New-York tribune., 1902-01-06
TRIES TO ESCAPE BY AIRSHAFT.
A NEGRO. FEARING ARREST. JUMPS FROM A
FOURTH STORY WINDOW. BUT
Is CAUGHT

Dropping from the fourth to the third floor In
an airshaft in the hathouse at No. 215 West
Twenty -ninth-st.. negro made a daring at
tempt escape from detectives last evening
when they surprised him and two OF his accom-
pces. Fearing arrest when the detectives broke
in the door Of the apartments which they occu-
pied on the fourth floor. Lorenzo Gaskins TWEEN
ty-one years old. rushed TO the window opening
the airshaft and dropped to the ledge of the
third floor. where he dangled in the air ready
TO make another perilous descent to the second
floor One of the detectives however. down.
stairs rushed 10 the airshaft on the third floor
and thrust a revolver in Gaskinss face and
threatened TO shoot him if he attempted to take
another drop. The negro signifed his willing
ness to surrender. and he was dragged inside
and placed under arrest. The other negroes on
the fourth floor were meantime taken into Gus
tody by other detectives.
The negroes were wanted by the police on
charge OF committing a burglary at the house
OF DR.. Henry Deane, a dentist. at No. 454 Lex
ington-ave, three weeks ago. 1t is said that
they entered the place by threatening to kill
William Crawford. an eighteen-y -year-old colored
lad who employed by DR.. Deane. When
the three men got into the house it is said that
they made Crawford drunk. and then packed up
$500 worth of jewelry. silverware and clothing
and escaped. DR.. Deane and his family were
out at the time. and when they returned and
discovered the theft they reported it to the
police OF the East Ffty-hrst-st. station. Craw-
ford told Dr. Deane Of the visit of the negroes
but when the police informed he became
frightened and ran away.
on Saturday night Detective Cassidy, who
the case, arrested Crawford and got the
names of the burglars and their description.
Cassidy called a the West Thirteth-st. station,
and with Detectives Buckridge and McEvoy. OF
that precinct, went to the house and arrested
the negroes Crawford was also held by the
the theft although it his information
that the arrests made. All the prisoners
locked up in the East Fifty-first-s station
on n charge OF burglary.
The men arrested with Gaskins are Joseph
Miller. twenty-five years old. and William
Thompson, twenty-five years old, of No. 100
West Twenty -sevenJh-St. Crawford told the
two drinks of whskey for opening the door of
Dr. Deane's house and letting them in.
At the time Of the arrest Miller had with him
n dress suit case. which was taken 10 the East
Fifty-first-st. station by Detective Cassidy. 1t
found to contain $500 worth of silverware.
jewelry and dress goods, which We're stolen from
the apartments of Eta Jackes. nurse of the
New York Hospital. who lives at No. 54 East
Forty -ninth-st Burglars entered her apart
ments December p and stole the silverware
and jewelry which were found in the dress suit
case. Miss Jackes identified the stuff hers.
When Gaskins was searched the police found
pawn tickets him calling for $1,000 worth of
jewelry and clothing. Miller also had about
$500 worth of pawn tickets.
The police said that they could recover the
stolen goods belonging 10 DIR. Deane.