New-York tribune., 1909-07-09
BURGLAR KILLS WOMAN
SHOOTS WHILE fi'i I A-'
HTTH HER son
Tragedy Ends Desperate Sh,"gs'e Z"
F1otbush Home-Police Oct
Intruder and pal.

-. r-7e+bi,sh was fighting for ils ii'''
mother. Mrs. sophie L Hjous-
e..har = no stood in the doorway OF her
.,. seoond floor of the home cary
IooI' --,,z II was about O'CLOCK
' -. 40 men entered the home OF Seoree
-.t,- .re father, q paper importer 'i -
- T.,srs street. and awakened the fanny
--s,-5 s4aher. who is only twenty W.
- Utmost Immediately srappled win -"
-, although he was unarmeo' anu "i
had 2 revolver and an sf1nloillN Pl9's- P-
- shots we're fired by the man WIN "iioi'
= cteber vas wrestling ana me '"'iu 80
-. burned Staber's side Is the one
:. sunposed killed his mother.
nan then dropped the reVoiNeT anu
- n;czed it up and fred twice al Ili,' g e.
e. hitting him in the arm ana III '''7 1,.,-,-
- e-' ,.,er through the assistance ot c'l-],'iS' ~
ho9is - roth r77er. who admitted that 'neS
the - :, ,,,s house. but denied having hrea
A'o -1,ic, killed Mrs. StabeT- One OF i'le''i
--;,,, u calling himself John smith vas
- y ,7iserab bic plight in some WOODS ra' a''i''
=. han : mile aWs- from the nous
-. sired bv young Staber had iooeeu III 'ii7
- his chow. The other buried l'se" ~
o-s..~,., while his condition is serious ne
-r,, --obsb hi, he able 10 stand triai WIN H'S
-,-,,snia, for the murder. The other man. q"
Austrian. who said he was CARO- "'.''
,.,.r-ed bv q Siciiian Cobbler from "li'ii III
L,5 ho-roved a coat and some shoes
A third man may have been 1i''pnCd'F'i
4v,;,lr said there was another one A'o"H
- ,j,r, them No one saw this man. anu
csos1 .,iz.,cs q, show that he is anything
o-es+io- Of the Hungarian's mind Inc
90. Relieve that smith brought him INTO '1s
=. - .r,- 70 prove that neither OF the pTlson-
.,,s1I,- committed murder
u-uorF THING OVER N FEW Mo-AE-N l =
rbs entrance Of the men into the staher home
:. several detached frame houses IN the
r.;,bbo-hood. TIE murder and the quiet fighr
t +be men occupied only a few momen1s. iH7
,n,ire family vas asleep on the second noor'
1-,r,z, marks on the cellar door and the 1arno
- the kitchen door showed that the men hao
5rs- Tried 10 enter that way. but later tneF
forced the kitchen window instead
Tss men vent Immediately TO the southeast
h,a-,,r, on tbe second floor, occupied by MI
End Mrs Staber IN the adjoining room were
,bsi- Twp daughters. the Misses Marie ana EulliF
stsbe-. the latter being i'll Two doors Gown
,hs hs11 * tre guest chamber. which vas occu-
pied by NJ and Mrs Franz Krohn. relatives OF
srs stsber. no were 10 have sailed for Ger
-,,-x to-ssv. The sons room vas across the
hall from this one
On. Of the men carried an electric hashlght
The ray from this. hitting M Staoers face'
sTakened him
who's tbsrec. Re cried What is the mat
isr."
Keep still and nothing viii happen 10 you"
strange voice replied. "Au We want i the
MONEY If you give that up, you won't get
hurt"
TT voics arakened Mrs Staber- Her screams
alarmed The two daughters IN the next room.
and they began 10 scream loudly, aTousing the
son
One OF the men had piled the contents Of
buresu drawer in { heap Jumping over tnls'
TIE shorter OF the pair rushed into the hail as
young staber came from his room. The taller
man stayed in the room for q moment and then
fed downstairs staber hurled himself at the
shorter. The man flashed his electric light in
the young mans face. showing q revolver in his
right hand which young Staber d!sregaTded-
One arm circled the thugs neck and the free
hand seized his right arm above the wrist
BURGLAR FIRES AS THEY FIGHT
For moment the young man. just reused
from sleep. with the screams Of the family in his
ears was borne hack b. the desperate yeggman-
Forcing his arm Up and forward the burglar
fred twice, but the shots went across the hall
sno buried themselves in the wall. The first one
slIsed Stsber's BODY and cut his psjsTnas- He
locked his leg behind the burglars knee and
sought 10 force him over backward as the sec
en6 shot fired. For a full minute the two
msn strained back and forth across the hall.
Zach lighting for seconds chance at the re-
foFsr, which meant the life Of either man.
eSsbers youth and clean living gave him a
Cesing advantage the fight continued, and
hs gradually worked the burglar around until
= forced him against the door of the bathroom.
ne crooks arm had been held down 10 his
sst and as the door gave way behind him he
sasssd 20 get his hand holding the revolver
ssssst staber-s side The uuzzIe Of the re-
'sasr vas entangied IN the dra wstring OF the
.9-hs mans psjsmas the burglar fred.
aslHs 70 shoot Staber through the abdomen.
rasonslly soross this end Of the hall Mrs
soer stood in the doorway Of her room. The
4et struck her In the neck. and she fell with
wy faint scream 10 the floor Her death was
post instantaneous. and so quiet that Young
seer did not know his mother had been killed,
ne pain where the burning fare Of the re-
sFsr hsd bitten deep into his side aroused him
frenzy for the moment.
nita ere great wrench he hurled the burglar
ar of him. the revolver Gathering TO the floor.
S-1ore staber could recover his balance the
fE4sr issped for the stairway and down 70
e hrst floor. Grabbing the revolver. staber
enes as man Was in midhight A
TEX and curse told the bullet had taken
snd the dangling right arm told where
M The man kept on - the back of the
.s.s and tore through the screen door Of the
s, a second shot fired h. stsber hitting
- fugitive in the side
snapped the revolver al them twice more,
sn Tine the hammer fell empty car
SEEING he had little chance of getting
,,s.s-- Gle he went b--k upstairs. TO find his
Is AWAKEN NEIGHBoRHooD
.,s snois had awakened all the neighbors
been heard by Mounted Patroknan
sho was about q block away. Digging