The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-19
BURGLARS IN HARD LUCK.
ONE STOLE a MILKMANs $500 oNLF
TO BE COLLARED

After EiudinR tho Owners wild Chase in
Hts Night Gown-A Chioroforrninr Burg
lar Almost Loses Hi. Lilo for Small
Booty-A Black One L. Nearly Winged.
Frank Wooleon. milk man living at 02 RAM
apo avenue. Greenville. n. j. had an excit-
ing and costly experience with couple OF
burglars Tuesday night He is an old man.
and has been In the milk business q great
many years. He Usually goes to he'd about
$3.50 o clock In the evening. because he has to
rise early in tho morning to milk his cows and
serve his customers When ho went to bed ut
the usual hour Tuesday night he had roll Of
bills containing 500 In his trousers pocket.
He placed tho trousers and tho money under
his pillow. Wooleon slept peacefully until he
was awakened by somebody bling at the
pillow. On opening his eyes he saw n man
leaving the room hurriedy with the precious
trousers In his hands, The burglar ESCAPED
through the rear door. scaled the back fence.
and fled down along the new county road.
Wooleon. In his night clothing. gave chase
Another man Joined the fleeing burglar. and
they ran side by side for some distance.
Wooleon shouted. "Murderw and stop
THEIR ut the top Of his voice. but the boule-
ward at that hour is deserted, and nobody
heard him. Near the Morris Canal bridge.
which connects Greenville and Bayonne. tho
second man turned, and. pointing revolver
at Wooleon. threatened to shoot II he ap-
preached any closer Wooeon. who would
have almost as soon lost his life as the $780,
cried out. Shoot and be damned" and kept
up the chase. The man didn't shoot.
The fugitlves continued their course along
down Avenue b. At the bridge wooleon Le-
came exhausted and had to give up. While
he was sitting on the bridge shivering in his
scanty clothing. and recovering his breath.
Policeman Meyer happened along Wooleon
told him his story. and told him also that he
had recognized the burglar who took his trou-
sers as William. alias Red" Fisher. Cant.
Nugent sent Policemen Bose and DUNCAN to
help Meyer search for Fisher. They found
him in bed at Billy Zachman's house. 03
Avenue d. which was the headquarters OF a
green. goods gang while the swinders were
brOther-in-law
He denied that he had been at wooleon's
positive that he is the burglar. Fisher says
he spent the evening In the Salvation Army
but the evidence was not strong enough to held
him. Fisher was committed 70 await the ac-
and $3.50 found yine aonseids the eq resd
OF the 81 West
bureau. ,awoke Miss Ida Provost, niece OF Mr.
West When she screamed he darte to the
side Of her bed and applied ray saturated
with chloroiorm, to her mouth and nostrils
Before the drug had any effect Mr.. West who
was AROUSED by her screams entered the
room: The burglar sprang through n window
smashing the sash. He altghted upon shed.
from which he jumped to the ground. Mr..
West shot ut him three times as he was run
ming from the premises but failed to hit him
a futile search was made for the man by Mr.
West and his .neighbors. He carried away
with him gold watch. q finger ring. and $50
In cash.
Jesse Ratclires house. in the same neigh
horhood. was entered earlier in the evening.
The thief got only Sl.50 and a pair OF shoes.
ELIZABETH. y. j.. Oct. lS-Daniel Lyons. a
colored burglar; was brought to the Union
county Jail to- night from Summit. He broke
into the house of Mr.. Drake of that place on
Tuesday night. and was ransacking the sec
ond story when he was discovered by Mrs.
Crossman Lyons. who covered him with a re-
volver
The thief begged her not to shoot. and the
next moment sprang through the second story
window to the ground. Mrs. Lyons fred at
him. but he managed to get away unhurt.
Hswas subsequently captured after AN ex-
citing chase. He had gathered a large guam
tity OF valuables ready to carry Off when the
woman SURPRISED him.