The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-12
Niece Of Police Chief Be-
seeches Him to Spare
Mother Shock.
GETS AWAY WITH LOOT
Miss Corbitt Awakened Wher
Burglar Tries TO Take Brace.
let From Her Arm. Talks
With Housebreaker, Who
Threatens to Kill Her.

with a loaded revolver pressed
against her head as she lay in bed
in the room of her home at 80 East
Park street at 4:30 o'clock this MORN
ing. Miss Marietta Corbitt, daughter
Of william Corbitt and niece of Chief
Of Police Corbitt, had an experience
today that she will remember, and
though a half-drunken burglar, to ter
rify her, whispered TO the woman that
he feared neither God nr man, she
never lost her nerve for a moment. but
first thought of her mother, who was
in an adjoining room, and begged the
burglar not to enter her mothers room.
Cautioned against making an outcry,
under penalty of death, Miss Corbltt
lay in her bed without any protest ex-
cept that the man should not enter her
mothers room, as the shock OF nus
presence might be fatal, as her mother
is subject to heart trouble.
The robbery and the manner in which
the thief carried out his operations is
probably the most daring ever heard
of in this city and that Miss Corbitt
had presence of mind enough not to
make an outcry is perhaps responsible
lfor her being alive to tell the story.
The police are now securing the city
for the burglar, who got away with
about 5000 worth of jewelry.
Miss Corbitt who is well-known IN So
nlal circles, did not lose her nerve While
ldolxfng INTO the muzzle of the revolver IN
the4obber's hand as she told him ne was
welcome 10 all the money and leweiry
that she had IL he would not go into her
f<iV nad
she was afraid that the sight OF the puis-
Ter would kill her.
The robber appeared to be SO impressed
with the young woman's solicitude for her
mother that he said: well, l guess i've
got enough, and, yer mother Is not
wen. | guess I'll get. So long But If you
open your mouth afore yer hear the front
door close I'll come back and shoot
s. Mss Corbitt obeyed him. but the front
door had hardly closed on the robber when
Mrs Corbitt entered her daughters room
10 see what the trouble was, and when
she was informed of what had taken place
she said: well. wasn't 1t queer? heard
voices. but I thought they were in the
street"
Il few minutes Mr. Corbitt was
aroused. and his son, William. The latter
donned pair of trousers over his pajamas,
and in his bare feet, began to search the
house for the robber. Not finding him,
the young man went out to the street by
tho basement door. As he stepped into
the areaway, he put his foot on a broken
milk bottle, and cut it 80 badly that the
family physician, Dr. ID. l.. MeCornllCS' me-
was summoned, and it required hah-
dozen stitches TO close up the gaping
wound in the young mans Foot
An investigation was made in the mouse
by the police and they found that the ROB-
Der had gotten in by raising window IN
the basement, which was not fastened.
In his haste to get away from the house
the marauder left by the basement door,
and In doing so he broke two bottles OF
milk.
Mrs. Corbitt and her daughter occupy
adjoining rooms on the second floor of the
house, and Mrs Corbitt has been attend
ing a mission at st. Johns r. G. Church,
in Mulberry street, this week. rising every
morning at 49O O'Clock to attend the
O'clock mass in the church. She said
that while she was dressing she heard
voices in subdued tones in the house, as
she first thought, but on second thought
dismissed it with the impression that 1t
was a man in the street talking to an
other person.
Mrs. Corbitt says she could hardly
make herself realize that anyone had been
in her daughters room until she saw the
dresser was upset and the jewel boxes
had been disturbed.
Miss Corbitt said that the first she knew
anyone was in her room was when she
felt someone trying to rda owe valuable
bracelet that she had on lier arm.
As she opened her eyes she saw man
standing by her bed When he saw she
was awake he said: Don't speak or III
shoot you!' As he said it he pushed a re-
volver towards her face.
The Young woman said that the robbers
audacity drove away all her fear and her
first thought was of her mother she TOOK
the bracelet off her arm and gave i TO me
burglar and them he informed ner that ne
had gotten all of the rest of her Jewelry
on the dresser in her room AS the robber
was leaving the house he left his own nat
and took Mr.. Corbitt's sons hat.
The bold Jnarauder succeeded in getting
away with a gold medallion bracelet
small plain gold band bracelet, small
geld ring with a cluster of diamonds,
ladies' gold watch. diamond horseshoe
pin set with cluster of pearls, three
small gold pins, two dozen silver spoons
silver card case
tiiss corbltt took good look at the
man and says he was short and thickset,
and appeared to be under the influence OF
liquor, as she detected strong odor OF
whisley from his breath.
That is not all of the misfortune that
Mr.. Corbitt. who is brother Of Chief OF
&ohte Nofpltt, mas hau IN tne lAsl rev
weeks, as he has lost three valuable horses
by slanders.
1t is not the first time that Miss Corbit
has proven herself a heroine, as it is only
about year ago when a fire. occurred in
her room while she was dressing one even
ing. The wind blew lace curtain against
the gas jet and set it on fire. AT first
she tried to beat out the flames with her
hands, and, finding that she could not
closed the door and ran to Engine Com
pany No. frehouse, two blocks away.
and told the lremen of the blaze.