New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-03
DARING BURGLARS CAUGHT.
ONE COMMITTED A ROBBERY WHILE
ELUDING HIS PURSUERS.
HE WAS SHOT AT FIVE rIMEs-A GOOD ARREST

HE WAS SHOT AT FIVE TIMEs-A GOOD ARREST
on CIRcUMsTANrIAL EVIDENCE.
Thomas Flanagan. a notorious burglar. was ar.
raigned yesterday in the Yorkville Police Court be-
fore Magistrate Cornell. by Detective Thompson OF.
the West Forty-seventh-st. station. who highly
comolimented by the Magistrate for his OF
the prisoner.
The specIfc charge against Flanagan is breaking
into the house OF G. e. Waterman. an empioye Ok
the Central Gasght Company. who lives at ono
hundred a nd thirty -fourth-st and ST. Ann Save
Waterman had an exciting experience Win ria"a-
gan early Friday morning but the facts OF the case
were not brought TO the attention OF the police
until Flanagan arrested by Detective lhomp-
son as a Suspicious charactes Friday afternoon ana
his identity ascertaned and his connection with tho
Waterman burglary learned through papers found
in his pocket when he was searched at the ponce
station.
Detective Thompson saw Flanagan enter a pawn
office al No 5si Ninth-ave. Friday afternoon win
a bundle under his arm. The officer entered the
place and arrested Flanagan, and then examiner
the contents OF the package They cohs's.eu y.
a womans gold watch and chain, pair Oh so''
opera glasses and several napkin rings rlahasa"
could give no explanation az TO how he came IN
nossesslor OF the property. When he was searchea
a, tho pollce station a lot OF letters bearing MT.
Watermau's name found. Detective thompson
then went TO Mr. Watermans house and the latter
Informed the officer that his home had been roope"
hy 4 burglar shortly after O'CLOCK thal "o''""t'
Mr. Waterman said he was awakened by nearing
. sligh, noise In his bedroom. He saw a tail, thih'
despera looking man bending over him. lhen No
reached under his pillow and seized revolver
which he pointed at the burglar The latter ran 70
q window and Mr.. Waterman hred h'e shots a'
him none OF which took effect. The bedroom was
-, tho first floor and the burglar had only re"
Zoo, 70 drop He also dropped a part OF the oooV
,hich he had collected. At the second shot, water
man saws. the burglar fell. and. believing that no
had wounded him. he ceased firing Tor mo'he".
As quick as fash the burglar was on MS iee'' al"
dashed down the street
Mr. Waterman stood at the open window ana
fred the other three shots. emptying the reVoise.
lie then realized that the burglar nad playeu
sharp trick upon HIM 9{ b ssSt has s2onsed some
o, the neghbors. and several OF ihem purSaeI liz
Burglar HI f SsSs ch sns% s snq JUMPED
or window of the house OF Henry Brnkman rrin Inv
AYES 1t was at this point that his pursuers 'os'
The fugitive then committed second burglary;
lie secured a gold watcn and chain. quantity OF
silverware and various pieces Of jewelry ana tnen
made his escape without disturbing any one IN 'hs
The et;ers found in Fanagan'5 possession were
taken from Mr. Watermans house and led 20 his
i1entincation by the loser. Flanagan assumed
defiant air when arraigned before Magistrate Cor
mel 1T is good thing didn't have any my gun S.
man" pointing to Waterman. with hoes. when he
bazed away at me in that house 49,, =, ,,.,
build. with stubby mus,ache and cosey cropped
red hair He has served six years In Trenton
prison and released only two weeks ago from
Dannemora prison. after serving there term or
eight years for burglary. He waived examination
and held for trial
Before being brought to court Flanagan taken
to Police Headquarters. and Acting Chief Conn
Acting Captain O'Bren and the entire force OF
detectives had .ook at him. He was then photo
graphei Detective Thompson received the compli-
q Brlen that Flanagan OF the most des-
perate burglars captured In New-York.
The police OF the East Sxty-seventh-st. station
captured a burglar about O'Clock yesterday morn
OF sverware from the house OF Mrs. c. W. Gdrkey,
No; East Sixty-ninth-st. Mrs. Gurkey Is widow.
and lives with her two sons and n daughter. The
burglar. who gave the name OF Frank Schmidt. ana
said he was twenty-seven years old and homeless.
had a feast in the kitchen before he bundled up his
plumber. He gained an entrance TO the house
through basement window. cooi.y lighted the
gas, and then proceeded explore the contents o.
the Gold meats cold bottles AMI dessert were
brought forth with which he RECALLED himself He
then put all the sverware In sight In a bag and LETT
hotise. Ii necessary FOR nm 10 CLIMB .
fence to reach the street -
He threw the bundle over the fence. and. Just ~
he following H. he was caught oy the legs py
Thomas J. Madden and John Tiison detectives o,
VIGOROUSLY but was subdued by Policeman O'Don-
nell OF the East Sixty seventh-st station VINO came
elong as the detectives were struggling with him,
and took him 10 the station
When questioned the prisoner said: Il am not
burglar | have not tasted food for two days.
am a blacksmith. and only came from London two
weeks ago When arrived here had 40 | met
some people IN the Bowery and received knockout
drops They robbed me OF every cent had then
tried 10 obtain work. but was unsuccessful
When arr ligned before Magistrate Cornell In the
Yorkyllle Court schmidt pleaded guilty. and WAS
held for tria.