The sun., 1903-12-07
BURGLARS THREE AND6W0MEH
WITH AN UPSTAIRS BARRICADE
AND A DINNER BELL ALARM.
Daughter Rams for an Hour and Half and
the Mother Fired Two Shots at Fleeing
Burglars, but the Neishbors Thought
II Must He Merely q Merry Party.

Burglars, but the Neishbors Thought
II Must He Merely . Merry Party
The visit of burglars to the home OF
John Dennerlein of The Bronx on the night
of Saturday. Dec. S. 1908. will probably
;, occupy large place in the Denneren
family history. 1t will if Mrs Dennerlein
and her four grown-up daughters nave
anything to say about it.
The Dennerlein home is at 250i Lorillard
place and is big old house in the centre
of tract Of land that Mr. Dennerlein'
father owned. That explains why Mr..
Dcnnerlein is in the realestate business,
Furthermore, the house is such fine one
and is in such suburb-like neighborhood
that a burglar with half head would try
his Jimmy on it the first chance he got.
Mr.. Dennerlein and his son William,
who is 20 years old , are enthusiastic sports
men, and on Thursday they went on a
hunting expedition TO Mount Kisco. They
returned yesterday morning and the tale
. that was related to them MIR. Dennerlein
reported to the fremont police as soon as
he got tina.
Mr.. Dennerlein and his son left a strong
contingent of Dennerlein women at home.
They were Mrs. Dennerlein, whom nobody
ever accused Of being an invalid. and the
four Misses Dennerain-Mary Emma.
Anna and Julia-whose ages run from 25
to 10
At II 80 O'Clock on Saturday night Miss
Mary Dennerlein turned off the hot water
that che had let run into the bathtub and
continued her preparations for bath.
At that time her sisters and her mother
we're upst airs getting ready TO 60 to bed,
Then Miss Mary heard a noise downstairs.
IL lust know there's burglar in the
house" she said
To satisfy her curiosity she got her sis
ter Julia as bodyguard and, armed with
a good big lamp. the pair tiptoed down the
front ste irs. They had got about half way
. down when. they say, they sew three men
in the library, paving through drawers and
gathering up ornaments and silver like
busy burglars. The young women scooted
back upstairs as fast as they dared with
lighted lamp, 9nd when they reached the
top step began to shout. Burglars
Then the women began to barricade
every door leading to the upper hell, pill,
ing tables and chairs and even using bed
as an obstacle, Meanwhile they kept on
screaming.
Miss Anna went to rear window with a
big dinner bell and rang it, taking the pre-.
caution meanwhile to keep her head well
within the window.
Mrs. Dennerlein went to front window
that overlooks the stoop. She was armed
with rusty old bulldog revolver from
her husbands armory. Another daughter
had found heavy musket which she
pointed bravely at the door she was guard
Mrs Dennerlein says that at that moment
she saw burglar climb out Of front win
dow and scoot toward the street. She
fired at him with her revolver.
T<lSl lvbt lyv,nx tt,ot mi hn nlI N
would do" she said. "but ! just aimed at
him, closed my eyes. and blazed away"
A moment later. Mrs. Dennerlein says,
she saw second burglar go and banged
both because neither left any blood in the
vicinity What became of the third bur-
glar, ii there was one, nobody inside the
house knows.
The escape of the two burglars didn't
take long, but for just one hour and half,
according to Mrs. Dennerlein, she and the
girls screamed and shouted for help. while
Miss Anna kept whanging the dinner bell.
a fifteen pound relic OF the 7os. Once
they thought they were going 70 get help.
'Please get policeman, shouted Mrs
Dennerlein.
The man asked why and walked on
Mrs. Dennerlein thinks that he was one OF
the burela By and by somebody psbOdIsns ran
married son, James J., who is teacher
in Public school in High Bridge and who
lives at SlS Pelham avenue about q block
from his fathers house. He had heard
the dinner bell, had got out OF bed, dressed
and scooted for reenforcements.
About the same time mounted policeman
logged leisurely up the street, He got two
others and made a search, without success,
after they had examined the smashed
window lock that the burglars had left be-
hind.
The Dennerleins' neighbors began piling
in to find out what the racket was about.
Across the street lives Policeman John Fruer
OF the Bronx Park squad: He was at home
and heard the dinner bell.
said Mrs Fruer yesterday. You see the
Dennerlein girls are all great musicians and
play all sorts of things and we thought
they were having little party or some Jolly
affair"
Around at $40 Pelham avenue Paul Hanoke
heard the noise. but somehow it didn't
appeal to him or his family. August Webber.
a next-door neighbor, who is one OF the
city's entomology sharps. heard the dis
turbance, but he was having sort Of semi
conscious dream about bugs and didn't get
up until the police got around.
James Dennerlen and some OF the neigh
bors kept guard in the house the rest OF the
night. Part Of the time they devoted to
parently, nothing had. although the burg
lars had piled up lot of stuff in table
cover.
Mr.. Dennerlein told Sun reporter last
night that he had put a revolver under a
pillow of every bed in the house.
Now we can leave all the doors open,
az far as burglars are concerned, he said,
But we won't, Just the same" said Mrs.
Dennerlein, and her daughters backed
her M;se up Anna, g , rms ar so sore from r;0g-
ing the bell that she won't be able to play
the piano for two weeks.