New-York tribune., 1886-05-12
A BURGLARS WEARY TRAMP.
WANDERING HUNGRY AND WOUNDED.
NOW BAUM PASSED HIS TIME AFTER He SHOT
s coz LK.. UNTIL HIS ARREST.


HOW BAUM PASSED HIS TIME AFTER he sHo7
GEORGE s. cor, JR., UNTIL HIS ARREST.
The Englcwood burglar, John Baum. alias Dntcf
in Enrlewood yesterday TO Hackcnsack. where h'
will remain until his trial. After his arrest III
Hoboken when he was told that George ;. Zoe lr,
the man whom he had shot, was dead the prisoner
closed his mouth aud refused 10 speak eNcep' II
monosyabes. On learning that Coe woulo proo
ably recover the burglar appeared iehe'ea Gar 81
the Peace in Englcwood. After the cNaminatioi
on Monday. Co!onel jameson ,he Gharn no tnid him.
and Mr.. Mack9y went TO Baum 'Tia 'aadnuarIers d IN
that they had learned from foiice iio"ui"' "
New-York his entire record. ;, ,o,a tho mar.
There is no question abont yon, sald .no iiai
shal, land you might as well give INC ""o''
"Vell. gentlemen" replied the burclar after .
nansc :" feel peter TODAY. aud Will Iell YOU tne
frnth an a bad man, bui came not ou' mere !,
rob schoolhouse Dere was no ,I lnohcy ~ u''' IN
ss,d contemptucusly, and vas hard up.
lie left New-iork on Wednesday morning, h'
said. going by the elevated railroad to One-huu
drcd-and-twenty aud crossing the Fort Lee
ferry 1t was nearly night when he had crossed
ths conntry and got into the nelghborhoOd of Tea
meek He knew that there were n good many pri
ya;e residences IN the ncghborho!d ana he wanteG
10 make good thing Of the tIip When he reacheG
The schnolbouSe he went III 10 look around ana
pass tie time uutil he could attempt to enter som'
of tie houses III safety. He pred open the drawer
in lie schoolhousc. but the only tning worth car.
ryng away there, lie SAID was ooI ol n uIaW W M ime
mplcmrntS. not worth more than 81 90 to nm
Vh,ia Ln vas engaged at this the light of his
matches attracted the attentloh oi WeoiEI o sa,d
that they bur,t open the door suddenly; 1t struck
nm and startled him lie fired his revolver az ran
dom to scare them-lot TO ny any one d nd" f, ~
ran across the room 10 tie WINDOW that ne lad iet
omen as a retreat in need carving with him his
bnlclar's kit As he was about toJnmp from th,
window he saw the man below, aimed at MIN ana
"Why did you try to shoot him." asked Mr..
~ had elf him fair warning the burglar re-
turned with wicked flash III his eyes. i was
fighting for my liberty .h III.
he brothers. he said, proved too much lot nm;
He snapped his pistol third time, but IT missed
fire Then il was pnlled from HIM. and he was
beaten over the head untH he was ,enseiess IN
his hurry. LOUIS Coe only tied the handkercmef
orouni one hand of the burglar. who on recovering
his senscs. found himself alone and immediately
dctelmined to escape. The determlnatl0n ol the
man was remarkable. considering his condition.
Ills foce and clothes were covered with blood, and
he was so weak that he could hardly stand at hrst.
He reached the old farm IN the rear OF the schoo -
house and found himself too exhausted TO move
further. But he heard the sounds OF voices and
knew that he was being searched FOR; 50 he stag
Ccred across the poughed field After walking along
fhe fence a distance he gave out and threw himself
down into the corner of the fence. A few minutes
later two of his purSuers came mp 10 the renee ali
stopped beside INN. He could hear them talk, call
ing each other by name and wondering where "
had gOle. The night was Gear but heavy mist
made objects on the ground difficult to see. Atter
they had gone he felt stronger.
lie knew the importance OF recovering MS nat,
md etraced MS steps to the schoolhouse to look
for it, The pursucTs had then gone Not being
able 10 fad his Lat, he picked np rug from the
schoolhouse and carried II with INN for covering;
Crossing the road near the schoolhouse, he cllinbe
thc fence into lot. There he gave ont again aHd
Law down under tree until nearly morning. linen
crossing to the road again. lie walked Oh until day
light forced him to hide iii a small grove. There he
remained concealed all dav Thursday. After dark
on Thursday night he worked his way onward, an 4
finally lav down near the Roman Catholic church
at Fort Lee. Jnst as he was getting to sleep he
heard dogs barking and some men cal ling lie con-
riudcd that they after him. and ran down 10
fhe Broad Bridge Brook and waCcd through 1t.
The stream was swollen and his clothes were wet
through.
Tp t. this time the weather had been pleasant,
eaten few crackers that he had in his
pockct be was getting hungry. lie reached
Pleasant Hll and spent the day among the rocks
near hy. once three men saw him, but he escaped
near the shady side picnic grounds and remained
in thi, all day Saturday 1t was raining most OF
the tl;ue but he found the wrcck of an Old cotton
umbrella in the binding, and ;hat served to Shell
ter hm III walking through the storm. ne saw
that his only way of escape was to GET over TO New
York and he knew that he could not hold out
much longer III his condition. Accordingly he
worked his way carefully to IlOboken Ferry Tor q
last a;:empt. lie was in the act of slipping lntO
lie ferry house when Policeman Gninan detected
hln He was 50 SICK and exhausted then that lie
Mr.. Wackav >ad that Chief of Police Donovan Of
s. 600 reward offered for Bauns arrest
In New-lork and many other cities the
rewards 90 to he department. unless by SPECIAL
vote If the police authorItlce they are gwen 10 tn"
persons making the arrest baum Is lnan ol
some education and Socialist IN his opinions
holdug that society owes HIM living. HIS hands
GTe white and delicate and be does not weigh more
than 10 pOuDds.