The New York herald., 1875-08-26
GOOD USE OF AN INDIAN CLUB.
A BURGLAR KNOCKED OUT OF TIME AND
ALMOST INTO ETERNITY-HIs AccoMPLIcE
ALSO ARRFsTFD.

A BURGLAR KNOCKED OUT OF TIME AND
ALMOST INTO ErERNTrY-H1s AccoNPLIcE
ALSO ARRESTED.
Yesterday morning, at early hour, two burglars,
who not made timid by tho treatment which one
OF their thievish fraternity received from DR.. Ham
mond on Monday night, forced open tho hall
door OF tho residence OF Mr. John G. Colts
berger, No. 345 East Seventeenth street
Having entered the hallway they noiselessly
ccndcd 20 tho second floor OF the house There they
entered and collected 4 varied pile OF plumber.
Part OF this they carried down into the parlor and
thcn returned 10 prospect further. While moving
around the back OF tho second floor they awaken
ed Mr. George G. Gottsbcrger, Of the proprietor
Of the house. who sleeping in adjoining room.
He threw open a window OF his room, gave alarm
and then picked up Indian club, with which in his
hands he into the hallway. Tho burglars heard tho
slarin and out Of tho down the first floor
Mr. Gottsbcrger sr having been aroused by the call OF
his son. joined the latter in pursuing the fleeing thieves
One OF these being quick in his movements, opened a
rear window and jumped safely into tho yard The
other was clumsy, and nc getting through the
window graspcd by the leg by tho elder Mr. Colts
berger He tu rned il TO his captor but tho
attcr's prevented him from doing any harm by
striking him on the head with the Indian club He was
thus Knocked backward and fell into the yard where
he remained lying unconscious
Roundsman Kelly and Officer Farrell had heard young
Gotsberger's alarm, and had started for the house
whence il came They reached II just the fleeing
burglar who had jumped through tho window, ap-
pearcd on tho street They captured him and wero
then admitted into Mr.. Gottsbergers house. The
wounded burglar still lay unconscious IN the yard
strctchcr for him procured and the above named
officers, with tho aid OF others who had been
summoned conveyed the prisoners 10 tho Eigh-
tecnth precinct station house. There the uninjured
burglar gave his Barney Gibbons. and
his comradc upon recovering his Senses gave his as
Donald Harris. They both recognized by the
police professional burglars Upon the person of
badges.
Yesterday morning the two thieves taken to
Police Headquarters before Superintendent Waing
The wounded man. Harris presented horrible appear
On his head two great gashes from which,
in order to induce weakness through loss of blood and
therefore be sent to the hospital he had torn the
patches OF plaster the surgeon had put them On
the way to the Central Office Harris had to be sup
ported by two officers The Superintendent ordered
Captain Garland to take the burglars to the Yorkvile
Police Court
AT the court Mr.. Frederick Frank, jewellcr, whose
place is at No 42 East Nineteenth street. appeared and
identified the amethyst ring and the badges which
taken from Gibbons as his property He said that his
store broken into on Monday night and robbed of
the ring and badges and other ewelry valued at sl93
Justice Kilbreth, therefore, held the two burglars
charge of robbing Mr.. Frank well as attempting to
rob the residence OF Mr.. Gottsberger.
After his committa Harris was taken TO Bellevue
Hospital for treatment His wounds, though severe,
not likely 20 prove fatal