The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-21
BURGLAR BEAN STILL BRtA[HtS
AHble's Victim Exhibits Great
Tenacity of Life.
Although Shot Through and Through
He May Recover.
The Wounded Mau LION, q by q
Pueblo R-sid~nt-H Was Guilty
OF Other Cr;mos.

lne unexpected always happens. Inc
aphorism was never better illustrated
than in the case OF William Bean, the
burglar whom Detective ". H. Auble
shot through the body last Saturday
night The wound is OF character re-
garded by surgeons as almost neces-
sarily fatal. and was pronounced so By
Police Surgeon Bryant.
Bean is the young Englishman who
WAS caught in the act Of robb:ng the
grocery store OF Joe LudewiR, at Hill
and Temple streets. When he found
that he was seen he flsd. and in failing
to etop. was ehot The ball entered
under the shoulder blade, aud, passing
through The right lung, made is way out
just above the right nipple.
Upon being removed to the receiving
hospital the Rounu was pronounced
probably fatal. and it was expected that
he would die in q few hours. But some
how the fellow rallied and was able to
converse freely Yesterday. Despite the
seriousness oil tins injury, Bean himselt
says he will recover though he did not
think so when he made an snte> mortem
statement the night before.
He WAS resting easier than could b.
expected. at a late hour last night and
there Is some hope of his ultimate re-
covery. There are come cases OF per-
cons surviving a shot that passed
through the body. II increased hem
morrhage or inf animation ensue, there
would be little hope OF his ever getting
up.
About 2 O'Clock young man ap-
peared at the police station and yolun-
teered the Information that he knew
Bean In fueblo two months ago. The
gentleman was t. A. Zicck. member
OF The First Methodist church Oh ir.
He wac formerly a member OF the + pis-
copal church choir in Pueblo and knew
the burglar as q member of tbs choir
and church OF which Rev. Mr.. Radcliffe
is the rector
According to Mr.. Znck. BEN went to
Pueblo from Denver. In the latter place
he presented his letter from Rev. Mr..
Woolsey, rector OF the l. uisvllle. Ky,
Grace church, to Dean Hart The dean
took an especial liking to the young
Englishman, who told pitiiul tale OF
destitution and bad luck lie told Dean
Hart that he vas a carpenter. and that
he would go to work if lie had some
tools. The dean finally gavs Bean So |
with which 10 purchase tools, but saw
him no more.
He next turned MP in Pueblo, and at
once ingraiiated HIM eli into the sym
pathies OF Rector Radclttfe's parishion-
ers, and finally became bass singer in
the choir lie was gwen good clio hing, |
and also had poaition secured for him
in the smelter. He so.ked for several |
weeks at 81 % day O1e day du ing !
Sunday school. the contribution box, |
which was III The fectuI'A library. was
broken open ami its contents extracted |
Shortly afterwsTd lean lett the church |
and was never again heeri Of in Pueblo. !
Immediately after Mr.. z mex called to |
zee the wounded man, Mrs. Florence |
Hartley. missi nary worker in St, .
Paul's Episcopal church, appeared at !
the station ami stated that abe had met
Bean the night before. He told her
be had just arrived from Pueblo, and
had hunted up the rector OF the church.
Rev. Mr.. Gray. to whom he had pre-.
scented his letter firm the church at
Louisville. The reverend gentleman
referred Bean TO Mrs. Hartley's little
missionary home at 1872 South Olive,
and requested that he be assisted if pos
sible. The kindly woman entertained
him, talked over his prospects in this
state, acd enc dragged him to give up
his nomadic habits She scanned his
church letters from Rev. Mr. Woolsey,
OF Louisville, and found that his state
ments as to his having been church.
man were true. for she had resided there
for years. Not having room to give him
lodging that night, she gave him money
to pay for accommo dation else W here.
and advised him to visit the early
church services yesterday morning and
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also protfered him clothing and offered
to assist him in securing position if he
proved worthy.
She was somewhat surprised that
Bean did not keep his promise and meet
her at the communion services, but con-
cluded that be bad been picked up on
the street and taken to Jail as a vegrant.
She intended to visit the city prison in
the afternoon and see If her surmiees
were correct. On returning home Mrs.
Hartley glanced at the morning paper,
and about the frat thing she saw was
that Bean had been shot by Detective
Auble while fleeing from an alleged
burglary. She visited the wounded
N IN. as did also Rev. Mr.. Gray, and
Iley consoled him as much as possi bic.
Superintendent Mo ffatt. of the detec-
hive department, has reason to believe
that Bean is guilty OF other crimes in
this city. The fact of the burglars tools
being found upon him ia proof that he
had either committed burglary or in
tended to. 1t is quite evident that adj
verse circumstances drove Bean to at
Tempt the crime, and it is further evil
lent that he was encouraged to it by q
''stool- pieeon" whose names the detec-
lives will not divulge.
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