The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-05
LICKED NEGRO SNEAK THIEF.
PAUL STETSON woke 70 FIND
HIM IN HIS ROOM.

Fought Him Out OF the Room Until His
Brother Tom Came and the Pair
Soon Had Him Out-1heir Prisoner
aCrOok with Long Criminal Record.
Paul Il. Stetson, an athletic young man
who lives with his mother sister and brother
Tom at II Madison avenue. had lively
encounter with negro sneak thief in his
home yesterday morning With the help
OF his brother he overpowered the in
truder and then turned him over to the
police.
servant left the basement door open
at o'clock yesterday morning and the
negro walked in. The servants were at
work in the rear on the basement floor
and the man got upstairs without their
seeing him.
Mrs. Stetson sleeps over the parlor floor
and her daughter occupies an adjoining
room. Both rooms lead into the hall
and both women keep their doors locked.
On the next floor Paul and Tom Stetson
sleep.
The negro tried tho room doors on the
second floor and finding them locked kept
on up. The first room he struck on the
floor above was Pauls. whose door was
wide open. Paul wao in bed and asleep.
On the dresser In the room we're his gold
watch and wallet containing about $40.
The negro stepped lightly into the room,
pocketed the wallet and was lifting the
watch when the chain struck small china
tray on the dresser. The noise woke Paul
and he sat up in bed quickly.
Say, what are you doing here?" he said
to the negro
The thief turned and started for the door.
Before he had reached it Paul, clad In his
pajamas, was out Of bed and had bounced
on the negro, who was taken by surprise
While Paul grappled with the fellow he
yelled loudly to awake his brother sleeping
in the next room.
The negro saw that there was trouble
ahead and he began to fight with all his
might in an effort to get to the stairs They
were out OF Pauls room and in the hallway
when Tom ran out in the hall half asleep
He started right in to help his brother
and there wasn't anything to the fight then.
In minutes time the negro lay fiat on his
back. insensible.
:! guess the is down and out for awhile"
said Tom. In case he shows more fight
you had better get my gun"
Tom stood over the PROSTATE negro while
his brother went after revolver. BY that
'iiHS VIC iS6io DcSdi W SIOW blSIlS OI
coming to but when he began to take notice
a big revolver was close to his stomach
Better keep STILL" said Tom Stetson,
"or we will surely kill you"
The negro didn't need any urging and
began to beg for mercy.
When the fight began Mrs. Stetson and
her daughter were awakened The SER
wants heard the noise too, and when the
women folks found out the cause they
began to scream. The noise could be heard
on the street and some one found two Ten
derlon policemen, When they reached the
house they took care of the prisoner
At the West Thirtieth street station,
the negro said he was William johnson,
and that he lived at 80 West Thirty eighth
street He was taken to Police Head
quarters and there he was identified as a
crook with long criminal record. His
picture is in the Rogues' Gallery.
He was arraigned later before Magistrate
Pool in Jefferson Market court and held
to await the action Of the Grar Jury. The
two Stetsons appeared in court as the COM
plainants. Magistrate Pool congratulated
them on their pluck and their capture.