The evening world., 1894-09-25
FOUGHT A BURGLAR.
RYAN Drew a Pistol and Two
Razors on Policeman Dillon.
The Latter Overpowered and Sub.
dued Him with His Club.
Police Confident that He's the
"Barber Shop Burglar"

After a short but desperate encounter.
4 q, which a burglar attempted to use a
nistol ana brace of razors. John Ryan,
/ shoemaker, who says he lives at
powery and Hester street, New York.
was captured by Policeman j. j. Gillon,
NJ the lower Fulton street station,
Rrooklyn, at 1890 o'clock this morning
and locked up in a cell.
In the arrest of Ryan the police be-
Hove they have made a most important
| oanture. For several weeks complaints
have been pouring in at Police Head
quarters from the proprietors of barber
shops whose places had been broken
into and robbed. The boldness of the
burglar was illustrated last week, when
in a single night two barber shops-one
adjoining and another Immediately back
NJ the Adams street station-were
broken into.
Ryan was at work trying to enter
another place last night, when he was
surprised and captured by Policeman
Gillon. He had been successful in a
burglary earlier in the evening.
Shortly before IL o'clock last night
Salvatore Massino, a boy, employed by
Joseph Muccio, barber at 81 Fulton
n
was awakened by the noise of someb 0dy
moving about in the store. He crept
downstairs, and just as he was about
to peer into the store through an open
| door a man thrust a pistol under his
nose and said:
shut up, - you! If you give an
a' The u boy was SO frightened that he
let out piercing shrek. The burglar
fed Muccio, who had been awakened
BY the noise, rushed downstairs. He
Street, and raised cry of stop thief"
Il The fleeing burglar turned into Willow
street. Joseph Cabot, Of 45 Fulton
street saw him running and Joined In
He overlook the burglar at Poplar
street and reached out to grab MIN.
The man turned quickly and dealt
which sent him Keeling into the gutter.
Then he turned a corner and disap,
Peared. Several poll ;emen e searched enc,
they discovered that the burglar had
stolen 70 cents from the till. o,,,
For several nEnts dataed ao Saeh
At l23o o'clock this morning he saw saw
a man trying to open the door OF PHILIP
street He asked the man what ne
was doing there at that time OF the
"Oh, nothing" said the man. The
policeman recognized him as the bur-
glar who had broken into Muccio,s shop.
4 He put out his hand to arrest MIN, put
i Ryan was too quick. He lodged, and
II then drawing a razor, slashed Vlciously
/ at the policeman. 1t was Gillon's turn
/ to get out of the way, but as he lodged
| the blow he drew his club and knocked
| the weapon from Ryan's hand. Ryan
| then brought another razor INTO play
The blade flashed, and Gillon Jumped
| back a couple of feet just In time to
Il n blow In the face,
| AS Ryan raised the razor above MS
1 head to renew the attack Gillon struck
4 him on the hand, sending the razor ny,
ing into the street Before Ryan could
renew the fight Gillon brought his club
down on Ryan's head and sent hin
reeling to the ground. Then he shipped
handouts on his prisoner and took MN
20 the station-house, where an amDu
ance surgeon was called to dress G
scalp wound that the prisoner hau re
ceived. -
When asked where he got The razor'
he declared that he had never seen then
before During the fight Gillon saw thu
H prisoner throw a cigarette-holder away
II was taken to the station house late
. and identified by Muccio as his property
The prisoner also had small stone
his pocket, which the police say Is use'
In breaking windows.
At a lodging house at Bowery ana hes
ter street this morning 1t was SAID ina
Ryan was not known there.
In the Adams Street Court TINS morn
ag Massino fully Identified the prisone
8 the man who had broken into his EN-
loyer's shop. 49,,
Ryan was held on a charge of bur
Elary.