The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-07
TENDER-HEARrEp BURGLAR.

Another gentlemanly burglar turned | up In Jersey yesterday morning. He broke into the house of Francis A. Brick, principal of Public School No. I5, in Bayonne, N. J., and frightened Mrs. Brick, but he did not take any thing, nor did he awaken her children. Principal Brick said he'd like to meet the burglar to thank him for treating his wife So courteously and to inquire how he had happened to select for his entrance the only night in nine weeks when he was away from home.
 The Bricks live in a two-story cot tage at II East Thirty eighth Street Mrs. Brick had a neighbor visiting her until 1O:SO o'clock Friday night. She put her 4-year-old boy to sleep on the second floor in room adjoining hers and then went to sleep,
 Footsteps in the hall awakened her She thought 1t was the boy walking around, looking for drink of water. Mrs, Brick stepped into the hall and almost ran into the burglar. He had lit the gas and stood under 1t.
 He was thick man of medium size. He put his finger to his lips and whispered reasurringly:
 Keep perfectly quiet, madam, and I will not harm you. Are you alone?" T am alone" said Mrs. Brick, who had forgotten the servant girl asleep in the attic. Please take whatever you want and leave quickly. Please don't wake up my children and frighten them"
 Certainly madam, don't fear. I won't disturb the chlldren,'' replied the burglar
 The burglar asked if there was any money in the house. He said the but he wanted that badly. Mrs Brick told him there was some sllverware down stairs. The burglar walked down that way, and Mrs. Brick went back into her bedroom, where her g. weeks-old baby was, Then she fainted.
 The burglar could have taken Mrs. Bricks gold watch, which was on the dresser, her diamond rings, or her hus- bands jewelry, but he took nothing. Mir. and Mrs, Brick are of the opinion that the burglar has children of his own and that Mrs. Bricks appeal not to harm her children touched his heart.
 Returning home after o'clock, MT. Brick found the door locked from the inside He didn't want to awaken the family by ringing the bell He went Joking about for 8 window through which he migh crawl. He found one already open, with the wire screen sash torn out. He realized then that a burglar was at work, He crept stealthily through to search for the burglar, who he felt sure, was still in the house.
 Mrs. Brick who had revived, heard her husband creeping around in the hall She thought it was either the same burglar or another one, and when she saw who 1t really was she collapsed again. Mir. Brick could not find that anything had been taken by the courteous burglar, though there was silverware down stairs and quite a lot of jewelry in Mrs. Bricks bed room,
 The gentle manners of this latest burglare reminds the people of Jersey City and Bayanne of the gang which operated in those two cities three years ago. Were not all of that gang in Jail the Bayonne and Jersey City authorities would think the newest prowler was a member of the old gang, At that time several members of the gang called upon Julius c. Hocke of Avenue c and Thirthieth Street, who Is ill, relieved the sick man of all the money he had, allowed Mrs. Hocke to serve them with refreshments, apol- ogized for having to insist upon get ting money, hoped that Mir. Hocke would soon recover, and then tiptoed away lest they disturb him,-New York Times,