New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
THE WOUNDED BURGLAR IN BROOKLYN.
OFFICERS THINK THEY KNOW THE FOURTH MAN.

ARE WATCHING FOR HIM.
The neighborhood OF Atantic-ave. and Henry-st
where the bicycle stores of the Bedford station
burglars located, thronged yesterday with
a crowd Of men and boys discussing the details OF
the story which was printed In The Tribune, fixing
without shadow CT doubt the identity of the man
who lies wounded In the Lorg Island College HOS
pital and the two burglars who are salu 10 DC
dying in the Mount Kisco jail Hundreds OF in
quisitve people CANT from all over Brooklyn ana
New-York to zee the little repair shop In Henry-st.
where 1t is supposed that James and Gilmore made
all the tools which they used in their shady opcr-
atoms The stores were shut up in the morning
by the who had charge OF them Billy
Stuphen who had charge of the storeroom In At
lantic-ave.. locked the door, put the key In his
pocket and took the first train for Bedford Station
Many people went to the store yesterday to get
bicycles which they had left there. but were I'M
able to get in. "Coxey," the little dwarf. who has
the key OF the repair shop hung around on the
corner all day. but refused to answer any ques-
tons.
An ugly going around about the iden-
tity of the fourth man in the burglary who
escaped and has not been since. The man In
question is who has been almost constant
visitor at the two stores for the last month. and
answers In every way TO the description or the
escaped burglar. lie Is a man about twenty-seVeh
years old, five feet eight inches high, OF stocky
build and wears a dark mustache and side whs-
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Medical Coll ,ge. where he was not thought highly
OF He has done little practising, but spent the
most of his time in the. company or James ana
jenkins on inquiry at the house where he lives
Yesterday afternoon his mother said her son had
been in the house all day. but had just gone out
She said that on Wednesday he had attended
Catholic church excursion but would not say
whether he home in the evening or not
The hospital authorities, when seen IN regard d 70
the rumor, said that they did not have a very goou
opinion of the man. but they hardly thought ne
fool enough to get implicated with gang OF
burglars. , nj,
lyn lies propped up Il cot In the accident ward
Of the hospital. his dark. flashing eyes roaming an
the room and taking In every motion that -
made face IS clean-shaVen and peaked. put
his chin comes down broad and square. The thin'
long coarse hair of the man is streaked with gray,
and pushed straight up from MS foreheau-
Since he first to the hospital he has not sad
word TO any one, but appears 10 be in deep thought
and nothing that goes about him escapes MS
vgilant eye although at times he feins TO be
asleep.
sheriff Johnson and Blacksmith Schenck came to
Brooklyn again yesterday Johnson had a warrant
for the Of Gilmore on the charge OF HOMICIDE
which was issued by Magistrate Birch. or West
chester County. Detective Roche Of Police Head
more cannot be moved for several weeks he will
be left in the hospital, and watched consantiy ny
n policeman detailed from the Seventh Precinct;
The officer sits at the foot of Gilmore's bed ana
never takes his eyes off the cot the prisoner is
well known TO be desperate and cunning.
The doctors who are attending him at the nos
pita have put the patients arm in spllnts, hoping
that the bones may knit This possibility IS remote
however. and probably on Tuesday the arm Will be
amputatcd at the shoulder joint.
William Adams expected at the hospital
Yesterday afternoon to identify the prisoner but
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