New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-21
GIRL THNARTS ROBBERS
Screams Despite Threats to
Shoot, and Burglars Flee.
LONG CHASE; ONE CAUGHT
Two Daylight Rold-Up Men
Enter Kitchen First and Ser
want Gives Alarm.

Apparently soorning the fear Of detection
by the police, two burglars entered the
| home of David NJ Kempner. at No. 3i3
West S7th street, yesterday afternoon,
walked upstairs from the basement into the
| kitchen, and showed two revolvers into the
faces Of two maids, telling them to hold
up their hands.
! When the maids screamed, in defiance
OF threats to shoot. the hold-up men beat n
retreat followed by the two maids. Mr..
! Kempners son, two hundred persons in the
street and several detectives One OF them
made good his escape, but the other, after
a thrilling chase for several blocks. dur
ing which he tried to commander a sur
face car in Amsterdam avenue at the point
OF revolver. was captured lie refused to
tell the police anything about his accom-
pllce.
Upon investigation. the police found that
| tho burglars had secured entrance through
the open basement door and walked to tho
| first floor, going through the dining room
and into the kitchen.
! Sarah Kelly and Alice Murphy the SER
wants, were busily at work I'm the kitchen
and did not know of the presence Of the
| burglars until they heard the gruf COM
mand Throw up your hands"
They turned around, to find themselves
| looking into the muzzles Of two revolvers.
Miss Murphy was paralyzed with fear and
offered small resistance as one OF the men
advanced toward her with rope and be-
gan to tie her hands and gag her with a
handkerchief.
yg 70 cbtppad Of
sterner stuff When the other burglar saw
her getting ready TO scream, he told her to
shut up or he would shoot Sarah, not
whit daunted by this ugly threat tilted
back her head and gave a high soprano
Shrek which echoed through the house.
The hold-up men, disguised at the sudden
turn Of events and knowing that the girls
cries must have been heard by some one,
dashed down the steps to the basement.
David Walter Kempner, the son Of tho
owner OF the house, was sitting read
ing in the library when Sarah's high
pitched voice reached him. He dropped his
book and raced down the steps to the
kitchen. The two servant girls were yell
ing that they had been held up by burglars
who had gone into the street.
Young Kempner ran out, followed by
Alice and Sarah. When they reached the
Sidewalk they could see the burglars rae
ing toward Broadway. All three began TO
yell:
Help! Police! Burglars"
One Of the men was fortunate enough 10
dodge those who tried to trip him and made
his escape. Tho other. however, was fol-
lowed more closely He tried TO enter the
subway station at seth street. but crowd
emerging prevented his plan, and he then
dashed on until he reached Amsterdam
avenue
BY this time Detectives Fay and Regain
OF the West Tooth street station, had got
into the race and began TO gain on the
burglar. who was fourishing r. revolver
above his head and threatening 10 shoot
any one who got in his way. When
southbound car passed the corner the man
leaned aboard and ordered the conductor
20 Put her on tho loop" Instead. the con
ductor gave the signal 70 stop the car and
then Jumped of.
Bv this time the detectives were on the
spot, and as the burglar Jumped on the
running board they bounced on him
When taken TO Police Headquarters the
prIsoner gave his name as John Swickert
Number Of No. l95 West 95th street.
large steel chisel was found on him. and
he was identified by Sarah and Alice as the
man who had held them up in the kcmpner
home.