New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-29
WOMAN SAVES DETECTIVE .
IN FIGHT WITH THIEF.
ChokeS Prisoner Who Had the
Officers Revolver Pointed
at His Head.
BURGLAR FINALLY GIVES IN
Resorted to Trick to Distract
Detective Attention, and
Might Have Escaped
Save for Landlady.

Detectives of the 125th street police
station say there Is nothing the matter
with Mrs. Estelle Benhof, of No. 1874
East oath street. for the good reason
that she probably saved the life Of one
# them last night. They talked Of rec
ogniziIg Der heroism in some practical
way. and many Of them said that they
would "whoop things up" hereafter fr
The sunragist cause.
Mrs Bcnhof modCstly entered dis
claimer, but James J. Brernick. the de-
tective i'm question. sWore by the ghosts
Of all The police chiefs and police COM
missioners that are supposed 10 haunt
the old building in Mulberry street that
if Mrs Renhof had not arrived i'm the
nick Of time his friends would be buying
flowers FOR his funeral i'm a few days.
she choked. almost into msonsiblity.
burglar who had Brennick's own revolver
placed against the detectives head. At
tie time. Brcnnick was exhausted from
a long struggle with the man. It took
mace in he bathroom. on the top Zoo"
Il
story ard basement brOwnstone building
Brennick finally cot his man. who gave
the name Of Gerald Chapman His pict-
urc is said 10 he IN the ROGues' Gallery.
he having servod it is alleged. several
prison terms. Recently there have been
many burgaries in Tarrytown and in
YonkerS, as well "a in nearby Con-
ncctrut towns. The police thought they
detected the finished work of Chapman,
and Detectives Brennick and his size
partner Morren. recently discovered
that Chapman had a room in 40. 2l2
West 10th street.
They went there last night. Mrs. j.
Livingstone. the landlady. told them
that chapman was ont. While the Off
GERS we're taking a stroll I'm Eighth ave-
me. intending to return To the house,
they saw their quarry standing near
roth street. In q short time hc went to
his boarding house. After n" had
entered the place Brcnnick went to the
basement door. was admitted and then
opened the front door for Morrell The
detectives were going up to Chapman $
room. on the top floor. when he appeared
at the head Of the stairway carrying
two dress suit cases.
He knew Brcnncl. without word,
he flung with all his strength the suit
cases at the detective. knocking him
down the stairway. In his fall Brennick
carried Morrell with him. and the two
struck the hallway so forcibly that the
breath practically was knocked out of
them. Chapman ran nimbly down to-
ward them and tried TO leap over them
before they could recover from the
shock. but RTcnnicl grabbed the burglar
bv the legs and Morrell soon had him in
q most submissive state
Put Gun to Detectives Head.
IT,. prisoner was taken to the West
1.Jth street station where he said he
was Gerald Chapman. twenty-four years
old and a plumber Of the address named.
chapman told Brennick that his side
mariner in crime. one Burns. lived at
No. 13l East l2ith street After hand
cutting himself to the prisoners left
hand Brennick took him To the house
Mrs Benhof. thirty-two years old, hand
some and .eighng 10 pounds. admit
ted them. Burns also seems To like top
floor rooms.
ON the way up. Chapman asked Bren-
rick for permissiol To go into the bath
room once there. Chapman took with
his free right hand a chamois bag from
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