New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-02
BOLD BOY BURGLARS
Enter Jersey City Flat and Try
to ChIorOfOrm Woman.
DAUGHTER TOLD OF MONEY
Accepts Invitation to Picture
Show and Drops Remark That
Tempts Youths to Steal.

Armed with a vial OF chloroform, two
sixteen-vear-old amateur burglars at
tempted TO rob the apartment OF MIS-
Mary Schroeder. Oh the third moor o. the
ho,ee Of No. 1928 Summit avenue, Jersey
CITY Heights, early yesterday morning
The screams of Mrs Schroeder, who was
awakened by feeling n uamp cloth presseu
over her nose. put the youths to night
Neiebbors. aroused by the noise, rushed
IA the Schroeder apartments ana iouhu
the woman--she is about sixty years oiu
standing in her bedroom calling ior '"e
nollce. while her son, william ana her
daughter. Edith, sought to quiet her W
1aarp tho cause OF the trouble Upon the
orrival ~ a policeman Mrs. Schroeder SAID
che had been awakened from sounu sleep
with the feeling that she was being SUI
focated she tried to raise herself In bed'
lint was seized by a pair Of strong hands'
Che tried 10 hold the hands while she
.oroaroed hut the owner dragged them
away.
Late Yesterday afternoon DETECTIVE ser
geant Mellon. Of the Central avenue po-
lice station. arrested William Gurnpel. SIX
tom wears old Of No. SO Hancock avenue.
cd Iobn SImonyitch. the same age. or
No ?, Franklin street According 10 the
oo,ice the Youths confessed TO the at
tempted robbery. and said that as 'ney
hoa been ont OF work they had taken such
means to get money.
Miss SCHROEDER said she was strolling
Saturday night
wben she met a nice looking young man.
who invited her TO accompany him 10
moying picture show. She walked along
with him. and a few moments later theE
~, opother youth. who knew her escort.
,rhev went TO the show together. She
recalled after the attempted ROBBERY that
she had spoken OF money her mother hao
On the apartments. and the description OF
,be Young men she gave to the ponce
brought about their arrest
The youths, according to the police ad-
nitted their guilt. They told the ponce
that after they mad parted company WIN
Miss Schroeder they had discussed her
remark about her mothers money, ana
as they were IN need had decided to enter
tho APARTMENTS that night Some time
earIv Sunday morning they approached
tho house. and after lodging along the
streets entered the cellar. the door or
which they found open.
After looking about they ran across a
bunch of keys, which they decided to use
in the attempt to open the door Of Mrs.
schroeder's apartment Gumpell carried
I'm his pocket a vial of chloroform. Going
nm the stairs from the cellar, they made
their way up to the doors of the apart
ment they meant to enter. While Simon
witch stood watch in the hall, Gumpeii
finally opened the door with one of the
kevs and entered. lie saturated a hand
kerchief with the contents Of the vial and,
approaching Mrs. Schroeder's bed, pressed
IL over her face.
The woman awoke in an instant and.
grabbing his hands. attempted to hold
him while she screamed at the top Of
her voice. Gumpell, becoming frightened.
eed 70 the street, where he found his
"pal" The two ran from the neighbor-
hood. and were confident they were not
seen or that Mrs. Schroeder could not
Give a description Of the one who had
attempted to drug her
The Young men will be arraigned to-
day before Police Judge Butler on "a
charge OF burglary.