The sun., 1903-12-31
FOOTBALL MAN GOT BURGLAR.
BOYESEN'S TOUCHDOWN SAVES
WEDDING JEWELRY.
Big Negro Lovingly Handling Pearl
Necklace In the New.Siarried Boyesens'
Apartment When He Got the Knee"
Fed Before He Was Locked Up.

big Negro Lovingly Handling Peari
Necklace In the New.Married Boyesens'
Apartment When lie Got the Knee"
Fed Before lie was Locked Up.
Algernon X. Boyesen, son Of the late
Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen the novelist, and
formerly of the Columbia football team,
caught burglar last night and saved
$50 600 worth Of wedding and Christmas
presents.
Three months ago he married Adelaide
Mott Barclay, daughter Of James l.. Barclay
and granddaughter of the late Isaac Bell,
who was Minister to the Netherlands. They
received $4,000 worth Of wedding and
Christmas gifts all told, including valu-
able pearl necklace from the brides grand
father.
All these things were stored at Tiffany's
while Mr.. and Mrs. Boyesen were on their
honeymoon. They returned few days
ago. and went to housekeeping in apart
mcnts on the fourth floor OF the FL Retro
at East Thirty-second street
Mrs. Boyesen had all the gifts sent there
SO that she might have an opportunity 10
enjoy them at leisure. Most OF them were
put temporarily in sleeping room' the
window Of which opens on fire escape.
While the Boye sens were at dinner last
night scared ha.lboy came in with tho
news that there was burglar In the apart
ment. The Boyesens listened, and heard
rustling in the bedroom. Young Boyesen
made dash for the door.
Don't, DON'T exclaimed his bride in a
frightened whisper. He'll kill you. Let
him have everylhing we've got.
But Boyesen, who played left end on the
Columbia eleven for two years and helped
lick Princeton, wasn't going TO give IN 70
just one burglar. be opened me pearoom
door softly and saw the back Of a big negro.
standing at the dressing Case, toi,iling that
pearl necklace.
Boyesen gave him the knee in the
small OF the back and doubled him up hke
a jackHnife Before the negro could re,
cover he WAS on the floor, with boyeseh On
top oi him. shouting down.
The hllllDcy rushed the elevator down,
{ Lairo for help. and Mn. Eoyesen stood
dancing on the it Of ths bedroom,
half scared to death AID hnlf ityfni,
The hallboy reformed WIN Miiit'm
E,yesen and Coleman, between 'hein.
get the negro down to tho b.s en'ent He
didn't show much fight after the BRIDE
Q He said that he didn't come in to sieal,
ss to SpSsTr Ss1 s0%sns M Coleman sn hesrd hss
md laid out lot of cold ham and bread
and potatoes and coffee for the captive
She said she wouldn't let even a burglar
go hungry.
Coleman telephoned for the police; De-
.ectives Ray and Dockstader and Police
man Purified we're sent over from the len
ieilOn station.
They got there Lefc1e the negro was half
through with his lunch, and he said ne was
still hungly. Ms. Coleman remained mis-
.ress Of the situation, and made the cops sit
down in the kitchen and wait for their
prisoner TO finish tho ham and drink his
ourth cup of coffee
At the station he said that ne was George
" illiams, 20 years old, Just arrived from
,he South and out of job.
Williams got into Ell Retro by getting
through yard from Thirtythird street,
lin bing six foot fence and going up the
ire escape
Boyesen has been with the McVickar
Realty Trust Company Of 537 Fifth avenue
'tnoo no left oolls9s. .....-