The evening world., 1903-01-15
Arraigned in Court He Roars
with Mirth as He Hears the
Story of His Capture, and
Even Victims Join In.
TOO FUNNY FOR ANYTHING.
Acknowledges the Corn and Several
Other Things, Besides Jokingly
Admitting That He Was Taken
dead to Rights"

Max Miller, one OF the most affable
and able bodied second story men In
this nelghborhood, was held to-day In
the Yorkville Court for examination on
a charge of burglary.
When arraigned before Magistrate
Breen the cracksman exhibited a black
eye. sprained thumb and numerous
bruises on the body.
In spite of such III treatment he could
not help laughing and the Court Joined
in with the burglars jest.
Strike me dead. Judge" exclaimed
Miller, holding his sides,
81 Got to Laugh,n He snid,
"When j look at that bunch of soft
steppers and think What they lone to
me l got to laugh-got to la~ugh-s'help
me-got to laugh" The burglar almost
rolled to the foor In excess of merri-
ment.
Thu soft steppers included Mrs. Will
from the apartment house at No: Il
East Fourth street, where Miller was
caught last evening in the act of riding
Mrs. Kurtz's apartments.
The women grouped themselves in a
formidable array and first glowered at
the thief. then as the humor affected
them they too laughed In the chorus.
Say, Judge. amt no use throwln' a
bluff. They caught me with the goods.
But I don't egret nothin'. Why. II
was the best show / ever see. / don't
mind dom q stretch for this. oh, he,
he. no ho!"
WAS this man in your room?" asked
the Magistrate of Mrs. Kurtz.
WAS hep she repeated in a high
key. and the other eight women echoed,
WAS he?" "Well. / should say he
was. I've read so much about burglars
I often wanted to see one. But to come
home and find n right in your bed
room gives a person an awful shock"
The other women all nodded.
II was coming home from shopping
continued Mrs. kurtz. "hurrying pack
to get dinner. and after putting down
my bundles looked around. Where was
my gold umbrella. my Worlds Fair
souvenir. and the silver card tray
That's what I asked myself. Then 1
noticed a whole lot of things were gone
from the wall.
Il was just that mad thai I could
a choked. and when ] stepped to the
bedroom l saw this-this-man in the
closet with a candle. taking down all
my good dresses. and boiled over"
Mrs. kurtz's anger did not prevent her
from quick action.
MY gracious, a burglar" she cried
once, and then threw her whole weight
against the door. pinningsMiller inside.
Women Flew to Her Aid.
Miller braced himself and pushed out
| MO ~ Nh frn Ett~t. -,- -
Burglar, burglar!" she screamed, and
every woman In the house, to the num-
Of ten, instantly responded to the cries.
Miller burst from the closet, but he
head" cried n inofr ensive looking
woman. Wed better kill him. or he'll
do something terrible"
the time a third continued to punch the
burglar in the ribs with a ~rolling-pin.
When the police arrived Miller was
hattened out on the floor with as many
date seated upon him. The room looked
like GanheId,s after the RAID.
me, il that little woman can't fight.
Get a wagon. of'oer; can't waik."
Miller was taken right down to Head
quarters. where Chief Langan recoy-
Iized him immediately as an old
caught this way. Max said the Chief.
And you'll never see 1t again.
gasped the burglar. Il won't tackle
nothin' asin where there's anything in
81 skirts"
Accused by Another Woman.
Just after the Magistrate had held
Miller, into court came Mrs. David
| Goldbiatt. who lives at No. 50 East
Fourth street. TIL m she sa v
Miller she positively identified hin
as one of the two men who robbed her
fiat last Tuesday of $500 worth OF
clothes and jewelry.
Miller denied this, but the evidence
was very strong. inasmuch as Mrs.
Dora Cohn testified that when she en-
tered Mrs, Kurtz's apartments she saw
another burglar going down the fire.
escape,
Mrs. Cohn was pronounced by her
women friends MS the real hero OF the
episode, since Mrs. Kuriz's tainted dead
away when Miller broke out OF the
closet. and he would have escaped hao
not Mrs. COIN held him until the others