The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-11

SEVERELY woUNDINo TWO oErIcERs BEFORE
HE rs sHor DOWN.
Kew York TimeeI


HE rs SCOT DOWN.
New York Times.I
A burglar, who gave his name as Franz
Brown. but who was very reticent concern
Ing his previous history, was shot and IA
tally injured in Jersey City yesterday morn
Ing, afted wounding Officers John Dono
van and Charles Reynolds, who had sur
prised him while at work. Reynolds wa,
pafroiling his beat in Grove street
when noise excited his attention
and his suspicion at the same time. Al
the liquor store Of William SeeIey, No. so;
Grove street, there were evidences of tho
burglars entry. Convinced that the Grim
mai was yet inside, Reynolds called Dono'
van 10 his aid. To make the mans escape
impossible Reynolds took his stand In tho
rear OF the premises and Donovan In tho
street In front. The burglar must have
noticed Donovan, for the officer had scarce
~ stationed himself in front OF the saloon
before the thief ran out through the hall to
the rear OF the building. While he was
scaling the fence In the rear Reynolds called
on him TO halt, and the man, dropping into
the yard again, retraced his steps and tried
to make his way out at the front. Donc-
van seized him. and lively scufile ensued
between the two for the mastery.
The burglar, Donovan says, drew his
pistol and fired. The ball struck the officer
on the side OF the head, but did no further
damage than TO burrow its way beneath
the scalp for an inch or two and then pass
out. Finding that his shot had been inef-
fectual. the burglar drew a steel Jimmy
from his breast, and leaping upon the ofli-
- IA.
several terrible blows on the head. Rey-
nolds, who knew that the burglar had
been driven back TO the front, had i'm
When he reached the scene OF the
conflict Donovan was still clinging 10
the burglar, but his head was covered
with blood flowing from five gaping wounds
the Jimmy had made. Reynolds jumped
on the burglars back and tried to hau
him off. The criminal, by mighty effort,
wrencbed one arm loose from Donovan.
grasp, and, drawing his pistol, pointed il
over his left shoulder at the officer behind
him. 1t was so close to Reynolds's face
that when the trigger was pulled the pow.
der burned the officers cheek and black.
ened it. The ball passed through the
cheek and struck the throat within hairs
breadth OF the carotid artery. 1t was stop.
ped by the muscles which lay there, and the
officer SPIT it from his mouth with the
blood from his wound. Reynolds wa:
staggered by the shot, and Donovan wa:
weakened by the loss OF blood. The bur.
glar succeeded in tearing himself from
their grasp. Then standing at arms length
from Reynolds he coolly levelled his pisto
ut the officers head and fired again. The
officer lodged the bali, however, and rs il
whizzed over his head AIMED his club al
the burglars head. Tue club struck him,
but it was not full square blow, and the
undaunted burglar raised his pistol to fire
a third time at Reynolds. AS he did SC
Donovan stepped up TO him, and planting
his pistol almost against the burglars
breast. hred. The man fell to the ground,
and Reynolds threw himself over him with
the intention Of disarming him. While he
lay there struggling and bleeding to
death the burglar succeeded in getting
his weapon in position for another shot,
but before he had pulled the trigger the
officers had wrested it from his grasp. lie
was taken TO the station-houSc, where he
gave the name OF Frank Brown, and thence
conveyed to the hospital. Yesterday morn
ing it was discovered that the ball had
passed through his left lung and lodged
beneath the skin just below his left Shout
der-blade. The hospital physicians say
that the wound is mortal one. The
wounds OF the officers were dressed and
they were sent home. Daring the day
Reynolds throat began to swell, and there
were symptoms Of injuries which DR.. An.
drews, who is attending him, regards as OF
a serious nature. The chances are better,
however, OF his recovery than OF his death.