The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-20

Patroiman Updyks Discovers Three
Burglars At wark-He Wounds One
And Captures Another.

Ratrolman Updyl<e Discovcrs Three
Burglars At Werk-He Wounds One
And Captures Another. l
About o'clock yesterday morning,
as officer Updyke was passing down
Eighth street below Poplar, he saw a
man standing In the doorway OF the
grocery store Of lewis L. McClIntock,
ct the northwest corner OF Eighth and
Lombard streets. Az soon as the man
saw the officer he fastened around the
corner to 2 side window on Lombard
street, and evidently gave signal to
his Companions inside, for when the
officer reached the corner he saw the
fellow standing by the window and
two men climbing out. They all start
ed to run, two OF them going up an
alley on Lombard street above Eighth,
and the third man utriking across the
lots.
The officer called to this follow TO
stop, but as he continued on, drew his
revolver and emptied it after him,
One OF the shots evidently took effect,
as he grasped his Left arm with his
right hand but did not stop. The FIR
ing alarmed the neighbors, and several
OF them turned out to see what was
the matter. Upon learning that a
robbery had been committed, several
started in pursuit OF the man who had
run up the alloy leading from lombard
street. This alley leads to a labyrinth
OF other alleys, opening on Taylor
and Eighth streets, and through the
assistance OF lady the pursurers
learned that one OF the mon had taken
refuge In water closet In the rear OF
the southeast corner Of Ninth and
Poplar streets.
This fellow was captured and hand
ed over 70 Onieer Upds;lke who by this
tame had retirned from his unsu oeess.
full ehase,after thsaN6unded man.
! The latter must have been pretty
badly hurt, as he was Traced yesterday
by the blood from the place whore he
, was shot to Tenth and Wilson streets,
whore he evidently sat down, as there
was quite large pool of blood on the
| sidewalk. From there he was tracked
| to an alley near Eleventh and Kirk
wood streets, where the indications are
! that he fell down from loss OF blood
A flannel shirt was found In the vicin-
. ity, with a bullet hole In the left sleeve,
/ and one side saturated with blood As
a piece was torn OF the shirt it was
evident that the thief had stopped to
bind up, his wound and stop the How
of blood.
: All trace of him was lost at this
point, but several other articles were
! picked up on the course which IN had
. taken, among them being a can opener,
E which was covered with blood.
shortly after the officer and citizens
had left the place at Ninth and Poplar
streets with the captured man. the
third one OF the gang ran out OF the
S water closet In the adjoining yard. and
7 made his escape. A search OF tho cess
: pool afterwards, resulted In the finding
? OF two gold and two silver watches, a
3 lot OF segars, and some postal cards
t,and stamps, which had evidently been
, thrown down by the thieves when
+ they found that they were cornered.
+ Mr.. McClintock Identified all the
t goods except the watches, and up IL
= noon to-day no owner had bsan found
for them. The thieves effected IN EN-.
trance to the store by forcing the win
dow OF the dwelling part OF the house,
which Is occupied by David Holt, IL
brother-in-law to MIR. McClintock.
~ ABOUT Sl2 worth of goods were taken,
ia part OF which were found in the
!. yards OF persons residing In the vicin.
, lity where they had been thrown by
, the thieves. Among the articles taken
/ was n savings bank, containing about
- III olhhll Vllhilsbt DGlOllkllB 10 MI.
;. Hollis little child. This was broken
!, open, and the money taken.
a Tho man arrested gave his name as
A David johnson and had a hearing be
II fore Judge Ball this morning. lie Is
albig, burly looking fellow, but evident
n lysvery Intelligent. He stated to tho
a Court that he came to this city about
:. 2 O'Clock on Sunday morning, intend
q ing to look for work. As hs was very
/, tired, he laid down ON sidewalk am
|, fell asleep, but was awakened by /
man who told him to get up OF he
,lIwould be arrested
AS he had heard of the stone pile II
n this county, and had no desire to 20 Il
a 1t, he moved on until he reached Eight
N and Lombard streets, when he steppet
"a in tho doorway. There was anothe
y man there, and in a little while ne said
Cheese 1t culley here comes cop.
He then ran around tho corner and III
the alley with this man, and final,
" hid in the water closet, where he wa
ie capturcd.
~ This statement, however, was cor
70 tradicted by the testimony OF Office
.sIUpdyke and the other Witnesses, an,
'athe accused Vas committed la deHnul
'ciof ) 900 bail toanswcr at court.