The New York herald., 1922-06-27
Acrobatic Marauder Enters
Home in East 65th Street
Early in Morning.
Is POLITE, BUT POSITIVE
Content With Small Loot and
Apologies as He Goes Out
Bedroom Window.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Parish Lee. at so East Sixty-fifth
street, was entered last Friday morn
ing by burglar who held them up
at the point of a revolver and forced
them to give him $50, which Mr.. Lee
had in his trousers pocket, and two
diamond rings which Mrs. Lee had on
her fingers. The police Of the East
Sixty-seventh street station tried to
suppress news of the robbery and ad-
vised Mr.. Lee to say nothing about
it. but 1t became known yesterday,
when Mr.. Lee admitted that the burg
lar had taken the rings and the
money.
Mr.. Lee, who is a president and
director OF the Hecker Cereal Com
pany and a director In many other
corporations, had been with Mrs. Lee
to the theater Thursday night and 1t
was late when they got home. They
believe the burglar followed them.
About o'clock In the morning Mrs.
Lee was awakened by sound which
she thought at first was the wind, but
presently she was able to see a man
climbing over the window sill. She
switched on the electric light near
her bed, but the burglar told her to
put 1t out or he would shoot.
"Must Have" Cash and Gems.
Mr.. Lee had been aroused by the
noise and he asked the man what he
wanted.
II want money and jewelry and ]
must have them" the burglar said.
Mrs. Lee then offered him the rings
she was wearing. one Of them her en-
gagement ring. He took them and then
demanded money Mr.. Lee said that
there was no money in the house except
$50 In his trousers pocket. The burglar
took the roll of bills and then backed
toward the open window. He threw
his legs over the window ledge and
said:
II am sorry to have disturbed you.
I thought you would be asleep. Don't
make any noise or I'll shoot"
He stepped from the ledge to the
top Of a bay window. from which he
slid and vanished. But as he dropped
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee heard him say to
some one: IT'S all right; I'm coming
down."
Mr.. Lee Immediately reported the rob-
berry to the police station. but said that
owing to the darkness he could not dis
tinguish the features OF the intruder
III Il
Intruder an Expert Climber.
Tho detectives think the man was an
expert porch climber and second story
worker. as II is quite an acrobatic feat
to get from the ground UP the bay
window and onto the ledge OF the win
dow of the Lee bedroom. The police
also promised Mr.. Lee that In the fu-
ture there would be double guard of
policemen on duty in Sixty-fifth street
between Madison and Park avenues.
In addition to his connection with
the Hecker Cereal Company. Nj. Lee
Is director OF the Hecker-Jones
Jewell Milling Company, the New York
Improved Real Estate Company, and
vice president and director of the
Southwestern Milling Company, Inc,
and the Standard Milling Company.
He Is a member Of the Union. Racquet
and Tennis and Tuxedo Clubs. Mr..
Lee was of the Harvard class OF 81
and one of the institutions most IA
nous athletes. Mrs. Lee formerly was
Miss Clara L. Lincoln. The family,
including the daughters, Misses Clara,
Helen and Mildred. went to their villa.
Grasmere, at Southampton, on Sat-
urday for the summer.