The evening world. Newspaper, September 20, 1912, Page 7

TOMBS FUTINE ENTERTAED GR THEN ROBBED HER Supreme Audacity of Witson Leads to His Capture in Philadelphia. TELLS’ OF HIS ESCAPE. Had Keeper’s Revolver in His Pocket When Nabbed for Burglary. George Witson, the disappearing pris- oner who left the Tombs without Wars den Fallon’s permission, quite a time defore Reynolds Forsbroy took a similar advantage of Keeper Hollihan’s good nature, smiled to-day at the irony of fate which put him behind the bars in Philadelphia—tho city he had derided often as the Slowburgh-on-theSchuyl- Will, ‘Witson, who was charged with burglary, escaped from the Tombs, July 1, Inst. For two months off and on, Witeon has lived like a lord at Atlantio City, well-to-do people. The same unparal- Jeled audacity that obtained his freedom resulted in his re-capture, He met a pretty girl, tried to rob her of $5,000 ‘worth of jewels and at the same time gratify her desire to encounter a mas! burglar, and then cooly called on her three hours later and advised her to notify the police, Witson held up the girl with the re volver he took from William Hollihan. the Tombs keeper he knocked in tne heaé with a chisel. “Pretty place you different from New York's, Bay, don't make FOR “CRIME WAVE” IN ATLANTIC CITY. Although the capture of Witson was the chief subject of conversation around police Headquarters here, to-day, no formal communication announcing his capture has been received yet, nor are the police expecting any. The Atlantic City authorities have no doubt their evidegce against Witson is adequate 10 obtain a conviction, at least so far a: the robbery of Miss Price 1s concerned. They also blame Witson for the “crime wave," which has swept over the resort during his residence there, and will seek to fasen a number of other burglaries on him. This “crime wave" reached its height om the night of Aug. 18 A burglar visited successively the houses of Wal- ter Klemm, a banker of New York and Philadelphia; Angele Meyers, and Mra, Belle Barrelro. In including stops @t two other residences before dawn ended his labors, the burglar got more than %,00 word of valuables, .The Klemms were the heaviest lose With these cases lutd at Witson's door in another State, the local pollce have small hope of seeing him before he has pata the penalty of his most recent crimes, I: ia not Itkely, however, that he will egcape ar iting for taking French lea Tombs, when he has served his In New Jersoy. Whson told to, in Philadelphta, how he had lived at Atlantle City, WAS A GENEROUS HOST TO GIRL AT DINER. Witson represented himself as & broker. He met everybody except th? exclusives, and went under the ni of Wilson, Among his ne’ ances was Mirs Lillian f anington, a rich and charining girl, wao dressed handsomely and often wore thousands of dollars’ worth of jewelry. Witson was an athlete and a swim) and, he and the pretty sirl got along famously. Wedne: night Witson played host and gave Miss Price a costly dinner, Mverything Atlantic City could offer set before her, and the corks popped Uke a naval review. “[ do wish,” mused Miss Price, “that some night I could see 4 real, sure enough, wicked, terrible, masked bur- lar. Did you over see one?” “often,” sald Witson. “Honestly?” cr! 1 just wish I could At midnight Witson escorted Price home to the fashionable Ne apartment house, at Ve land the Boardwalk: then bowed him- self away. Miss } had not worn her handsomest jewe!s that night, be- cause her sister had them and had gone away, but Witson did not know that. Just before the « Price was awakened who stood over her, revolver under her nose and demanded her jewelry and money. The details of en made public, but Miss Price is sald to have had all the burglar she wanted. Tearfully she explained that she had only a few Jewels jn the room, perhaps $00 wort pone money. The bandit took t ‘and money and, when Miss [rt to scream, dived out of a win d by Sliding down u waterp:pe escaped by siery 8 Price. “Well, old, gray dawn a masked shoved an ght As soon as it Was called Witson on the “. Mr, Wilson,” The most horrible ! An awful masked Y es! Oh, thank you! Please WITH HER MONEY AND GEMS, HE BREAKFASTS WITH HER. With the girls’ Jewelry and money toge in his trousers: pockets thher. He was p syinpath sy both rem how odd it w tMat a masked should have an wert c 1y, ed Miss Price's wish ¢o prompt Miss Price wanted to know what she bad better do, “I¢ I were you,” #0 an, thought- dressing faultlessly and mingling with| ”" ice Witsen, Wil son, a8 if wishing not