The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1902-02-05
INVALID AND
ROBBERS CHAT
I'VE Want Sl0,' Said the
Masked Man; "AII Right"
Said Hocke.
HAS THE NURSE CALLED.
Get My Wife," lie Tells l'er-She
Gives Them S22 and
They Go Away.
HAS THE NURSE CALLED.

JUN, . Ho,kc civil engineer. liv"-
81 ~ s..y Avenue G. Haypurr y
His aouse Is IN the swell neiEhbornood
-. Bayonnc and T. one o; the Ilne-i resi-.
r,u,es tn she section Mr llocke has
ueon 81 in ,ed FOR some days Min ~
pnnid fever
lie was lyius awake .: o'clock ,hl.
morning when he heard ray On n'-
bedroom door
Come In. he sAid
The door opened and 10 men walked
into The room TAey verr short ard
we'll dressed Each hal = handk, rch- :
i,,d ovc- ne lower part ~ HE ''ce IS
I. mask They Went - Mr. hock' =
bedside
what O.. the m.tter: asked one "
the burglars
rive been sick replied MIR Hook
Wei mats too bad. said the burg
lar We "" very sorry 20 disturb YOU.
IN, ~. IA. Il We need money and had
T. drop 70 on you 30 get IL
Il haven't much money In The hous',
aid Nj Hoeke How much do you
want
An ve wan, Is $40. We need tha,
amour, paily. so i. you can provide "
with Il ae viii so away and leave you
alone
Very we'll" returned Mr. Hork'
"wu you step into the next room and
OWaxcn my nurse
N. Hook. mo,ioned to small room
adjoining his own.
one o, tn. burglars stepped In and
soon came back followed 5y the terri.
ned nurse.
Miss Moore" said Mr. Hocke. will
you please awaken my wife ani say
that want her
The nurse summoned Mrs Hocke 20
her hn- bands bedside. Sac Was In
,llred - scream at the sight Of the
burglars. but soon Gained down.
WHEY" said MIR Hocke o. his vie.
these gentlemen need SO badly. Have
You ,aat mudl In your pocketeookT'
Mrs Hockc rushed TO bureau
drawer and grabbing her p'cketooos.
handed j, 20 the burglars Il contained
s.?
one q the burglars took 1t vita
bow
we are yefy sorry TO have discom-
rnoied you and ynur family. and Ne will
keep our wori and 40 away
Tn. burglars hen went down - m"
dining room and rummaged around to-
rcfr"snmcn;s
They found som. bottled beer and
box ~ cigars For some lime the, eat
smoking and drinking Then they arose
TO 90.
They picked ~ box containing a
dozen par OF kid gloves which lay on
tho dining room table.
They went TO the from; door and tried
10 open II. but could not. Going 10 the
foo. u the stairs. one % the burg ars
called:
"oh. Miss Moore. would YOU be Kind
enough TO come down ami open the
front door for u.s.
Miss Moore came down and did a.
she was Did. and the burglars. muir
muring their thanks. passed out into
the iirkness,
Word was at ono. sent to the police
station. and about o'clock Policeman
Melsndo arrested young man named
Elias Nerr Belgian he told the police
man shat he hai his CIR" over In New
York and had Just left hcr at nome
Take M around t1cre and III prove
ihst what | say l. true said Bcigan.
The policeman took Belgian 20 4 mouse
on Twenty-slsih street, near Avenue ..
said had been to New York With him.
she promptly Identified hlm and sail
released Belgian
An hour later the police In Grecnvill-,
who had been alarmed. also arrested
Belgian. This time they decided to hold
the young man until Nurse Moore could
take q look NJ MIN.
Miss Moore went To Grcenviiie til.
morning and aid that Belgian looked
very muon like ono ~ the men. Belgian
was held for examination.