The evening world., 1912-04-06
TINY TOY PISTOL,
WOMANBEH|ND|T
CATCHES BURGLAR
Robber Nearly Faints When
He Learns Truth in
Station House.
CAUGHT HIM IN r E
Released Man Once, Then
Made Him Return When
She Missed Silver.
CAUGHT HIM IN STREET.

a brave woman. 4 bold burglar and a
bum KUN form the elements OF an af.
ternoon romance D abe Bronx. The
burglar was bagGed instead Of the swsx
and the romano came 10 = painful end
to-day in the MorriAnia Police Court.
This Il no story OF Editha's burglar.
No dashing. romantic Rafnes figures In
the case. Jack cads must have turned
over In his grave and q grunt must
have gone up from the astral body OF
Bill Skies when the news went across
tho Styx.
Mrs. Sarah Enrich Is the Mrs. Good.
win Of the story. David Roach. who
gave his occupation as that OF an iron
moulder n his address a. No. 1896 De
Kalb avenue. Brooklyn. Is the burglar.
The scene-No. a2s Decatur avenue in
the Bronx. The hour Z o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. Ehriich was sitting in her bed
on the second floor. She heard a
noise on the floor below n then the
stairs creaked. Sh! lights low.
please. A woman's intuition told her
thcre was a man in the house. For a
moment she was scared. Che looked
around for some means Of alarm. some
means OF escape. some OF de-
Tense. she picked up . coy pistol be-
longing to M Of her sons. 1t was a
combination pistol. II you pull tho
trigger water shoots out of tho barrel.
From another apartment you can pull
a lead pencil. But the man didn't know
MET BURGLAR At DOOR WITH
GUN IN HAND.
The heavy step of the burglar sound.
ID Just outside her room. The woman
met the intruder at the door. holding
the weapon at her side.
"what do you wantT' she demanded.
beating him to H..
II want to collect q bni.".
Go right downstairs and I will talk
10 you.' responded tho woman.
Tho burglar hesi;ated aud she ma.
nipulatei tho gun 30 that he got the
CLINT Of T., nlckel-plated barrel. He
hcsitated.
Did you hear what I sA!d:" cried
Mrs. Ehrlich. Tho burglar moved to.
ward tho stairs.
Hurry up.' sho cried.
He hurried up. or rather down. When
he reached tho dining room door he
stepped insid.. the ROOM. lie wanted TO
parley.
Let me talk to YOU" he insisted.
you talk TO me on the porch. What
are you doing In thercf"
lie kept her talking for nearly five
minutes. but the never lost her
nerve. ANY movement on his par. was
met by a motion Of her RICH hand-that
mighty right with the gun.
Nov you get out VI here and lose nv
moro Time" said Mrs. Enrich. II don's
want to hurt you. but II you compel me
TO DO SO I'm not afraid Of you
The burglar backed out through the
kitchen down the steps and into the
back yard.
TOLD the BURGLAR TO EMPTY
ALL HIS PockErs.
"Now.' commanded Mrs. Enrich,
turn your pockets inside out and show
me what you have belonging TO me-"
lie turned his pockets inside out. They
were empty.
THAT will do" she replied. go right
along abou. our business-go onv'
lie moved slowly. She went 10 ths
dining room ana found her silver gone.
She rushed Into the street ana saw
Roach about two blocks away. She
sprinted down the street and grabbed
the burglar by the arm.
You come back with me-" she cried
breathless!y.
In front Of the house she handed her
charge over 10 two men. Then she
hunted for he missing silver. BY the
time the police arrived she had found
the silver wrapped up IN a bag.
At the station the lieutenant ask,d
Mrs. Ehrllch for her name. SIZE asked
for "A card and took a small pencil from
her trusty revolver. The eyes o, the
burglar nearly dropped out OF his head.
This morning Roach was arraigned in
the Morrlsani.. Police Court befors
Magistrate kernochan. liz was held.
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