New-York tribune., 1903-06-23
STORY CATCHES BURGLAR.
Broker. 7cith ReUolUers, Forces Him
to Surrender.
WRONG MAN ARRESTED; RELEASED

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Marion Story. the broker. captured burglar who
had broken into his Westchester country house
early yesterday and with the help of his servants
bound him with ropes and took him to Port Ches-
ter. miles distant. where he turned him over
to the police The burglar searching the rooms
for punder when he aroused the women servants,
who screamed for help
Mr.. Story heard their cries, and, rushing down
stairs with two big revovers encountered the bur
glar in the library He ordered him to throw up
his hands and then called his butler and footman
The burglar. when he the cleaning barrels of
Mr.. Storys revovers in the dim light. made no re-
sistance The only time he showed fight was when
the butler and footman started to tie his hands
Then there brief scuff1e. but the servants
quickly overpowered the intruder and bound him
! fast.
Mr. Story recognized the man as his former
butler William stevens who left his employ three
years ago He had been with the family six years
beginning footman- He pleaded hard lot Tor
gfveness saying that he had lost S0o on the races
and was in such hard luck that he had been com
PEELED to do something desperate.
The burglar. after being turned over TO CheI
Donovan. at Port Chester. confessed all and sur
rendered about twenty tickets for articles "hlcn
he had stolen from Mr. Story and paWned Inc
stolen property is valued at about $500 and con-
ssts of bric-a-brac crystal and china CLOCKS
souvenirs and Curos. The butler also stole set OF
twenty-one valuable miniature paintings, which
Mr.. and Mrs Story collected in Europe
For nearly six months MI. story HdS bstii iilHo-
ing articles from the house on Blind Brook Farm.
his country place He put his house servants and
gatekeeper guard. but the thief seemed 70
have trouble getting past them and entering
the house. His favorite means OF entrance was
through the basement windows At first MI STORY
thought that the robberies might ne the Mork OF
some dishonest servant. he turned detective
and watched them. but he did not find anything 10
arouse his suspicious. -, -.
On Saturday night a burglar again visited !he
house having entered in the usual way by breaking
open basement window AS he was going through
the rooms he overturned some furniture IN the
servants quarters and awakened Sophla CidI
the housekeepeT The hOuSeEeeper rushed 10 tre
window Just in time to see the man CASH psIiIIu
a hedge She returned to her dresser and, taxing
A revolver which she had been keeping close al
hand for the burglar fired four shots at nm none
of the bullets hit him. but the shootlnS aroused
other and they turned out ana scouIeu
the neighhorhOOd for the intruder
The man i'll fleeing dropped a black DERBY ma
on the lawn. which found the next MOI iIlIiS
The hat bore the initials Wv. ;. inside. anu loI
some reason Mr. Story was led 70 SuSlrciI I lIIdI
William Seares a young trolley car conductor
who lives in Port Chester, was the burglar Oh
SUNDAY Mr. Story went to Port Chester ana sWorre
out A warrant at Judge William r Wdkeheid ,
for SearleS'S arrest Ihe cohductoI va a.
rested on Sunday night. The young man had hVed
i'm Port Chester all his life, and had borne Sopc
reputation. and Mr. Story would not press Jhe
charge Of burglary against him until ne had sent
to his place and had the housekeeper ldehtlIy MN, nm
The h6usekeeper confronted Seares and said she
was positiye that he the man whoIn she Hdu
seen fleeing from the house. He was locked up
SearIes 1T was said. fell under suspicion because
his father employed al the story pIStcs, fliu
he had been seen in the neighborhood on several oc
casons after dark -. .to
The police Immediately released Searles when me
true cuIprit was brought in. and II was ItpoLteu
yesterday that Mr.. Story told him that ne le seIi
bad about the mistake and gave MN d 'i00h
fOr