The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-23
COLUMBIA BOYS
HELP TO CAPTURE
BOLD BURGLAR
Thief Climbs to Roof and
Then Falls IS Feet Leap
ing Across Court,
BULLETS CAUSE PANIC.
Injured Fugitive Tries to Scale
High Fence in Rear
of Yard.
BULLETS CAUSE PANIC.

aad over roofs and courts. In which
/, s1snty students from Columbia Univer-
ssv took part anu more than a score OF
shots were fired. a man believed to be
bold and skilfui burglar who will
make Burt Curtis. the gentleman
crscksman." -un for his record. was
captured In Columbia Heights early to-
day.
The man 10 a prisoner In the J. Hood
Wright Hospital! He has . broken
aose, . dislocated ankle and a severely
bruised body a. tie result OF his plunge.
which. the police say. would have been
eaeal TO most men.
He said he was George Miller. twenty
~, . eonfectioner. He refused at hrst
. say where he lived. but later cried
cut In his pain that his address was No.
IL EAst One Hundred and Twenty-sec.
~ street. In his room there Detective
L,Hsursux found number OF memo
ranAum books which arc nllsd with ad-
dresses and other notes that may fur
uish many clues to connect Miller with
ourOlarsss. the police think.
rive AND six HOUSES ENTERED
M. .i- IN A NIGHT.
There have been many burgiaries re-
eestiy on Columbia Heights ana cathe-
1rai Helghts. Within . single block ~
Many - i've and slx apartment houses
o. storss have been entered In . single
uaght. One Of. the victims was MrA
thnip ohIksrs Of No. 40 wsst One
uuhlrsl and Fifteenth street. who has
Q osasestloosry store and Ice cream
.rnssae q Ne. III Amsesrdaa avenue.
0uang ~ pAsx few weeks her sters
- bo0 beoksa into several times.
AAout 10 o'elook this morning Nm.
sOASksre aVoas disturbed BY . dream
tha4 - stsrs was again being visits1
~ . burglar. NJ toss and looked out
- ,hes bsAroosA window. from which she
,eDuiA - ~ rear Of her store.
~ ~ pssssA anxieusly through the
aasknsas anA rain she sAw . man seal-
~ Q fence at the rear Of the Fair.
0sant. . ~ apartmsnt-houss on the
seuthsase eernsr d Amstssdan avenue
"a ous Hundred asd Gix,ssnth street
~ 80 Vasehsl she saw him quietly
oolhst Sali1ia0 natssiai end construct
. lan10 - The tairmovnt SIDE Of the
swslvs-eest fsnss. svtasntiy for the pur-
~ Of hsapins him in . speedy get
aWuy.
a1ss. ohiksrs tslsphensA aewa 10
2Ase,a Jeasa. haiiboy In her apartment.
hooss. apA to,d him 10 90 cut end
- . po1eemAA that Q man was try.
- - break Into the Yairmount.
yenss' found Patrolman Nmmons Of
~ West One hundred and Twsaty-
90 street station. ID when he heard
W1at NrG chlksrs had seen hs cent
Senas . fetoh Atrolman Murphy from
- axed 4 axd went himss,f to set
QntroluaA Inward from another.
SnsviAg that n hs raped 70 summon
6nem b. would givs warning 70 the
0onoe eoales. s- =.
jUMpo PNoM FENCE 40 POLICE.
MAN oHoors.
1>nmsos.. Murphy md Edwards found
.6hs nan n The act Of trying the Of.
Gbosney of IL ladder he had formed.
~ was On top Ut the fence when they
'na11e6 70 him - surrender or they would
4, ~ - hlA. ~ the man jumped down
,soos ~ sptAway ef the Tairmount one
q ths Dollcsmsn fi.ed.
yDmo11aAaay there vac Q scene OF wild
Sommetiea ana excitement LAght'
$1,000 81 .oncs al over the Tsirmount
:anA tenants leaned out Of windows
dAeutAng. Dstnting sevolvsss and nrins
- q ~ AssaAg man. Othsss into
- an.
- ~ victosia Lunch. at No. III Am
I Glae0an svsnue. nsxt door 10 the Fair
QeoeA twenty oeluubis men were set
a. 3 0ee1s NE supper. They rushst
Out 80 jslnsd the hunt With ysli.
~ yaarmeunt was now IN an uproar
49, G the tenants Of the thirty-sevsi
.oeeuDooA aSartmsnts rushed to iocat'
~ tuett1ve. Others hurried 70 get on
- ~ Wv. moving hs would b dss
peraAs anA sxpscting that hs had ~
ve1ver. 1he poaios. uncertain whsths
~ 80 satsrsd ct the sixth or the sew
snth 1eer. spsd w the elevators are
~
- - u seemed that he WAS gone
- q the frightened women living Il
~ house. who was trying to quis
~ scared baby and other children
onngha sight Of the man at 4 windov
On the third floor. She shouted 4
Henry Wharton. the elevator boy. VII
biew his whistle. The police rushs'
down from all parts Of the house.
There was no f,re-escspe at this apart
w<nt but there was one at an apart
ment opposite II ON the other side OF
court. which also was vacant. Miller
eeal:xing that II was futile TO enter tn
apartment beside him. turned to lea
AerCss the court The distance was te
Or twelve feet. reduced two or thre
faet BY the bsicony OF the hre-escape.
KILLER ieaped across the space In tn
AnSk. The rain had made the rail- Q
4 - balcony slippery. His hspds misss
tAslr hold. ~
II dipped and plunged down TO tn
oooEste paving OF the yard, thirty-nv
1eet below. His yell OF pain was hear
~ Whartou and the police ran round.
- Patrolmsn rlmmons and Burk
reocbsd the yard Miller. despite his tsl
: ~ tall and Injuries. was found scslin
- twsevs-fpot iron sriilsd fence. TIL
Z Doa3ee 40 70 threaten 70 shoot him b,
9 49, - UouiA pen> AevAs
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