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 at
the Pistols Point.

IhSNcs 'N'S -
tween the police of Capt. Rellly'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. ON sprang
on an uptown cable car. with his re-
volver still drawn. and succeeded in es-
Gaping.
The second man was holly 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 n 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 gum" and he complied, after
a seconds hesitation.
He described himself as William Mitch:
said he lived at 81 Ninth avenue. This.
1t has been learned. Is a fictitious adj
dress. He was recognized by the de-
His correct name is Fitzgerald. the police
say, and he Is, a member Of the Horse
Market Gang" The detectives say that
he is wanted at present for several bur-
glaries committed in Capt. Strauss pre-
cinct.
At $40 o'clock this morning Policeman
Hughes. who has Second avenue as his
bacco warehouse Of Isaac Dankowitz. at
1918 Second avenue. had been robbed. He
had found everything secure an hour be-
fore. but, on the next round saw that
burglars had cut away the panels Of the
rear door. An investigation showed that
the burglars a stolen in that short
time 1000 worth of leaf TOBACCO.
tectives osbonohue and Murphy TO go or
a hunt for the burglars.
the detectives were on their way back &c
the tobacco warehouse when they saw
Mitchell, alias Fitzgerald. and the sec.
ond burglar standing IN the corner oppo,
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
whizzed close to the officers heads. and
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
while the second burglar turned about,
fred two more shots at his ,pursuers, and
car.
He remained on the platform until he
reached the Fifty-seyenth street corner,
and although pursued succeeded In get
Mitchell ran into the hallway of Fried
that's clothing store, at the northwest
VENUE. when he FOUND s1r1' his s"G passage s 5
blocked by John Timme. a porter, nine
T!mme's head and said, Make way or
Timme jumped aside and Mitchell!
by the detective and several patrolmen.
who had by his time Joined in the
Mitchell did not dare to take the time
to shoot again. as the police were too
close TO his heels, and fearing a bullet
jump he. disappeared down the skylight
Of the adjoining house. at l7 East Fifty
Mrs. Ench was half frightened to death
at the sudden appearance Of the burg
lar, but before she could scream, II she
had such an intention. he pressed the
Don't dare to make a sound or III
kill you"
Hearing the footsteps OF his pursuers
approaching Mitchell crawled under q
bed In the rear room.
Mrs. Ench, at the appearance Of the
police, was too frightened to sneak, 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 lea
tobacco was secreted In the cellar of 30l
East Flfty-sixth street, which Is a few
doors from the tobacco warehouse
All the stolen property was recovered
Cant. Reilly. The police are confident
of capturing the second burglar.
Justice Welde, In the Yorkville Police
Court remanded Mitchell.