The sun., 1909-06-18
BOUND AND GAGGED FOR SURE
THIS BROOKLYN STORY IS NOT
TIE USUAL DREAM.
tlurro Work OF a Roofer's Helper in the
Role OF n Desperado-Didn't Know
How Hard II 10 10 Sell . stolen
T,peurl Robbcr Quickly CAUGHT.

How Iiar0 IL IL 10 sell stolen
Robbcr Quickly Caught.
A youthful burglar who although his
nsme was on the police records as a con-
fsssed thief yet retained in his soul
a leaning toward melodramatio things
lied woman to her bed in the Park Slope
,cct.en n Brooklyn yesterday forenoon
ard then robbed her Of several trinkets
srd-a typewriter; and all at the point
of ristol
lie woman is Mrs. Estelle Webb.
xhose husband. Franklin Webb, is en-
rIcved IN the Office Of the Royal Type.
writer Company. Tie Webbs live on
the third eoor OF an apartment house at
$50 fifteenth street. AT II o'clock on
Wednesday forenoon young man called
ct the apartment and told Mrs. Webb that
be had come from the landlord to inspect
the fire escapes. Mrs. Webb let him in.
and he fused about the windows and
FIRE ESCAPES for time. making notes as
he went along. Then telling her that he
would be back on the next day he went
away
AT Q O'Clock yesterday morning tho
Young man returned TO the Apartment
house ard raped at the door of the Webb
rooms. Mra Webb had not been we'll
ard ske vas still ated. Her husband
some time before had left for Manhattan.
Mrs Webb did not answer the knocking,
end after bit the young man took a
thisel from his lookot and jimr,ed the
door.
The intruder went direct to Mrs. Webb's
room and holding a lovol,cr TO her face
told her he would kill her IL she made
noise Mrs Webb, a little woman and
III al the time, obeycd the fellow. who
looked his usual character OF roofer's
helper mere than he did that OF desperado.
except for the revolver in his hand Than
he put down the weapon and proceeded
10 rummage tie draw crs of tho dresser
He found two pairs OF long st ockings
ard with these hc bound Mrs. Webb's
arms to the sides Of tho brass bedstead.
Then he ripped up sheet and with the
shreds bound Ter legs ard then rasacd
two or three strips around her body ard
one about her head All these he fastened
tightly to TIE tedstesd, and iesuming his
revolver demanded that the woman tell
him whero everything Of value in the place
was tucked awav,
Mrs Webb WIS badly frightened ~
the stunts Of the intruder and told all
on the dresser which her husband had
left and there were two or three trinkets--
an imitation pearl necklace, imitation
pearl earrings and a white stone ring
All these things Mrs. Webb says arc
worth about SIS. lhe money amounted
70 ;ust So cents. And there also was a
typewriter IN the other room, Mrs. Webb
added.
The young man took the change, tho
tyinkets and the Typewriter and went
away Mrs. Webb worked herself loose
from the bonds and went TO the door OF
neighbor across the hall Mrs. Do
vries. Mrs. De Vries telephoned to
Police Headquarters, Mr.. Webb and TO
physician. Mrs. Webb was prcstrated
by her experience and also had marks
on her throat where the burglar had
pressed his fingers.
Detectives Dittmann and Dukeshire
we're sent to the house from Brooklyn
hesdauaFtsrs- Mrs. Webb told them
her story and gave them the number OF
the typewriter-a Royal machine. No. !
2o,o. The detectives went around to !
typewriter exchange and asked II they :
had heard anything 81 the machine.
The reply was that no such machine !
had been offered for sale, and the detec- !
tives said they would wait few minutes. /,
just eight minutes later the typewriter !
exchange called up to notify them that !
the typewriter had been offered for sale !
TO second hand dealer in Ann street |
near Nassau. Manhattan. Precinct De-
tective Deneen was sent around from the !
Oak street station to the typewriter store
and the young man offering the machine !
was placed under arrest. ....... |
The fellow proved to be Frederick |
Mehrlander % years old. roofer's helper. !
living at 1913 Fifteenth street. Brooklyn. |
He was arrested on May II charged with |
company. The charge was grand lar
Justice Grain in Special Sessions paroled |
him on a plea of guilty. Mehrlander |
said that he was down and out and needed /
the money. He had made his first visit |
TO the Webb apartments on Wednesday. !
he said with the idea Of turning the trick |
then but had lost his nerve at the last !
nonent and had postponed the matter ,
for a day. He admitted everything to |
the detectives and said that the last job |
he had in his earlier occupation Of roofei ,
was on the Raymond street Jail two or ,
three months ago. He was curious to .
know whether he now would be locked |
W in thar same Jail
Mehrlander was taken before Msgis- |
tate Crane in the Tombs police court !
and was turned over to the Brooklyn de-
tectves. He will be arraigned this morn !
ing before Magistrate Dooley in the
Adams street court.