The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-18
Mrs. Thatcher, Returning From
Theatre, Finds Girl Beaten,
Apartment Robbed.
BLACKJACK FEELS MAN.
Fugitive Pursued to Fire,
Where Police Won't Nab
Him-Inspector Acts.

The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Walter
Psiietreau-for whom the police hold
. warrant smudged with the dust OF
three years, - awaiting q hearing IN
the Harlem Police Court to-day. and
Of his latest victims one IL IN Harlem
prostratsd ~ the homo into which THE
st1ttsrcr' forced his way last night.
Badly a. Tho Sufferer" was wanted.
seven policemen smiled pityinsly when
asked to arrest him as he stood In q
crowd watching . fire uptown. and re-
fused TO act
Miss Julia Kelly had retired early
while Mrs. Josephine Thatcher. with
whom she lives at No. 100 West One
Hundred and Twenty-fourth street
had gone to . theatre. accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Labodo OF No.
si+6 Perry avenue. tho Bronx. About
II o'clock Miss Kelly. who 10 twenty.
two. was aroused by q noise In her
room. The drawers Of the bureau were
being opened and shut noisiiy. She
opened her eyes and saw two men
paving through her property.
Fearing TO interrupt the burglars. the
girl feigned sleep. Through half closed
eyes abe watched the men collect every
article OF value in her room. Then they
went to the front part Of the house.
Soon Niss Kelly heard the voice OF
Mp. Thatcher. The theatre party was
at the front door. The girl leapcd frpm
49,, IA ~nA an~Ao~nA
There are burglars In the house.
Look OUT" she cried.
ONE BURGLAR STRUCK MAN
WITH A BLACKJACK.
LAhodo ran upstairs. followed. by his
wife and Mrs. Thatcher. At the third
floor landing. outside Miss Keliy's
room. one Of the burglars waS waiting
With q black jack. lie struck Mrs. La
bodo twice and then beat her husband
into inssnSbiiity.
The second burglar had seised Miss
Kelly and was about to revenge himself
by throwing her over the banister when
no thought better Of the project and
Joining the One Hundred and Twenty
fourth street house. which IL conducted
by Mrs. Margaret Ellis. Is the parsonage
OF the Lenox Avenue Collegiate Church.
Tho neeing burglar raised tho scuttle
and dropped into the parsonage. He
started swiftly downstairs. his revolver
In hand.
Mrs. Edgar Triton, wife of tho pastor
was In the hallway Of the second floor.
.who's that7s' she called
The next minute the burglar pushed
her against the wall. threatened her II
she made an outcry and continued OF
his night TO the street.
CHE GRABBED BURGLARS HAT
As HE FLED.
The other burglar with the blackjack
who Is declared 10 bs The Sufferer
ran through the boarding house ant
out on the Adewalk, leaving his victim,
behind in q grooming heap. surrounded
by 4 group Of scantily clad boarders
There was q fire at tho Eighth avenue
corner and tho burglar sought to los,
himself in a big crowd that had col
lected. But Mrs. Thatcher had grabbed
his hat In the melee and she wen,
searching through the crowd for bare.
headed man. Seeing '"rhe Sufferer
she asked a policeman to arrest hin
and told OF the burglary.
"Ths Sufferer was astounded an,
indignant. and the policeman. shruggin,
his shoulders. walked away. Polio
lines had been established and Their
were plenty Of policemen on hand. On
after another they were approached b,
Mrs. Thatcher. but none was willing T.
arrest the peaccful-looidng citizen sh
pointed out.
"The Sufferer might have wake
away at his leisure had not Inspecto
Sweeney arrived. The Inspector reoos
mixed him and ordered his arrest. Fo
three years the old warrant for Pei
ictreau. which charges him with as
ssulting and robbing a woman IN he
apartment at Fifth avenue and Tween
ty-sixth street, has been In the hand
OF Detective Grtmths Of the Contra