Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-11
A Singular Case

yesterday morning Jacob Dms f..
Geisen, two private watrhmrp +,
ploy of Messrs. Robert G,rr.rt "
ers and exchange merchant. \.
Howard street, We're brought h-t.
Mayor John I. Ford, esq On III.
shooting officer jaime, Welsh -, .I'.
ern district. and private watchn,,
ID. Ford, the night preyiou.. ssh" /
discharge Of their duty, inyesri,.,,
ported burglary at the house %, Il
firm. The facts adduced present =.
gular case. the result Of n muru,l
standing on the part ot the prlysr.
police, each mistakIng the other |
glars.
Three successive attempts, II app.,, I
been made to rob the sale IN M.
room Of the house. One II thr>r
occurred on Sunday night ol L.,
another was made rn FRIDAY ni,b,l
the police had been notified of IN.
tempt. and n third al SUNDAY ni,b, 49,
day morning. M bar or bolt No..
have been broken, aud the supp..,,
that the burglars had entered from ID
per windows and descended IA. g..
which leads down L. the cuuntlurr.,
These repeated attempt, ana thr
of the burg lars III elullng the p,..
though notice had been given 10 he
officer, indured the f.m Ia place ,u,.
the building, aud Jacob pnk and
Gcisen were selected on account .. ..
tried qualities and hrmne>s, both s
having been in the employ OF the ".
Garrett, one for eight and the other d, .
Years. This arrangement wq> ina
Monday. and on that night they To-.
posts IA the house. armed with loaf.
lens revolver, sing le barreIlrd 81,
charged with small shot. an unlua.,,
and an old sword. They were PLACED
they could command the stairway A..
door leading into the ruunting-room 4.
II o'clock on Monday night report :.
that burg lars We're III the house agar
ut work upon the safe. Officers Carr
middle district. Williams. { Hin, and ~.
OF the western district. and private g.
men, Ford and Iiorner, repaired ta ID.
Finding the doors secure Ford and n
entered through the second story iron,
dow, and descended t. the first str
opened the door. when officers Carr.
Williams and Welsh entered the pla.
advanced towards the counting-room.
near its entrance Dinks and GeI>pr D
were concealed near the middle of the.
house, confident they were burglar 4.
upon them with the shotgun and n
with tragical effect. Welsh receIyei a.
the whole of the charge of the gun
back and fell to the floor, exclaiming
shot" Ford was shot in the right r.
hand by the discharge of the gun. Il
twice returned the fire of the watchmr,
Il revolver, without effect DinkS AMI
sen were seized by the police. who IT,
were confident they were the burglar,
carried them To the western station,
Mr.. Henry 5. Garrett appeared and cu
ed the case, and offered to become -.
in the sum Of $1,000 for the appcan
Drinks and Geiscn, but bail WAS rctus,
they were locked up for an cxamInat,a,
terday morning.
The examination then lasted unriIusr
the conclusion Mr.. Gwinn asked for Il.
lease of Jscob Dink and John Geisen .
were accordingly released in the sum -
600 each, to await the action of the :,
jury, Henry S. Garrett, esq, becoming
bOndsman.
Welsh was conveyed to the we.terr
ton soon after he was shot, and Dr. VI.
sent for. Numerous punctures Of shes
discovered in the back, IONS. and arr
all numbering between fifty aud ~
Some of them had penetrated to cone
bic depth, touching the kidneys, O.
thought. None were extracted. II.
GERS coat and YES, were perfectly rlt.+
the shot, nearly all of them enter.
person. One hole in the coat ~ nra'
inch 10 diameter. showing that elthrr'
or number of shot together, passed d.
it.
Yesterday afternoon officer WrI''
still at the station. it being deemed tE
physician impossible To remove him vi.
danger. lie appeared easier, howe'r'
conversed well. There was con,Ii.'
bleeding from the punctures.
The citizens and others attracted "
scene of the shooting on Monday ns.'
bored under considerable excitrmcr'
when the prisoners were brought nj %
house threats dire and dreadful wei, o.
against them. Captain LinaN"a'ef b
with the greatest prudence, told th'
they were in the hands OF the law. 10
would see the prisoners protectei
either party challenged the other, th'
no doubt but that the shooting Of al T
in the discharge of his duty would ha's
avoided Bull. SIM.