The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-10
BURGLAR CASEY KILLED.
Mr.. RiohRrds's Deadly Use of n Revolver
Against Two Robbers in Ills House.

John p. NJ. Richards, employed in Moore's
gun and pistol store at 800 Broadway. lives at
905 East Eighty sixth street in n three-story
brown store house that has high stoop. In
tho first story are two parlors divided by wind
ing stairway. AT o'clock last evening Mr.. Rich
ards was sitting with his wife In room In tho
second story. reading. He had Just returned
homo from a call. and when he went into his
house pulled tho front door with such
force as. he thought. fastened the spring
lock. While reading newspaper. his
wifo said. why. there's some ono down
stairs" Mr.. Richards had heard no noise. but at
his wife's exclamation no picked up seven
barrelled revolver and stepped carefully down
the winding stairs. As he reached the bottom
no saw in the dim gaslight two men in front OF
him. One ran into the front parlor. and tho
other into the rear one. Mr.. Richards
levellod his revolver Mt the latter who. running
dagonaly across tho room. reached wi4dow.
and tried to raise II. While running. MIR. Rich-
ards fred three times at tho stranger. and
m Kissed tho mark.
The stranger. failing to raise tho window,
turned and ran toward Mr.. Richards. who stood
ut the foot OF the stairs and aS he nCared him,
Mr. Richards drew his revolver on level with
the mans breast. and pulled tho trigger. The
stranger fell forward on his face. and died in
stantly, without word or groan;
who was at u window Of the front parlor, raised
the revolver. and was In the act OF pulling tho
snid S1 give up." ,7 MI Mr. Richards walked to him
with the revolver still lovellcd, and. laying hold
of his coat lapel, called to his wife to bring
would be compelled to tako the stranger to tho
police station, MIR. Richards wished to carry a
Before Mrs. richards could get down stairs.
Officers Rcnnie and Crowley entered tho front
door. which. a few minutes previous. they had
GERS examined Mr.. Biehardss prisoner;
Seveniy-sixth street and Third avenue.
known as a sneak thief in the Nineteenth Ward.
The dead man. lying on the hoor oi the rear
paror. was Timothy Casey. who lived In Nine
ty-third street. between Second and Third ave-
nues. long companion OF Dargon in petty
sort OF burglars tools on their persons, and
Word was sent to Captain Robbins, and he
went at once with a stretcher to carry the body
OF tho dead man to the Eighty eighth street
station. MIR. Richards told the Captain what he
had done. how he had done II. and surrendered
himself and his revolver. Information was sent
TO Coroner Ellinger, who promised TO attend at
once. He had not arrived Mt midnight.
In the police station Dargon seemed dazed. AT
the desk he mechanically answered the ques-
tons put 10 him. On tho return OF Capt. Rob
bins. who. with four officers. brought the body
OF the dead burglar to the station on stretcher,
Dnrgon was somewhat recovered from his
ama2emcnt and said, with, an expression OF
shot that man" Neither he nor his dead COM
panion were armed.
of this district. The former. who is 80 years
old. rciJrned three months ago from Sing
Sing where he had served two years time
for burglary nt II East Eighty lfth
street He resides with his sister and is a
brickiaycr. When his sister called at tho police
station she wept and bitterly bemoaned tho
disg race he had brought upon her.
oh. that ne had been shot. too" che cried,
wringng her hands.
The young man who was with her said that
when on his way down town. at o'clock, he
met and talked with Dargon and Casey in the
avenue.
Casey is about "a years old. An examination
| showed that bullet had gone straight to his
| heart
Mr.. Richards is a grandson OF Mr. John p
| Moore. the dealer in firearms mt 3O2 Broadway
| who. about eighteen months ago, made
| vigorous chase OF n thief in Broadway
| through street car, and around q
| corner after the follow had snatched $50 900 Ia
bonds from under his arm as he was walking
! near Twenty-ninth street. Mr.. Richards was
| Captain OF tho first Seventh Regiment team o
| rilrmen after the opening Of the Creed
| moor runge the same team that won the 1JTnl
aud Nary Journal cup in the first season
expert in the pso Of frearms
| mud when he fred at tho burglar
| thrro times AT distance of less than twenty
| feet without hitting his mark. he was much Ms
| tOnshcd. llu Is about 35 years old. and his
| dcmcanor shows strong nerve and coo
courage.