New-York tribune., 1905-01-21
R0BBER AGAIN IN HOME.
BeheUed To Be Woerz Burglar
In DR.. T'aIbot's House.

Another bold hold-up on the West Side a
twin Of that in the home Of Ernest. G. w
Woerz last week occurred yesterday at the
home of DR.. Robert Baneker Talbot No. 81
West 6Sth-st. The carnival OF crime that has
been going in the city Of late yesterday
called forth comment from District Attorney
Jerome and Magistrate Crane.
The District Attorney, in appearing IN Special
Sessions TO urge a severe sentence q man
convicted OF manslaughter, declared that life
and limb were no longer safe in this city and
that murders were being committed with i'm
punity. Magistrate Crane in jefferson Market
court. said that the large number OF crooks in
the city had made life and property unsafe. and
that he would hold every crook brought before
him to give the detectives opportunity 10
work up case against him.
The hoId-up at the point of pistol in DR..
Talbot's house was apparently by the same man
who entered the houses of Mr.. Woerz and T. L.
Shipman A servant called up Police Headquar-
ters while the Talbot hold-up was going on, and
three detectives were sent to the house on the
run from the West 6Sth-st station A few min
utes later every available man in the station
had been rushed to the block to assist in the
hunt
Captain Cooney said the robber went to the
house just before noon and asked for the physi-
Clan The maid asked him to go to the rear
parlor He entered the front parlor. She again
asked him TO enter the rear parlor which he
did, but while the maid was signalling to the
physician the intruder went back into the other
room.
This aroused the maids suspicious. and she
followed him, whereupon he pointed revolver
at her face and demanded money. She said
she had none And began to scream. The man
knocked her down and then passed out into the
hall, apparently starting for the door TO escape.
As he half way down the hall DR.. Talbot
met him, having gone TO the maids assistance.
The man drew second revolver and demand
ed money from the physician. DR.. Talbot took
out his empty purse and said he never carried
money in the house. The burglar reiterated his
threats. but Dr. Talbot's two sons appeared at
| thls moment The burglar saw them, and, put
ting the second revolver il his pocket. took a
long barrelled pistol from his overcOat- With
this he covered the three men, while he put the
revolver he had first drawn into his pocket.
Then he backed out of ths house and ran tow
ara Central Park. As Detective Donnely was
running to DR.. Talbot's house from the station
| an iceman shouted that the had gone into
| No. 43 The detective found there James Seeley,
| OF White Plains, and placed him under arrest
| He had no weapons.
The maid. Annie Johnson. who admitted the
| man, and the other members of the Talbot house
hold told story less exciting than Captain
CoOneys. They say the robber had called be-
/ fore trivial pretexts. Yesterday he called at
| 1870 o'clock when he knew the physician would
/ be out. The maid admitted him and took him
| to the reception room. AS she turned to so he
| called out: Turn around there The woman
| turned and saw a revolver leveled at her head.
| lone word and I'll shoot" said the robber.
| please stay where you are, while try 10 find
| something l want in the house"
| The woman cried for help. which frightened
| the intruder, and he started to bolt He stopped
/ at the door, and as he paused Dr.. Talbot's son.
| Harry and a friend, started down the stairs.
| They stopped when they the robber had
/ his pistol trained on them. He demanded money.
| which they refused.
While the men were parleytng the maid called
| UP Police Headquarters.
/ Seeley. when arraigned before Magistrate Cor
| nell in the West Side court, was promptly dis
| charged. and DOnnelly received a severe lecture
/ for arreSting him.