New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-10

A BURGLAR FATALLY SHOT.
DESPERATE STRUGGLE IN JERSEY CITY.
TWO POLICEMEN ALMOST vERcoME-BRoUGHI
TO nay WITH A PISTOL

DESPERATE STRUGGLE IN JERSEY CITY.
TWO POLICEMEN ALMOST ovERCoME-BRoUGHT
TO nay WITH A PISTOL
A sapguinary encounter took place about 2
o'clock yesterday morning between professional our
gar from New YORK who had broken into lquorsore
at Grove and Fourteenth sta, Jersey CITY, ana TWO
policemen who discovered hin there The burglar re-
ceived injuries which will prove fatal, and the Two
policemen dangerously wounded The neighoor'
hood Is considered dangerous that the poceneh are
permitted to patrol their poss couples on Saturday
aud Sunday nights for mutual protection. 10"
minutes before o'clock Ulcers Reynolds and onovan
heard noise in the store, and being convince' tna
burglar there Reynolds went around to tue rear
while Donovan remained on guard in 'front.' Inc p"rE'a
alarmed aud out OF the side door ard through
the hail. with the evident intention OF escaping over tue
back fence. Reynolds had already takei possession
of the back yard, and when Tue heeine
burglar saw him he turned to rsirace MS
steps, confronted by Donovan, who had 1oo"eu
him into the hail. The burglar grew desperate ~ seeing
himself thus hemmed IN, and drawing plstoi hreu "a
shot at Donovan. The bullet struck the officer on the
top Of the forehead ploughcd furrow through the
scalp the entire length of his head The burglar followed
this up With vigorous attack the officer with a
Jimmy" rushedin the officer and stfufk min four
terrible blows head with the weapon The blows
only partly stunned Donovan and did not fracture the
skull
TWO MEN AGAINST ONE.
The burglar then ads an attempt TO rash by Donovan
and had almost escaped when Reynolds appeared IN
front and seized him. desperate struggle ensued
and the burglar, who IA powerfully built man.
would have overcome the officer had not Doho
van rallied gone TO his companions assistance The
policemen seized tho Desperate either side Reynolds
being on left pushing him before them out
OF the hallway when he suddenly wrenched his right
arm from Donoyaus grasp and. pointing his pistol over
his left shoulder directly In Reynolds face fired TIE
bullet penetrated the officers check and he staggered
back the time releasing his hold oil the prisoner
The latter Donovan Like fash and struck him
a powerful the head With the butt OF his pistol
Donovan who was already weak and in partly dazod
condition. reeGed the effects OF the blow but recov
cred and. drawing his revolver hred shot
which put TO the struggle. The bullet struck the
burglar the left breast and he staggered aud fell
to the floor The Onicer. picked icssaa h prccn up
Police station. where be gave his pane
as Prank Brown and said he lived In New;Yors 9iy
Brown was removed TO the Charity Hospital DIR. Morris
dressed officers wounds and they were sent nome
THE WOUNDED BURGLAR SINKING.
AhOut o'clock information sent 10 Chief Murphy
al Police Headquarters that the wounded burglar was
RAPIDLY sinking and cOuld not live many hours The
bullet CONC through his left breast in close proxm-
ify to the heart and the physicians had extracted II
from his back at a point under the shoulder blade
TO give mis- real disclose hts Ity Tho Chief
informed him thai any to sead To his
friends he would send Tor him.
Brown replied that he bad no message 70 send.
as he did not desire his friends ~ know where be
until after death. which he felt vas rapidly aP
preaching. He SAID that he had come oFer from new
YORK. 10 commit the burglary and had taken despers
chances escape. but had tailed Every man tbat Is
born Chief" lac said. "Sas 10 dc al some tiaie aud
mIgnt ,ust as well die now any other lime AN
ready" Before Chief MnrphY lett him Brown said that
lac was a German and that lac once IN tue contec-
tionery Myrfle-ave- and WaDats Brooklvn
Afterward he told Warden OsDoTne OF tue hospital tht
lived No. JT3 fir6i-aVe near my -secon1-sI,
NeW-York He failed rapidly during the afternoon and
expressed q priest. Father Brady, Of -
PEERS Church, sent for and administered the last
rites OF the Church linn. After Father bradys Walt
the burglar sara his Frederick tltzier and
that he lived at No. 973 First-ave, the address he
had given TO Warden Osborne.
CONDITION or THE TNJURkD POLICEMEN
Officer ReyBolds's wound Is considered dangerous bat
not necessarily fatsl The bullet entered his cheek and
passed into his neck. coming out about the middle
OF it, Police Surgeon Anlrrws who 10 attending him.
thinks Sc remarkable that vein or artery
was severed. officer Donovan has nve
ugiv gashes In his head and suffers
c0nsiieraby skull IL not fractured his wounds
are not considered The affair created scnsa.
throug Jersey CITY and the chief topic OF
conversation Chief Murphy VIII commend the officers
10 the Police Com mssiOners for the pluck aDd deernl
naiiob which they displayed.
Lzie last evening the dying. burglar seemed 10 rally,
ana Or Hunt visiting ut the hospital sad
there was q posnible OF his recovery IL was
learned that he recently completed hve years term la
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