The sun., 1879-06-10
TOUNG lI1zGER.tLD'S ADVENrURE.
Mistaken Tor burglar, aud Shot In the
Breast nv - N-nr Neiwhbor.

The supposed burglar who was shot on
Saturday morning last In the rear of MIR. Will
liam L. Wash's residence at 2iS% Steubcn
street. Brooklyn. the police have discovered is
William Fitzgerald Of 1s0 Stcuben street. II
reputable young man, who has lived for some
time n little over block from Mr. Walsh's resi-
dence. MIR. Walsh found soft hnt in his back
yard on the morning after the shooting. and
put 1t away for future use The madscr-
want OF the house next door afterward
found pair Of CATERS carefully placed
sido by side close TO the fence. and
several letters addressed to William Fitz-
gerald Of 1S0 Steubcn street. All oi these arti-
cles were put into the hands Of the police on
Sunday. and the hat having been identified as
one worn frequently 10y Fitzgerald. tho detcc-
tives inquired at 1870 steuben street about the
case but. 1t is said. could learn nothing. After
watching awhile the detective saw Dr. Malone
drive UP and enter the house. When he came
out DIR. Malone said that he was attending
young man who had u pistol shot
wound In the breast The detectives then got a
warrant. and. being refused adnlittance to the
house. on sunday afternoon thuy forced the
door and found young Fitzgerald in bed. He
was suffering from wound IN the right breast
He WAS put under arrest. and. being too severely
injured to be removed. an officer was LETT In
Mr.. Walsh. who fired the shot at the supposed
burglar. gave himself up and was yesterday re-
leased by JuStice fither on his own recOg-
nzAnce. Mr.. Walsh relates that as he was
leaning out oi the window preparing to shoot
nj the man who seemed to be trying to get into
tho back paror window, he had n narrow
escape from shooting himself. rs his wife fran
tically grasped his hand. in which he held the
cooked postol aud bore IL around so that he
suddenly discovered that the weapon was
aimed at his own breast and that his finger was
on the trigger. The slightest additional pres
sure would have male ~ different story.
Young Fitzgerald is n boukkeeper. aud he has
never been accused Of theft. or any other crime.
His elder brother says the explanation OF the
mystery is very simple. Young Fitzgerald bad
York on FRIDAY night, and he became
Saturday morning. he by mistake got
OF Mr.. Fitzgerald is in the next block To tnat OF
Mr. Walsh. and on the opposite side OF the
street. Young Fitzgerald had been warned by
his elder brother not to stay out very late at
night and 80 he feared to enter by the front
door, and passed into the rear yard. intending to
climb into IA rear parlor window. as hs had done
before when he came home lnte. The rear OF
the two houses aud the yards look almost pre-
csely alike. especially at night, and Fitzgerald
thought that he was about 10 climb into the par
| lor OF his fathers home. as the shot was fired
| The fact OF the finding Of the CATERS placed
| carefully by the fence, Mr.. Fitzgerald says. ID
| not strange because young Fitzgerald was ac
| customed when he came homo late. and re-
sorted to the back entrance, to remove his
shoes. so that he would make no noise and
| place them in tho yard. where clothes and Other
| articles were kept.