The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-20

ATTEMPT BURGLARS TO MURDER POLICEMAN
ONE or THE VILLAINS PROBABLY "ocNpsp'
Yesterday morning. about four O'CLOCK as Policeman
Thomas Iangan Of the Forty hnh precinct, patrol
ing his post in South Third street, ihir'een'h "ard
East District his attention wascaIedto The operations
or some bnrglars no had entered the residence OF Mr..
James Ferguson butcher No 81 Eighth street,
Of South Third Officer Lanean fastened to the spot
and as he turned South Third street into Eighth he
aw two men leaving the soop Of Mr. Fereusons house
ana RIM towards Grand street He Immediately gave
chase At the same time commanding the stop, 70
which they paid attention, but rather accelerated
their speed The chase had been kept up but
lew rods when one Of The rogues suddenly turned
around and fired pistol at lie officer, wound ng HIM
in the head while the latter almost simultaneously fired
his pistol The firing attracted the attention Sergeant
Hunt Of the Forty fifth precinct who had but few
mcuts before parted company with officer Langan and
roundsman Brennan. They up 20 the OF the
shooting to render aid to their wounded comrade who
taken up they supposed, in dying condition.
Other officers hearing the firing the rescue, and
promptly joined in the search for the roues but TO
avail There is no doubt that officer Iangan wounded
one Of them at the same time he was wounded himself
Some of The officers hearing the firing supposed that
safe had been blown open appears that the burglars
prior entering Mr. Fergusons house. had eutered The
residence Of Mr. Frederick Sallcs, butcher in South
OF the second story front windows and took the
sash out entire Mr.. Salcrs nisent from home
at the time, having gone to his place OF business
His wife and child sleeping in the room
where the burglars entered The rOgues got nothing for
their pains they probably having become alarmed The
house Of Mr. Ferguson entered by the third story
window 'front.' the rOgucs using grapevine ladder pro-
cured somewhere in the neighborhood. They forced
open the blinds and then the SASH ransackcd the front
ROOM forced upon the door leading from the front
TO the one in which Mr. Ferguson sleeping, and
which secured by two bolts Mrs. Ferguson hearing
strange person breathing in the room Immediately
awakened her husband who jumped Of bed, seized
his pistol but too late to catch the burglars who had gone
down the stairs and out by the front door the street.
where they confronted by officer Langan.
Officer Iangan's wound consists OF compound frac-
ture OF the jaw the ball lodging in the muscles of the
neck. He taken TO his residence where he was
attended by Drs. North and Cochrane who alleged,
pronounce the case very serious but not mortal
BY the advice of the surgeons the wounded man
removed from his residence Is North Second street, late
in the afternoon yesterday To the City Hospital in Ray
mond street, where he Is receiving every attention
In connection with this it proper reiterate
what have stated in these columns time time
that the police force Of Brooklyn is numerically
small for the adequate protection Of life limb prop
cry. The police OF the Forty fifth precinct in which
this affair occurred proverbally vglant and
in the discharge Of their duties but the extent of their
posts large 10 preclude the possibility OF watch
ing them with success.