New-York tribune., 1905-06-17
HARTMAN HOME ALARM.
One of Three Men Trying to Enter
1t Caught.

a bold attempt was made soon after 10 O'CLOCK
| last night to break into the home of E. IL Har-
riman. the railroad man and financier. at NO.
/ East 5Jth-st just across the street from the
| st. Regis Hotel. One of the gang of three VINO
had plotted to get into the house was captured
after long chase and after the firing of several
| shots which caused excitement in that fashion
| able neghborhood.
| Detective James Kennedy, of the st. Regis
| was standing in front of the hotel when he
noticed three young men lettering about the
| darkened Hartman mansion. ne HarrlinahS
| are out of town and the house is in charge OF
| caretaker The men. TO divert suspicion drlft-
| ed across the street once or twice and peered
| into the windows of the hotel, as though at
| tracted by the sight of the diners there ou1
| they always returned to the house across the
street keeping as well in the shadow as pos
sible especially when Policeman Blohn came
| along on his way to o4th-st- where he was 10
| turn in his usual call to the station
The Young men evidently knew tnat Biohn
| would be away for several minutes. for as soon
| as he had reached the call box two of them dis
appeared down the basement steps. while the
| third the youngest remained guard for
few minutes and then quickly Joined them.
He was with them for about minute, and
then as though sent back by the others to re
| connoitre returned to the sidewalk Blohn was
! low whistle and started east along 55th-st De-
tectfve Kennedy shouted to Blohn. and the
| policeman ran after the fast disappearing IN
truder At Madison-ave. Blohn was still some
| distance behind, and shouted for the fugitive TO
| stop threatening to fire. The man put on extra
| speed. The policeman fired twice into the air.
| The chase ended at the Park-ave. railroad CUT
where the burglar had evidently not counted on
| this bar to his progress Before he could ma
| a new avenue of escape Blohn had his revolver
| at the young mans head
In the mean time the two others had vaulted
| the low railing on the 5th-ave side of the house
| and sprinted up the avenue, followed by De-
| tective Kennedy. Past the st. Regis they ran.
| Kennedy sent shot over their heads The
| sounds of the shots and the calls of the po-
| liceman and detective brought hundreds from
the hotel and the nearby streets and behind
| Kennedy was a long line of pursuers. The young
| men darted into 45th-st., and before the
| detective had reached Madison-ave. they had
| disappeared
Ruefully the detective went back to the Har-
ri1nan house where Blohn and his prisoner were
| waiting for the result of the other ends of the
| hunt and then the three went to the East DIST
| St station. There the prisoner said he was Will
| lam Kennedy, seventeen years old, newspaper
| deverer of No 233 East 55th-st. He told the
police the names of his accomplices, and said
| they older than he. He said the plan was
| to lift him the low fence. He was to try to
enter the house.
| Detective Conroy, on the information given
| by the prisoner, went to No 97S 3d-ave after
| George Miller. driver. He got him. At the
station he admitted that he had been trying to
| get into the areaway of the Hartman home. but
| refused to answer other questions Both pris-
oners were charged with attempted burglary.
| The detectives are looking for the third man.
| whose and address they have.
Soon after midnight, Detective Conroy ar
| rested Albert Schulmerich fourteen years old, OF
| No 90 3d-ave. He admitted that for several
| months he and the two other prisoners had been
| stealing brass signs and cutting pipe from
| stores and houses. The visit to the Hartman
| house, he said to cut out piece of copper
| pipe running from the porch to the ground