The herald., 1896-07-26
bRAD|SRk|LLSA BURGLAR
Detective aud Desperado's
Fatal Encounter
BOTH OF The MEN shot 70 KILL
But the Officer Was the Better
Marksman of the Two
A BATTLE IN A MANSION
Vn Which the Burglar Receives q Death
Three Shots Fired by the Detective and One
by the Burglar
Identity Of the Marauder Unknown = Shot
Through the Front Door and Pals Dead
inside on the Polished Floor.
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A BATTLE IN A MANSION
In Which the Burglar Receives q Death
Wound
Three Shots Fired by the Detective and One
by the Burglar
Identity Of the Marauder Unknown = Shot
Through the Front Door and Pals Dead
inside on the Polished Floor.
Story Of the Affray

Inere 10 one DuTSidT icsS AL sAio WY
that is in a condition to "burgle," as all
that remains of him lies cold in death
on a slab at the morgue. Detective
Bradish Of the city police force is nurs-
ing a wounded jaw with bullet hole
through his left cheek. but he has had
the proud distinction of Kidding the COM
munity of dangerous thief whose muir
derous career was cut short none too
soon. The affair occurred just before
o'clock last evening. the burglar being
instantly killed by bullet from Brad
ish's revolver while the brave detective
escaped with his life by the narrowest
scratch, being. however. only slightly
wounded.
1t was just S:45 when telephone mes
sage was received at the police station
asking that officers be sent at once to the
residence of ]. N. Van Nuys. at the
southwest corner of Spring and Seventh
streets. as burglars were operating, and
Clerk Hentsley sent Bradish to the scene
on his wheel, closely followed by Detec-
tive Goodman and Officers Robbins and
sLeverich. who were obliged to walk as
the street cars were blockaded by the
ratification parade.
Nathaniel Campbell is the watchman
employed to look after the Van Nuys
residence. the entire family, save/Mr.
Van Nuys, being absent at Bartlett
springs. The latter went up town early
in the evening and the mansion was left
dark and deserted. Campbell was busy
until nearly $3.50 watering the lawns.
ETC., and when he had finished walked
across the street where he stood for a
mOmant GIanpinO hnn Of ho
he was surprised to see dim light shin
Ing through the transom of the front
door, but thought at first that Mr.. Van
Nuys had come home.
In moment the light disappeared
and, thinking something was wrong,
campbell walked across to investigate.
lie tiptoed UP onto the front steps and,
seeing that the evening papers were still
lying untouched in the entrance. knew
that the proprietor had not returned
Walking around the house Campbell
saw the fash of light in a second story
bedroom. which quickly showed again
in another room and some one pulled the
curtain down. The apartment was in
the northwest corner and was occupied
by Mrs. Lankershim, mother of Mrs.
Van Nuys, when she was at home so
that on seeing the light there Campbell
became convinced that burglars were
operating
He ran first to the corner Of Main and
Seventh streets and asked for help,
which was refused by the men in store
there; then he bethought himself and
went to the drugstore at Sixth and
Spring streets where the telephone mes
sage was sent to the police station. ].
V. st. Martin. who was in the store. ac-
companied Campbell back to the resi-
dence. and they waited for the officers.
Detective Bradish first showed up and,
1, ,tr xI,1 ia
the front yard, was hurriedly told by
Campbell of what he had seen.
Bidding Campbell stay and watch the
front door BradiSh went softly around
the house on the south side and ST. Mar
tin did the same on the north. They met
at the rear and Bradish started back to
The front, revolver in hand. He reached
,he foot of the short flight Of steps lead
ing to the small porch and front doors
when the heavy oaken portal swung
open and the form of man stepped out
onto the porch.
without waiting, q second Bradish
sprang up the steps, calling out Hold on
there" The burglar jumped back into
the open doorway and stood there a frac-
zion of a second. Just as Bradish reached
the top step and had taken one step to-
ward the robber the latter swung the
aeavy door partially shut and, thrust
ing a revolver almost into the officers
face, fired. The detective had his trusty
gun in his hand and pumped three shots
as fast as he could pull the trigger at the
spot where his assailant had stood The
door slammed shut and all was silent
Having a spring lock, the door was
fastened and Bradish could not enter;
accordingly ne stepped out into the
yard and, joining the watchman, started
for the rear of the house. Detective
Goodman Joined them at this juncture
and also the other officers. The patrol
men were stationed all around the house
to prevent any attempted escape, and
the two detectives were let in at the
rear door by Campbell. The house was
SILENT and they proceeded carefully.
Lying against the front door, fac down
ward on the polished inlaid floor, was the
dead form of the burglar, with the blood
oozing from a CHASTITY wound over the
right eyel1all. His revolver lay by his
side, with one chamber empty, the bull
let from which had passed through
Bradish's cheek The weapon was a 3S-
caliber American bulldog, and was new
and in good condition. A thorough
search of the house was made but no
one else was In it, the }nan having evil
IDENTITY operated alone. The detective
used a 3S-caliber Smith & Wesson ham
merless revolver, one bullet from which
had entered the right eyebrow, yet
-aUONe Tic cyt,Ddiif pdSSlilS Clear IlrOuQn
the head dhagonaily, penetrating the
brain and making it's exit in the center
of the left temple.
Three balls had passed through the
heavy door, o'le of which killed the des-
perado, one passed out along the hall,
and the thin went through large oil
painting at the rear of the entrance of
the main vGstibule. All were near to-
gether, and it seems probable that the
man was killed by the first fire, other
wise he could not have stood upright
without being plugged through the
body.
On the seclond floor are the sleeping
apartments of the familyv and all had
been thoroughly ransacked Bureau
drawers were open and the contents
strewn about on the floor. Closets and
every place where valuables might be
secreted had been rifled, and the whole
place was in disorder From appear
ances 1t was evident that the burglar
had completed his work and was just
leaving when Rradfsh stopped him Tn