New-York tribune., 1905-12-24
WOMEN FIGHT BURGLARS
BOLD LOOTERS CAUGHT.
Harlem Flat Robber Caught By
Womon-GirI Beats off Men.

! city last week. Even the suburbs were not
free from them. Three bold attempts at bur
! glary were reported to the police yesterday ana
! in the arrest of one man the police believe they
have clew to the numerous robberies OF Har-
! lem flats during the last month
The prisoner gave his name as Charles Har-
vey. The police of the East 106th-st. station
! had to use much force to subdue him. he
threatened to shoot everybodv in sight. but a
| pluclzy little woman Mrs, Annie Slavin. of No.
4 West 11ath-st clung to him until the police
came
Harvey was detected shortly after o'clock
yesterday using a jimmy on door leading 10
the apartments of Mr. and Mrs. West, on the
third floor of the five story apartment house
No 4 West 119th-st. by Mrs. Annie SlaTin, VINO
lives with her sister in the same building Mrs
Slavin struggled with the man for several min
utes but 1t was only after he drew a revolver
and pointed it at her forehead and threatened TO
kill her that she released her hold on him.
Her sister in the mean time raised a cry, ana
Benjamin Sheer, another tenant. who was about
entering the house held the door to prevent the
burglar from leaving the building.
Harvey then pointed his revolver at Sheer
through the glass OF the door and forced his
way from the house. Sheer raised the alarm
and started after him. crowd OF ABOUT TWO
hundred persons Joined in the chase.
The burglar darted down East llSth-st' Iol-
lowed by the crowd. which kept steadly IN
creasing When Park-ave was reached the ma"
seemed to have suddenly disappeared AIte'
waiting at the corner, wondering what 10 oo' 'iie
policemen, as we'll as the crowd, were sur
to see him coolly walk out Of a saloon dlrectS
opposite them.
There he isr' yelled Sheer. and the chase was
again taken up. Harvey. seeing that he would
,ya4A ia
in Park-aye where he tried to hide Two
natreImen soon dragged him from his place Oh
conceaJrnent He endeavored to get away, ana
again drew his pistol Before he could dis
charge It the policemen knocked it from MS
hand.
BUTLER CATCHES INTRUDER
1o,,;s Decard. a butler for G. s. Dearborn.
nresident of the American and Hawaiian steam
sbi, connanv. who lives at No % East oSd-st,
found man in one of the servants rooms
I,7ba,, he asked the man his business the latter
,,,oda motion as if to draw revolver from his
hip pocket.
Get in that closet quick. or I'll blow your
brains OUT the intruder said
Decard backed into the closet ana lne ilan
ran down the stairs, three steps at tlfae' Inc
butler emerged from the closet ana rolo"eo
hin, shouting stop thief! at the top OF HIS
voice
The fugitive darted into the dining room "'i
the second floor and tried to hide unoer inc
table. Decard started to grab him, when the
fellow again put his hand to his hip pocket anu
threatened to shoot Decard again decided that
discretion was the better part OF valor ana
lodged back into the hallway. This gave the
intruder his chance and he leaped down the
stairs TO the first floor From there he ran into
the narlor where he found a window open. He
jumped through the window to an areaway.
and yaulting the iron fence that separated the
areswav from the street, disappeared in the
darkness
Mr. Dearborn. his wife and two young sons
were on the third floor while all this was hap
penfng. and before Mr.. Dearborn could get
downstairs the man was gone. The butler de-
scribes him as nlulatto, about twenty-five
wears old with a smooth face and wearing
gray suit of clothes and a gray overcoat. Inc
only clew he left was cap. reseInnILs ~ chau.-
ferr's cap which found In the dining room
II was discovered after he had disappeared that
$40 in cash and two rings, together with several
ARTICLES of minor value, were missing from the
Sar1-ant,s room in which he was discovered. 1t
IS s1,pposed that tbs man gained an entrance 10
+he house by means Of O. false Key, as no MARKS
of forced entry coulo oe Iouno or r any ohherv
doors or windows Of the house Ihe ROBBERY
was reported to the police of the East otth-St.
station and detectives are trying TO ma the
rOhber.
WOMAN CHAsEs BURGLAR.
A man who gave his name as Mark Cohen, was
caught Yesterday by the cleverness of Mrs. How
land of No 515 West 145th-st. He appeared at
Mrs Howland's apartments and said ne had
been sent to measure the windows for shades
Mrs. Rowland became suspicious, and began TO
question the man. He didn't wait to answer many
Guestions but bolted, with Mrs. HoWland at ms
heels and at the street Mrs. HoWiand attfacted
the attention of Detective Sergeant y brleh ana
Patronlau Kenyon. of the west 1-oln-sl. STA
ton who caught Cohen a
When searched it is alleged, gold Watch ahn
chain a stick pin and 50 75 in a purse We're
found in Cohens possession: NaFe f'o"N''
identified them as her property
GIRL FIGHTS OFF MEN
At Union Hill, N. 7. Miss Tillie Utter etgh-
teen wears old wrestled with burglar at her
home No. 1850 1Oth-st West New-York, early
,,estardav morning She tried to hold the man
until members of her family could come TO heF
assfstance but he managed to get away from
her ind he and a companion escaped.
Miss Utter was awakened about O'Clock yes
terday morning by a noise in her room and DIS
covered two men ransacking the bureau With
out any hesitation, she sprang out or bed and
srappled with of the intruders, calling FOR
help Before help could reach her the burglar
threw the Young woman to the floor, and he and
his pal rushed downstairs and fled from the
house.
The men entered through the front door by
skeleton key. They had made up two bundles
OF pIunder. Of which large part was Jewelry,
which they left behind them in their flight.
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