The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-13
RAIDED BY BURGLARS.
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Harlem Real Estate Dealers Son
Shot in the Leg.
Woman and BOY Threatened with
Death by One Of the Gang.
On. of the Thieves Captured After
Fight with the Police.

The three-story AMI basement residence
of James Cochrane. real estate dealer.
of 1895 Madison avenue. was ralded by
burglars this afternoon.
william G. Cochrane, the nineteen
year-ol1 son, who was the only one in the
house at the time. was shot in the left
leg and severely wounded by one OF the
burglars in his endeavors to escape.
There were at least two burglars in the
house. and young Cochrane IL not GER
tain that there we're not more.
Young Cochrane went home this at
ternoon at about 2.l5 o'clock. He en-
tered the front door and went into the
sitting groom. There he discovered a
number OF packages containing clothing.
brio -brac. and other valuables on the
! floor. He went upstairs, where he
. found other bundles.
He then descended 10 the basement
and found the cellar door unlocked. He
knew that 1t had been fastened. He
opened the cellar door. and, peering into
the. darkness, said:
! WHO'S there"
At the very instant a shot was fred
from the dining-room behind him. and
n bullet passed through the calf of his
He fell to the floor semi-conscious from
the shock.
He could remember, however SEEING
short thlck-s set man, with a black
SLOUGH hat and blue serge coat, rush
out of the front basement door.
He thinks that this man was white.
A. Peterson. man OF all work about
Madison avenue, but lost trace OF him
after following him for a block. II In
believed that the burglars did not get
Fifteen minutes later Mrs. George
Nelson, the wife Of q lawyer at ~
Of her house. at. IS West One Hundred
man coming out Of her nat. carrying
bundle. She recognized the outer
wrapping as a pillow case belonging tc
.IM Sls g. a .ss,. You get th.s' 1t n
The colored man caught her By TIL
brains out II she uttered another WORD.
Mrs. Nelson screamed and then fel
in a swoon in front OF her door. The
coiored man dashed through the house
fences into One Hundred and Twenty.
Policeman Hesch heard Mrs. Nelson's
ran out of One Hundred and Twenty
seventh street into Fifth avenue. De
tectiye Frank Prince. who had already
| Oh tne allcIHptcu
Cochrane's house, Joined in the chase.
The negro, on discovering that he wa:
being pursued, dropped his bundle AND
yard of % West one Hundred and TWEEN
ty-eighth street. Willie Freeman, ter
years old was sitting on the rear steps
of this house, and he boldly called out to
the negro to halt. The latter pulled Out
a revolver, pointed 1t at the boy and
said he would kill him IL he told the po-
| licemen word about II.
The boy dropped over the fence into
the next yard and the negro ran into
| On gaining One Hundred and Twenty
eighth street he ran into the basement
of No. "a and hid himself under a table
in the dining room. Willie Freeman had
kept his eye on the negro and told De
tective Price where he was. Price and
the other officer entered the house and
He showed fight and was dubbed into
submission. He was taken to the Eas,
One Hundred and Twenty:sixth street
was Frank Smith, a walter. twenty
eight years old. and living at 10 Lawrence
street.
In his possession was a pair OF expen-
sive opera glasses.
Up to this time II was thought that
he was one of the burglars who hat
visited Mr.. Cochrane's house. but II war
evident that he was not there, although
the police believe he IL one of that gang
He told Detective Price that negro
named Alonzo was one OF the men In
the Cochrane residence. The prisoner
was locked up.