The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-12
HOLD.UP AT DELAFIELD DOOR.
VISITOR HAD EMPTY PISTOL AND
PHOTOS FOR THE PAPERS.
He's n Little Man, and tho butler was
Dig and Fought Him TO a standstni
Lawyer Lewis l.. Delafield Took Away
His Gun and Gave Him Some Dinner.

Lawyer Lewis l.. Delafield Took Away
His Gun and Gave Him Some Dinner.
A little man In blue shirt and slouch
hat rang the bell at Lewis L. Delafeld's
house, 27S West Seventy-frst street. at
$40 last evening. Arthur Wlrtaner, the
butler. opened the door
Blue Shirt stuck a revolver tn the butler's
face and said:
I'm hungry; give me something to eat,
quick, or I'll blow your life out
Wirtaner stands feet inch. He sized
up Blue Shirt, who is feet 9, and decided
to tackle him. He grabbed the man about
the waist. Blue Shirt punched him in the
face. but didn't shoot
Look out or III kill you. Let 60 OF
me- he said, Tho butler held fast, and
the noise OF the wrestling match IN the
vestibulo brought down Mr.. Delafeld. who
was on the floor above. Wirtaner had
backed Blue Shirt into q corner. The pistol
was still In Blue Shirts right hand. MIR.
Delahcld ran down, demanded the pistol
and grabbed it, Then the two homo guards
marched Blue Shirt TO the basement, where
Mr.. Deafleld ordered him to cit down.
Turning the pistol over to the butler and
leaving him 70 stand guard, Mr.. DelRfeld
went up stairs again and telephoned 10
Police Headquarters. Headquarters not-
fed the West Si1ty-eghth street police
station to go up aud collect one burglar.
Meanwhile, as Blue Shirt reiterated that
he was hun CRY, he was fed.
Roundsman Walsh was sent around.
On the way he met Policeman Mcdonald
and enlisted him. They found Blue Shirt
sitting meeky in the basement eating.
Walsh examined the revolver and found
that it was empty.
At the station house the man said he was
julius Hernault. 20 years old, with no home.
Later he said his real name WIS Reingold.
he said that he had been in the city three
months, having previously worked on
farm in the outskirts OF Baltimore. He
repeated that he had been desperately
hungry and hadn't slept for three days.
The last place he had slept at was tho
Eureka Lodging House on the Bowery.
While the police we're searching him he
put his hand into his inside GOAT pocket
and pulled out several photographs OF him
self for tho reporters. He was asked II
he had had them taken especially for the
event and answered.
"Mavbe. but | won't say"
The police tried to make him tell whether
he knew anything of the other hold-ups
which have occurred lately, but he pleaded
ignorance OF the English language. Most
of the questions were about the hold-ups
at the residence OF Herman c. FleitmAnn
of AZ East Seyenty-seyenth street.
"Pve nothing TO say about that, he To-
piled, bashfllly, but he didn't threaten
proceedings against anybody who should
asoribe that fact TO him. He has curly
blond hair, mustache and German
accent He answers well enough TO the
description Of the man who visited Mr..
Fletmann's house on Jan. 80 and failed to
get anything, being scared off by the
screams of Mrs. Fleitmann's French maid.
Marie.
Mr.. Delahcld was inclined TO belttle
the affair last night. He said that he
thought that the man with tho revolver
was either crazy or had expected to meet
n woman servant at the door and so frghten
her that he would have chance to steal
something.
Tho butler wasn't scared said Mr.
Delafeld. He just pitched right into the
fellow They had a pretty good tussle'
guess. for nv butler got bad blow in the
face l didn't learn that until later.
heard the noise in the hall and hurried
down stairs When | got to the hall this
stranger was standing in a corner with his
back TO tho wall. He was quiet enough
and didn't make any pretence at shooting
He still had the pistol in his hand, but didn't
raise it.
Il don't remember now whether l asked
him for the pistol or whether l piled into
him AT any rate the butler and took the
revolver away from him, 1t wasn't loaded
and there we're no cartridges on him.
THE butler held the man while telephoned
TO the police
Mr. Delaned was asked II he would APP
pear against the prisoner in the police
court this morning.
II certainly will. he replied. 1T would
not do for "A man like that to be at large.
Il think he continued. that this fellow
has had his head turned by reading sensa-
tional accounts of hold-ups in the news
paDcrs. think that he Is crazy