Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-25
A BURGLAR'S SUICIDE.
He Died While Handcufed to a
 Detective.
GUT HIS THROAT WHEN ARRESTED.
John Kchoc, Who Had Once Been Re sPrctabIc. Turns Burglar, and When EvI- dencc Of His Guilt Is Discovered He Ends His Life.


 dencc Of Hi, Guilt Is Discovered He Ends
 His Life.
 NEW YORK. Aug. 25.-John kehoe was arrested for burglary in Brooklyn, and when the detectives found stolen articles in his room he seized penkni'e from among them and cut his throat. He was mauaclrd tu a detective, and before the mauac}c could be uufastened he was dead.
 krhor applSd to Mrs. lleadifer Of 2n5 Lee avenue for a furnished room about year ago. He told her he was the son of a high official of the fire dcpartm tmeut of this city. He was about 25 years old and had every appearance of responsibility. He said he was a sV-culator and was vcty quiet in
 his habits.
 True he frequently stuid out until late at night, but explained that he could not sleep. He always had a supply of farcy articles to sell and told nri-shbors that he
 bough: job lots of any soIt of goods. He sold some of these goo Is to nrighhoring drug and fancy goods stores. Betrayed by His Companion. The jewclry store of II. II. Bolton, 2,i25 Atlantic avenue. was broken into on Aug
 g. and lot of gold plated spoons, pocket knives and cutlery was stolen. John II. Classen was arrested on the Buwery on " tNluISltS nlShl SIAl Ettl NlNh hNlht committed the burglary, and some of the stolen property was found in his rooms in Henry street, this city. He told the police that his confederate was kchoe. ClaS>cn could not give the number of the house in which kehoe lived. Detective Sergeant Holland of the lee Avenue police station knew that Kehoc had been selling
 fancy goods below cost price, but also did not know where he lived. Detective Ser gcants Michael Ryan and John Rhhl of the Brook lyn office went and lay in wait with Holland for the man.
 They met him at the corner of Lee ave
 uue and Rodney street. He was a tall, rather good looking young man, with black hair and carefully kept mustache, and was dressed in n black business suit, silk lawn tennis shirt and russet shoes.
 He indignantly denied that he was a burglar.
 He was taAeI to the station house and | searched, but nothing was found that would incriminate him. A bystander told | the detectives where the prisoner lived,
 and be was handcufTed to Detective Ser | geant Ryan and taken to the house. He | occupied hall bedroom on the second floor.
 Detective. Ryan stood between a table | and chair in the center of the room. Ike | hoes let hand was shack led to the detect ives right hand. Rahl opened the closet and discovered lot of cutlery and fancy | goods, some of which was probably part of l the goods stolen from Bolten's store. Hol- | land stuoi at the door of the room to keep | occupants ol the house from crowding in. | Ended His Life With a stolen Knife. | Rahl was busy pulling goods from the
 closet. and Ryan. with his disrngaged l hand, wIe taking the goods and placing | them omit Ic table W hen he felt tug at the hamdcun. Looking around, be saw him l cut his threat from car tU ear with A small l pcnkuifc taken from among the goods on the table. He fell over on the bed, drag ging the detective with him. He died al | most instantly.
 The tragedy created great excitement in the ncighborhuod, which is the residence | of well to do persons, all of whom knew | kchoc hy sight and were surprised O learn
 that he was q thief The police believe the things found in his closet represent the proceeds Of several burGlarir~.