Evening journal., 1895-12-02
THEY SHOT EACH OTHER
Plucky Capture of Burglar
Caught in the Act.
BUT BIS TWO PALLs EeoAPBD

Firing Between the Two-BurRlar
wounded and PoIicsmans Clothes
Punctursd-Other Events. (:
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NKw CASTLE. Dec Taking his life
In his hands, Policeman Matthew Tobin
rushed through a shower OF bullets and
oaths early this morning and arrested
one Of desperate gang Of three burglars,
all strangers and above the medium
height.
About o'clock this morning the city
hsd settled down into a dead silence,
after the arrival Of the last New Castle
accommodation train from Wilmington.
Policemen Tobin and Morgan were keep
ing vigilant watch over the centre Of
town. wearing soft shoes and taking
every precaution. as they have for the
past fortnight, to prevent a repetition Of
the store burglaries that have been com
mitted here recently.
Suddenly Officer Tobin came upon a
gang Of three-one keeping watch and
two breaking into Robert shaw'e olgar
and furnishing store At Fifth and Della
ware streets.
You - " - - Advance
another step and III kin youl"
Policeman Tsbin nsvsr even WINGED,
however. and walked right to the out
stretched pistols mouth Bang went
one shot from the watching burglars
weapon, and then bang bang went
out from pistols In the hands OF the two
Operating burglars.
BY tAis time Tohin was close on the
men and returning their fire. The
watch" and one burglar started out
Fifth street while the other burglar
dashed up Delaware, firing as he ran
Wounded the Fishtlng Burglar.
Tobln continued bis rushes until The
tall burglar started up the side street
opposite the Methodist Church Il is
supposed that he did this to reload his
revolver Reaching Cherry street b.
found all meRus OF escape cut off, As this
street abruptly ends At nigh fence
back Of Charles E LAncattsr's property.
Here the burglar gave = CRY Of pain.
for one Of robin's bullets Lad taken
effect, aud robln sooa hsd him In his
grasp with his club raised ready 90
strike
Il surrender; Tn wounded Are yon
hi;f stddenly exclaimed The fugitive
shot the nicer
The policeman looked aud saw tbst BE
coat sleeve had been pierced by the
burglars bullet He felt no pain, how
ever, aud marched his prisoner 20 / ,il
Mayor Boyd Was appriaed Of the artesl
and Immediately ordered the burglar
Incarceration In the dark cell No 10 and
that nobody except legal adviser lhoulo
be allowed to see him
Meantime State Detectives Vital and
McNey we're notified that these two
veiant officers might capture the other
Two desperadoes. Vital and McVo,
arrived here about 8 o'clock and started
on the h1nt without delay.
Shaw's store WAS not entered but the
door was broken IN and the burglars
were just about to rife the place when
captured. This Is the third time within
month that this store has been burglar
lied
Threw HIS Gun Away.
When about to be captured the burglar
threw away his gun, but a search this
morning revealed II In an ash barrel back
OF the First Baptist Church, on Cherry
street, where Officer Tobin cornered his
man.
la searching the prisoner Wardens
Foster and Wilson fouud on him
chisel, jimmy, mask, candle and &25 IN
money.
She Was born In 1900.
Mrs Ann Toman, formerly Mrs. Nc
Pike, . widow and one OF tho oldes,
women In Delaware, died at her home on
Second street At II o'clock Saturday
evening. Mrs. McPike ss she was
generally known was born on August 6
1900, only year after the death OF
George Washington John and Hsnr,