The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-04
BEDFORD PARK BURGLAR HUNT
MIDSU MINER NIGHTS PARTY
TURNS INTO A POSSE.
Two Thieves Chased Out Of a Neighbours
House and Pursued with Popping Re-
yOlyers With Never a Policeman I'm
Sight-NOise Didn't Wake II. ID. PurrOy.

Oscar Schuyler, who lives at the corner
OF Decatur avenue and Brookline street,
Bedford Park, entertained some twenty
neighbors at his home on Sunday night,
Shortly after midnight. as the guests were
making ready 10 depart, some one noticed
light in the kitchen of u house next door
occupied by Charles d. Hickok and his
family. Delos Hickok, who was i'll the party,
said that the family were at their country
place at Chatham, and that the light looked
suspicious.
Mr.. Schuyler young HiCkok and DR..
Vincent Mulholland set out to Investigate.
They armed themselves with Ievolvers and
going to the back Of the Hickok house
found that the kitchen door had been
forced. In the basement Hickok and DIR.
Mulholland fell among thieves and the
thieves sprang up and choked them There
were two of the thieves. After t,lsslp
One Of them got out of u window. followed
by DR.. Mulholand. Mr.. Schuyler, who had
been searching the upper part Of the house
heard the Scuffiing below and ran to the
basement in time to see the pair go through
the window. He fired shot at the burglar
and the bullet clipped DR.. Mulholland' .
eur. The doctor Clapped his hand to his
ear, and the man he was chasing turned
and hit him in the face. sending him sprawl
ing. The thief made of III the direction
of Brookline street The other thief got
away from Young Hsliok and ran out Of the
back door of the kitchen, following his pal
The guests at Mr.. Schuyler party. including
the women, had gathered next door armed
with what revolvers they could find, and
also with rolling pins and poker-, With
the three explorers they now formed a
pursuing party. Passing the home of
James Roberts; Ill ex-pohceman, they
fired several shots and woke him mp. The
ex-cop joined the party, reinforcing il with
two revoverS. The expedition tried to
arouse Henry d. Purroy the Bronx poll
| tician, but he slumbered OH, The chase con-
tinued up Brookline street to the old Cor
nelius Berran farm, which is deserted, A
volley Of shots near here aroused Fireman
Patrick Boylan. who, with his three SONS
and as many shotguns and lanterns, Joined
in the chase
The pursuing posse ran over the hill
leading to kingsbridge Road and near the
Jerome avenue bridge made out the forms
of two men in the brush alongside the road.
volley was fired over he top of the bushes
and a single shot whiz2ed over the pur-
suers' heads in response,
council was called al which Fireman
Bavlan and Roberts, the eX-cop, suggested
that the party circle about the bushes
and charge the two men They did; but
the burglars had not waited for them
The posse then returned to the Hickok house
and il was found that while the place had
been considerably upset nothing had been
taken. There have been several burglaries
in Bedford Park recently.
This state Of affairs is outrageous, ="
said Mr. Schuyler last night, In all that
chase, during which revolvers were fired
we didn't run across Il single policeman
We've appealed TO Capt Schultz at
Bronx Park station lime and again without
results. The residents tonight have de-
cided TO form vigilance committees and
they will patrol the section nightly We're
going to take the law into our own hands
and will shoot any burglars on sight