New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-17
CROWD TREES BURGLAR
Pajama Brigade Figure in Lively
Chase in West End Avenue.
INTRUDER BADLY BEATEN
Hides in House All Night, but Is
Caught Just Before Max
ing Good Haul.

Persons living In West End avenue, be
tween list and I'D streets, saw early yes
tsrday morning a lively burglar chase III
which n pa llama brigade and tHo patro'-
mon figured. It was not until the inruder
was taken down from a tree ~ which ne
had sought refugee and severely beate"
that he finally submitted to arrest
Mrs. Charles Rycroft and her daughter
Rita occupy the house at No. $40 west Emo
avenue, and j. Robert McMullen, shH'
manufacturer, OF No. 7S Broadway, mas
apartments on the third floor of the same
building Shortly after midnight MIS-. hS
croft was awakened by the barking OF her
two spaniel dogs. This was Unusual 50
she went to the third floor to investigate
After spending half an hour there ana see
ing no one she decided TO return 10 ner
room. About an hour and half later Mr.
McMullcn arrived home. He mad been III
only q short time when the dogs began 10
bark again. -
He made hurried search through the
house and ON failing to find anything
wrong. returned to his room. ne barkinb
was renewed at o'clock. AS NV M''iu'
len opened his door he saw man co"i',is
from Mrs. Rycroft's studio. Presently '"e
two were going at each ether hammer anu
tongs fashion and the intruder Was se''ihe
the best OF It, ~
The noise attracted the attention or MIS-
Rvcroft and her five servants. But ny III,
time they got 10 the scene the burglar i'a'
tripped McMullen, broken through the uoo'
and made a dash for liberty. Attired Only
in their nightclothes, Mr.. McMulieh al
tho servants took after the man. liz
cries Of "Stop burglar" stop TIMER AZ
tracted the attention Of Patrolmah h'e"'
ion as well as many residents along the
avonue. who had rushed to the WINDOWS
The burglar apparently had deciueu "o,
To be an easy prey. lie had gone hor'" VI
West End avenue for two blocks. theh "eo'
into broadway and down to ilst street
Here ne climbed a tree. In the mean um'
patrolman Kilgallon. realizing that ne "a'
being outrun. sent two shots in the an
There is n stationary police post Withrf
few feet Of the tree and the patroiihdi
| there hurried over and kept the man alolt
Kf,eaIlon WAS right behind. Although th'
! officer ordered him repeatedly to come
| down the man refused to bulge hntll hli
gallon clambered up and hauled him down
All this time the patrolman had MS re,
! yolver out. Thinking that the burglar mao
| ALL that was coming to him. the patrolman
mt the gun away. He had no sooner done
| this than the burglar struck him marc
| blow on the Jaw that sent him TO his knees
| A lively fight followed. and the burglar was
| nrettv badly beaten, but he got away
| second time \ shot from one OF the pa
| trolman's revolvers near his ear. however
! brought tho burglar 10 terms after ne mao
| run a few yards.
! At the West esth street station the mar
| said he was William NJ Din, salesman
! living at No. IA West 22d street. vi
being searched the police say they found II
his rockets seven pawn tickets and
Jimmy. He was later arraigned In me
| West side court and held without bail for
the grand jury.
| Din told the police that he got into Mrs
| Rycrofts house about I o'clock SATURDAY
night through the basement. which had
been csrelesslv left open hy one OF the
servants He said that he had several
| chances to get away clean" with NUM-
her of things but he was looking only toi
iewelry and silverware He added that ne
| was getting a good line on the interior OF
| tho house and was going 10 have eNerNtnns
| his own way when the dogs spotted hin
| and began 10 bark Din grnned sheepishly
! when he was told that before Mrs. Rycroft
retired she had hidden about 81" worth
| of iewelry i'm her room. Ia
| At No 1N West l2d street. II vas sen
! that no SUCH person as William W pln
| lived in the place, which is furnished