The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-18
FOUR BURGLARlES IN A NIGHT
ARRESTED NEGRO s",lSt SPEGTED
ALSO or AN ASSAM.
Nearly Set One House Afire While Robbing
It-Canary BIRD In Its Cage Part Of His
Plumber The Prisoner Has Been Out
OF EiInirs Only . Little While.

Canary BIRD In Its Cage Part OF His
Piun,er-The Prisoner Has Been Out
OF Eimira Only q Little Whiie.
A foot negro, only IL years old, who
was arrested after he had committed TOUR
burglaries in the upper part OF the city
early yesterday morning. Is supposed 10
be the man who entered the home. OF Pat
rick j. Clancy, a fireman of Engine 81,
who lives at Ogden avenue and l65th street I.
and attacked Ilancy's fourteen yenr-old
daughter Margaret, but was frightened
away when her ten-yea r-old brother reused
the family
The first complaint Of burglary that
reached tn High Bridge police was made
by John Lesenberg, a grocer at l65th street
and Ogden avenue. His store had been
robbed of box of cigars. The burglar
searched the till, but found nothing. Among
the things he carried away we're a couple OF
boxes of matches.
Next appeared at the police station
William Dunn, who lives at l62d street
and Woodycrest avenue. His house had
been entered through an open window
and gold watch and chain owned by his
son had been stolen. The son ia a doorman
in the Twenty-seventh precinct station
house.
Mrs. John Becker of l85th street and Lind
avenue came next to report the loss OF pair
of gold cuff buttons and a canary bird and
cage. Mrs. Becker seemed glad that the
burglar had left the house standing. He
had prowled about with lamp and in order
to keep it from throwing too bright a light
had wrapped towel around IT, The towel
Gr, ntar f>,,r har
parlor floor half consumed.
Mrs Mary kohler of 1915 Nelson avenue
related that negro had frightened the
wits out Of her two grown daughters.
Florence and Stella. Stella woke up in
the middle Of the night to find him prowling
about her room. She told him to get out
and he went along the hall and slipped into
tho bathroom. There were two men in
the house and watchdog on the premises.
The girls did not hear the negro depart.
1t was not until later in the day that the
police heard OF the attack on Fireman
Cancy's daughter. Then all the available
policemen of the Highbridge station were
turned loose to hunt for negro Of whom
they had a good description. Detectives
Bernhem and Curran found him at Eighth
avenue and l4eth street about to enter
a pawnshop.
They found pretty nearly everything on
him but Mrs. Becker's canary bird. They
found some Of Groceryman Iesenbergs
cigars and some of his matches and
statuette Of st. Anne which he had stolen
from Mrs. Kohler's house.
In addition he had an overcoat, in
pocket of which was silver watch with the
initials T. F. A. The derby hat the prisoner
wore also bore these initials.
The negro gave his name as Thomas Hor
ton. In his pockets he had parole papers
from Elmira Reformatory showing that he
had not been out of that institution long
The police found that his picture was in the
rogues' gallery.
He had newspaper clipping Of Dec. /,
1903, which told how Mrs. Michael Meyer
Of 4s East Ninety eighth street had fired
a shot at a negro burglar who entered her
house and stole $50. Horton's captors
believe that he is the man the story refers
to. Horton is a heavily built fellow, but
doesn't look any older than the age he
gives.