The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-22
NEWS OF THE CITY !
WOULD ASPHYXIATE
A WHOLE FAMILY
Supposed Burglar Enters the
House of j. friedman. Turns
on Gas and Escapes

An attempt was made about II
o'clock Wednesday night to asphyxiate
the family of Joseph friedman, 142 East
University avenue. Mrs. Friedman,
who, with her eight children was asleep
on the second floor, was nearly over
come, and was saved by the servant,
who awoke and discovered the gas in
time to arouse the family. a
When Mrs. Friedman and the chill
dren had been awakened they heard
noise on the lower floor, and thinking
Mr.. Friedman had returned home, called
for him. They were answered in gruff
tones by a man who commanded them
to shut up
Terrified, the children and the serv-
ant rushed to the windows which they
opened, and called loudly for help.
Their cries were heard by inmates of
the Salvation Army home, next door,
and a message was sent from there to
the police. The children and the serv-
ant continued crying frantically for
help and the neighborhood was arous-
ed. The intruder, in the meantime, ap-
parently afraid to venture from the
house remained in the cellar and was
not dislodged from there until the ar
rival of Mr.. friedman shortly after 1
o'clock
Mr.. friedman, who is proprietor Of
the Commercial hotel, Third and Sib-
ley streets, does not reach home before
midnight, and Wednesday night was
delayed longer than usual.
when 1 got off the car and APP
preached my home, which is at the cor
ner of Jackson street and East Univer-
sity avenue, l was surprised to hear
my children shout to me from the sec
ond story windows said Mr.. friedman.
They told me there was a burglar in
the house and L drew my revolver, and
q policeman arriving at the same time
did, we commenced to search for the
man.
Shoots Twice at the Man
Il fired two shots in the air and sud-
denly the man opened the cellar door
and dashed away through a clump of
bushes. 1 fired at him and missed.
The policeman and 1 then gave chase.
but the man eluded US. The man was
seen by people in the Salvation Army
home running across their lot and he
disappeared in the direction of Robert
street.
Returning to the house we found
the rooms and hall filed with illumi-
mating gas, which we discovered came
AAOi1i tAAO JC( III lie Ildll, WHICH was
turned open. We made a careful ex-
animation of the house but though
there were indications that some kind
of a search had been made, nothing
was missing
Whether it was a burglar or some
one who wanted to destroy my family
do not know. The man got in through
the cellar door which had been left
open. He went up the stairs to the
kitchen and then had access to the en-
tire house. 1t is lucky that my family
We're awakened in time or my wife
and children would have been asphyx-
lated. The children did not feel the
gas so much as their room was at the
end of the house, but my wife suffered.
as her room was near the hall on the
second floor.
There have been mysterious people
about our house during the past week.
My daughters saw a strange looking
woman, whom they took to be a man in
disguise lowering around the place
several evenings about bedtime and
when one OF the girls asked her what
she wanted there, she replied in a
voice which my daughter says sounded
like that of man. that she was look
ing for her daughter Wednesday
night one of the girls saw man
crouching in the bushes of the yard. 1t
is certain that some one has been
prowling about my home, though I
don't know for what reason