The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-23
ONE WAY TO USE A BURGLAR
rs TO SHOOT HIM FULL OF BULLETS
AND THEN TAKE CARE OF HIM.
That's What Mr. and Mrs. Ford OF Benson
hurst DID When They Found John Buck
ley In Their House Yesterday Morning.

That's What MIR. and Mrs. Ford OF Henson.
hu,st Did When They Found John Buck
ley In Their House Yesterday Morning.
William G. Ford. Jr.. civil engineer. with an
Office in tho brooklyn Real Estate Exchange
building. lives in handsome house at Ben.
sonhurst-by.thc-Sea. About . o'clock yea
terday morning he was awakened by some ono
walking in tho citing room adjoining the
second floor bedroom where no silent. Think.
ing 1t might be one OF tho servants he said,
Is thatyou. Maggie?"
An answer came back. Yes" but it was
evidently a mans voice trying to initiate a
woman's. There was night light in the sit
ting room. and when Mr. Ford went to the
door. carrying 32-calibre pistol with him. he
was confronted 10y n man. also armed with a
risto.who turned from his occura tion OF rifing
bureau drawer when Mr.. Ford asked him
sharply what he was doing there. The burg
lar made no answer. but rushed out In the
dark hail and down the stairs. Mr.. Ford fol-
lowed. and lted as he ran.
At the foot Of the stairs IL n square hall
from which doors open into a front parlor and
n dining room back Of it, Tho burglar turned
into the dining room. and Mr.. Ford fired
again. There the burglar lost his bearings.
for. instead OF turning TO his right in the
direction Of the kitchen door. which had been
and pushed aside the portitres and entered
the rarlor.
As the rortiarcs swung back. Mr.. Ford. fol-
lowing close behind. fred again. and the flash
from the pistol set fire to the port'res. When
the burglar turned ngnin to his left. it
brought him to the square l,nll again at the
on Mr., Ford. risto! in hand. Just a. he did 80
Mrs. Ford came down the stairs; lamp in hand.
Sn" az MIS- I"rs s he a Ws n" hsr hus
land covered the burglar wi Ii his pstol. and
finding himself confronted by acnol woman
lands aim. and that husband prepared to
take advantage II his improved POSITION. the
ans h.nn' he X" sank ami 7" The onr .'e" MS
Mrs. Ford picke,l up the burglars pistol. put
II out OF harms way ana assisted her husband
found that he had leen wounded. and Mrs.
tord,s, first effort wa; TO make him as com.
a companion. and Mrs. Ford went To u window
and called Tor aid. not knowing tut that an
0 Two 'm meiehbSr. Mr = Sharan and Mr. Ier
Dr. Dc alunh and Gonsta.ls fIanT S ", were
W5snds sv vsrs s % NJ ne Fora
wounded in the LEFT hand and in the calf of his
. right leg: one bullet had grszed mis- abdomen.
At daylight, Justice Charles A. Conrady com
mittcd the burglar 10 the town Jail at Fort
Hamilton. There he told this story: His name
he gave as John buckley. He said he was n
printer. and lived with his father. a tailor. at
1913 East Twelfth street. He is 10 years, old.
don,a rrofes sional crook had induced him to go
on the expedition. Buckley had c i'm bed from
Eenrdons shoulders through a kitchen vim
dow l.: the Ford house and open ell the kitchen
door from the In side Both then took of their
shoes and left them outside tho door. Reardon
said he would ransack tho lower floor. and told
buckley to do the same IN stairs.
As buckley started up stairs Eeardon gave
him ris'o Eeardon made his escape when
the shooting stnrte! and took with him few
silver forks aud knives and Buckley's shoes.
Mrs. Ford gave Buckley n pair Of shoes to so
to Jail in. Buckley told the officers it was his
first offence.
1hr residence OF Mr.. Lucky in Bensonhurst
was hurcIarirrl on Saturday night. and some
c!oth hing and ton dollars in money taken The
local police think bo:h Jobs were done by the
same lacn. They We're on the lookout very
sharp on MONDAY night. and were warned to
furnished them, They saw the men leave, the
bali pas: ! o'clock car on tho electric limo
Buckley is smoOth-!aced. dark haired.
Eood. looking young man. Ho feels very bad
about his companion having stolen his shoes.
while hc. liu"hley. WAS being shot full OF
bullets by Mr.. Ford. He is very grateful to
Mrs. Ford Tor the SLIPPERS.