New-York tribune., 1896-12-31
POLICEMAN SHOT FOR 4 BURGLAR.
A CITIZEN WHO OFFERED HIS AID IN CAPT
URING THREE ROBBERS FIRED
IN THE DARK.

Three burglars were captured In the cellar OF the
drygoods OF Philip J. Kornder. at Fulton and
Adelphi SITS. yesterday morning at O'CLOCK BE-
fore the capture was effected Patrick Mulvehil a
policeman Of the Fourth Precinct accidentally
shot by julius Steenburg. citizen, who WAS try
ing 10 aid the police. Mr. kornder not long ago
had a burglar alarm put in
At about O'Clock yesterday morning Patroiman
Whitaker of the Fourth Precinct In passing
Kornders store heard gong ringing inside lie
listened and looked into the store, bat saw noth-
ing wrong Going around to the cellar entrance, in
Adelphi-st Whitaker saw the marks of foot
steps IN the the steps. and on going 10
the bottom stair he heard "A sound Ike that OF
saving wood inside Retracng his steps he
raped for assistance. ard Muvehill responded.
Whitaker then forced open the ceardoor. which
was fastened and saw a lying near by. The
fellow pretended to be just waking out OF souho
sleep Al the same instant Whitaker saw the
forms of two passing in the front part OF the
cellar. He quickly dragged his captive upstairs
and told Mulvehill that there were two more men
below Muvehill rang up the Fourt., Precinct and
asked for the lie also raped for assist
ance and Policemen Thompson and Gleason re-
sponGed -. ,. .
bousefnrnishing goods store at No 9 Gates-ave.,
WAS going BY and offered TO assist Mulvehill;
Nulvehiii gave Steenburg his own revolver, and
stationed him at the cellar door with instructions
to stop anybody who tried TO get by Muivehlu
through several passageways came back toward
steenburg by another way: The latter, thinking
Nfulvehill was of the burglars, nred straight
toward where he heard the sound Of approaching
footsteps The bullet ploughed furroW across me
top of Mulvehs head The sound OF the pistol
shot was heard by Gleason and Thompson. outside,
and they rush d into the cellar. followed by 'he
reserves of the Fourth Precinct.
The cellar was searched ard two men were found
in the coalbn AT the station the three men gave
their names as Charles Fricke. thirty years
old of No S75 Kent-ave.; Thomas German. thirty
eight wears old OF No. 81 Futon-st., and John
Murray thirty years old of No. 50 Fleet Place
Fricke resisted the officers and cot scalp wound
from club. Muveh was taken 20 the Homoeo-
pathic Hospital where the bullet. which was en-
bedded in his scalp. was removed The wound Is
NOT considered dangerous unless eryspelas sets IN
lie was later removed 10 his home.
When the prisoners were taken before Justice
Teale Yesterday morning they waived examina tion:
When their records were looked up II was found
that all three are oid-time burglars. Kornder S
cellar searched and a complete set OF burglars
tools found The thieves had cut piece out
of the flooring of the store large enough TO admit
the body Of a good-siZed man. The hole they cut
led directly behind the silk counter Policeman
Whttaker's alertness evidently made them aban-
don their work and German laid down near the
door 10 be asleep wne rsSH sn,anc ane
10 the cellar by boring hole In the door and un-
fastening tie inside bolt. They are certain 10 get
long terms In the penitentiary