The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-17
Mr.. S%ECKERSON'S BURGLAR.
SOME OF THE BROOKLYN Police
DOUBT Hrs EXISTENCE.

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II was early on Tuesday morning that this
burglar entered the back parior OF the house at
a-e crs.ns avenue ,vher. Nr seeterson v,s
go ureens avenue Wnere VT SeeNctsoh wH.
sleeping. Mr.. Seckerson aftcrward described
very graphically what occurred. He had been
80 49, 80 ~ ~ ~.
aroused from a SOUND steep oy a noise IN MS
As he walked to the window. which he saw
had been pushed up, he discovered a mar
crouchins behind a big easy chair In the centre
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nnn = 1t M'"uuw . ~. e,o,s y ns
before retiring.
Tho in,rndar s,r,ro ,ro-, rohird tho cbo,r
Inc ihtr"oer tpranH iTuHi oe''"u w cii"'r'
and in the moonlight Mr.. seckerson saw a long
knife ulittering in his appraised hand. The knife
was found later. 1t was long. almost a small
Apuerently IL had been purchased recently.
So -; ,hn noI,oo ,ho horn hoon inyo.,i.
some OF the poiice VINO nave peen inNesti-
eating the case say that the burglar, knowing
havo te.n a nov,cs ~ hammer bims.,y with such
nave oeen u novice u hamper h'hnse ! sum
SoS i, in the moon,isbt he qrsppied with the
ea" ~ !" ,"s. ~ 'pi ~" ,t".
man WIN ms ,ei' h"n' "uo NUou' 'has
time the burglar brought his knife down
with yinor on Mr.. Seckerson's right arm. cut
,,no aosi, h.lf an inch a,.r ana ,wo inch.,
long. without waiting to have his other arm
cut. the Rev. Mr.. Seckcrson fred his revolver,
and the wipldpr of the knife remarked with
some nrotanitv thnt he was done for" ~
lie then made his escape from the window by
which he hal entered, dropping his big; new
storm house over which he travelled to reach
the street.
When Mr.. Myles. in whose h ,,,sc the minister
H m"a 6 ssnS,sa s' .uF rom Fl. n nTm four" FSe y,' w w%qnS sSa
t fhs Window. When the po.Iee arrived
and saw this blood they began a search
Hiooinimnyr mr. esnSe ~ g 'I ,o anna " dead bury y.
lar. hut sinyularly enough they found no
Stain This was wa ~, more than three deys ago.
since then every effort has been made to run
the man down. MIR. Scckerson was sure that he
Hrhe hospiiaIs and ferries have been closely
watched Every house in the Immediate neigh
must have climbed NJ least two hirh fences n
reach the street. ON neither of these fences has
blood been foind
Within three-auarters Of an hour from the
time OF the struggle in MIR. Scckerson's room
we're heating about that mart Of Rrooklyn for a
wounded bnrvler' They have been beating
around ever since and they haven't found the
SLIGHTEST cine They have been unable 10 trace
III bic new knife that Slittered in the moon
light and was found later covered with blood on
u Snns umnrs and n fnw daxeionmsnts yver.
added To his case Yesterday. Nj, Seckerson's
IRE as, say sSsv tha y s si,on ITn r1i a are I I'M eor"s o.
The poiice 10 disguise their own neplipenCc in
rmr such "a dcsperado TO escape' They
say that Mir, Seckcrson could have no po,sible
interest that would induce him to cut his arm
and concoci such 3 story:
vs ar i ss sU wa. n student in t8be CoileGe o mp tba civ II
oS Sew YorS' While he ia now acting "a m
stSdies. He is OF about medium height. WITH n
Thin. nervous face. He has INDUCED more
moreoScr snnetSinU NJ n pistol shot With the
member NJ his chucch no ia popular. For n
sed h ne is se engaged to To NJ. Myies's dMayi,shterr'o NMi Mt.
S nesGsy bp his sp peag mueh H 9so xss n Nervous Sm " and
mnstrxnv
nnrInE 4. day h. to,d tho .torv dozen. NJ
times rn the poIiee. The newsraper men. and his
friends, by the advice OF his doctor he has
zone away Tor a few days' rest to recover from
the shock. Mr.. .Myies and his friends have alb
The p"licc' from their futile Efforts and from
several dcveiopments that MIR. Myles says do not
in the slis6tes5 Gon ~ s,St Mr.: s Ssss dGnnn. stsry,
Tason OF the CIasson avenue station, who was
on the ground shortly after the shooting. says he
isn't ready 10 express any oDinion. some nf his
subordinate. however, are.
Mr.. Sc, kerson has been working very hard for
on Monday night. Ho saws that he fired two
shots at the burglar and half a dozen people in
the nafuhbOrhnnd now say that flpN hoard tham
Sevcra NJ these neonle h,,v,. IL m heir cards with
MIR. Myles in caso thev should be needed to
corrnhornta the AZ, ~ about The tvo shots
The uoIice saw thai mn 10 the present time they
have mi fnund the two exniodeI sheiIs When
they entered Mr. Seckerson's room several other
naonle vvsre here The reyolyer with witch be
PPeeSSpie d Mese ,he .ban,Iiny was on ths tnhis
All of its chamber Were unloaded. Beside
H. boxeyer were three :i9-caIihre CAR
rid ees Mr. Myles saws. in expianation.
that before this time several nennia had
been bsndiing he reynlverN some said that IN
was dangerous. and the shells, Including the
two sxnlnde ed ones were thrown out Of the cham
hers Thras nv four NJ the men nresent HANDLED
he = xnIndeJ shells and what anaiiv became nj
them Nr' Myies doesn't know. In The Confusion
they wer, LOST. Mr.. Seckerson fired one shot al
,hhs nrglar in the room and one shot ont ~ the
wtnSo,s at,ar him Neither bniiet has hesn
traced saw" "" ~ ~ ~
"" ~, IL axnIainsd that the frat hulIet was carried
away nv The burglar in his body and thai IL
SHouid he almost imnossible 10 trace the second
shnt which went out az he window MIR Seck-
srso, saws thai he fired The second shot aimnIv
IN arouse The other neople in the Louse,
The Malice saw that The blood stains are .o
nlaced that n IL hard IN Account Tor them on
Inc theory that the burglar left them behind
as he hurried across the roof of Tie storm houss