Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-09
With A SHOTGUN.
Mayor Hazard Shoots q Sup
posed Burglar.
A FRESCO ARTISTS EsCAPADE
Carl Brandt Tries to Locate a Lady
Acquaintance and is Shot
in the Back

Fort street last evening, shortly before
IL O'Clock, when Mayor Hazard shot a
fresco artist named Carl Brandt. 1t
appears that Mayor Hazard and family
had retired short time before, and
shortly after half-past ten o'clock some
of the members of the family heard a
noise of some one in the yard. Then
noises were heard under the house and
Mayor Hazard was reused, and seizing
his shotgun, went out upon the piazza.
When he reached the piazza Mayor
Hazard saw the form of a man
near the corner of the house.
He called out to him to stop or he would
shoot. The man refused to stop, and
Mavor Hazard ordered him to halt, at
the same time pointing the gun at him
and telling his wife to ring up the tele-
phone for policeman. The man, in
stead of hating, started for the street
and jumped over the fence. As he did
so the Mayor fred over the mans head,
hoping that would stop him. It did not,
and he fired again, the shot taking effect
IN the small of the mans back. The
man ran along Fort street, and was pur-
sued by citizen who was pass
ing by. The chase was short
one, and the supposed burglar was
captured by the citizen at the corner of
Main and Third streets and turned over
to Officer Farmer, who came running up
at this time. He was taken to the Police
Station, where he was recognized as Carl
Brandt, who only yesterday presented
designs to the City Council for frescoing
the Council chamber of the City Hall.
He came to Los Angeles from New York
about two years ago, and is at present
living with his wife and children on
Seventh street, whore he owns a house
Recently he entered into a partnership
with Henry Hanson, who has the con-
City Hall. He said that yesterday
in passing by Mayor Hazards house,
he saw lady sitting on the steps whom
he thought he recognized as an acquaint-
ance FROM New York. He had no time
to stop then. and last night on going
home, he stopped on the corner OF
third street, to wait for a street car.
While waiting, it struck him that he could
perhaps obtain view of the lady, and
he stepped inside the yard, and, while
trying to get view OF the interior of the
house, Mayor Hazard came out with a
gun. He did not know it was Mayor
Hazards house, and did not recognize
the Mayor when he called out to him, or
he says he would have stopped, for he
says he had known Mayor Hazard for
two years, and he could have explained
matters satisfactorily.
Mayor Hazard gave the following
statement If the affair: 'About 10 AS
O'Clock l was sitting in the bedroom
reading the paper, after my wife and her
sister had retired for the night, when the
latter called out from her room, Oh, did
you feel the earthquakep My wife re-
piled that she did not, and just then l
heard something moving about under
the house. 1 then went into the dining
room, and saw a mans face at the dark
window. Going out to the kitchen, l
saw him run across the yard in the rear
and crouch down behind some bushes.
then got my shotgun, went out the
back door, and called upon him to come
out, or l would kill him. At this he
jumped up and advanced towards me, but,
thinking from his actions that he was
armed, warned him that l would kill
him if he attempted any violence, and
ordered him to walk after me round to
the front OF the house. When we got
out into the light ordered him to stand
by the gate, and at the same time called
to my wife to ring up the police. Upon
hearing this, the fellow bolted through
the gate and ran into the street. | was
determined not to let him get away, and
ran after him, and as he got about as far
as the Car track l lifted the
gun and fred. The first barrel
did not take effect, and 1 'let fly with
the other, hitting him somewhere on the
right side Of the body. Even this failed
to stop him, 80 l shouted and raised an
alarm, and he WAS caught by someone on
the other side of Spring street. l do not
know the man at all, but l am satisfied
from his actions that he was a burglar,
and WAS prowling around to see if we
were asleep, before entering the house.
OF course l am exceedingly sorry if l
have hurt him dangerously; but at the
same time feel perfectly justified in act
ing as did,"
Brandt's wounds were dressed at the
Police Station by the Police Surgeon,
who stated that they might prove very
serious, especially if the shot, which
were small, had lodged in the kidneys.
At the hour OF going to press Brandt was