The San Francisco call., 1905-08-11
Miss Lena Jonas
Has Daylight
Encounter.
LEAVES JEWELS
In HIS HURRY
Criminal Escapes
and the Victim
COllapSes.

Frightened until she is sick abed.
Miss Lena Jonas told yesterday a re-
markable tale Of daylight burglary
which took place in her apartments at
iT1S Post street Wednesday afternoon,
when she was driven from the house by
an Intruder who had a pistol, and who
told her not TO scream or she would
be killed.
After her scare had partly abated
Miss Jonas informed the police of the
alleged crime. but the efforts of Detec-
tive COtle were unreWarded and the
burglar still remains at large.
On returning from a visit to a
bakery in the vicinity Wednesday
afternoon, says Miss Lena Jonas, a
woman Of 35 years, who lives with her
brother and aged father, she encoun-
tered daring burglar in her apart
ments and was forced to walk out Of
the house at the point Of revolver.
while he made good his escape. She
AYERS pile OF the family jeweIry was
collected by the thief and left on the
dresser in her room, he being fright
ened into forgetting the booty
Although many Of the neighbors and
residents on the street were in sight
Of the Jonas home at the time the af-
fair is said to have occurred, no one
has been found who saw the screaming
woman run from the house or the bur
glar sDrinting down the street J. y.
Bean, sexton Of the Plymouth COngre-
gatioual Church, was standing IN front
or the church, next to 177S Post street,
between and $3.50 o'clock, but he
saw no one leaving the place.
Firemen belonging TO Chemical 2. at
1913 Post street, We're in front Of the
building all afternoon and saw moth
ing or the intruder The course Miss
Jonas described as the one the intruder
traVersed In his fight would neces-
sarlly take him by the firehOuse. None
OF the others living in the vicinity re-
member hearing screams Of the woman.
With Miss Jonas reside L. Jonas. a
brother who is a tailor at 50 Third street
and s. Jonas, her aged father. who made
considerable money in the early trade of
san Francisco. None of them We're in
the house at the time the burglar is said
10 have entered the rooms.
Il went out to a bakery on Post and
Laguna streets between and $3.50 Wed
nesday' said Miss Jonas as she lay pros
trated, "and distinctly remember locking
the door after me, so you can imagine
my surprise when, on returning, it was
partly open. I thought at first. father
had returned from his walk so was not
alarmed, but 7 bcame alarmed when l
saw the shadow Of a man fit into my
room.
I hurried forward and encountered a
young, well-dressed fellow, wearing a
sack suit and derby hat He was hiding
IN the closet. Before could question him
as to his right in the house he appeared
with a revolver and ordered me ahead
Of him into the street. I was frightened
nearly TO a faint. Attempting to scream
when I reached the street. ! was unable
10 DO so, but hurried TO the corner with
the rObber at my heels and his revolver
at my ear. Afterward did scream
awfully.
OH The cold chius run down nv
back when I think of that horrid gun.
1t was pointed right at my head. 1t was
so big, and I dared not look around be-
cause he appeared a dangerous man. I
heard scurrying feet and saw my burg
lar sDrinting along Webster street leav-
ing me alone. I went back to the house
and then hurried out to tell the neigh
bors OF the affair, but no one seems to
have witnessed the incident
"Au Of the jewelry he gathered was
lying on my dresser in q pile and I sup
pose he was searching for money before
making away with the plunder"
L. Jonas gives practically the same
version Of the story as told by his sis
ter and yesterday afternoon he sent for
q physician 10 attend to her She was
denied callers late in the day, and the
doctor fears the nervousness caused by
the affair may result seriously.