The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-05
FIREMEN
HUNT FOR
BURGLAR
We're Returning From Fire
When WOmen's Screams
Summoned Them.

Several East Orange fremen went on a
midnight burglar hunt last night in that
city, while returning from a fire, being
summoned by the screams of two women,
who, lightly clad, shouted from a second
story porch of their home for help. They
didn't catch the thief, but they did the
best they could TO do so.
The fremen belonged to Hose Company
No. 4 of a Orange, and they were
travelling up Springdale avenue, that city,
shortly before IL o'clock last night with
apparatus, containing a lot of wet hose
that was to be strung In the hose-drylng
tower at fire headquarters. after having
been at a fire. when they heard the
screams further up the avenue. Driver
Walter Holey whipped up his team to In
Someone in the street shouted to the fire.
men that n burglar had forced m entrance
into a house at 1854 S~pringdale avenue.
Holey ran toward the place. and Firemen
Rupert and Reister followed with a lantern
and small ak.
Two women. in their night gowns, stood
clinging TO each other on a balcony over
the front porch and were apparently badly
frightened. Nearly hysterical they pleaded
with the firemen to make a search of the
house.
The men needed no second invitation,
and Holey quickly climbed up the posts
supporting the upper porch and the other
two started TO do likewise. The house
was watched by the other men while the
searcn was In progress inside.
Meanwhile a telephone message was sent
to the East Orange police station and more
excitement was furnished when Sergeant
Frank Patterson and Reserveman Harry
ONeill hurried over on bicycles and started
in to search the place.
The uniformed squad kept at their work.
of going through all the rooms Of the house
and the whole neighborhood, practically,
hurried out to see what it was all about.
The search did not result in the capture
of the burglar He had emf aUyap a scr.
ton Of the outside screen door at the
rear of the house and then jimmied the
kitchen door open. 1t is believed that when
he heard the screams he quickly ran down.
stairs to the kitchen and then vaulted
through a window. He had also forced
open this winiow.
The family had only moved into the
house Yesterday, and before retiring had
carefully locked all the doors. While they
were sleeping they heard a footstep m the
hallway. and then the knob Of the bed
room door opened. The women jumped
quickly out Of bed and started to scream
for assistance.
Miss Barbara Hector. daughter Of Po-
lice Sergeant Hector, of the East Orange
department, was returning from the fire
near the East Orange line. with several
companions, when the women ran out on
the upper porch and begged the girl TO
have some one telephone to the police sta
ton. as there was a burglar in the house.
1t was at this time that the firemen heard
the commotion and hurried up to do police
work.
The thief, from Appearances, had been
collecting stuff to carry off. but he made
a quick jump to get away when his pres
ence became known.
Besides helping out In this affair the fire
rien Of No. 4 also rendered a helping hand
to the Newark firemen q httle earlier in
the evening. The stable of Donnelly's
Express Company, located on Third ave-
nue., this city, caught fire and the East
Orange department was called out to help
the Newark men The avenue Is q con-
tinuaton of S~pringdale avenue. and some
body thought the blaze was in East Or
ange and pulled an East Orange box. No.
As men, whose quarters are located nearby.
started to work on the blaze and had 1t al
most e~xtinguished when the local depart
ment hurried to the scene.