sing for completely In the brewster
crime.
ON. day last week sheriff Day received
q letter from Mr. Edward Thomas ask
Ing him II he had seen anything of her
husband lately. He had not been at his
HON. In Brooklyn In several weeks. she
wrote and sh. hoped that the Sheriff would
inform her II he came across him. A.
tho Sheriff had hal men watching the
house In Brooklyn for months he consid-
cred Mrs. ThomhSs letter impertinenl,
Il will write her to-day and inform her
that l have ssen her husband and csn
assure nsf tnal ne ~ r&Ait, rtlu tfle bneitH
to-day when he made certain that Thomas
was under lock and key
The police OF this city learned yesterday
that strange man who re~smbled the
description OF Edward Thomas had been
seen about the Thomas home on summit
street and with Deputy Sheriff Day and q
squad of several men Police Capt. Ginty
surrounded the house late at night and de
manded the surrender of ThomAs. The
mother and sister Of the fugitive fought
fercely when the police attempted 10 en-
ter the house and at a serious stage OF the
n ght Thomas himself sprAng from the cell
lar, where he had been In hiding With
lim was a huge dog II was hall an hour
b,forc the police and the deputy could
carry the women from the house and hand
cuh their man. who happened to be un-
armed. but fought with the strength OF q
giant. which In stature he h.
In the City Court to-day the hesring was
postponed until Monday 80 that consulta-
ton may be had with the District Attorney
of Putnam county, N Y. II Thomas Il not
returned 10 New York State he will proba-
bly, he turned over TO the Gr~-n~ich su-
thoritles.