New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
= FUGITIVE BROOKLYN BURGLAR.

THE FUGITIVE BROOKLYN BURGLAR.
IN UNFAvORABLE CHANGE IN THE CONDITION OF
MR.. sHUTE-A NEW AND IMPORTANT STATEMENT
BY MRS. sHUTE-ADDIroNAL ARREsTs-FOOT
AND MOUNTED POLICE SECURING THE COUNTRY.
An unfavorable change occurred yesterday
m the condition Of Aaron L. shute who was shot In the
neck and head while he struggling with an unknown
burglar In his bedroom at No. 400 Tompkinsave Brook
Hn, about PAS a Tuesday. Mr.. shute had passed
restless night though scdatives had been administered
n him. A piece Of shattered bone had been removed
from his neck yesterday and during the forenoon he was
feyerish aud cxcitabe lie had also In great degree
loet his appetite and unable to partake as
freely - before Of nourishing food, upon which
his physicians depended TO a great extent TO re-
eve the weakness produced by excessive loss OF blood
from his wounds. During afternoon he became de
rious and feared that he would rupture the se
cred arteries and blood vessels and induce fatal sec
ondary hemorrhage. His wife Is constantly at his bed
sde though she Is suffering severely from nervous pros
taop supcrinduced by the terror OF witnessing the des
perate encounter her husband and the robber
Health Commissioner Hutchinson is the chief medical
attendanof Mr. shute anu he is assisted by other sur
Econs. -
Mrs. shute made new statement TO Police Inspector
waddy yesterday afternoon, and ono which differs Ill
some particulars that made the morning OF the
attempted burglary while she was greatly agated she
now saws that after ignng six or eight matches she
had succeeded In lighting the before her husband was
sbot After the burglar had been released by her
husband, who had become faint through loss
OF blood, abe seized the burglar by MS
arms and could have held him had nc not
mcnaced her with his revolver Mrs shute who Is
large and muscular SO years OF age says that
the burglars arms were very thin and that he was weak
and slim. Size describes him as speaking in feminine
tone Of voice when he threatened TO shoot her. and as
being Of boyish appearance, without whskers, except
possibly slight stache. She says that his hight was
not more than ; feet inches, and that while she
holding him was under able the 10 u look sa over OF nd
t@yond his head Police Capt Mclaughlin who is feet
s sra aTe Ta hed Mrs. .hs and she SAID
that the burglar three or four inches shorter Mrs
which were lying apart from other pieces OF iewery,
with which they formed set Police superintendent
Folk who learned Of this statement only last evening"
instantly telegraphed description Of the robber to all
the police stations of Brooklyn and also TO New York
es fe c oG reb arg Pe Folk
has assumed personal charge OF the search ana mas
spent two days In investigating supposed clews. De-
tcctive ary with three officers Of the Ninth Precinct
IN which the assault took place have been searching N
Jamaica and vicinity. and nine officers Of the mounted
squad have been securing the surrounding woods and
country suspicious person having been traced 10 that
ncighborhood. Garret vanderstolpe, German. who
said that he from Michigan, and seeking employ
meni arrested at Canarse yesterday and taken TO
Brooklyn suspicion of completely in the murderous
affair but he satisfied superintendent Folk Of his limo
cenco and was released. dispatch was received at
Police Headquarters yesterday, from the officers at
jamaica stating that they had In custody two suspicious
men. who described themselves James McGovern OF
No 30 Sandsst, Brooklyn and Robert Clark OF Dixie
man and Van Brunt sts Inquiry showing that no such
persons known at the places OF residence indicated
the officers teegrapheG 10 bring the prisoners TO
Tic man who was traced from Brooklyn to Jamaica
had not captured ut late hour last night. From
descriptions given by "a negro and schoOchildren,
who say that they some stains Of red paint. on
bis clothing. the police incline to belief that he is the
guilty person. The has avoided the highways and
seems 10 have been rapidly crossing fields and Passing
through forests in the effort supposed, to reach Long
Island Sound.