The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-25
AN INTRUDER SHOT.
Midnight Sensation on West
Centre Street.
ALMOST A FATAL WOUND
Butcher Wurm Gives an Unwelcome
Visitor a Hot Reception-When Arraigned
To-day the Injured Man Pleaded That
He was Drunk at the Time.
N unannounced and un.

HN N unannOunced and un-
l. SUB&A & cermonious midnight
u ,.StSf 3sssrgAS-M visitor almost met his
k9T "A 1IgHt.ES death at a house on
WsIlA y Ja7 ,Fi West Centre street and
55lsAsWNgI Cf45%e it was not the fault Of
= s,.-7siIA ,,-y-7s-ssi IAl the involuntary host
- 49, {s5g9 that the visitor is not
sD in an ice box to-day for
the shot which was given as welcome was
within exceedingly close range of fatal
point.
The house at which the affair occurred is
occupied by Morris Wurm the butcher. Mr..
Wurm and his family retired shortly after
nine O'Clock last night, after securly fasteu-
ing all the doors and windows. At about
twenty minutes before the midnight hour,
when Mr.. Wurm was dreaming that he had
just closed an excellent bargain with the
weather clerk. by which the latter was to
withdraw the cold snap and make to-day
more pleasant for the butchers who would be
obliged to drive about on wagons, noise was
heard at one of the rear doors of the house.
The butchers dream vanished and the
noise caused him to partly raise himself in
| the bed and listen. After few moments
hesitation Wurm jumped from his bed and
taking lamp in one hand and a revolver in
the other he left the bedroom remarlliug to
his wife that he would go and see who was
trying to get into the house.
As Mr.. Wurm noiseessly descended to the
! first floor he could hear the fumbling at the
| kitchen door. just as the butcher entered
the dining room the door leading from the
kitchen opened and the form of man ap.
peared. Like flash Wurm leveed his re-
volver and fired. Only one shot was dis
charged, but it was a good one and staggered
the intruder, who fell backwards into a chair
with groan.
Mr.. Wurm then rushed forward and
pinioned the intruder to the chair but
iured to give trouble and Mr. Wurm's father
was left to guard him while the son went out
to look for an officer,
The injured man certainly looked like a
case for an undertaken at first glance. The
blood flowed in a stream over the fellows
garments from wounds in the right cheek
and right side of the head and was partly
stunned. The ball from Mr.. Wurm's
revolver, 32 short calibre had entered Just
below the cheek bone and passed out about
an inch from the opening Of the right ear,
Dr. Szlupas attended the man and upon ex-
animation said the wound was not a danger
Gus one, but had barely missed the fatal
spots.
The intruder was confined in the lookup
for the night. Ths morning he was taken
before Justice Williams, charged with will.
fully and magliciOusly breaking into Mr..
Wurm's house with intent to rob. He gave
his name as BaltrO StrOlus. He is a stockily
built young fellow about % years of age,
comfortably and respectfully dressed, and in
his vest pocket carried silver watch with
brass chain attached. He was accompanied
by two respectable looking Lithuanians.
The three reside in town.
Strolus presented a sorrowful spectacle.
His head and face were wrapped in ban
dages supplied by DIR, szlupas, the front of
his coat, vest and trousers were covered with
clotted blood, and the eye which peeped over
the bandages on the side of the face, which
the bullet entered, was bloodshot and other
wise discolored. When told of the charge
against him StrOlus@pleaded not guilty. He
said that he was drunk last night and did
not remember what he had done. The
breaking into the house was a mistake and
he would not have done it had he been sober.
DR.. Szlupas was present. He said the
wound in itself was not dangerous, but when
he visited Strolus this morning he found the
man had torn Off the bsndages and it would
require a few days to determine whether the
removal of the bandages had permitted cold
TO set in the wound. In such case inhamma-
tion would follow and the case would be
serious. Strous tore Off the bandages while
in his cell and the act is taken as contirma-
ton Of his story that he was drunk.
After the hearing Mr.. Wurm said that he
that felt the intruder had been sufficiently
punished and as attendances at court require
expense and loss Of time he was willing Ia
SETTLE providing sHolus would pay all cost
and damages for the breaking of the door
soiling Of carpets etc. 1t was agreed that
suolus would 90 to Pottsville and enter
such bail as the District Attorney might re-
quire and then, if that official should con.
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