New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-10
BURGLAR SHOT AND KILLED.

HIS COMPANION SUBMITS TO ARREST
THE rLUcKY FIGHT or JOHN r. RICHARDS WITH
TWO BUEGLARs-IiE KILLS TIMOTHY PAsLFY
AND CAPTURES JOHN DAEGCN--BREAKING Up
A BAND OF sNEAK THIEVES.
One burglar was shot and killed and another
Wa, c.ptu.od ast night by John Z. Richards who sur
prscd iAem wnie t4cy ranssckiug the par or IN
his nous, No. 500 East EghtysiAthst. Tie house.
b.ovll--tone front. Is narrow building without hall
way; winding stairs lead from ;Ae parior to The moor
ABOVE II stands IN a lone place near FrsFaye IL
ugrooIn at me head Of the stairs an hour after dark
we're SIR Rchadt, his vie and child rcadlug ana tax
iu moi e. m the paror below startled Mrs RchaTdsbut
her b4ud laughed her foare insisting that 1t was
Tie servant moving abOut IN thu Kitchen y te" MIL
ufc> later beard the noise himself several attempts
m cn made 10 break into his house recently aud Mr..
Il hats ucfore he went down, took from his dressing
c.sc loaded rev Diver which he put IN his pocket AZ
hc went down the STAIRS he caught glimpse
Of two men IN tho front ptri0r. The burglars
for such they were, heard him coming
.r.d a. he reached the floor ran, one to
t.r right, The other u tho lett After Tie rerea;hg
FORM Of tho latter Mr. Richards fred rapidly three SHOTS
without apparent effect. Frightened aud desperate,
tle burglar, who had biORon the bay Wndo" ID Tue
back pa Tor IN his effort escape, turned and sprane
uYou Nr Richards. In tic middle OF tha room he fell
dead shot through the breast Quick as thought MI
Richards turned upon the dead mans coMiad' >
WHO was crOuchluS behind lie curtains In
the front parlor. at the click OF the ham
rcr the burglar threw up bis hands. " Don't
shoot" be cried and at Nj Echar ISIS command, Very
we'll CONT OUT them" stulbea from his corner. lie
the submitted being led to tie door There his cap
tor l1ljei Fetch down some more Cartridges and
NV nat" he called 10 his wife, who was at the hcad OF
te stairs; want to take the fellow 10 the station
4 ri1 came on the door that moment, md OMcer
ReuiIc ana Detective Crowley entered the house A
D, ,r-. H1l4L sud 4 Ia.
,l. sroop and ran Ike deer toward the riveriro7"
Auvou, 10 learn thc cause Of The shooting the officers
dIuot pursue him. tut rushed n upon Nr Richards and
h, ~ ',ouer. The Litter Wa qucb'Y LODGED Il me
nI. who hurried to ire enot with men and sr"chor
Nj Richard. told the story of ne huI -ldTy ana TIE dis
on. garcc at The dad mans face showed 10 canaan
Robbins that Of an old acquaintance. The burglar
G.rl.t Vt > man WHO las ryon ,lc police IN
f.r MINER mart al the CIV much trouble
t.r ma,, months. SIX weeks ago he was arrested
O.. Nineteenth Precinct Cor various sneak roh3'f"'
and bU. -ricS and was u' Unj,r uoo hh'"nI'h was
Jar. shed los his aged mother with whom ne lyed
49,, NJ. PnnIrsor', mouse nm E'sh;v-scycntl-,t. was
visited and some overcoa- were stolen On saturday
t,i,o',,i-,,y, was entered Mr. Richard. rouse was
~. Ilrxr In inc trout parlor Captain Robbins found
the pUuIor of TIE thicvcs-hie" orcrc'as-inrown IN
james Darcan, the captured hulea live at seventy
-Nf -,t. md SgcouC-tNr. Iie Ponce no" .'I IN
,a offender IN the statou-hor~c he turned t" Mr..
Il nar with NlcicOs look and sad, WITH a 7narl'
Had only Dad revolver y0u wc1.G H"t have been
here VITA ne" The bod of the murdered man. lying
on jhr stone floor OF cell, showed welircSsed. boy
.~,Io.kIne Dung man o. small slc. His snrt and
V.I. cot were saturated with blood Inc Oal't Ldl
r.t,rcd tie breast, penetrating tie left lung had
"a lsrd Instant death.
,.r. Richards cOuverscd freely with reporters and
firi- iu CAPTAIN RObpin-s private room. " lney Lad
n-,i .ou.Iuk villa my door before" DC SAID, and The
Cqfin corroboratcd his story of several attempts To
br X lufo ms housr-Cnc last summer. Mr.. Rchdfdsls
member oi the nIm Of John j. Moore sous, QrdcIs III
.'., and arms AT No 3J2 broadway. lis skill
a.. ID te plstoI is douutlc-s due TO tne tact
Of -. % 3 H. ts4tt.t a.. ft44I Ia
.,it.. 90 Company = lie h. san. bat compact, and
.c.cdIDg determined man, clearly cprl-hcaded ID ar
,Iu l-rn,y lie rX3rcsscd rcrDt mat ne shonId
.,,. h I. iu- cad Of merely Disabling NE burglar.
Coon, Wutmui VINO viewed The j. Ny of the bI. 2l"r
a. Il IIgnt, promptly DISCARDED Mr.. Plcaards from
Custody.
20 tao theory tA1t third bLssari = YET a. lar-r,
iu. police were WORKING Indu~tuOu-N To discover MN
4-i tICat Tni5 theory Is IL" Suartd hN MT klchdIdH
$40 links hc encountered The 81 hole company.