New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-14
SHOT BY 4 BURGLAR.
A HARLEM MAN FINDS ONE, IN HIS HOUSE
IN MIDAFTERNOON.
TIE INTRUDER FIRES a BULLET INTO HIS LEG
AND THEN FLEEs-A MAN WHO CoNFESsEs
TO THE ROBBERY CAUGHT AFTER AN

AND THEN FLEES-A MAN WHO CONFESSEs
TO THE ROBBERY CAUGHT AFTER AN
EXCITING CHASE.
William c. Cochrane of No. 1895 MadIson-ave.
had a desperate encounter with burglar at his
home yesterday afternoon, in which he was shot
In the ;eg. The burglar captured after a .ve.y
chase by Detective Frank Price Of the East one
hundreland-, twenty sixth-st station Mr.. Coenrane
is the son OF a rea, estate dea.er OF that name.
whose Office IL No. West One-hundred-and-
twen;y-ffth-st The family locked up the house
in July and went TO Oscawana. on the Hudson. FOR
the summer.
Young Cochrane came - the city every morning
business and also visited the house each day to
that everything was intact
He went there just before o'c.ock yesterday
afternoon He went to the second floor, and dis
covered everything In disorder in the front room
Big bundles OF clothing, silver pate. jewe ry ana
other things packed up ready 10 be- carried
away. Bureau drawers were turned upside down.
and the Closets stripped OF everything Of any
value Young Mr. Cochrane then went to the floor
above. and found things in the same disorder.
While up there he heard noise downstairs, and
picking up A huge waking cane. he crept softly
down TO the dining room floor Mr.. Cochrane peered
down into the Gear standing on one foot HIS
back was toward the din.ng-room door. He heard
a noise behind him. and just as he turned there
Was report OF plsto;. AMI then he fe.t Il sting
ing sensation In his .eS. Then he 70. ~ the hi'
aoOr.
As he did so ne saw. he said. Snowman Win a
blue serge coat ana felt nat dart up the stairs. and
he heard the front door shut behind him. Police
man Hesch. Of the East UNDERGRADUATES enty-
sixth-st station heard the shot and arrived at the
house Just as Mr. Cochrane crawed out OF the base
ment door.
Policeman Fitzpatrick and Detective Frank Price
had been attracted by the excitement They saw A
cJ.orei man ran down observation-disclosures
sevenih-st toward Fifth-ave.. and bo;n gave chase
The negro through a vacant lot adjoining st
Andrews Church. and jumped over the bick fence
Then he went 10 one OF a row OF houses IN one
hundred a nd-tweny elchih-st The fugitive Jumped
one fence after another. with the det"ctiv" and
policeman In not pursuit He Jumped into the rear
anl-,wen,y -eighth-si.. and bolted into the dining
room. where Johnny freeman. twelve years Oh, was
sitting. The negro pointed revolver at the hoy 5
head and said: If you tel! on me. III blow your
brains out
Without waiting the fugitive jumped over sew
boted out OF the house again. lie scaled TWO more
fences to No 81 and again sought refuge In the
dining room and crawlel under the table. lie mad
scarcely 20: settled when Detective Price. who IL
an athletic man. was In the room AMI upon him
The prisoner had In his possession pair or IVORY
opera glasses. whch We're Identified by NJ Coch-
rane as his property. The negro sad ms haine
he was n waiter. He admitted that h. was one OF
two men who attempted to steal In the hous, but
denied that he did the shooting. Mr.. cochrane
failed to Identify the p-isOncr rs the man who shot
that II was not the man. The negro told the name
OF his companion Detective Price. and II Is
thought that ne Will be caught.
Mr. Cochrane Is not seriously injured.