The evening world., 1894-08-13
RAIDED BY BURGLARS.
Harlem Real Estate Dealers Son
Shot in the Leg.
Woman and Boy Threatened with
Death by One Of the Gang.
Ona Of the Thieves Captured After
. Fight with the Police.

The three-story and basement residence
of James Cochrane, a real estate dealer,
of 1896 Madison avenue, was raided by
burglars this afternoon.
William G. Cochrane, the nineteen
year-old 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.
Thee were at least two burglars in the
house. and young Cochrane Is not GER
tain that there were not more.
Young Cochrane went home this af-
ternoon at about Els o'clock. He en-
tered the front door and went into the
sitting-room. There he discovered
number of packages containing clothing,
bric-a-brac, and other valuables on the
floor. He went upstairs, where he
found other bundles.
He then descended to 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 shot was fired
from the dining-room behind him. ana
bullet passed through the calf of his
He feii to the floor semi-consoious from
He could remember. however, seeing
a short. thick-set man, with black
SLOUGH hat and a blue serge coat. rush
out of the front basement door.
He thinks that this man was white.
A. Peterson. man Of all work about
the house. saw this man running up
Madison avenue but lost trace race OF MN
believed that the burglars did not get
away with any property.
Fifteen minutes later Mrs. George
broadway. who was standing in front
of her house. at IS West One Hundred
and Twenty-sixth street, saw a colored
Su SSnf sS ose eef the
wrapping as pillow case belonging to
where d,d you get that9 1t is
throat and threatened to blow her
brains out IL she uttered another word.
in a swoon in front of her door. The
colored man dashed through the house.
out Of the rear door. and over the
fences into One Hundred and Twenty
Policeman Hesch heard Mrs. Nelson's
cry. and saw the fleeing negro as he
ran out of one Hundred and Twenty
seventh street into Fifth avenue. De.
heard of the attempted burglary In
Cochrane's house, Joined in the chase.
The negro, on discovering that he was
being pursued, dropped his bundle and
fled across vacant lot into the rear
yard Of rs West One Hundred and TWEEN
ty-eighth street. While Freeman, ten
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 II at the boy and
said he would kill him II he told the po-
licemen a word about 1t.
The boy dropped oyer the fence into
| the basement of No. 28.
On gaining One Hundred and Twenty
eighth street he ran into the basement
Of No. "a and hid himself under 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 East
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street
| station house, where he said his name
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 1t was thought that
| he was one of the burglars who had
| visited Mr.. Cochrane's house. but It was
| evident that he was not there, although
| the police believe he is one Of that gang
He told Detective Price that negro
named Alonzo was one or the men t
| the Cochrane residence. The prisoner
was locked up.