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Irene Gtossnan, who Ia . years old went
a. her mother Mira May = Urpastnnn, tho
widow " Harlem hoss teanster, las,
Thursday, and said that large black negro
had been in the house The Orosainans
1.-Two nj 622 West ii2d street There was no
indication that black or white burglar
had hoen around except that some large
vases had been moved from their pedestals
in tho back parlor and had been hidden
behnd n sofa in the front parlor
The next night the girl said she saw the
black burglar again. this time 1t was found
that some pictures had been taken from
the parlor walls and had been hidden behind
chairs
Mrs. Grossman was much impressed by
lrenes story. She sent for the police and
told Capt Thompson Of the West 125th
street station that she believed that the girl
really had seen something and then Mrs
Grosstnan confided to Capt. Thompson that
what the child had seen was the ghost Of
the late Grossman, boss teamster. Capt.
Thompson was SO Interested that he set
three detectives to watch the Grossman
house. They we're still watching it carly
yesterday morning when a uniformed
policeman came running up the street and
dashed in. He had been summoned by
telephone. Irene's burglar had called
again.
Mrs, Grossman, coming down stairs yes-
terday morning, found Irene at the foot Of
the stairs; the girl was almost fully dressed.
A bandage was roughly tied about her
forehead Her mother applied restora-
tives and sent for physician. Irene came
to pretty soon. She said that she had come
downstairs and discovering, in the dining
room. that she had left of one of her hair
ribbons, she started back upstairs after it.
When her foot was on the third step, she
was grabbed from behind by a man who
said hoanely: II have GOT. At that
moment, Irene said, she tainted but not
before the burglar had hit her on the forehead
with club. She didn't know how the ban
dage came to be wrapped about her head,
but supposed that the burglar had done
the kind deed. The bandage was a napkin
from the dining room table. There was a
large black spot on the girls forehead,
The black spot washed of when the doctor
prepa red to dress the wound.
The police were very sure that no burglar
had entered the house while they were
watching. But the family pointed out
two pictures turned face toward the wall
in tho parlor. On one Of them was written
a demand for $500, signed B. F. c., and on
the other was demand over the same
initials for. 5000. Could a child have done
that? asked the Grossmans. Capt. Thomp-
character of the handwriting, said that
he thought a child could have done it, The
girls Thyscan said that he thought she
had not been altogether well for some time.
irene's young brother. John Grossman,
bu siness, was so excited when he heard Of
the new mystery at home that he drove
from his yard at l30th street and the Harlem
River to the no Sc so fast that he killed
his horse.
Cart. Thompson said last night that
there was no occasion for any arrest in the
case and that he thought the matter would
clear itself up within day or two in way !
to everybody concerned.