New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-21
FOUR MEN WE'RE SHOT.
. MIDNIGHT RAID BY ROBBERS IN BED
FORD. wEsTCHEsTER COUNTY.

AND REvo1vERs-wIL1LAM b ADAMS
AND TWO BURGLARS SEVERELY
1xJuRED-wALKER B. ADAMS
SAVED BY BUCKLE.
,.a,ord \. Y. Aug. 90 (SpeciaD.-The people
~ small village of Bedford. in Westchester
-. forty miles from New-York City, on the
,or, Railroad were thrown into a state or
~.o+ excitement early this morning by the news
-, on attempt had been made to rob the prnci-
81 store of the place. that the owner of the store
"a his son had been shot in defending their prop
81 and that two Of the burglars had oeeh
wounded and captured.
The store the robbers attempted 10 operate uPo"
VAS that of w B. Adams & Son. situated riehI aI
tho station and alongside the railroad tracks 1t
4, one Of the best-known establishments IN inns
rort Of the county, and does general business III
evervthing that could possibly be found III cou"-
,rv store. including drygoods, groceries, Je"e"S'
boots and shoes, -four, feed and grain 'for many
- !, ,.os conducted under the firm name or
Adams Brothers the partners being llno'hy -
and Walker B. Adams. Last fail Nlnah D.
Adams q son of Walker. bought out the interest
of his uncle Timothy c.. and since then the place
has heen conducted under the name ana st|le VI
w b. Adams & Son.
For some reason or other the place mas peeh lie
onently entered by burglars at least oo~e'
times within the last ten years. In Vie" ol 'lie
numerous attempts 10 rob the place Walker d
Adams some time ago had burglar alarm h''eu
% oil the windows and doors of the store and
connected with his house. which Is a Few hunui eu
wards TO the east and around bend in the road
Another precaution has been TO leave no money III
the firms safe over night, and no trouble was
10 "a 40
as a freproof deposit for books and papers
The nostofFice is also located in the store, and
Walker Il. Adams is the deputy postmaster ana
also town clerk. the latter being an office he has
held for number Of years. The town safe was IN
the store but. like the safe belonging to the hrm'
It was simply ireproof receptacle Tor LOW"
papers and contained no money.
THE STORY OF THE FIGHT.
The story Of the attempted robbery and the
defence Of the place by the owners. is best
told in the words Of William 3. Adams the
Junior member of the firm:
Last night lust before - o'clock. 1 came
home from the annual festival of the Pres
bvterian church at Bedford Certre. was
putting UP my horse at the barn when my SIS
ter came out to me greatly frightened anu
said that the burglar alarm from the store was
ringing went to the house and got my rifle
and shotgun. BY that time my father, Walker
B. Adams. came out with a revolver in his hand
gave him the shotgun and kept the rifle.
walked on ahead, and as l came 10 the htte
narl, onnosite the store / saw a strange young
man standing by the railway. AS he started
n go awav told him to hold up. He asked
me what / wanted. and told him to come win
me. that | wanted TO know something ABOUT
him. Seeing that / had him covered WIN ihy
rifle he complied, and came along 10 the iroh'
Of the store In the mean time my father went
20 the rear Of the store, going completely around
and coming out on the railroad track, up which
he must have walked to the bay window one
of the sashes Of which, when raised by the
burglars. had set off the burglar alarm. OF
course ! don't know what happened after my
father left me- but as ! standing with the
man l had captured In front Of the store. l
heard a number Of shots rapidly fired. One Of
the bullets hit me in the back, tearing my coat,
but, striking the buckle Of my vest, it glanced
off only bruising me a little. Immediately af-
ter the firing l man running down the
track and 1 fired at him. He was followed by
another man. who advanced toward me.
stepped back little, and he said:
d" If you have any shooting about you
will kill YOU
Il did not reply, but raised my rife and shot
him. He fell heavily crying out:
"'Oh, Charley. I am shotH
Il then turned to the fellow | had captured |
and told him to come along He did not want |
TO go ! took him by the collar, and. after |
struggle. landed him over on the stoop Of a |
store across the way. BY this time number
Of the neighbors had arrived at the place, and |
j handed my prisoner 10 W il. Reynolds |
and Benjamin Sch4ck Then we looked around |
ll.l, fo4h fOc
the railroad track near the store, with bullet |
wound in his head. He was unconscious
In the excitement Of finding my father badly |
wounded. and going after help. ana taxing my |
father home. the man l first captured made his |
escape. He told me he had been shot in the |
hand NJ the same time ] was hit, but do not !
know whether he was or not
This tells the story Of the affair as we'll as IL |
will probably ever he known. When help ar
rived Walker y. Adams found unconscious,
and he taken to his home and DR.. Carpen-
ter. Of KatOnah. telephoned for. Upon his
arrival he dressed the wound. but gave very lit
tie encourag cement as to his patients recovery.
TWO OF THE BURGLARS WOUNDED.
Near telegraph pole within a few feet Of
the store was found the second man whom Will
tam p. Adams had shot. He was heavy, thick
set fellow and had been shot through the arm
and another ball had entered his back. He
was questioned. but refused TO say word. and
was taken TO the lookup at Mount Kisco a viii
age several miles 10 the south AT dayDreaK
q second man was found. badly injured with
bullet wound in his back lie was evidently
the first man Mr.. Adams had fred at He had
managed after being hit, to cross field to
wall where he found exhausted. lie Is thn
and sallOw- -complcXioned. and Ike his compan-
on was taken to Mount KiscO and locked up.
BURGLARS TOOLS AND DYNAMITE.
BY the side Of the burglar found near the tele-
graph pole found couple of vaises. They
contained drills brace, bicycle lamp
wrench. head Of a ledge-hammer fuse half a
tick Of dynamite and some minor articles such
IS candles oil etc rpOn the burglar himself |