to obtrude, wit! drew a iittle, The detectives heard the girl's story, and Kellar, glancing at Witson, happened to say to his com- “That fellow looks just like George Witson, wanted in New York.” Witson was out of the room, down the stairs and out of the house before the other detective could ‘reply. In three minutes the wires were humming and the Atlantic City and Philadelphia Hwlice were on the tra! ¥ The Tombs fugitive was arretted by Pollee Lieutenant Haines and Pollce- man McDowell at the West Philadel- | begun in Yonker: itson, I'm the Tombs, m the man who robbed Miss Price. spent so much money on her T had to get even some way; so I went to her room jate last night and pointed A pistol at her. While e@ put her head under the cover I got the goods, Bay, I could hardly keep from laughing in her face at breakfast this morning when I had to offer her my sym; But she's a nice girl, Any wa: wanted to se a burglar.” HE'S MUCH AMUSED AT HI8 ES. , sure, I'm George the man who escaped from and highly amu: escape from the Tombs. told the story over several times, and liked it #0 much that every time he told it he embellished it with new detatis. Hollihan's revol- . emake WILSON MIZNER OPERATED son was in Atlantic |City, Detective William Brown gpent fevera days seuntering along the board- walk, keenly eyeing the merrymakers. Once he thought he had his man, had traced the blonde woman to fiw of a company whieh furnish interiors of a seaside “tented city, had swen her pay a deposit on the fur- niture for a bungalow. But whe ni returned to direct the removal of the furniture, nor get back the deposit, |_ That was when Witson and the blonde were t track of. Shortly afterward a series of burglaries, which bore his ‘T-might-not-have-went” trademark, was but the police again jlost track of hii ON FOR APPENDICITIS. Tells Doctors He Is Sorty to Have It When It Is Passe in Fashion. Wilson Misner, playwright, magasit writer, wit and adventure ated on for appendicitis a Hospital early to-da; was performed by Dr. W. No. 667 Madison avenu It was only on the assurance of the doctor that It was necessary to save bis life that Migner submitted. Though in great pain, he cheerfully joked with th surgeons a# he stretched himself on operating table. “The worst of this appendicttis stu: Bishop of “I picked his hor of “The Deep Purpi said W: at tho recreation ho that it is no longer fash- never missed it. Then, that evening, I ade him unlock the cell door, and he ta the| 7 I made him open that, and ed him in an empty cell. It was no trouble after t the wall and jump into the stre Witson insisted on a good his photograph ti he did object to w: in prison. In their pursuit of Witson detectives on a half dozen occasions misaed their man by only @ few min- In this pursuit, marked at vari- by fresh crimes, which the Were too late to prevent, the ded by two clues, The one, was a pretty blonde of whom the burglar was #o enam- ored that he recklessly kept her with him—a telltale on his movemen The second clew lay In @ peculiarity of Witson's speech and methods. Al- ways affable while collecting the val- uables of the frightened victim whose bedchamber he invaded, he invariably left behind the warning: “You must promise me to keep quiet for five minutes, And you had better {recently made the shock unusually #e- to my innards.’ Dr. Bishop eaid after tho operation that it had been completely successful, and that there was no appearance of any complications, though the fact that Mr. Mizner has not been in good health jt GUND Pe. i Tho Kine Reaity & improvement Co. HET al H Biull, TE BONWIT TELLER & Co. SPECIAL FO! 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No I; 1 Angelus Player Worth $150.00 8 Wiison Pianos Worth $290.00 Worth $300.00 "11 Walters Pianos Worth $310.00 2/ Walters Pianes ‘245 Worth $345.00 26 Walters Pianos Worth $355.00 170” Worth $250.00 | 75 Worth $269.00 11 Talbot Pianos 180° Worth $275.00 Sunday World’s tramping. Discontinued Styles. of Change and improvement in the management of the Walters Piano Company and the adoption of a new scale and new case designs of the various styles of Pianos stupendous price reductions ever presented by any Piano Store in New York. 2 It You Are Looking for a Real Piano Bargain— |} act quickly, don’t delay—an opportunity like this comes to you but once in a life- || Notwithstanding this enormous seduction in price, our customary liberal terms of payment will remain the same; in other words, — Name Your Own Terms!! 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