The sun., 1896-08-28
POLICEMAN KNOCKED OUT.
HE FIRES AT A NEGRO He CATCHES
HOUSEBR KING.

HOUSEBRELKENG.
simultaneously tho BurEin,'s Pni FcIts
Him from Behind VITA u SnudbnS-Both
Burglars Escape, but Policeman Jones
I- Sure IIo Hit tho One he Fired AZ.
Negro burglars tried to break into the house
OF NJ. J. Goodwin at 132 East 1?lst street yea
terday morning, and did their best to kill
Policeman John II. Jones. who interrupted
them. Mr.. Goodwin Ia an authority on turf
matters. and no ana his brother arc owncrs sI
"Goodwin's Official Turf Guide" The family is
spending the summer In the country, and tho
house has been shut up since July. 1t is u
three-story frame structure with IN small yard in
front and high sioop running up to u piazza
which ovcrshRdows the basement.
Policeman Michael J. Howard while trying
doors In l22d street near Lexington avenue,
about A. NJ, heard the report of n pistol and
started down Lexington avenue II run. BY
the time he reached l2lst street n crowd began
to collect, and some told him that man
had shot himself The wounded man lay on his
back, with his head touching the bottom step of
the stoop of Goodwln's house and his feet exc
tending in front OF tho fence gate. His
coat was torn, and his face aud head
were covered with blood that Howard
did not recognize him brother policeman
until he wiped his face to see the extent of his
injuries. Tho wounded policeman had two
scalp wounds. one on the top Of his head and
the other on the back Of the head the Left
side. His helmet, night stick, and revolver
were missing. Policeman Howard found Jones's
helmet under the stoop. 1t was crush ed in az
II by heavy blow, and there was a clean
out about four inches long in it ithat matched
one of the gashes In the wounded police mans
head.
There was a small. oblorg hole in the panel of
the basement door of G0odwin's house under
the lock. 1t indicated that Policeman Jones had
met his injuries in a struggle with burglars. \
hurried search told further story OF despe-
rate struggle. and revealed some of the weapons
that had figured in 1t. a knife aud "a razor lay
in the areaway near Jones's helmet. Just be-
yond the shadow OF the stoop lay poor imitation
of u sand bag. The man who made IL did nob
know how. He had used bit Of canvas. bus
the club was only about six inches long. instead
Of being of sufficient length to give firm grip
and still leave enough surplus to deliver
effective blow. l5eside- II was filled with small
stones aud contained but very little sand.
These materials hau been careiossly wrapued IN
the canvas ana the whole made fast Oy stltch-
ing with black thread.
There was the imprint OF bloody fingers on tho
the inside Of the door spHttered with blood.
In the grass plot WAS evidence OF another strug-
gle. lhe grass had been trampled down, and
Policeman Joness revolver lay the trampled
grass with one cartridge discharged. His nigu5
stuck lay by III" gate with the strap cut Just be-
low the grip. The knife which severed the strap
had lett scratch In the hard wood and had
Clipped of a bit of the beveIled work Of the
handle.
BY the time these articles had been gathered
together an ambulance arri, ed and the uncon-
pita. There IL was found that, in addition 10
his scalp wounds, he WAS badly bruised about
was broken. His leg and his right wrist had
both been severely wrenchtd. He lay Tor two
h9d Scesred he % e 10 'G waas sa
proved to be Of but slight use in the search for
aud did not see him clearly enough -
give a very helpful description, although
he thinks he would recognize him again
II he ever met him. He SAID ,Hat while tie was
passing MIR. tiuoiwin's house. in the rcgular
patroi OF ms beat. when extenHs through l2lss
street from Leuox a, eHIe 1" the river. he heard
a peculiar noise under ;he stoop. Cautiously
possible he crossed the marrow front ward and
saw under the stoop a big negro cutting away AT
usrted forward t" grasp the burglar. Tho
and gtapple with him. For n moment they
struggled in the narrow space under the stoop,
when The negro freed himself enough TO draw
Policeman Jones saw the movement and drew
his own reNo.yer. lie fsed on the negro and II
sure he wounded him.
= He must he hgr;;. because my pistol almost
The two were sttll clinched when the negro's
pal struck the policeman from behind. He
probably used the sandtag: Jones is not clear
as TO what followed, but although dazed by the
blow he must have still struggled with his as
was made with some sharI instrument. prob
ably the razor. The cut in his helmet is also q
clean cut. aud not apparently the work Of
club or Ike weapon. The hight was continued
in the middle Of the yard. where the wounded
policeman lost his revolver. and h,s as>ai!ants
evidently had TO drag him outside The gate be-
fore they could finally break loose and t1re.
The policeman got no further than the stoop
but spots OF blood trail diugoualty across tho
sidewalk fro n where he lay. and there was q
pool OF blood In the roadway about two ieet
from the curb and At least twenty feet west OF
where Policeman Jones was found This seems
TO Indicate that Jones wounded his man. Jones
/. n hpn ha I'M l,4eD pf, tla
force about seven years. Two years ago ho
caught two burglars VINO were rohbing IA aioon.
He also has the record of jumping verboard
one winter day and resculng a child from
drowning.
His injuries will contine him to the house for
some time, but they not serious as at
first supposed. and he was able to leave the hos
pital last night. Search Is being made for his
ussAilantS