The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-30
NOT SCARED BY HOLD-UP MAN.
CALLER WITH WAVING PISTOL
MEETS BRAVE MAID
She wouldn't Summon Her Employer.
Ewald F1citmann-Yelis for Police
Scare Him and Pal Into Central Park
shots From steps Of Home He visited.

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The hold-up caller was heard from again
last night At T:5o o'clock he rang the
bell at the home Of Ewald Fleitinhnn, the
commission merchant, who lives et. A West
| Seventy-seventh street, In a row OF resi-
| dences facing the Museum Il Natural
History. Marie. French maid employed
! by Mrs. Fleitmann, answered the bell.
| The young man pushed his way in and
closing the door behind him said:
i want 10 see the man OF the house and
l want to see him quick.
When the maid asked him just whom
he wished 10 see, the young man replied
Il don't know who he is. but I'm going
to sea him
The girl told the stranger that Mr.. Flelt-
mann was dressing for dinner and that che
would not disturb him. With that the
young man took out big revolver and
placing u against the maids forehead
said:
II your don't rln upstairs and bring
the man Of the house down here I'll blow
your head of
The girl refused to bulge and the man
tried to brighten her into summoning Mr..
Tleitmsnn Meanwhile the loud talking
had attracted Mrs. Fleitmann and her
daughter. who were dressing on the floor
above. They ran to the head OF the stairs
and, seeing the young man and the revolt
yer. ran screaming into Mr.. Fleitmanns
room. All three then ran to the head OF
the stairs and called out to the maid, telling
her to run to the basement. Mrs. Fleit-
mann then telep honed Police Headquarters
and told Of what was going on.
The young man was very nervous. While
he held the revolver before the maids
face his hand shock like leaf. A servant
at work in the basement htujd the COM
motion and. running up the stairs leading TO
the first floor, she saw the cause OF the trouble.
Rushing back down the basement stairs
the servant made her way to the sidewalk,
where abe screamed for a policeman. None
showed up and the highwayman, hearing
her cries, dashed out the door. Az he did
so Mr.. Fleitmann ran to the stoop and
fred two shots from revolver.
This served TO arouse the neighborhood'
Folks ran out Of their homes and the guests
OF the Manhattan Square Hotel. on the
corner of Columbus avenue fed to the
sidewalk second man, evidently
confederate OF the thief. had been perched
on top OF fence in front of a vacant lot
just west OF the Fleitmann residence.
He and IT,, caller took TO their heels and
ran 10 Central Park West. A crowd that
had gathered after the shots chased the
two, who ran up Central Park West for two
blocks and then vaulted the Park wall and
disappeared in the shrubbery.
Shortly afterward the entire reserve
force and many detectives from the West
Sixty eighth street st0ti came up. They
searched every nook OF the Park, butfailed
to find the two highwaymen.
The young man who entered tho Fleit-
mann house answered in general way
the description of the man who held up
Bre wer Woerz in his home on Fifth avenue.
and also the one who attempted to rob the
Talbot home In West Sixty eighth street.
The police think he is the same. He wore
a short tan overcoat and a black slouoh
hat last night. but did not appear with
silk handkerchief around the lower part
OF his face.
According TO the French maid and the
others in the Fleitmann residence. their
visitor had light hair and complexion. as
had the Woerz and Talbot caller.