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Show Burglars Tickle Sleeper's Nose He Woke Up, Pnrsued Thieves, and Caught His Brother-in- ( Law. NEW YORK. June 21. Awakened by a tickling in his nose yesterday, Henry Strauss, a grocer in No. 639 Tenth avenue, found a bottle of chloroform to his face. Strauss Jumped out of bed and shouted, and the bottle-holder ran, being joined by two companions who also were In tho room. There was an exciting chose, in which Abram Gorta of No. CG West One Hundred and Fourth street was seized. To his astonishment the grocer recognized recog-nized the prisoner as Mrs. Strauss's brother. Strauss often keepn large sums of monoy in his house, and it Is believed the thieves knew of his habit. The grocer says the three men, on of whom he Is positive was Gorta, climbed the fire escape, forced a window and searched the house, taking $2S from a chiffonier. They then tried to chloroform chloro-form Strauss and his wife. When Strauss shouted they went down the fire escape, followed by Strause in bis night clothes, who was Joined in the street by Patrolman Hughes. Although Strauss recognized Gorta as his brother-in-law, he preferred a charge against him, explaining to the police Gorta had been led astray by his companions. The $28 was not found. |