The evening world., 1893-12-28
FIRED SEVEN SHOTS.
Hot Chase After Burglars on East
Fifty-sixth Street.
Two Desperate Men Exchange Bull
let's with Pursuing Officers.
One Escaped, the Other Captured al
the Pistols Point.

seven pistol ShOtS were exchanged De-
tween the police of Capt. Reilly's pre-
cinct and two young and desperate bur-
glars early this morning, during a chase
for one block in Fifty-sixth street, be-
tween Second and Third enu No
one was wounded.
On reaching the Third avenue corner
the two burglars separated. One sprang
on an uptown cable car. with his re-
volver still drawn. and succeeded In es-
Gaping.
The second man was hotly pursued,
and after a chase over a roof Of a tene-
ment at the northwest corner of Fifty
sixth street and Third avenue, was cap
tured under a bed in the apartments of
Mrs. Sarah Enoch, on the top floor Of 157
East Fifty-sixth street, by Detectives
O'Donohue and Murphy. They made him
surrender at the point Of their revolvers.
When the burglar came from under
the bed he still had clutched in his hand
a loaded .42-calibre revolver. The
detectives quietly told the burglar
to drop his gun. and he complied, after
He described himself as William Mitch.
ell, nineteen years old. a m%achinist, and
said he lived at 81 Ninth avenue This.
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dress. He was recognized by the de-
tectives as a young but desperate crook.
His correct name is Fitzgerald. the police
say Il and az c ne is , a me member deesct 81 the saw nH tbse
he Is wanted at present for several bur-
gllarles committed In Capt. STRAUSS pre-
cinct.
At $50 o'clock this morning Policeman
Hughes. who has Second avenue as his
post, discovered that the three-story to-
bacco warehouse Of Isaac D~ankowitz. at
l07S Second avenue, had been robbed. He
fore. but. on the next round saw that
rear door: An investigation showed that
time 1000 worth Of leaf tobacco.
Hughes quickly reported the burglary
to Capt. Reilly. who at once ordered De-
tectives O'Donohue and Murphy to go on
Accompanied by Policeman Hughes,
ne detectives were on their way back to
Mitchell. alias Fitzgerald. and the sec
ond burglar standing on the corner oppo-
site the tobacco warehouse. Before the
detectives had time to reach their side
the thieves turned into Fifty-sixth street
towards Third avenue.
On the police cry Of Halt, or We'll
shoot both burglars turned, each with
a revolver in hand, and fired; The bullets
they returned the compliment by firing
three shots at the fleeing men:
The detectives purposely fired over the
mems heads, as they did not wish to
wound them.
The burglars were not apparently
frightened. Mitchell continued running,
fired two more shots at his pursuers, and
then boarded an uptown Third avenue
car.
He remained on the platform until he
reached the Fifty-seventh street corner,
and although pursued succeeded in get
ting away.
corner Of FIfty-sixth Street and Third
avenue. When he found his passage
blocked by John Tlmme, a porter, nine
teen years old. he put the revolver to
III kill YOU
Timme jumped aside and Mitchell
passed up the stairs to the roof. followed
who had by this time Joined in the
chase.
Mitchell did not dare to take the time
to t7os shoot 20 b again ss, as tn. the H9 orfsv were . suI toe
from them, he kept on the run. With a
jump he disappeared down the skylight
Of the adjoining house. at 157 East Fifty
Mrs. Ench was half frightened to death
lar, but before she could scream, II she
h hsa sssh to an her %ir'f fnrehead he a prSsssssdi ss ,he
Don't dare to make a sound or I'll
kill you"
Hearing the footsteps of his pursuers
approaching Mitchell crawled under a
bed in the rear room.
Mrs. Ench, at the appearance of the
police, was too frightened to speak, but
pointed to the burglars hiding place.
Detectives O'Donohue and Murphy
fearlessly approached the bed. and with
revolvers drawn and pointed at him,
Mitchell was made to surrender.
He was given the third degree" and
he finally confessed who the second burg
lar was. He said that the stolen leaf
tobacco was secreted in the cellar of 301
! East Fifty-sixth street, which is a few
! doors from the tobacco warehouse.
All the stolen property was recovered
Capt. Reilly. The police are confident
of capturing the second burglar.
Justice Welde. in the Yorkville Police
| Court, remanded Mitchell.