Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-23
BURGLAR SW|MS
LAKE AFTER LEAP
OUT OF WINDOW
Pursued by Man with PitchfOrk
Thief Escapes by Plnnging
Into Weequahic Water.
HAD JIMMIED HIS WAY
INTO TROWBRIDGE HOTEL
Second Intrusion Within Month,
First One Nearly Resulting
in Proprietor's Murder.


Surprised in the hotel of Louis II.
T~rowbridge, at s25 Freiinghuysen
avenue, a burglar leaped from a Sec
ond-story window and by swimming
Weequahic Park lake escaped from
a man who pursued him with a pitch
fork.
Less than a month ago Tro~wbridge's
hotel was entered and an attempt
was made to kill the proprietor.
That was on June 81. and MI. Trow-
bridge has only just recovered. He
was struck on the head by a man
who lay in wait for him. His as
sailant escaped.
window Is Jimmied Open.
Entrance to the hotel was effected
early today by a window which was
jimmied.
A. man chasing another with a
pitchfork along the driveway of the
hotel at 2 o'clock in the morning sur
prised the crook, causing him to
jump out of the window and from
the porch.
The pitchfork run vas caused by
Leo Lacey, a huckster, who stables
in the hotel barn.
Lacey and his helper were prepar-
ing to go to market, and the huckster
threw some water on his helper to
arouse him. The latter grabbed the
fork and Lacey ran. He had almost
reached the front of the hotel when
he heard a noise at a window and
then saw a man jump and run in the
direction of Weequahic Park, west
of the hotel.
stranger continued on his way. He
crossed the path Of William Fitzsim-
mons and Thomas Becker, who live
nearby, and were walking home from
a party at Lyons Farms. The two
hearing the shouts at Trowbridge's
hotel started after the fugitive.
PIunges Into Lake.
Leading by ten yards the crook
flew across the park toward the lake.
Reaching the lake he plunged in.
Back to the woods for yours"
yelled the swimmer derisively to the
mar on the bank.
Becker and Fitzsimmons, shouting
for help, tried to round the lake
path, for thsy could not swim. A
hundred yards from where their man
had jumped they found a rowboat,
but the boat was locked fast to its
moorings, and they gave up the hunt.
Lacey and his helper, knowing the
fears entertained by Mr.. Trowbridge
since the first attack. concerned
themselves about the welfare Of the
innkeeper. They reused the house,
to find hat no n had heard the
noise made by the intruder An in
vestigation showed the marks on the
window from the Jimmy and a
slashed window-screen. Nothing was
missed other than some- whiskey,
ca~sh-register.
Assaiiants Ran Toward Park.
Trowbridge's assailsnts escaped a
month ago by running in the direc-
ton Of the park. After being hit
over the head at that time, the hotel
keeper retained his lenses long
enough to cry for help. The sup
pooCo Jul Sidl Will q pal was ccSD
by the hotel help 10 leap from a
porch roof.
An attempt to phone the police
proved futile, for the.telephone wires
had been cut and the burglar alarm
put out of commission. They had a
thorough knowledge of the hotel and
evidently knew the movements of the
proprietor. They rified the cash reg
lister.
After the attack the hotelman IN
formed the police that he had reason
to believe that a certain enemy hao
tried revenge. He gave a descrip-
ton of the mar and his address. The
police upon making inquiry found the
suspect had left home the day before
the hotel was entered. He has not
hean qnep since