The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-20
GEO. ". LEDERER ASABURGLAR
LOCKED OUT, he USED A LAD
DER TO GET IN.
f3ut Some One Who saw Northeast Corner
Of Riverside Drive and seventy.ninth
street at Sis a. NJ. Yesterday
Quickly Caused the Police to Come.

street at Sis A. N. Yesterday
Quickly Caused the Police to Come.
"ro-po-po- Eeadquar'ers?"
"Yup."
Quick. There's a ladder in front ~
the house across the way. the house AZ
The northeast corner OF Seventy ninth
street and Riversids Drive. and burglars
and tayicab in front. and somebody has
just gone up the ladder and into the house
and they re taking goods out Of the house
and piling them into the taxicab. and
maybe the family is away. and"
Headquarters waited for no more fthe
time WAS a:i5 o'clock yesterday morning.,
hut hung up and telephoned Tien.. Austin.
who was on the desk at the West Sixty
eighth street police station house. Lieut..
Austin spanned bigger octave than
ever dreamed Of. at the same
time accompanying himself by hollering
for reserves and things.
The lieutenant was trying to ring all
the electric call bells in the station house
at one moment To get quicker action
he banged the deck with a nightstick
and kicked the Dashboard with both
feet while hollerink. Then he sprang
to the window and blew whistle calls
out upon the night.
The main division Of the infantry charge
upon the burglars was headed by Lieut..
Sullivan. Half way to the battlefield
Sullivan came across Lieut.. Robert Quinn
and Quinn. also was drafted. The main
body OF the blue army was made up OF
reserves and they were hanked and
fronted and reared by Detectives Nc
Cormick. Flynn. Healy and Devery and
by Patrolmen Ballou. Rooney. White
and . number OF other patrolmen who
heard the whistles and answered the
call to duty.
Sure enough there was house on the
northeast corner OF the Drive and
Seventy-ninth street. Against an open
window rested the top OF a short ladder
In front Of the door was taxicab champ.
ing at its carbureter.
When policemen enter q house where
they believe is burglar or moro with a
gun they draw lots quickly to see who
shall have tho honor Of leading the way
II one cop just jumped right ahead OF
the others and entered first the rest
Of them would have good grounds for
getting sore over thus being robbed
Of the glory which they covet And
40 they all drew lots yesterday morning
and Policeman Mooney was stung viii
the honor Of leading the way up the
ladder.
Mooney didn't find anybody in the
drawing room which he entered Every.
thing seemed orderly. The rapping,
with nightsticks on the side Of the house
in the meantime brought a man to ar
upper window.
what the-what's the matteri- de-
manded the man from the upper window
Come down here.' yelled the blue anC
plain clad army. And they explained te
the man and to the nighties assembled
now in nearby houses that he was q
crook, a burglar, robber and thief. anc
that he d better come while the coming wa,
good They told him that they already
had discovered the ladder, the oper
window and the taxicab in which he wa.
going to take the plunder away.
MY name is George Lederer." tn.
voice above insisted above tho uproar
I'm the theatrical producer This i,
my house and I've got. some right to b.
here. haven't I? I put that ladder up
and IL anybody says took things out o.
the window he this deAantly to tn,
pajammaed and nightied windows OF tn,
neighborsl or she is liar"
Mr.. Lederer came down then and ex
planned. He had Just come home in tn,
taxicab. he told the cops, and learned tha
he had forgotten to carry a key with him
In a nearby yard was ladder which h;
had noticed on Tuesday. so he just Dor
rowed the ladder for a moment to clint
to the window and enter In that way. So
that the family and servants wouldn'
be unnecessarily aroused.
Also he had then invited the chauffeu
in to rest a minute and give it a name
Scotch or rye. Would the army also steI
in and partake Of pannikin OF whey o
something? The army looked thou ghtfu
for a moment.
Thank you. MIR. Lederer," choruse,
the army after q while. Its agains
orders for US TO drink on duty. you know
But thanks. ever 90 much. just the same. "
"Oh. just little stingy drink, Conn
on"
"No. but we thank you very. yer,
much. just the same"
And 40 all the policemen left the corne
Immediately and went back to statiol
house or post unrefreshed, but witt
that greater spiritual satisfaction O
knowing that in the face of temptation
they done their dooty.