The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-15
l Resident OF Brooklyn, n. ", Dam
gerOusly Wounded by Il Burglar.

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A burglar entered Mr.. Aaron Shute's
residence at 400 Tompkins avenue,
Brooklyn, opposite the Prcsbyter
Church, yesterday morning, by pushing
aside the latch of rear kitchen window
with a putty knife, and by the aid of
dark lantern he found his way into the
bedroom of the second floor of the dwell
ling, where Mr.. Shute and his wife were
sleeping. The gas was burning low over
the dressing table, on which we're Mr..
Shute's gold watch and chain. The bur-
glar turned off the gas, picked up the
watch and chain, and started to cross
the room. Mr.. Shute heard him, and saw
his form reflected in the mirror, which
was opposite his bed. He jumped out of
bed and started to seize him,
and the burglar struck him on
the side Of the head with the dark lam
tern, and almost knocked him down.
The lantern fell to the floor and was ex-
tinguished. Mr.. Shute sprang at the bur-
glar again, threw his arms about him, and
pushed him on the bed. Then he reached
match and started to light the gas, and
the burglar grasped his arm and they
clutched again and fell to the floor. Mrs.
Shutc funded out of bed and tried to
light the gas, but in her fright could aot.
Mr.. Shute was on top of the burglar, hold
ing him down by the throat, and while he
was in this position the burglar put re-
volver which he had in his right hand
against Mr.. Shute's neck and fired twice.
The blood spirited into the burglar face,
and filled his shirt bosom. Mrs. Shutc
took hold of the burglar by the left arm,
and he told her to let go or he would
shoot her. Mr.. Shute was too weak from
loss Of blood to hold the burglar longer,
and as he relaxed his grip on his throat,
the burglar slipped out Of the room into
the hall.
Mrs. Toby, who lived on the third
floor, came down stairs just as the bur-
glar passed into the hall. He warned her
to keep away, and then ran down the
steps and tried to get out of the front
door. The guard chain held it tight, and
he turned to look for the basement stairs,
and left his bloody finger prints on the
door Of the back parlor, into which he
went. Then he CROPPED back, staining
the furniture and carpet with blood, and
at length went down stairs and out into
the yard as he entered. Mrs.
Toby and Mrs. Shute scream.
ed .tsMurder'' and "IIelp'
from the window, and some of the neigh.
bors entered. Mr.. Shute was able to 90
to the washstand and stand over it while
the wound from his neck bled. The first
ball had passed clean through his neck
from the left to the right side, and the
second shot mad entered the neck and
passed out of the right eye. Blood was
also flowing from cut over his left eye,
which the blow from the dark lantern
had made. He was put to bed and DR..
Pierson sent for. The wound in the neck
the doctor thought must prove fatal.
I The burglar was tracked by blood
marks through neighboring premises and
where he went over fence these marks,
as ma le by his pants; showed that he
wore check pants. His face was too much
filled with blood for those who saw him to
distinguish whether or not he had whis.
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