The New York herald., 1922-08-29
WOMAN, 60, HOLDS
NEGRO FOR POLICE
Maid in Home of Mrs. IL. w.
Curtiss Bars Exit of
Intruder.
Is FELLED AT DOOR
Delayed Escape of Burglar
Suspect Until Patrol
men Arrive.
REPORT FOUR BURGLARIES
Safe Blowers Make Rich Haul
From Two United Cigar
Stores.
REPORT FOUR BURGLARIES

Miss Susan McCretton. who is frail
do battle with a young negro, John
Evans, 81, of 235 West Fifty-third
street, who had entered the home Of
her mistress. Mrs. Henry w. Curtiss,
at Al East Sixty-fourth street. She
lost the fight, but detained the intruder
until a policeman was near enough to
the house to pursue him as he left.
Mrs. Curtiss and her family are out
OF the city and Miss McCretton and
another maid are in charge of the
premises.
When the latter was attracted by
noise yesterday afternoon she saw
Evans walking down stairway from
tho fifth to the fourth floor and pur-
sued him to the basement, where she
took the initiative in a struggle with
him. The other maid. meantime, was
telephoninG for 2 policeman. When
Evans broke away from her and
started to leave the house Miss Nc
Cretton stood against the door. but the
negro. it Is alleged, seized her by the
throat, threw her to the floor and ran
to the street Patrolman Smith was
approaching the house at the time
and went in pursuit of Evans, over
taking him several blocks away. Evans
denied that he had entered the house
with the intention to commit a crime.
or y l.
way home yesterday morning when three
men with revolvers jumped from a burial
plot at the entrance to Oakland Ceme-
terly and confronted him. "Humph ="
said Poholsk, I'm not afraid OF ghosts"
But we're mot ghosts explained one
of the trio, we're holdup men," They
robbed him of $50.
Two United Cigar Stores were entered
by burglars Sunday night AT 1913 Park
Row safe was blown and between $500
and $500 was stolen. In the store at
14lst street and Willis avenue, The
Bronx, the burglars ripped open small
safe. whom when they obtained siS5.
Merchandise valued at 5000 also was
stolen. 1t was a rainy night and three
umbrellas were among the loot.
Michael Schwartz. -, OF ~ President
street. Brooklyn, said by the police to
be the city's youngest second story
man. was arrested for the alleged theft
Of s45 worth of jeweiry from the apart
ment of Mrs. Amelia Cato. who lives at
the same address. He was turned over
to the Childrens Society pending an
investigation.
When Thomas White, 21, negro of
s East 13lst street. and John Johnson.
33, also a negro. of 2s5 Third avenue,
met at Fifth avenue and 1920 street
Sunday night Johnson demanded that the
other man pay quarter which he had
borrowed. White refused and Johnson
stabbed him to death. according to a
confession which the latter is said to
have presented to a Magistrate when he
was arraigned yesterday. He was held
without bail for a hearing Friday.
After door of the express office
Peter Connolly az 203 West Twentieth
street had been forced open early yes
terlay two patrolmen OF the West Twen~
tieth street station went in pursuit of
three men who were seen running away
from the premises Two of them sur
rendered after the officers had fired six
shots in the air. They said they we.a
William Mcnamara. %. a boolkeeper OF
$40 West Seventeenth street. and Thomas
Duff. "a. an accountant of 229 West
Twentieth street Charges of burglary
were made against them in Magistrate's 8
, court and they were held in $4,000 bail
each for hearing tomorrow.