The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-14

Struggle Between IA Policeman and n burglar
Saved by ~ su.p.nder buckle.

The FIGHT between Charles & Morrill, md
n burglar iu tto hou-r 81 the Hon. Lot NJ Nor
ril, .n " nihrop IL IT, inrilnni Mo, "a iliti"
joNa. nuns n..in. in th-lI-tof heroes A-ta.
lDu~, hat hf'H rninlri recently, Morrill, WIS
delegated o. t.A, up h.- uhud. thNrea portion.
Du 0aluIlus n'-Uf. going into thH hui-o unpIl-
- fNNl uii Nalf with a lure iint fn
iuuk nag tour % obs tNi' .Nh, in -i me- % - l-
taty { ~k % luit Nttr uuinI. % Ca Iu -iiat
az in.uAi-at. hr llad iua &C. i.~ u.tl rounds iss-
i, '"r .l '.i' .'i '' u. '',,
nf Nh, house, N Winthrop street. n r-iiaiurd
qpi I. ana listened nat 'ntly Hrh"nrd a p'.r~1n
enter gu. }tfl and irs tl" VIM vs. nr i'N.W u
$4,000. thc hnu-e. Iar wind vs. w.ra an dNNn.
I! -trnrI anu the shutters rIO-nH. Tho stranger
Il. re,wu.d 1" TIE VIZ A. wn.fe apptr"ni.y
tl- " M..~, Hud -iut-hf tli, Ill~- w.ti an iron
ind. IT, had hrDh n on oi TIA upper ligui- 80
ihul b" r,uld reach iu and unla-i.n tie catch
on tht ml4di" sl-u. This he did. la the mean
time Morrill, h.i ddrkrnrd his lantern and
I.a.ei lton the roor AMI in is rubber boots
gi'f ~t"t thlly mt tue dining room. AMI took
hi- iNon, o." u hing % q 50 ven, Shooi.r in
tie form OF tAe burglar ruter u" room. be-
sei2ri u m. The rufiiin struck MorrIls right
wr II wa, nm ron nar' kn"hinH me revolver
fox. rNuodrd. lie also strurk Morrill, two vr
thLre blows over the hra.l with the SAM lar.
Then WAS begun "A han l-to-hund encounter. rs
III" burglar WAS Hppar ntlv bound not 20 he
captured alive. Morrill, grnhh'd a biz mari n
spike winch was ia bus Cardigan ia kct. and.
hand punched him in the face ana mouth with
the muIiln-pik". This caused great pain.
and the burglar screamed To the confederate
outside in the yard. For Gods sHkel | be-
lieNe he's going e. XIII me-" He squrmrd and
yelled tremendously. but Morrill, held him NJ in
a wise. and Kept pounding with the mnrln-
spisr Morrill, felt' the prick Of Knife In Ills
l"t brcnot. The burglar had drawn dirk
knit AMI stru X nj Morrill, Tho blade Of the
knife WIS about eight inches long, ground Ia u
?hatp edge on both siirs. The fellow aime II
hcgly blow. but the blad" strurk on the buckle
Of Morrlli- SUI rnirrs passing through that,
.but bringing w on the sides which prevented
"a" KNIFE from entering IA" body ut any gr.4t
length. 4 wound WIS made between tho ribs
IN the region Of the heart. 10 the depth 81 about
one quarter OF IN IN n. The poll rmnn's neat
ci1ur WAS t. wrench the knife from the hand ~
IN" lnid-h" murderer. who prlrkrd Morrill,
several times in th" hufk ot The head. cutting TO
ihe scalp. and cutting also lis ear and neck.
Murill finally got bold of the knife handle. and
hy main strength took tho weapon. bragg ng
thl hluur through the hur.,'ni = hand.
The contestants lad hrNu upon th"iI feet Nil
the time. When thr lurfiur list his knife he
ST. .p.l "nt att irlf"d o. oe.Tlr ordering lis
tnI.irrtt' to "sl,nt lilni' 1ht' clui.dolut"
dill shoot and the nHi came crashing through
a. window. "a few Inches above Murrllls houd.
~" burglar got uWuN, ana In Ia" won't through
The window M"irin followed him with two shots
from his iffnNt y. un" ui which bee thiuk- took
cur T. Io~id' le hW AMI dirk kuir', tho
buzz lur J. % behind an iron " hly ana "a lar-e
D re" 49, J. in "lu'h lac ini 'ndri, probably to
eulIy OF lir lN1t.