Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-10-23
NEGRO BURGLAR
] OFFERS BATTLE
WHEN TRAPPED
Another Intruder Also Driven
from Residence in
I, RoseviIIe.
POLITE BURGLAR FOUND
IN ANOTHER APARTMENT
Mrs. Friedburg, Returning to
Her R1me, Finds Intruder,
Who Excuses Self.

Several attempted burgIaries were
reported to the police today. George
t. Clark found negro in his home at
81 Bleecker street shortly before a.
m. The negro left behind him a hat
and half of an overcoat, which Clark
tore off him. An hour later Francis
Butts, of AL Orange street, grappled
an his room with a negro intruder.
The negro took with him hat be-
longing to Mr.. Butts, who lives with
his mother, Mrs Catherine White
head. The police say that the negro
who entered the Clark home may be
the same one that was found in the
other place.
The police report Of the negro bur-
glaries wag preceded by another re-
port of a white man, who also at
tempted to rob a dwelling. This man
lis believed to be q "lkey man." The
police have a good description of him.
de was detected while at work, bu.
through his affability and nerve man
aged to escape.
There have been a number of rob.
berries hereabouts this month. The III
truders gained entrance either by
means of an open window or by use
of false keys.
While the description given of the
negro by Mrs. Whitehead and Clark
differ slightly, there is much evidence
aside from the fact that the man
stole a hat at the second place after
losing one at the first to show he was
the same.
About Thirty Years Old.
Clark, who had the best opportu-
nifty to study the intruder, says he
was about twenty eight or thirty
wears old, five feet seven inches tall
and weighed about 175 pounds and
wore dark clothes. Mrs. Whitehead
describes her visitor as being shorter
and lighter. but she only got beet,
ing glimpse of him as he ran through
her room with her son in pursuit.
Mrs. Whitehead, q robust widow,
expressed regret this forenoon that
she did not have q more extended OPP
portunity to look over the visitor
and challenged him to come back.
The man entered her home, which Is
on the ground floor of two and one
half-story dwelling, by way OF a rear
kitchen window, from which he
forced q screen.
Creeping on his hands and knees
from the kitchen through Mrs.
Whitehead's room into that of her
son. the intruder was reaching for a
gold watch lying on the window sill.
when Butts awol1e. The burglar
jumped to his feet and ran for the
window by which he entered with
Butts in chase.
Mrs. Whitehead Joined them, but
the intruder got through the open
window in such lively fashion that
neither of his pursuers could get hold
of him. Mrs. Whitehead Immediately
dressed and reported the matter per-
sonaIly at the Fifth precinct.
Today she said: '1 wish that Mr..
burglar would come back I was
ready for him, but he went through
SO quietly didn't hear him. l bet
he can't get through my room again
without waking me. Ii he thinks he
can and has any sporting blood IN
HIM Just let him come back here and
try it,"
The other call of the negro was
about an hour earlier at the Bleecker
street house, about mile and half
from Mrs. Whitehead's. This build
ing Is on the northeast corner OF
Plane and Bleecker with store on
the Plane street side.
Wire Screen Removed.
Here the man first attempted to
enter the home of Philip Ohliger on
the ground ouor of the Bleecker street
side. A wire screen was removed
from a kitchen window, but the win
dow was found fastened and no
further attempt was made to get in
on that floor.
Taking a ladder from the next
yard the man climbed to the roof of
.. rear porch overlooking which are
the windows of the kitchen OF the
Clark home. One of these was left
unfastened and afforded easy en-
trance.
THE intruder was heard almost inn
nediately upon entering by Clark VINO
ran from his bedroom and grappled
with the negro in the kitchen. The
men struggled for moment ana
clark was thrown aside, but before
the burglar could get out the VIM
dow. Clark secured a hold on ms
overcoat and ripped half OF 1t from
the mans back.
Before he could get fresh hold
the man had got out the way he came
in and disappeared.
When Mrs Lizzie Friedberg re-
turned to her home on the top moor
of the apartment house at 42S war
rem street shortly before A O'CLOCK
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