New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-04
SHOT A DESPERATE THIEF.
VOTING sCHoENECI- FOUND A MAN IN HIS
HOUSE AND ATTACKED HIM.
THE BURGLAR WAS ARMED WITH DIRK KNIFE.
But ONLY SUCCEEDED IN GRAZING HIS

But ONLY SUCCEEDED IN GRAZING HIS
OPPONENTS FoREHEAD-rAKEN
AWAY BY COMPANIONS
Flatbush has been favoritc place for burglars
and other midnight maurauders. Houses In the
rven;y-ninth Ward are. for the most part. With
IN grounds OF more or less extent. and there
TIRE Just the place for providers. But early yes
,s-dav morning there was an encounter in the
rwenty-ninth Ward in which Il is supposed
hrrcIar who entered the house Of George
s,hoeneck at No. 10 Avenue A. was mortally
sounded by George Schoeneck. jr. twenty-five
,.ars OLD. II was just about ! o'clock when
,oung Schoeneck who had gone TO bed only
shor, time before. heard some one moving In the
kitchen He was in his nightdress at the time,
and without stopping to dress seized his re-
volver and went TO his fathers bedroom
Wake up father" he whispered There IS
anne one downstairs. You go down the front
xav and head him off at the front door II he
amos through and | will so into the kitchen
by the back way.
NJ schoeneck did as his son suggested. and
The Young nan made his way noiselessly TO the
ho,k stairs which open into the kitchen. The
hnrgiar. however. had heard his footsteps and
aodge, behind the door Just as Schoeneck
..enned into the kitchen he saw IN the dim light a
hand IN which was held a long dirk kn'fe. poised
,us, above hts head The hand descende1. Dut
ccAoenock lodged H. and instead or going INTO
his breast. Il simply grazed his forehead In an
o,her second the two men were ngh'lhg arouhu
Tho kitchen The burglar had him by the 'hrVa'
and was trying &c use his knife. For a Hoineh'
schoenecl, was unable to free the mana WHY"
hold his revolver He managed TO jerk i iiee
,,e, as the burglar was getting the best OF h'"''
and placing the muzzle against the man ~ vas
he fred poin. blank. The burglar u'lereu
curse and the noise Of the shot broueh' Nj
scboeneck through the hallway 10 MS son "'"
The burglar. before Mr. Schonecks arrival man
aged 10 strike the e severe poW IL III.
abdomen. Tha. staggered the young man. anu
he let the man go ,.
The burglar made dash for the open VIII
dow but before he reached !; Schoehech M
living on the floor. fired second shot' Du' WIN
OH, effect, As the man raised himseH On rite
s,U preparatory 10 jumping 70 'He et..i1
young Schoeneck who had risen TO slttlns
roe.rre took deliberate aim and was dpcus 10
IRE third shot when his father selzed MN
around the body with both arms ana pIeNehtteu
him This action on the part OF me idIhel' ~
60 ,be ,ir,e was 50 dazed that h. imagined ne
was aiding his soh by holding hlIIl' Leln@Ps
sa~aa The burglar from instant death. He TOOK
advantage of tNN Decay, ana tui'l'4VN -
n-orS nod fins, ana a few minutes later
When search made he had disapPea ,bst
There was plenty ~ evidence. however, ma "a,
49, Nd hon rit for upon the sill and on the
side Of the house under the window were large
snnts Of blood The knife also, which the Duis
lar dropped al the first shot was FOUND 10 De
covered with blood l.. .1
While the struggle going on IN the
bones Dr. George T. bowling who lives next
door heard the connection, and without Walllns
20 see what the trouble was ran TO MS TEL
rhone and Informed the police Of the flatoush
station The station is on:y two blocks away
and in a brief space Of time Acting captain
Zimmerman with large force Of police IN
Guiding five roundsmen, went running 10
scboenecks house They lost no time in pro
curing lanterns. and from that time until morn
ing thorough search was made OF every par
and clubhouse in the neighborhood, bug no trace
NJ the wounded burglar could be FOUND. II
vas thought that the man had watchers on Ihe
r,tside and that he was carried away by men
md placed in a wagon. Mrs r Boocock, OF no.
d. I-iatbush-ave. told the police some time yes
,sraav morning that shortly after o'clock she
seard wagon being driven rapidly by her
hn,,ca