The record-union., 1896-07-30
LEFT A TRAIL OF BLOOD.
4 Burglar Shot by Percy Mccoy Last
Night.
Followed by Officers a Mile and a
Half by a Trail Of
Blood.

Percy Mccoy, Il nephew Of Franklin
Brown, a farmer residing at 1I01
street. gave an unknown burglar a dose
Of lead last night that viii doubtless
soon end his career. if it has not already
done so.
AIr and Mrs. Brown are out of the
city, and they arranged with young
Mccoy to sleep in the house and look
after it during their brief absence. on
Tuesday night Mccoy went out boating,
and it was so late when ne returned
to town that he concluded not to so out
to the house that night
Yesterday he went there and discOv-
cred that during the night a burglar
had entered the house and ransacked
it from one end to the other What he
took. if anything. Mccoy did not know,
except that the burglar had helped him
self to a suit Of clothes and left his own
CVeralls, jumper and coat behind.
Surmising that the fellow might re-
turn again last night, Mccoy resolved
to keep watch on the place, and armed
himself with a revolver. About 10
clock he went a block away for few
minutes, and on his return he met The
burglar just emerging from the gate
with his old clothes under his arm
Mccoy ordered him to stop, but the
fellow attempted to draw mis- pistol Nc
Coy was too quick for him. however.
and before the burglar could set his
weapon out Mccoy blazed away at
him.
The burglar dropped his bundle. clasp
ed his hand upon his abdomen and
started to run. Despite the fact that
he was wounded. he got away. Mccoy
then sent word to the police station by
an uncle, who stated that the wounded
burglar had been traced for several
blocks by a trail Of blood.
Captain Ash and officers Fisher and
Maley hastened out to the place in the
patrol wagon, and finding the trail Of
blood proceeded to follow it. They
traced the burglar out NJ street TO
Eighteenth, thence to L, down L to Six
teenth. and out Sixteenth to d street,
where the trail of blood gave out.
At Eighteenth and L streets they
learned that q man was seen running
past there with his hands clasped over
his stomach At that point very large
pool Of blood was found in the street,
and there were indications that the
wounded burglar had been spftting
blood as he ran.
The officers fastened on to the north
Ievee after losing the trail and hunted
through the brush there, but could find
no further trace of the fugitive Cap
tain Ash and officer Maley remained.
however, and continued the search.
while Fisher returned with Patrol Off
Ger Fitzgerald to the station at l o'clock
this morning.
Fisher said that as they neared the
north levee a freight train passed out
ward bound. There was a flatcar in the
train and the officers saw a man lying
thereon as the train went by. with a
brakeman leaning over and apparently
conversing with him.
They did not think the burglar had
time to reach the railroad yard and get
on the car, but to make sure the rail-
road Office was requested to telegraph
ahead to Roseville or Rocklin and as
certain if the wounded fugitive was on
the train.
If the fellow succeeded in reaching
the brush it is more than likely he will
be found dead, judging from the guam
tity Of blood he must have lost.
THE BURGLAR IN JAIL.
Later-A few minutes before > o'clock
the wounded burglar walked into the
police station and handed his pistol
over to Officer Fisher. He gave his
name as Charles Brannan. saying that
he had been shot out in the country.
Brannan was shot in the face, but not
dangerously wounded