The evening world., 1903-01-02
Fisk, Millionaire Fin.
ancier, Finds Noted
Crook in His Rooms in
the Holland House.
HUSH UP STORY.
Exciting Experience Leaks Out
in Court-CharIes Dean,
Alias "Nick" Moran, Repeat
eddy Convicted, the Thief.

A burglar entered unc rooms OF Pllny
Fisk, the banker. who lives at the Hol-
land House, early on the morning of
New Years Day, and almost succeeded
in getting away with Mr.. Fisk's clothes
and jewelry.
The banker, disturbed in his slumber
by the thief, got up, and. after a
struggle, succeeded in having him APP
pretended.
1t was one Of the boldest pieces of
work in the way of hotel robbery in re-
cent years. The thief Is Charles Dean,
or Nick Moran, who has served eight
terms in prison.
The most interesting feature of
Deans attempt to rob Mr.. Fisk is
tina 1t was made in the Holland House.
II there Is a w~ell-guarded hotel in the
city It is the Holland House. How
Dean got in and how he picked out
Mr.. Fisk's room Is a mystery that no.
body but Dean can solve. ana he re-
fuses to talk,
How the Fellow Worked.
The management of the Holland House
is extremely reticent about the at
tempted burglary and the police of the
Tenderloin station are no more COM
municative. The Evening World has
sncured the following account of the oc-
curence from a man who Mas on the
scene:
mir. Fish occupies a suit on the sec
ond ioor of the hotel facing Fifth ave-
me. He has been careless about lock-
ing his door. 1t is the custom Of his
valet to enter the apartment every
morning about Z o'clock and prepare
Mr.. Ftsk's clothing.
"At GAO o'clock New Years morning
Mr.. Fisk was awakened by the noise OF
the opening OF the door of the front
room of his suite. He thought his valet
had come in and paid no further atten-
ton until, some fifteen minutes later ne
heard the cracking of papers. He knew
that the noise was not caused by MS
valet, so he sprang from bed and rushed
into the front room.
There he found a well-dressed SRA
ger rihing his desk. In A bundle ON t4e
floor was q package containing clothing
and iewelry which the thief had packed
up.
struggle with Thief.
.Nr Fisk sprans at the thief. who
dragged him to the door and out INTO
the hall. Being a small man, MI FISK
was getting the worst OF 1t when ne
broke loose from the thief and ran DOWN
the hall in his pajamas, shouting that
there was a thief in the house.
.some of the guests were up n hur-
rIed to the hall. The thief had disap-
peared. and all they saw was Mr., Fisk
skipping down the stairs to the Of
fee. In a few minutes re came back
with two clerks and House Detective
Currie. Mr.. Fisk's pajamas were some
what torn.
"As they got half way UP the stairs
the thief appeared at the head OF the
stairway, buttoninG his overcoat. WITH
out an instant's hesitation he started
piacidiy down the steps. His nerve as
founded Mt. Fisk. who did not recover
untii the man was almost opposite mm'
Another second M the thief would nave
boon in position to make a dash ana
escape, but Mt. Curre grabbed him n
held him. Policeman Laveran was called
In from the street and took the mar TO
the TenderiOin station, From there ne
was taken to Headquarters.
'It is supposed that the thief came in
through the side door. walked across
the once and UP the stairway as
though he was a guest. He was well
dressed. At $50 In the morning watches
change In the hotel, and in the
tary confusion 1t was possible for the
strange TO get up the stairs. He prob
ably tried the first door he came TO.
which was that OF the apartment OF
Mr.. Fisk"
Dean refused TO tRlk-would not even
give his name. He was hustled down
to Headquarters, where most OF the
sleuths recognized i'm as soon as they
set eyes on him, Instead of a%rraigning
Dean In court yesterday he was held In
Mulberry street, and had the plans Of
the detectives gone through there would
have been no publicity about the case
when the man was arraigned to-day.
Ready 90 love HIS PIundsr.
Dean had done his work IN a thorough
manner and was all ready TO leave when
Mr.. Fisk woke up. He had gathered