HUMANE BURGLAR.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10035, 4 May 1910, Page 4

HUMANE BURGLAR.

Owing to his humanity a burglar named James Ferriuk was captured on the night of March Bth, says the "Chronicle's" New York correspondent, by the police in the up-town home of Mrs Angeline Casello. Ferrick had broken into the house at nearly midnight, when he thought the family had gone to bed but upon entering th 3 bedruom of Mrs Casello he discovered that the lady was taking a bath in the bathroom adjoining. Her terror at seeing the burglar caused Mrs Casello to scream loudly, and immediately thereafter to faint. She sank down in the tub, and Ferrick, who had started to make his escape, realising that the woman would drown if he abandoned her, stopped in his flight, and, entering the hall, called for help. Mrs CaseJlo's mother rushed into the room, and she and the burglar lifted the woman from the tub. After placing her on the bed Ferrick turned to run from the house, but on doing so he encountered the police, who had been attracted by the woman's screams. Ferrick submitted to his capture with good grace, ruefully remarking, "you can't rescue drowning women and pinch jewels at the same time."