The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-27

"a BRACE on Jack SgspARps-CApruRE OF BukGI ARs-DEs-
ERArr LEAP BY oyE OF rhEs late hour Saturday
night the premises OF Messrs Dexter Lambert Co., No
t40 Pearl street, occupied by them as silk AID
fringe warehouse entered by burglars, under some
what singular circumstances. The burglars, IL seems,
fist secied enT into the basement beneath tho
sore by forcing in gate the portion Of the build
ing Their object being TO reach the floor overhead they
tired the connected with the starways but these
ing fastened very strong manner on the upper side
with bolts snd lcks, resisted all their Efforts 70 open
ha. The burglars then gathered number OF boxes to-
cen.r end placing them one over the other were thus
enabled TO reach the ceiling, which they bext stripped OF
us plaserpg until the plank floor WAS reached brace
and bit next brought into requisiion, aud hoo
perforated through the flooring suceouy large 70
adma the passage OF mans body. Through this the
bn rs made their way into the above, where they
rapsacAed every thing eisurc aud finally got To-
geiber bundle CT goods 10 carry of Becoming dssais
ted, however, With what they here obtained, they
determined 10 overhaul the building, and for that
purpose elected an entrance into the hallway By
tearing through a brick partition. Once ia the hall,
they easily got into the store OF Messrs Hsui Booth,
where thsy selected about - 900 worth OF silks They
next mounted to the third story but the style OF goods
here did to plcase them, nothing was dis
when they were heard by Mr. John Wagner, clerk ia
the store who had been absent at friend house In the
cary part Of the evening ano Who on returning to sesp
in the store, his custom had heard suspicious
noise in the building and went cut for policeman rso
more policemen came ia subsequently, and they assembled
TO the second story in search OF the burglars The latter
ending themselves Uncovered turned n.y. and one OF
t6non Of jumping out Tho officer discharged his pistol
~ him, withou. doing any harm, bot which had the
feet 81 lettering him from his purpose for he then turned
and fed up stairs The other surrendered himself up
and was taken charge OF by OF the officers The rest
pursued The fugitive who ed up 10 the roof by forcing
his way through the scuitle Being called upon 70 sur
render be refused and as the officers approached 70 seize
him be started away great speed 10 the edge
roof and eaped to tho roof Of neighborbing house.
thirty feet beneath. lie missed his fooholt, however,
and rolling fell to tho pavement OF alley way
tween the houses, Hfy feet below. The officers ran
down to him and found him almost hseess
mass his right thigh fractured and the broken pro-
trndpg ttI ugh the quiveug esh His left leg also
broken and his whole body ana face bruised aud
ds1sured that recognition would have been imposs.
bity. He was cor veyed y the New York Hospital and
placed under medical treatment The physicians consider
his case hopeless ampus.on OF the rgh. leg will be
necessary and they Of opinion that he will be able
70 under with safety The other prisoner to
the Sixth precinct station house. where he gave his
as Louis Bornowsk and that OF his companion Charles
Murphy. Bernows XII who 10 Pole, as bis name would
indicate, was yesterday taken before Justice Osborn and
committed to the Tombs 10 charge OF grand lar
ceny. His companion Murphy, Is a Canadian twenty-five
years Of already well known to the police Of this
city from his having been engaged in other burglaes Va
rious burglarious implements, revolver dirk knife
gold watch and other articles found upon the per-
sons Of the thieves and in the store on the morning follow
ing the attempt