The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-02

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father. Warning WILKINSON. superintend-*
ent :qf, the State Deaf and. Blind Institute,
In wg3ifiose@residence the capture was, made.
: superintendent Wiikfnson. heard "a
slight Noise about 2 O'Clock and suspect
inga burglar, aroused, Mr.: and Mrs. Rich;
ardsoT. his son-in- law and daughter re-:
spectiyely; whose. apartments. adjoin his.
Together ';they.t::' went: downstairsc.~.- and.
search ed: the: house. The search was
fyuitless, however. for all they found was.
few Burned, matches near: the north
basement window. 4 .'. :: +: r.
: Just after :.they had returned to bed
Mrs Rjchardsonx Thought of her silver.
: ware and uggested to: her husband that
they go. down and brfnge'it upstairs: a ct%
ing on this, sugegs tion~ the trio: descended
to the first floor: again and Mrs: Rich:
ardsoh' had just: begun to gather. upt*the+
silver when-she noticed a lipen+ closet door:
Leading OFF: the dtning4rooIn 1ar| :
Without: any thought: that. there might.
be a. burglar :behind: 1T Mrs: Richard on
opened the door "A. food Of light poured.
into the room as the door swung ajar.: and.
revealed a man :crouchfn9 In. a. corner.
airs Richardson's breath taken away
for moments but she recovered herself
possession immediately and slanIn ed::the
dior in. the mans face and ockedtit be-
fere he had time to- spring. OUT: =: r. :;
In the meaRtime the two men were:
breathless Spectators of the SCENE: But
they were equal to the emergency. Pro-.
fesor Richardson relieved ibis wife at the
Kefns and Mr.. Wilkinson looked around:
for weapons. After a long search, the
father found FILIPINO bolo that. served
9as a nornament in the narlor; and with
this he reinforced his son-in=law, ready
TO carve. the burglar into bits should he
break down. the door. =
The suspense lasted until. the arrival: OF
Marshal Kerns and his deputy, H. s.
Howard, who opened the closet door
quickly and showed two pistols under the
nose Of the s.burglar. The man made. no
attempt at resistance, but pretended to
be intoxicated and asked the officers some
foolish questions. When the officers were
putting the handouts on his wrists he
said:
"WelI, guess I'm up against it. now"
A search of the prisoners pockets failed
to discover any Weapon. At the local pc.
lice station he gave the name of Charles
II Gaylor and his occupation that Of a
hostler at the Dwight way stables, of
which White & Esmond are the propfie-
tors. His room in the Baily block at
Dwight way was searched, but it+revealed
nothing
When arraigned before Justice of the
Peace Edgar this afternoon Gaylor gave
some additional details about himself, but
in regard TO his mornings episode he pre-
tended that his mind was a blank, claim
ing he was too intoxicated to know. what
he was doing.
He said also that he was ain ex-soldier,
having been honorably discharged from
the Fourteenth Regiment, but afterward
admitted that this was a lie. The police
believe him to be a man with record
Justice Edgar fixed bis preliminary ex-.
animation for 10 o'clock Thursday MORN
ing, after he had pleaded not guilty to-
the charge of burglary.
Stablekeeper White said Deputy Mar
shall Howard had found a compromising
note in Gaylor's room this morning but
this both Howard and Marshal Kerns, his
superior, deny. The note White said
was addressed to Gaylors pal and the
substance of ii was that he had tried
three times to rob Miss Heads school
had failed but intended to try again.
Professor Richardson gives all the
credit to his wife for the capture of the
burglar, as it was she who acted prompt
ly in a moment Of danger. He said:
my wife is entitled to all the applause
for the capture, If there is any. If 1t had
not been for her we would not have gone
downstairs the second time and but for
her the burglar might have got away. 1t
was she who slammed the door in his face.
Fortunately for US the man had no
weapon"
Mrs Richardson laughed when asked
about her part in the affair and said she
had simply acted on the impulse of the
moment.