New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-07
AN INTRUDER SHOT DEAD.
KILLED AFTER ATTACKING TWO WOMEN
IN THEIR HOME.
THE DEAD MAN A LABoRER WHO FORCED HIS
WAY INTO THE ROOMS OF FAMILY IN AN

THE DEAD MAN LABORER WHO FORCED HIS
WAY INTO THE ROOMS OF FAMILY IN AN
ELEvENTH-AvE TENEMENT-HousE
John Theurer. thrty-nine years old wheel
wright. whose shop Is Cr the grouno noor Vi
tenement-house that he owns at No SUI Eie'-
enth-ave.. shot and killed Michael Murphy
forty-six years old, laborer. OF NO oo- west
Fifty-ffth-st.. early yesterday morning. Inc
shooting occurred in the sleeping apartment Oh
Theurer About the hour in question woo"
with three children. who occupied the apart
ment on the next floor. shouted down: LOOK
out; there's a bum in the hall!
Mrs Theurer. who had risen and was ABOUT
her household duties. heard the cry OF warning
At the same time there came knock al heI
door She was excited. she said. that she u'u
not heed the widows caution and opened the
door A tall muscular man. over six rect 'ah'
who seemed to be drunk. stepped forwaru "
enter. She pushed on the door to prevent hi"'
when he forced his way in, grabbed her py the
throat attempted to embrace her ana the"
pulling her out Of the door. threw her part way
down the stairs
The noise Of the struggle and MIS- lheuie'
cries awakened her married sister. MIS- o'e'se''
whose husband Is In hospital Ill WIN 0o"
sumption Mrs. Steiger ran to see what was
the matter. The intruder turned upon her her
Screams awoke Therrer and his four childreh
who slept in an adjoining room and all ran 10
where Mrs Steiger struggling with the
man The latter turned upon Theurer who as
he said believing his life was in danger ran u
bic room and got an old rusty fve-shooter that
10 said he believed was loaded with pahk
cartridges The intruder grappied VIII" III"
acain and Theurer fired at short range. Inc
man dropped shot in the left breast.
Theurer seeing what he had done, ran 10 'ie
..rao, and called Policeman Cassidy or the
West Fortv-seventh-st station. The latter SUM
uoned Policeman Townsend, and both went up
stairs The wounded man lay partly III .'e
bou across the threshold. An ambulance anu
natroI wagon were called for. Inc SUI seo
frou Roosevelt Hospital pronounced 'ne "
dead He was shot just below the heart o,o
Theurer was arrested and locked up .i NJ o,o
Lnaw the dead man A great number Oh Peop,s
anaroga tod about the house. Among them was
y m.nman who. on seeing the body. Walieu ou'
.,Ob he's my Pat! He's my husDahu' ", a "a
,ror 70 ween and moan The body was remo.eu
20 tho nolce station in West Forty-seNeii'l,
when Theurer was arraigned III ~, .I,,,,it
Court Yesterday Magistrate flarnnieI ,'i,hnut
Coui, sfandant until this morning without
,i, - % "a said ne must have a history o, ,i.e
Saaa ,, n,an and additional details as to the o snoo.
ing and the causes that led up " ~
taking final action. .ooha hard-vork-
Theurer Is said to be peaceaoe' tn re" ad he
,,a nan and bears a good name, re 90, sa'u ns as
M, ls ,,ant tho old pistol the neighporhoou va
;nrosted with rough characters, VINO ol..., , W.
III III - hoii,rav 10 sleep. 1t was so rusty Wv
rolce could not extract the
tridges.