The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-23
KILLED BY A BURGLAR.
STORY OF A HAND-TO-
oi'-4 HAND GRAPPLE.

,,.o.,,, Much the Larger Man, but
'-- Cracksnnan Armed with a Dirk
.so+ Overcame the Physical Odds
v.rr Men Implicated in the Muir
- 1ob-Two Already Arrested.
w voRK. Aug. 22.-At an early hour
-, corning three thieves broke into the
arocery store of Christopher w. Lucas at
Iov and High streets, Brooklyn. They
,rora surprised at their WORK oy Vne pro
-. ond a hand to hand conflict took
49, during which the grocer was stabbed
:. ,ba heart The police caught one OF the
ua seid his name was McElwain, and
cave description of his companions,
Who had escaped. He said their
nan,os were Hawthorne Benson and
Tbomas Ouin}an. An alarm was
- 200 sert 70 this city with request to
49, a' fo,, the men. In less than an hour
Data.+iva Barry had captured Benson, who,
~, Lsir1 +aken before Inspector Byrnes,
1ras rec9ruized as Martin denim, proteS-
sionel thief and ex-convlct. he was sur
rendered to the Brooklyn officers; The
other man is being hotly pursued. Be
Tore Denim had been taken to Brooklyn
bQ
sold he wanted to confess. He said that
naitbar he nor Ouinlan know what hap
named in the store. They were both on the
outlook watching while McElwain was in
tbe Store. Suddenly McElwain came rush
ING ont of the store covered with blood. The
prisouer and Quinlan then fled.
Further details show that the burglars
entered the yard in the rear of the house
and put a ladder up to the middle second
story window McElwain was the one
selected to 20 in. He is slightly built
Young man and only 10 years old. be
opened the window easily and crawled In
and was making his way to the front room
where it was supposed Mr.. Lucas kept his
money box. It was quite dark at the time.
He had reached tie passageway leading
through to the bedroom when Mr.. Lucas
was awakened by the noise and got up to
see what was the matter. He did not wake
his wife. As lie entered the dining room
be saw the figure of a man making for the
window and grappled with him at once.
McElwain was SO frightened that he dropped
his hat near the bed room door, where it
was picked up afterward. He was in his
stocking feet.
A LIFE AND DEATH STRUGGLE.
Lucas was a big, powerful man, weighing
over 200 pounds, ami he would have made
short work with the intruder had not the
latter been armed with a knife, an ugly
looking weapon with q blade fully inches
long. As soon as Lucas seized him near the
window they began to tu5sle, knocking the
furniture about and making great noise,
which woke up all the rest of the family.
Mrs. Lucas rushed out of the bedroom,
followed by Harry, her 9-year-old son, and
Il a servant came out of another door. Mr.
Il Lucas was down Oh one knee in front of the
window and his assailant stood over him
n striking him repeatedly. "Helpl murder
4 polce!" shouted Mr.. Lucas at the top of his
4 voice. Help, I'm being murdered!n
HELD AT BAY BY THE KNIFE.
4 Mrs. Lucas jumped forward and caught
q the murderer by the arm, while the servant
q grabbed him by the coat while Mr.. Lucas
8 tried to get up. "Sttnd back cried Nc
q Elwain to the two women houris ing his
q knife, which they then saw for the first time.
Il stand back and let me 90 or I'll cut you
Il open as | did him." Both women sprapg
back IN horror and McElwain jumped out
of the window, and grabbing up his shoes
ran ran OUT of the yard down High street. Mr..
LUCAS meanwhile had struggled to his feet
anu had staged to the sink in the corner of
the room. "For Gods sake. AB,ry, get me
some nelp," he groaned, 81 beheVe I am
kllled, and with that he sank down in a
heap IN the corner of the room.
HAD RECEIVED A DEATH WOUND.
Inc shrieks of the woman aroused the
%noie nelghborhood, and a few seconds
aLterMard DR.. Stone who lives Sn the oDDo-
SIe sue SIDE Of jay street, came running in. 1t
mas 100 late, however, to do auythinp for
T yne wounded man. He was fast diving
liner, mere we're three or four deep gashes on his
flgh5 shoulder and arm, and horrible emf
,. IL tne breast right under the heart, from
Wi.S3 WHtG9 ms life blood was pouring in stream.
"tnln ten minutes he had breathed his
laat McElwain was captured nv Polica.
man man Kennedy, who says that he heard
SnoutS OF "MurderW "Policem and a few
P5Uonus biCo lots iater saw man running toward
bira an1 VII WIN MS shoes in his hand He grabbed
bad a. anu !ooK MN to The station. McElwain
lad IN his possession Il big. wiokad-Ionl,;~n
ki kkihlIe the blede of which was covered With
Dood. McElwain confessed that If was 'bu ba
who had stabbed Lucas. ~ - ""' ns