, 1873-06-17
A BATTLE WITH BURGLARS.
Three Officers Tackle IN Equal Num-
bor Of Burglars.
Revolvers Used in q Reckless
Manner.
Two Of the Robbers Captured-..The
Third Escapes With Bullet
in His Body.

Third Escapes With q Bullet
in His Body.
Tho otoro Of J.. 4. Wheeler, on Wisconsin
street. Milwaukee, was robbed last Sunday Night
OF about $4,000 worth Of shawls. Tho thioyoB
effected MI entrance by jumping q board fenoo
10 fcot hrgh and breaking light OF glass in
rour window, gaining acocsH thorcby to tho latch.
T1ey carried out about $4,000 worth Of shawla
aud deposited them On hill In tho rear Of tho
ttoro, where ono Of the gang was waiting with
1mgo Saratoga trunk. Thia receptacle was
pa,kol full, but tho larger portion Of
the property could not bo stamped In, aud
home the burglars wore Obliged to
loav, 1t on tho ground. Silks and lnco would
have boon proforrod to shawIs. and Tho mon un-
doub,odly oxpcotod to taAp only that class OF
goods Fortunately h1r. Whoolor locks al his
valuable stock, such as laco, silk, and ribbons,
In large vault, bnilt especially for the purpose
,yhou tho trunk was packed full, md would not
hold anoa1or nhnwl, tho thieves locked 1t, and
started d.wn IN aliey-way. The owner Of the
building, rho uvoB on tho second floor over
tho ston, had Witnessed their opora~
tfous, ani whom thoy startod OFF, hc
came down stairs and followed them. Thoy went
toward tie :ailroad depot, aud, feoling confident
thnt thoy Intended to tako tho hali-past 10
o'clock train, ho ccasod pursuing thcm and COM
menced searching for au olIlcor. uc WIS unable
to find ono, and, having vory little time to spare,
imagined tho tllioyoa would eeoapo. Accident
ally mnotng John ]. Mcdonald, Deputy shorin
from Sioux City, Iowa, who waa on visit to his
brother in milwaukee,, ho acquainted him
with tho circumstances, and requested
him to watch the burglars and
telegraph tho Chicago nuthoritieS, 'xhither they
woro Bound. Whom on the train Mcdonald
wrote dispatch to tho officer in charge OF tho
Wort Side Police Station in this city. and at 1a~
dispatch roquostod that officers be aont to tho
milwaukee, dapos to await tho arrival OF tho
train. Mcdonald took o walk through tho cars,
aud soon discovered tho mon ho had promised to
Rago alias " "Ono~Armed Rogers" and smother
follow wloae name Ia unknown.
sergt. French handed the dispatch to
noundeman Tom siinmons, who selected omeor Or
dangerous errand. Anticipating that tho thioyes
would abandon the train boforo it reached the
depot, tho officers went up tho track to u9lsted
Bkreet, whore they got aboard. MoDonala met
aud told thom tho thrco men had 1!lst dlsem-
lIaleted street, as ii coming towards tho city.
Ragio had d vn}iso and a bundlo in his hnnd !;
the other two wore unincumborod. :,
Tho three officers, Simmons, Iaughln, and
Mcdonald, ran across the yard Of tic North
western Rai}rod and intercepted their prey at tho
cornor Of Halsted and Eric streets. As 6oon "a
tho thioYos saw tho officers they broke and ran.
nagio was caught BY Laughlin as hc was jump
move NO 10 Or ii iii shoot you" Rasio was inclined to
como to torms, and said, sfDon't shoot give
np." At tLis juncturo q second thiof came out
from behind u tcnco on Eric Htreet, md said,
na as a To e ao m rGGo up1ao~ss a"sh
thon fred At Laughin but did not
bit hin. Tho 1attor returned the
nro,. aud it is belieted with
who1osoma effect, aa the unknown man clanpod
>Laughliu has no doubt but that his shot was
affective. Ragio, being. encouraged by tho en-
aoavors OF his "pal" to SECURE bis escape
Kicked Laughliu in tho stomach. TIE Of officer
golyer. TEia settled Ragio, and he mado nc
moro resistance.
In tho 1nountime Simmons Was engaged tn q
eHy qneou9e with IA A0n cn hfn liz aaspo.
1aaeo 5as ta'a af four aIoun4 4so and rod " At M the
officer. Fortunately Allen waa Q poor marks- Y;
man, and the bullet spent itsolf in tho air Sim
Allen turned like tiger ut hay, and, loyoling the
tuuxzlo Of his revolver ut SirnmouB' hoad, he
pulled tho trigger. Tho weapon being rusty,
tho trigger did not 50 down, aud once more the
the rufian, who had murder in his heart, that
hiH bullets wore harmloss. Now it was bin-
mons turn. Tahing deliberate aim
ho fred again. Tho thief bounded
into tho air and fell to the ground, writhing in
inflicted. The bali entered betwoon tho afth
apd sixth ribH
Officer Simmons, without waiting to learn the
condition of Allen, returned to assist Laughlin,
who, ho supposed, WAS being overpoworeds or
ff In mn ber n trad
mot Laughlin TINT of1icor said to him k
run in search Of tho desperado, who had
attempted to rescue Ragio. Si1nmona &C
eeordingly ran east .I on Eric street, snd saN p
wards Indiana. The officer was 30 much OK
haunted by his previous exortions that he did
not long continue his pursuit. Lauughln by tlil
time had placed his como-a,long ION bis pria
Bim1nons found Allen in condition OF somi-in
sonsbility. Ho therefore procured wagon ami
had him tahon to tho station. Tho rufian's 70
yoyer was found near him. half cooked. It il
ehot Or. Clark attended the prisoners q
tho Madison Street. Station. lsagio'
wounds were painful, but not fatal
ne was at once placed III the most Becuro cell 0
tho lookup. Allon was laid upon 1attrass, il
hall in tho lookup. nagio ,fas very sullen
"gamo ~ from head to toe. Allen appeared t.
be suffering greatly, and could give no answer
to the many questions that wore asked him.
Upon Alen,s person WAS found check for th
trunk referred to, which was found at tho Hill
wauAoo depot, on Kinzie street. 1t containe.
about o., QUO worth Of property, which oonslste4
largely Of ahawla. These were identified by II,
Wheeler yesterday AFTERNOON.
About Il o'clock yesterday morning, tho crimi
nala wore removed to the Central rol!ce etatio1
Both men arc we'll known III police ciroles
Thoso is not q roguo's gallery In tho West tbs
doos not contain their portraits. from their IL
fancy, almost, thoy haye sustained themsclvt
by robbery and thieviug. Their countenance
royeal to the close observer their trno chAraate
Jack Allen iH about five feet nine inch,
high. Ills appearance is that Of
1.-the, actiyo fellow, whose INTELLECT and nss,
combine to make him an unpleaaant antagonia
uo is smooth shavon. Els eyes arc Of 1ig
blue color, and over them aro well-dcYolop.
bumps, which indicate TINT his powers Of app.
honsion arc more than ordinary. His nuse Ii
AEa nari1fna ardnr md Lin 1nSnAI, In