New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-16
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
Mr. sHuTE,s AssAILANT CAPTURED.

MR.. SHuTE'S ASSAILANT CAPTURED.
yir FUGITIVE DETECTED IN THE COMMISSION OF
ANOTHER BURGLARY WITH CONFEDERATE
HIS ARREST AND observation-disclosures. SHUT
STILL IMPROVING.
The supposed assailant of Aaron l.. Shute
was captured Yesterday under singular circumstances
About a. m. Mrs Peter Flynn Of No 373 Cumberland
st between Futon-st. and Atlanticaves In Brooklyn.
was awakened by slight noise in her bedroom. She
saw man in the apartment gathering her jewels to-
sether She made outcry, and the burglar ncd
through q rear window and down grape arbor. Mrs.
Flynn called her husband, who sleeping in the
front room on the floor Mr.. Flynn ran to the win
dow and fully recognized the man, who was then scaling
the garden fence, William VI. Mooney, whom he knew
and who was also then recognized by Mrs. Flynn After
setng over the fence Mooney Joined by confeder
ate with whom he continued his flight. The police being
summoned officer Hayes Of the Tenth Precinct abont an
hour later, arrested Mooney and william c. Burke,
young butcher his alleged confederate on Fulton-st
Mooney was Immediately recognized by Police Capt
Campbell as closely corresponding with Mrs shn'es
description Of her husbands assaant. He Is feet
inches in hight slightly built with feminine voice light
brown hair and smooth face He was taken to Police
HEADQUARTERS and examined by Police Commissioners
Jourdan and Pyburn superintendent fok ana Su bi
Mclaughlin There were black ana Sle Spots on on
a. Mrs shute said she was sure she bad mace on .ne
arms of her husbands assailan lie Is also de a. was
lived with his mother, a widow, and two brothers III
house owned nv the mother at No. 754 futon-st His
father was a liquor dealer Of reputed wealth In he
Second Ward. -. a.
The prisoner sad he did not know where he was az INC
fine ~ The assault Mr.. shute. He said ne hau pceh
unempoycd for time and that he supposed ne WAS
drunk some where when Mr. Shute was assaulted: nc
avered that did not know how he came by the Dach
and blue spots his unless they had been mace
by his friends dragging him home while ne was drunk
His feet when measured found Ia be ntle siicr
fsn the plaster cast OF the footprints OF MI shnies
sssailant but the police account for this by saying t'
the footprints Of jumping from fence ana IRON
which the cast was taken would naturally be ltiie
larger than mans feet The cast was tha OF TRACK
made by q man with unnaturally crooked ioot anu
one OF MONEYS found 10 be similarly delorneu
A. soon az Mooney arrested. Detective sergeant
FROST searched his mothers house but could ma mourning
which would tend to crimina.c the prisoner -
After the police had satisfied themselves that Mooney
was the aasaan OF Mr. Shue they took him with Burke
10 Mr. shutc's house for Identification. Mr.. shute,
though still improving. not permitted ny MS sur
Ceons TO see the prisoner. Mrs shute wonid not
permit him 10 be brought into her house, but Lc was
placed M an window, through which she looked AS
aeon ss she saw prisoner she exclaimed when asked
N he was her husbands assaant " Its mighty IKE
him. and repeated the expression several times
Mooney was then compelled TO speak and Mrs Shue rec
o1zed his voice. Subsequently Mrs Sute said she was
positiye that the prisoner the man whom sne Da
seen IN her bedroom. and who had shot her husband
Mooney and Burke, who were both handcuted, were
taken back Police Headquarters and thence before
Justice Walsh, who committed them TO the Raymond
Street Jail 10 await examination.