The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-05
Kellogg's Pets on the Ram
page.
Attempted Robbery and Muir
der.
One of the Thieves, Dan Egan,
a Notorious Jail Bird,
Arrested.

About halfpast 2 o'clock Sunday morning,
the neigh5orhood of Constance and First
streets was aroused by the loud report OF
firearms. An investigation elected the
following facts:
Officer Rubin T. Gilmore, while walking
his regular beat, remarked two suspicious
looking characters peeping through the
| fence of Mrs. Patterson, on Laurel street.
At sight of the officer, the thieves imme-
diately cut sticks, followed closely by the
guardian of the peace.
At the corner Of Constance and Philip
streets he succeeded in overtaking the mid
night providers, when they turned and
showed fight. Gilmore, however, was game,
but having been overpowered, his revolver
was wrestled from his grasp and four shots
fired at him without effect. The "pets y
continued their journey at quick pace and
on reaching the residence of Mrs. Innerarity
387 Constance street, jumped the fence and
laid low. One of the thieves proee eded up
the back stairs to the room of Mrs. Innera-
rity's son, young man eighteen years OF
age. Hearing a noise, he arose, and taking
his revolver, ran out on the gallery and saw
the man, who, on catching sight of him, i'm
mediately ran down stairs again into the
back yard and took refuge behind achcken-
house, the gentleman following, calling all
the while for assistance and arousing the
neighborhood.
On reaching the chicken-coop, he boldly
advanced on tine robber, caught him by the
Presented his Pistol
to his head, demanded his surrender, or he
would blow his brains out. The robber
said This is a mistake. l am here to help
you the thieves are on the other side .
Mr.. Innerarity, however, was not to be de-
ceived and again threatened to shoot. The
man on this made an attempt to draw his
pistol, when Mr.. Innerarity pulled trigger.
Unfortunately his revolver failed to go off:
The thief succeeded in getting out his pis-
tol and, throwing Mr.. Innerarity asidc he
Fired ut Him,
but without effect.
By this time the neighborhood had be-
come alarmed, and citizens came running
from all directions.
After firing shot, the thief ran to side
fence separating the residence of Mrs.
Innerarity from that of Mrs. Boyd this
he proceeded to scale, but scarcely had he
reached the top when some one of the
citizens fired at him, and he was heard to
exclaim: "My God l am shot in the n, ok"
He, however, jumped to the ground, scaled
the other fences, and finally reached the
street and escaped.
There can be no doubt of the fact that
He was Hit,
for blood marked his way for a long dis
lance.
The other thief was all the while conceal
ed in the yard, and when matters quoted
down, attempted to escape. He was, how
ever, discovered after reaching the street,
and after long chase was captured on the
corner of Constance and First streets by
officer Gilmore, who, although considerably
bruised, had not given up his efforts to bag
the burglars.
The man was found to be the notorious
Dan Eagan, an old burglar and jail-biId
He was conveyed to the Rousseau street Sta
ton and locked up.
To Officer Gilmore too much credit cannot
be accorded He has shown himself good
and faithful. officer, but his discharge from
the force may be confidently counted on, as
Kellogg will allow no such oficious" inter-
ference with the midnight sports of his pets.