New-York tribune., 1892-10-18
A FLEEING TRAMP KILLED.
SHOT DOWN BY TIE CHIEF OF POLICE OF
PORT JERVIS.
THREE OF THE VAGABoNDs HAD ROBBED
MILKMAN AND WERE PURSUED THRoUOh
TIE STREETS BY POLICE AND PEOPLE
TWO MAKE THEIR ESCAPE

TWO MAKE THEIR ESCAPE
fry TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
port Jervis \ Y. oct l7.-Port Jervls Is hoV
4 large place but it is prolific IN sehsa'ioH' @
latest one was furnished to-day IN tiie ro"'',S
of a milkuan's wagon on crowueu SUI
three tramps, the chase of the trahps 'ino"S"
tb. npblc streets and the killing of one oil thenl'
Retween 8 and o'clock this morning Jersey
ave. of this town, was busy place. ior farmers
.,,o,o driving in from the country and milkmen
were going about delivering milk. Three trannps'
ragged dirty and evil-looking, came sioucnihg
nm the street They went TO one oil the milk
WAGONS standing near the curb and looked ln-
The driver was inside, and SAID
What do you want
"Giye rs a drink OF milk" said one OF the
tramps.
Get ont of this, replied the milkman'
Tho tramus slouched up TO another milk wagon.
7. wa. that Of Ephraim Shay, OF Mattamoras,
little town Just across the Delaware RIVER ME-
Shay was in "A house deli> ering milk but MS CASH
box was there with $50 in 1t The trsmps 'ooN
this and did not wait to see Shay. oooh '"s
o.rolass milkman came out and found that he had
been robbed Then the excitement OF the CHASE
heoan. and it is not yet finished, for over on inc
Pennsylvania shore, amid ;hick woods 'hiei o'
Police Yaples and large posse of citizens are
still searching in the night for the two men WHO
oscaned When Farmer Shay found he hai beeh
,ohbed he rushed into neghboring meat-inarNe'
and announced the fact. a young hu'clier "oN
named Burns jumped into wagon anu oIoNe
N the office Of the chief of police Inc oIiel
was there. and drove back u the scene oi '""
robbery A hue and cry had been raised mean"
time and everybody on the lookout lor 'he
robbers There was rumor that the men hal
been seen entering a hquOrstore near oN' anu
there the chief # police rushed. but the 'r"'"P9
Rad departed. Finally looking down the avenue
he saw three men lounsing near a coaiNaru' i",'
,yere his tramps he knew at a glance. ana he
started for them, followed ny large p'r'ion VI
the reputation Of Port Jervis.
The tramps ran like deer for the embanlInent
ot the Erie Railroad Beyond the embankment
"a tho Delaware River Before reaching the en-
banknent one of the trampS doubled on his pur-
suers and dsapnea red in a coal ward. where ali
trace of him was lost The other two kept up
the embankment. Chief of Police NAPLES ca ieH
upon them TO halt, but they kept on, ana - ne
began shooting with his revolver. He shot at the
legs of the men, thinking to stop them withou.
killing Them One man stumbled Just at the crest oil
the elnbankment and bullet struck his leg pasSe'
I'D through his body and lodged in his windpipe'
He fell over and died in twenty minutes Inc other
man. though he was probably hit by some OF the
flying bullets, kept on over 'i' 'in""'ih"''' "
made a break for the Delaware River. Chief VA
ples and the small army of citizens in his wake
6toppei at the dying and tine other fueltVe
reached the river and waded TO small island
in the stream. The dying tramp tried 10 speak
hut could not. His clothing was coarse and ne
was dirty but his face strong and intelligent,
his forehead was broad and high and his han'is
small and we'll formed. if he never did any
manual labor lie died where he fell. and
his body was taken to an undertakeTs shop
Then the search for the other two began In
the dead mans pockets was found Sl4, most oil
il in packages marked with the name of the milk
man who had been robbed The tramp who eS
caped to the little island in tho Delaware met
marty of hunters there. His wild appearance ei-
cited their suspicious and they tried 10 detaln
him. but he ran across the island and plunged
into the rapids which here stretch acros' to the
Pennsylvania shore. The water Is shallow here.
but the current runs with great rapidity, ana "
was with difficulty the man could keep his feet.
JJo reached the woods ana thick underbrnsh on
the other shore in safety and dis ppc9red IN
this time the whole country on both 81 e5 OF tlc
river was aroused and paIties were everywhere III
search of the two fa2itlves. The box IN when
the milkman's money had been was found In an
onthOusp on Jersey-ave. These tralnpS are sup
posed TO be the ones who have lately spread t,r-
ror about here by their burgares. One oi thr
most sensational exploits Of the gang was III"
iootinn of tic Grace Episcopal Church here week
ago Iast night they broke into the church ana
carried Of the communion service ana an aIiai
cross Last pieht they broke into liquor sor"
nj Tanpantown aud made of with case OF lager
beer' several gallons Of whiskcy and 80 cigars
Late tonight two -traUps were arrested Ill the
western part of tile village and are held on sus
riciun. They are not thought, however, 10 be the
sought-for fugitivcs