New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-03
JANITOR'S BUSY DAY.
HE PLAYS DETECTIVE.
Gets TSCO Alleged Burglars and One
That Isn't, also a Sore Head.

AS a result OF one days work. John Clausen
a janitor by trade. has to his credit the capture
of two alleged burglars. broken arm. sore
head and one burglar. who not burglar
This comedy Of errors, in which John proved
a near" hero. began yesterday afternoon when
he discovered two strange men in the building
no. West 2Sth street, OF which he is the Gus
todian.
At his polite inquiry as to what they were
doing in the building. the men unfeelingly threw
him down flight of stairs. He got up after a
while and began to cali for the police. A crowd
arrived. and so did Patrolmen Ferguson. Den
nison and DAILY. OF the Tenderloin station. When
the men saw the policemen, they ran to the top
floor Of the building. where one Of them climbed
out Of a window and onto a fire escape The
policemen, none Of whom is slight and wiliowy'
instead Of following him. down the STAIRS
and reached the ground before their victim the
other man. in the mean time. had jumped INTO
a dumbwaiter. and before the police could in
terfere, had lowered himself to the basement
When he got there he found that the opening
at the bottom was too small to crawl out BY
this time the policeman had arrived at the bot
tom Of the shaft. Although they pulled hard
they couldn't bulge him. So one of them, bear
ing in mind the saying. What goes up must
come down." and vice versa, went TO the second
floor and pulled the alleged burglar out.
Clausen. surrounded by a large crowd. fol-
lowed the prisoners 10 the station house AT
2Sth street and Fifth avenue one of the pris-
Oners, who afterward said he was George Al
bertson. of No. Dos West 2Sth street, decided
the station house no place for him. and
with a sudden wrench, broke away from the
policeman. He disappeared in the Fifth ave
nue. crowd In a moment everything was in an
Vlproar one of the policemen drew his revolver
and fired two shots in the air ana everybody III
sight ran 10 cover. Albertsons terh OF 7 1iS
dom was short. for he was caught at tlIli
avenue and 2Jth street.
Clausen, that he might watch the flight of the
fugitive. stepped into the middle OF Fltth ave
nue. and a careless horse knocked him down
and trampled upon him. II required III. 1uI
roughs and an ambulance from New aork t los
pital 10 get him into condition aga IL, Aa,,5 ~
being repaired he went 10 the slalloh Aou9e anu
told his story TO the sergeant - -
The other alleged burglar gave the name OF
George Fuller with no particular IL NONE. Ia
searched jewelry valued at Sl,NW was touha
in their possession, the police say Ihey IliI.A
that the articles were taken from the apart
rnents in the building, number OF when Wee
Sound 10 have been ransacked. The men were
locked up on the charge Of burglary. -.
Clausen returned TO the building. In 'front.'
OF the place stood stranger, WHO looheu S"S
picious to the janitor ,
ssIVhat are you doing here?" asked Clausen-
'Nlone of your business, said the Stranger.
With that according TO the stranger. Clausen
,,ulled out a revolver which looked as though II
had been purchased at a sale of antiques ana
said: Fright about face ana lllaTch. -.
But / am no burglar said the stranger. MY
name is William Rue. and am manager OF the
Holland and Holden Automobile Company OF
Goth street and Broadway. / am waiting for
my fafher-in-law. Mr.. GovaX. who keeps the
photographer's store in this building.
That don't CO. said Clausen, for Mr. GoVaX
IS a bachelor"
Sergeant Boettler duty at the Traffic Squad
station, was surprised few minutes later TO
have the station door opened and man who
tried 70 look happy enter. followed closely by
man with one arm in bandage and the other
fOndling revolver.
1--WE got another one Of Them" said Clausen
20 the sergeant.
While both stories were being told and the
sergeant was in a quandaTy as TO what To do, a
worried looking man with two women entered
Hello Mr.. GOVaX." said Clausen. This
iOafer says that he is your son-in-law."
He is no lOafer.' said the man, and he is
my son-in-aw, and this is my wife and his wife,
my daughter"
Clausen went forth into the night wondering
whether or not the day had been a profitable
one.