The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-20
HE HELD ARMED MEN AT BAY.
IN ALLNIGHT BATTLE WITH Il Thief
SHUT IN a ROOM.

Clerk Dysnrt Turns Thief in n Moment OF
Mental Alteration, aud Il Takes More
Than fly MN to Overpower Him Ar,er
They Had Shot mt Him Ad ILbitun,
PITTsBuRGH. June ia man supposed to
be n burglar held a crowd OF nearly 100 men
at bay for over ten hours in the little village
OF Cheswick. Allegheny county. to-day. He
was armed with n revolver. They had re-
volvers. shotCuns. and Winchesters- Finally.
after being hit by bullets and peppered with
shot. and whom wounded. bleeding. and
nearly exhausted. having withstood a
nights siege in room OF house
he had entered. the doors were broken in and
he was overcome by the sheer weight of num-
bers fighting to the last. His face and body
were pounded and bruised. his eyes were
blaokened and n charge OF No. / shot had
plouRhed into his LEFT arm. shoulder. and
breast He was then placed under arrest and
brought to this city. whore he now lies in q
dangerous condition in the county Jail.
The mans name is William T. Dysart. He
says he ia clerk in the Pennsylvania Naiiroad
Offices at 233 South Fourth street. Phila-
delrhia where. no says, he has been employ
for fifteen years. There are indications that
he is man OF more than ordinary education
and refinement He was well dressed. and
about 80 years old.
In the satchel which no carried were found
a lot OF clean collars and cuffs. cuff buttons.
socks. handkerchief. and n COPY OF Huxleys
The Evolution OF Ethics" There was also
Pullman drawing room car check. from Al
toona to Pittsburgh. bearing tho namo
OF ]. N. McClces. conductor Of car
$40. Dysart also had in his possess
sion fine gold hunting case watch.
with tho initials ". i. D. on the case and with
heavy chain. Ho talked freely to Warden
McAleese. but at times appeared incohercnt.
He said that he had left Philadelphia last
"Wednesday on two week vacation and that
street. Ho had 500 with him, and intended
to visit the Worlds Fair.
and Warden MrAlecso bellows, ho was on the
verge OF deltrium trcmcns. not knowing W hat
ne Was 9 afs hs s n I%Gs nRf knIT what
Blair county
an entrance in the esidence OF Christian Mars
don. and concealed himself in the east wing.
Marsdot. who quietly informed her husband.
He secured the two doors leading to the room
with ropes: and had the thief Gagged.
Constable Schoop Of Sprngdnle climbed lad
dor to one OF the windows OF tho room and de-
answer he was fired on. bot saved Himself by
jumping. 1t was then tried from the inside OF
the house to communicate with theprisoner. but
he refused to answer nny questions. Hcamused
himsei. by Hiring through the windows at tho
Q0eSlonCrS- ADOllt ~ u CLOCK he came to ono
Of the windows and threw out n bodtick. with
the evident intention Of jumping out. At the
same time he opened nro on several men stand
ing beneath the window. but most of the bull
lets struck cornico and glanced oil
At that, hour NJ least loo armed mon were
with blood lie still deitd the crowd. and. after
several intellectual attempts had been made
to dislodge him. siege was laid until
O'Clock this morning. the force Of armed
tns G1ardnE the TO- tines
ing down the bedspreads. which no
had knotted together. but n ball from a rifle
,tyouid cause him to beat hasty rctreass.At
Overpowered tho prisoner. He was very roughly
handled. and but for the counsel of several
cooler heads would have been ynched. Jewelry
and other vaiuables belonging TO the Marsdoif
family were found on his person when searched.
He WAS later lodged in the county Jail. the war
rant being sworn out before Squire Parlhill.of
Sprlnpdale by Constable SchoOp.
Two charges are laid against him. felonious
shooting with intent to Kill and entering u
house to commit larceny. II blood poisoning
does not set in. OF which there is serious
danger. the man may recover.
W. i. Dysart holds n prominent place in tho
main Office OF the Pennsylvania railroad Com
pany here and is generally known AS Il quiet.
Clark's bounding house. III Walnut street for
about nine months. and always been regular
in his habits there, About four weeks ago.
however. he began to act strangely. and on last
"Wednesday no shut hi msel up in his room and
Refused to see anybody. DIR. Joseph y. Bolton.
who boards Mt the same house. finally induced
him to open the door for drink OF water.
Dysart told him he was afraid he was suffer-
ins from mental trouble. He had been suffer-
ing from insomnia iGr several months, He
left. and the ext heard from him was his es-
capado yesterday.