, 1874-09-26
4 BURGLAR. Scot.

There arc two police officers In Chicago who
can shoot straight, aa evidenced by tho fact that
ono Of q party Of threo notorious burglars WnH
shot twice at o'clock yesterday morning whilo
attempting to cHcapo. Tho wounded man gives
tho namo Of George Harrison, aud eays he can1o
from Detroit last spring. But the detectives say
TINT
HE IS ru11o puRFEr
wcll-kuoYn burglar. The circumstances at
touling tho shooting arc US folowa:
Dflicer Muruano, Of tho regular force. and
Officer Powers. Of pinkortona police, whilo on
duty at the corner Of South Water stroot and
Fifth avenue, observed throe men coming out OF
the saloon Of George 2. Gillian, No. 2l0 on
tho llrHt named street. Murnano bad watched
tho trio from On opposite corner, tn company
with Powers, and. when they emerged from the
what shoy were doing in tho saloon. Tho bur-
glars Immediately startled to run, going IN tho
direction Of Wolls-streot bridge, the policemen
giving ohuso. Whom running up tho approach
ono Of the party turned around and ha.loood to
The officers that il they oamo any furthor he
would shoot them. Both officers thoreupon
DREW TuELn REyoLvEHs
and fired, Just as tho fugitiyea reached tho
centre Of tho bridge, and when about LOO fcot
from tho pursuera, Murnaue fired four tiu,ea
iron, aman reyoayor, and Powcra tlroo tinoa
from 4 much larger weapon.
The shotH did not Beem to havo taken effect,
for the mon run to tho north end OF tho bridge,
and thence down tho viaduot-Htops to tho rail-
road track. Tho officers pursued closely atter
them, and Muryane obHccYod one run under tho
bridge and atop Ho followed him, md, when
ho rcachcd him, found him lying DOM. The
man said lle waB wounded, and Murnnne raiaod
him up. and, after taking him short distance
! found that 10 wa8 uuahlo to 20 further, aud on
| examining him discovered TINT
lie WAS SHOT.
| Ho Immediately Bont for DR.. Il. L. Leonard,
! and tint physician came and administered
| Tcgtoratiyoa to the wounded muu. Two bullets
I,ad penetrated ha body. and tho Doctor MRS OF
tue opinion TINT they would prove fatal. Tho
prisoner gnyo hie na1no as nboyo montionod-
| George Harrison. A wagon Was procured, and
! at o'clock ho WAS conveyed to tho County
! yesterday afternoon, mud refused to give any
statement regarding his presence nt the saloon,
othor than that that ho waa intoxicated.
and had been employed Mt Detroit Us q
shoemaker, but had been hero for thrco
months without employment. Whom arrested,
aovontoen cigars, 92.10 iu currency, and card
bearing tho namo OF Lottio Fisher Nero found
on him. Tho physicians at tho hospital stated
! that he showed signs Of improvement, but it Haa
not possible ut TINT tino to determine tho ulti-
mato result Of tho Wounds. Tho patient was
strong and healthy aud had good chancos for
| recovery.
entered the back, ono OF then, going in nbout
| Tue EDuLtB AAA IAdb ~ LuG 1uIk III lA0 bllutI
| lodging In or close to tho pleura, tho direo-
| ton taken BY tt being diagonal. Tllis
wound is considered tho most dangerous. Tho
prisoner stated that where tho ball Btruck him it
cnuBed stinging or atnartiug sonsation. but ho
| pn1 no particular attention toit The other ball
struck tho roar part Of tho right sido, . inches
below tho ono aboyo mentioned, aud passed.
through to tho skin, against which II lodged
! without coming out, and causing 4 black and
b!ua marx which plainly indicated ita presence.
It is possible that this shot las injured the in
tcsti,cs, in which caBo tho prisoners c1nncoa for
| Hfo lro worry poor.
MAnnlsoA, Oh DURrxy's. coarANfoNs
| ran westward on tho railroad track whon he foil
| from the wounds, aud oucaped.
Yostosday afternoon, Oficora Burma and
| Schaack OF the Chicago Avonuo Station, arroat-
cd Janlos, alins Doc. Farmer, q :woli-kuown
criminal, as ono Of tho fugitive burglars. lfo
| was at houHo on tho southouat corner OF Mar
ket and Michigan strcots, aud ia we'll known aa
| tho companion Of Durfoy. OF courno 1o de-
nlos any connection with Tho c1inlc. Up 10 last
midnight tho third person had not boen found.
Tho ltioyea gained entrance to Gi1lam's place
by bursting open tho front door, mud holpotl
themselves to tgarr and liquors. and aeclirod! q
small sum in currency. They arc nsun who
llayo tho reputation Of going for hcayy booty.
| ind tho officers say that yesterday morning 8
| work was tho result Of L wanton, dllnklio lark.