St. Paul daily globe., 1895-04-30
THEY GOT THE LEAD.
OFFICER USES BULLETS ON LEAD
THIEVES.
ONE WAS SHOT FATALLY.
A Second Was Captured, but the
Third Escaped-CauSht Burg
Inrizing Vacant House.

William Moore, nineteen years of
age, and residing with his parents
at 2502 Fifteenth avenue south, was
shot through the back and fatally
wounded about $50 last evening by
Mounted Officer Ed Hoban, of the
Fifth precinct police, while Moore
was in the act of burglariZing the res
idence of F. B. Lewis, at 1924 Park
avenue.
Moore was removed to the city hos
pital in the central patrol wagon,
where it was found that the bullet, a
3S-caliber had entered the back be-
tween the eighth and tenth ribs and
pascal slantingly through to the left
side of the body, cutting the kid
neys. At IL o'clock last night the hos
pital authorities stated that young
Moore was suffering intense pain and
would not live until morning.
John Foley, also nineteen years
old, and the son of respectable pa
| rents residing at 2501 Fourteenth
avenue south, was young Moores
companion in crime, and he was ar
rested and lodged in the central sta
tion by officer Hoban on a charge
of burglary. A third member of the
gang escaped, and young Moore
would nave gotten away had it not
been for the bullets deadly work.
Some ten days ago Frank Lewis
moved out of his residence at 1924
and to another place, since which
time the house has been standing va
cant. Last Friday afternoon the
house was entered through the back
door by thieves, who tore up all the
lead pipe in the house, doing some
$500 damage to the building and
leaving the pipe packed up in sacks
to be carried away during the night
The thieves were seen in the house
by the servant girl of a family
named Hitchcock, residing next door,
and that evening, when Mr.. Hitch-
cock came home and learned of the
affair, he went through the house,
saw what, had been done and noti-
fed police headquarters and Officer
Hoban
Since Friday night Officer Hoban has
been detailed to watch the house
nights, the police feeling certain that
the thieves would return some night
soon to carry off the pipe Friday
night, Saturday night and Sunday
night was passed and the thieves did
not return. Last night, however.
about 1:30 Officer Hoban, who was hid
in the yard, saw three young fellows
hanging about in the vicinity for some
time.
At about fifteen minutes past the
three fellows, accompanied by a small
dog, came through the alley in the
rear of the Lewis residence, and, go
ing through the yard, passed within
SIX feet of where the policeman was
in hiding. All three walked up to the
rear door, and young Moore unlocked
it, and they entered the house, leaving
the dog outside ION guard. officer
Hoban did not dare move for fear of
attracting the attention of the dog
and giving an alarm. The three men
had been in the house but a short time
when they all came out carrying the
five sacks of lead pipe. Evidently it
was their intention to carry the sacks
to the alley, hide them and then later
in the night return with a wagon and
carry the stuff away.
The three fellows came out Of the
house, passed the officer and turned a
sharp corner by an old clubhouse.
Halt! Throw up your hands, every
one of your shouted Officer Hoban,
as he grabbed Jack Foley by the coat
collar, while in the other hand he car
ried a big revolver Moore and the
third man to the gang started to run.
Moore lodged around the other corner
OF the Clubhouse and had got about six
feet away, when Officer Hoban reached
around, and, in the darkness, pointed
his revolver point-blank at the fleeing
man and fired. Young Moore fell, NOR
tally wounded, but the third man
escaped in the darkness, and the police
were unable to obtain any trace of
him.
The shot aroused the entire neigh
borhood, and in less time than it takes
to tell ex-Sheriff Ege, a deputy named
August Johnson and Dr. C. NJ. Kistler
were on the scene. DR.. Kistler dressed
the wound us best he could under the
circumstances, while the central patrol
wagon was called and carried the
wounded man TO the city hospital.
Young Foley was then taken to the
central station along with the stolen
pipe, and, it is said, admits everything.
simply claiming that it is his first Of
fense. Foley refuses to tell who the
third man is, but says that he himself
is willing to take his medicine.