The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-30
STRUGGLING FOR HIS LIFE.
FIERCE FIGHT WITH 4 BURGLAR
ON brooklyn HEIGHTS.
Grapplins with n stalwart Man who wac
Armed with n Hatchet-Svivester Hond-
lowe Narrow Escape In his own Residence.


Graphing with staiwart Man who wac
Armed with n Hatchct-Svivester Hond-
lowe Narrow Escape In his own Residence.
About O'Clock yesterday morning. Mr..
Sylvester Hondlow, a well-known Brooklyn real
estate agent, who lives In a handsome brown
stone house at FL Monroe place, one Of the most
aristooratio streets In Brooklyn, heard a noise
on the paror floor. He hurrisdly pulled on his
pantaioons, went down the stairway, and turned
Into the lib-ary In the rear OF the parior. He
had scarcely crossed the threshold when q man
sprane at him add struck him four violent
blows on the head with 4 small hatchst Mr..
Hondow was unarmed, but as soon As be felt
the force OF the first blow. he grabbed at the
| burglars throat and olinohed with him. Al
| though sixty-nve years of age, he was muscular
enough to make the contest almost even. The
burglar being 1.-THE and athletic, after desper-
ately resisting Mr.. Hondlow's attempts to hold
fast TO him, pulled away from him and ned
the rear OF the library. The noise Of the stTus,
| gle, which lasted oply a few minutes, had
aroused the other members of the family, and
| whom they hurried below and saw by the fare OF
| the gas the blood that was coloring Mr.. Hond-
lows gray hair and tricklins down over his night
alarm. Mr.. Frank Howard, deputy auditor who
lives at lb Monroe place, fastened to the house
In short time Sergeant John Eason, Rounds
house, with Police surgeon surge Nissan, who bad
been called to attend Mr.. Hond ow.
| TRACING THE BURGLAR.
Sergeant Eason at once began to look for some
| track OF the burglar He found that he had en-
| tered the house through the south west window
Of the extension on the parlor floor. He had
| which IL eight feet nigh, and had broken pane
| Of gisss and removed the cstch. search
nothing important. p' The siivsTwsrs % on the
sldeboard seemed TO have been disturbed, but
roof of the smaller Extension the Sergeant
| found spots OF blood. In following these he
crossed over TO the corresponding extension OF
place. occupied by Mr. Charles X. storrs,
the brother Of Augustus storrs OF the Plymouth
that a rear window had been broken here, too,
and that a burglar had ransacked the house
storrs was aroused, and after a search reported
that the thief had stolen some silvorware, ana
bad drunk about two-t thirds OF hottie of wine.
| 1he officers found an old pair OF shoes In the
| hall which the burglar had cast sside.
| The sergeant went into the basement and out
In the back yard In his search for the thief At
| length he saw mans form on the tagging At
hold Of him and the man jun ped TO his feet and
struggled to get free. Oncsrs Chambers and
Collins firmly held him, and Seret. Eason; con
Guiding that he was the Bssailant OF Mr.. Hond-
low, went to the latter's bedside to consult
WITH the physicans. DIS. kissam and
to face again. Mr.. Hondow was suffering
intensely. but the physicians consented to the
suffering from some great bodily pain. asked
the police not to strike him, adding that he
past three VOC ococs. When the '9 man. sDoU whose @
speech and look was that OF an Italian, was
taken into mr. aonai9ws s eedro9mi sS n the isiis
himself straighter. and. sxcitedly shaking bis
fst said. You scoundre you struck me-" He
though preparing to get out to renew the con-
test, adding. Yes, that Is the man"
THE PRIsoSER's KxPLASATIoN.
prisoner said that his name William Kclloa I;
| that he was an Italian. thirty-two years old, q
yns At M ss. ss1r. a: w05
Of his boots IN exchange for which he mad put
OF the shoes. He had about sioO worth OF
| pockets, but had no weapon. The natchet, with
winch he struck Mr.. Hondow four times on the
| on he parlOr floor with the head broken from
the handle. The prisoner, in Mr. Storrs's house,
after loading himself with all the silyerware he
could, opened the bottle Of Madeira wine, and
lighted choice Havana cigar After he had
entered Mr.. Hondlow's house and helped him
self to some siverwAre In tho basement, which
was subsequently selected from his plunder, he
sunposo that the wine had begun to sdde nis
brain, and that he stumbled over the furniture
eis 9oni4-SSn mus ~sas SwSkns Mr. hhonaLow; hi.
the accident TO the hstchet which occurred In
the struggle, and to the fact that tho man was
| under tue inhuenoe Of liquor.
| At half past o'clock, when an oficer opened
KeliOs's cell to take him TO the police court he
|
arouse hlm were futile. and the police surgeons
were unable to say what allie him His pulse
was low as ", and all OF his symptoms ind l.
| Gated conclusion OF tho brain. He was carried
| to the CITY Hospital and put under an oficer 8
guard. 1t IL thought that he fell on the exten-
his head az ainst the hagstones. 1t was discover
ed that the third finger Of the prisoners left
| hand WAS on, and that the second finger of the
| same hand was disabled.
MR.. HoSDLow's CONDITION.
Mr.. Hondlow's injuries. which were at nrst
| supposed to be more serious, were found to be
| a single fracture OF tine skull, and several flesh
| wounds on the head aud shoulder. The sur
| geons believe that he will recover. He b a
aged. MIR. Hondlow's we 18th aud Influence are
great. He Is an Englishman, has been In
| business In Brooklyn for forty years. and Ia an
| authority on real estate and financial topics.
He was director In the brooklyn Trust Com
pany, aud WAS interested In other financial con
| Germs.
The police made some search for a second
burglar, who one OF the inmates Of the Hond-
| low house thought was there, but they con.
cuded that there was only one, as VII that WAS
taken was found on Keoa. he prisoner Is
| fger than the verage Italian, and bears a des-
perate face. Hs was suffering In the hospital
last night from his Injuries, ana doub.s were
en-, erfained as TO his recovery.
| Mr.. undlow's pbysi iHus last night had re-
| moved i've pieces Of bone from his wounds.
iney refused to predict his recovery. In the
ho pital ths surgeon said thAt kellOa bad not
stirred since he entered the place, and that, Al
| though there were no external injuries visible,
he thought that there must have been cOncus-
sion Of the brain. lie had been uncOnscl ous
since morning. There could be no affect tion In
his action, as no person could diate their pupils
and q are 50 steadily as he did.