St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-11
SHOT IN THE DARK.
w. p. Ives Perforates the Anatom.
of a BURGLAR

w. p. Ives Perforates the Anatomy
of a Burglar.
William P. Ives is man who knows
how to handle a gun, as j. w. Frisbie
now knows to his sorrow. Frisbie is
negro. He tried to rob Ives. Ives shot
him-shot to kill, too. Frisbie is not
dead yet, but his chances for recovery
are few.
Ives is we'll known in Minneapolis. he
having been for many years ticket
agent for the Manitoba railroad COM
pany. He lives at 613 Fourth street
north. Yesterday morning. shortly
after O'Clock, he was awakened by the
rattle of the shutters of window in
the rear of the house. 1t sounded
very much as if some one were trying
to force an entrance. but the
Ives could not just determine
what was the cause. He listened in
tently and thought he heard some one
moving about the house cautiously, but
he was not certain that it was not some
one belonging TO the house, so he lay
quietly in bed, explaining afterward
that he was not the man to go hunting
about the house for burglar
in the dead of night. He was lying in
such position that be faced the door
to his bed room, and ere but few min
utes had elapsed he saw man come
stealing softly into his room. Now, MIR.
Ives is we'll known as hunter
among the spOrtSmen of the North
west. He can bring down chicken
On the wing as easily as he car bite the
end from good cigar. and he was
never known to be attacked by that
men as ''Duck fever" but commonly
spoken of as ''rattles." So when he
saw that stranger entering his room he
Immediately grasped the handle of a
small Calling gun which lay beside
him.
The intruder glided carefully within
the room and, when within few feet
of the bed, hoarsely commanded:
'Your money or your life!"
But he got neither. In fact, he will
probably lose his own life. Mr.. Ives
fired ere the robber could make another
move, and the bullet struck him in the
neck. He made rush for the door.
but Ives fired again, and this time the
piece of lead raised disturbance in the
burglars gastric organs. Two bullets,
however, did not stop him, and he
leaped from window just third shot
Mr.. Ives family were aroused by the
shots; lights were brought, the floor
was found to be spotted with blood,
likewise the window sill, and under the
window were found the coat and shoes
of the thief, which he had removed be-
fore entering the house, and which he
had forgotten in his haste to get away
from that gun. The housebreaker made
his way across the rear of the lot to
Sixth avenue north, and there fell upon
the walk, exhausted by loss of blood.
There he was found by some printers
returning from work. The police were
notified, and he was removed to the city
hospital, where he now lies more
dead than alive. At a late
hour last night, the burglar was still
breathing, but he has not improved
since he was taken to the hospital. and
it is not believed that he can recover.
Mr.. Ives feels sorry to have so nearly
killed the man, but under the circum-
stances he could do no less than fire as
he did.
The burglar gave the name of Bruron,
but the detective recognized him as j.
w. Frisbie. the negro who has just
finished three years. term atStillwater
for going through the house of Paul
Martin in st. Paul. He is big fellow,
about twenty-eight years old, and quite
a noted housebreaker.
There is an opinion among the police
that Frisbe is the man with whom Mrs.
Smith had the desperate struggle out on
Twenty street last Sunday
morning. To be sure, Mrs. Smith says
her assailant was a man of light COM
plexion, but it can hardly be ex-
pected that she should be able
to give an accurate description of him.
considering her condition at the time.
The police say that white burglar
would scarcely attempt to assault
woman after having secured his plum
der, their passions being under better
control, while it would be not at all I'M
natural in negro. At any rate, should
Frisbie recover, he will go back to Still
water again.