The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-25
PISTOL AND CHLOROFORM.
ooLLEC1oR DoRRrs's sTRUseLE WITH
a BURGLAR.


wsns Up wse- ,ks ss,.r-ssa Hsusher-
shlef Was Pressed over His Fase, Was
struek % tie Hesd ssa shot Through
ths Tktsh-Th. Bsreisr Get Away
william n. Doris Il collector for the Kings
County Trust Company and lives With bis
daughter in a two-story and basement brick
cottage at 5O7 Sixth avenue. near Twelfth
street. Brooklyn. Mr.. Doris Is 80 years old
and his daughter IL 20. The father and
daughter we're alone In the house YESTERDAY
morning he In a rear. she In the front bed
room. when At half past o'clock burglar
entered and did not leave the house until ne
had attempted in three different ways to Kill
Mr.. Doris.
The burglar entered by . back basement
window. which he opened with Jimmy Then
he 1T a dark lantern. with which he searched
HE war 10 the bedroom occupied by the coll
lector. He turned on the hit from bis Lam
tern. put II near the top Of the stairs. and at
tempted first to cboroform Mr.. Doris He
took heavy bsndsnns handkerchief a. large
ss small table cover. and saturated IT, He
must have used several ounces as the big.
coarse handkerchief was heavily soake with
chloroform an hour later.
This handkerchief was placed over the sleep
Ing mans nose and mouth. sad the story OF
violence would have ended there did II not
happen that Mr.. Doris has physical intol-
erancs" Of chloroform. Its cdor flrst irritates
rather than quiets him. and he awoke under
sl.s sne' Them ns" hard .tTusa E began p,
The burglar clntehed the drngged hsndker.
s ab sna pds sim wS s but NJ Doris
slthouR HE head was held down and he could
onI Sy nhsPs som the fumes % sss
him back. Then the burglar, raised heavy
terrific blow on the head. back Of and little
above the ear. This made an ugly wound two
10 struggle and kick the bedciothss free from
bis legs. which he had drawn up preparatory
@sin "1f foothod on WSSb to ton MAKE bis ilsht,
when the burglar. made desperate by the hard
AMI psstod h T:sssnse sns rsd IN.
4. that moment there were shrill screams
stairs. Into. the. bss. meat. and out By the win
Miss Doris. who had called for.help. tells this
now was s'p psps strusslins with the burglar.
Fl s.s n ga dSs &. s S.so sad
then realized what was the matter ispran n to
t.a I:i :era shs HnIf pP sSna
have fred after him n on tn: stairway: bit had
Jus. Ken. efSins for %slp. An oiiiesr came
within tao minutes. l think. and when he
learned what had happened he called Tor more
help Two IN ore policemen came and searched
the house. and ANOTHER rang for an smbu-
re isnsS Il. wo aont DOORS In
fiie and outside. unlocked and ajar hut the
burglar. who had evidently prepared that
avenue OF escape. concluded not to use
It when Miss Doris began calling for
help out OF the front window. The
dark lantern, which was found on the stairs.
was new. and evidently had never been used
impismen mt OF the best tool steel and finely nm
isheh. 1t showed signs OF former use. and that
small indication that the work was done By an
old hand Is the only clue the police have. Over
one end OF the jimmy an eight-inch section OF
white rubber hose wac snuRly fitted, making
OF Il q murderous black Jack as well as a per-
feet burglars tool The ambulance surgeon
the bullet from the burglars pistol had
thigh. but had not struck the bone. The
bullet was found In the bod. The head wound
II much more dangerous The ambulance
surgeon reported skull fracture. but the
family physician. who was afterward called.
dets nSs ass there e..
to be collector for the banking department
Of trust company snd expected TO nnd
John Kreth aged Is. OF 2,o72 Atlantic ave.
hours after the burglary. He Is still lock ed up
in the Atlantic avenue station. The police are
satisfied that he 10 not tho man who shot Mr.
Dorris. but as he failed to give q satisfactory
account OF himself he has been held for
further Investigation.