The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
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able, with the baby In her arms, Mra Benz
arm drew herAelf up 10 the window, and then.
kettlnG her nerve up, jumped out on the
hrs escape and fan down ono flight toa
~nelghhor's apartment she made A. much
noise then that the whole house woke up,
and people ran Oh, % their hats In vari-
ous stages Of undrea. armed With natirone.
brooms. butcher knives and other dofnes.
tic and culinary too's,
Eventually The racket awakened Benson.
His wife returned 10 her fiat accompanied
by q dozen neighbour, but the burglars ap-
p~arently had gone The n~eighbors left and
Bensen said he was sleepy and guessed no
would 60 back 10 bed.
Not much you won't until you give this
house q thorough search said his wife.
Il can see where one burglar may have
got away, but the other fellow didn't have
time. He's In here sure"
Bensen .grumbled, but got busy. His
wife saw him open the bathroom door,
look In and. turn pale. He slammed the
door and told her that q man was in the
bathroom, half hidden by some skirts.
Benson ordered the man to come out and
got no answer.
'You stay here and keep him in said Mrs.
Benson gamely, "and I'll go get somebody
who owns q pistol. Don't you take a chance
with this fellow, Andrew. It's a wonder
we weren't all shot in beds as IL was"
For the second time Mrs: Benson made
With her, too. She brought back George
Campbell was armed with a big pistol and
appeared anxious to use It. He called
through the bathroom door ana got no
response. ~
Come out, YOU said Campbell, cor I'll
60 to shooting through the door. starting
from the bottom and working up to the top.
You haven't a chance, so be nice and good,
now"
"All right, said the mar in the bathroom.
'You win"
snake him put his hands up when he
comes out said Mrs. Bensen, backing up
Campbell with a kitchen shovel.
The man, who was young and rather
neatly dressed, glared at Mrs. Benson when
he came out.
'1f it hadn't beer for you" he said, Il
would have got away. Your husband
wanted to go to sleep. Tough luck, l call
it,"
They called in a policeman, who removed
the Young man to the East l26th street sta
ton. He said his name was William Dorrett,
that he was 10 years old, although he looked
much older, and that he lived at "a East
1l1th street.
The police tried to make him tell who his
companion was, but Dorrett shut up tight
and refused to talk.