New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-11
ENTERS FATHERS HOUSE.
Son Says He Was Taking Lesson
in Crime from Two Men.
BULLETS FIGURE IN CHASE
One Prisoner, Shot in Head by
Bath Beach Patrolman, in
Serious Condition.

James Mckinney. tr. started TO learn
burglary as profession yesterday. with
MS rich fathers house in Bath Beach as a
practical working example, and two expe-
Yienced burglars. the police say. TO teach
lin the fine points OF the art His career
of crime received jolt with his first les
son. as the vigilance of a 1oliceman's wife
brought the reserves of the Bath Beach
police station on the run to the house, and
all three men were arrested. after run
ming fight. in which one OF the older men
was shot in the head.
According TO the story Mckinney tells
his decision to become burglar was
Jeached on Thursday night lie fell into
conversation with two men in a Mills no.
eel. who told them they were thoroughly
practical burglars. and had been doing a
successful and profitable business together
aor years So attractive was their story Of
rhe case and profits Of burglary that Nc
KINNEY decided that il was just the thing
coT him
The men said they liked his style and
Rgreed TO take him in as partner and
reach him all they knew. In the course Of
The talk he mentioned his fathers house
On Bath Beach. and the two men said that
nt would be just the thing for first lesson
After some hesitation Mckinney agreed TO
Guide them to the house. and turn II off
with them
one e the men bought new Jimmy
and they arrived al the house, at No. 152
pray Twenty-eighth street. Bath Beach.
yesterday morning about 10 o'clock, and
she FIRST lesson in practical and applied
burglary began According TO Brown, one
of tho prisoners. Young Mckinney let them
nn with a key. The latter denied doing
ahie.
Foi.e5 by PoHceman's Wife.
The lesson would have gone smoothly
enough If Mrs Frank Rathgeber, wife of
h policeman who lives across the street,
had not bcc1 looking out of the window at
5he TING. She thought it strange that
rhree men should he entering the house,
phich is the summer home OF James Nc
Nmney. who is an advertising man. and
lives AT the Hotel Martinique during the
winter. Tho Bath Beach house was closed
for the winter ana considerable valuable
propertr. including sllverware was left in
Hhe house.
When AIS. Ratheeber saw the men enter
she house the l;een scent for wrongdoing
nhst she has absorbed from her husband
hold her that tbcy had no legitimate bust
cess there. She immediately rang up the
1olice. Captain Devanny. of the Bath
D'esch station. sent Patrolmen Weider and
Ucrng to the house on the run. and sum
moned the reserves and the patrol wagon
E,nd followed as soon as he could
When Weder and Doring reached the
elouse. Dorng went up on the front porch
and looked in. The men were inside and
saw him They Immediately rushed for
rear window and jumped out in an attempt
40 make their escape. Weider and Doring
drew their revolyers and started after
rhem. one. who gave his name as George
CLARK. OF No. 81 West 25th street. Man
aattan. surrendered to- Weider after run
ming short distance.
Doring called upon the other man TO
stop. but he kept on. Doring then fired
three shots over him. thinking 10 Brighten
sim The third shot, fired as Doring's
foot slipped in the snow. went lower than
je intended and took effect behind the
,1ugi dives left ear. lie was taken TO the
soney Island Hospital in serious condi-
ron where he gave his name as Frank
&Brown and said he had no home.
Mckinney Breaks Down.
Bv this time Captain Devanny and his
rnen arrived at the house, just in time to
see McK inney saunterinC away. He told
hhe captain that the house belonged 10 his
Father and that he had come there to see
Nvhat the matter was. He declared that he
,,vould make a complaint against the men.
HUT later broke down in the police station
and gave his story OF his start in a career
,Cr crime
When the police communicated with his
!1snly at tho Martinique the mother told
Them 10 Hold him" a brother r. n.
iMckinney. went 10 tho station later. He
eaid his brother was the ne'er-do-well of
the family. and that at times lie was in
isane. having been i'm four different sana-
Itoriurns He was not living with his
lfamily he said bot his father often gave
lhim some money. He said the young man
would be left with the police. and an
,ehort made TO have him sent to sana-
forum later.
An examination OF the house by the police
,showed that a number Of doors had been
l''jimmied." and that silverware and cloth
ling had been done Up IN bundles ready tot
he carried away.
The three men were arraiGned on n
,charee Of burglary before Magistrate
ln'peitf, IN tho Couev Island court and