New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-21
FLEEING BURGLAR KILLED.
SHOT BY A TENDERLOIN POLICEMAN IN
WEST THIRTY-F -FIFTH-ST

HB AND TWO COMPANIONS CAUGHT RoBBlNG
BROADWAY CIGAR sToRE-oNE OF THE
OTHER BURGLARS CAUGHT AFTER
LIVELY CHASE.
man whose name was said to be John
OBrien shot and killed early yesterday
morning in West Thirty-ffth-st while he. with
two accomplices. was trying 10 escape from
Policemen Carey and Becker. of the Nineteenth
Precinct who had caught them robbng the
tobacco store Of Alfred Katz. at No. ,3'' Broad
way One of the other burglars who said he
was William Walsh twenty-three years old, OF
No 4G1 West Forty -ninth-st.. was captured
after a hard fight. and the third man got away
The thieves got about S25 worth Of cigars and
tobacco from the store.
The two officers we're standing at Thirty-
sixth-st and Broadway about 6 oc,ock yester-
day morning when they saw O'Brien Waish
and another man come hurriedly out or the
cigar store and wax rapidly away. cBrien
was carrying a fairly large bundle. The men
walked at a brisk pace toward Thirty-hfth-st'
The policemen saw at once that something
was wrong and decided to chase the men,
Carey ran through West Thrty-sixth-st.' IN
tending to go TO Seventh-ave. and head the men
off while Becker followed them. The three men
turned into West Thirty-hfth-st. and started
IN the direction OF Seventh-ave. They had
gone only short distance when they noticed
that Becker was after them. and then they
started to run.
WARNED BY BECKER.
Becker shouted TO them 10 stop but this only
had the effect OF making them run all the
harder. For the purpose OF soaring 'heh
Becker fired two shots in the air. but at this
the men increased their speed OBrien thre"
the bundle he was carrying into the street.
Half way down the block Walsh in his blind
haste. came into collision with citizen, who
was walking through the street in the direc-
ton OF Broadway The collision knocked both
men TO the sidewalk Becker was on the spot
in a second. and before Walsh could get to his
feet hit him in the head with his night stick
and partially stunned him. Becker then turned
Walsh over to the citizen ana r'heWtu
his chase after O'Brien and the other man.
So far the chase had been on the north side
of the street. Becker again called to the men
TO stop. but as they did not heed his demand
he began shooting in earnest He fired twice
at OBren. bat seemingly without effect. as
the burglar kept running. OBrien crossed
over TO the south side Of the street, ana just
before the two thieves and Becker arrived al
sevenih-ave Carey appeared on the west side
had sprinted two blocks at a lively rate
Recker shouted to Carey TO stop O. Brien, who
was now running across Seventh-ave on the
south Size Of Thirty-ffth-st He hiinseil
chased the third burglar who ran up SeVeh'h-
ave in his endeavor to escape. When . Brieh
saw Carey coming toward him he turned from
where he was near the southwest corner or
Seventh-ave and Thirty-ffth-st.. with the IN
tenticn of running TO the northeast corner
Carey was exhausted from his run, ana ne sa"
that O'Brien would be able to distance MN
ou,cklv He threw his night stick at Brien
but missed him.
stop or I'll shoot the officer cried.
"Shoot and be damned" yelled back Brien.
Carey at once fired one shot in the air. and
then. as O'Brien kept on running. he fired at
O.Brien'a legs The shot hit the burglar in
the back and passed through his heart O'Brien
fell dead on his face He had been killed IN
stanty
WALSH FIGHTS HIS CAPTOR
In the mean time the third burglar had man.
aged 70 make his escape by running up Sew
enthave Becker remembering that Walsh
was being held a prisoner by the citizen, hur-
ried back to Thirty-1fth-st.. and arrived JUST
IN time to see Walsh and the citizen fiehtlng
desperately Just as Becker appeared NaSh
drew an oyster knife and lunged 1t at the other
man Becker knocked the knife out or Walsh sdis
hand and took charge Of him. the citlzeh saIn 5an
he would call at the station Dut olu hoI' i"o
police do not know his name -
A patrol wagon was called into service ana
Walsh and ORrien's body were taken 10 the
station. There Walsh said he was a te-set,er,
but that up 10 -four months ago he had WORKED
as a eripman for fourteen months tor the orTau
wav cable road When Walsh was searched
nurher Of packages of cigarettes and several
packs Of cards were found hidden inside or ms
underoIothing. 1t was Walsh who told the
noI,ca that the dead burglars name was
OBren. Walsh said he knew nothing about
ORren other than that his first name was
John. OBren was apparently aDput ,"ehtio W
five years old and w1s snooth-shaVen. re
wore a black derby hat dark coat striped
trousers a negigee shirt and Due rour-ih-
hand tie He looked like respectable work
ingman His hands were calloused ana MS
fingers were stained from the excessive use OF
cigarettes ,, 80, o,,o ts
Frank smith and that he has been arrested
before Becker says the escaped burglar was
about twenty-five years Old had dark halr
was about I've feet seven inches hlgh welghed
about 100 pounds and was dressed In dark
blue sack coat. striped trousers. brown derby
hat and brown shoes o.,, .,
avay II contained six boxes OF cigars. valued
at so They also visited the cigar store ana
learned that the burglars had entered Sy cl'',i th
fan-lght one Of the burglars had put ms 1901
through a glass showcase, shatteiing II padly.
Katz said he could not tell exactly now much
ia heen taken until he had CHARGE to take
stock He has been robbed twice before, once
., ,oara ago and once last July. In both
cases the burglars were caught and punished
Policeman Becker reported that he had seen
the same three burglars at 800 o'clock lettering
arornd Rasch's cigar store at No. 1893 Broad
va He thought they were trying to get into
the place and started for them, but all three
made their escape at the time.
.s both Becker and Carey had fired at
O'Rrien. captain Chapman thought that there
was bare possibility that Becker might nave
hit O'Rrien with one Of the shots fired early IN
w. chase He accordingly took Becker. as well
as carey. with Walsh. to Jefferson Market
Court Carey wept bitterly In court captain
Chanman asked Magistrate Cornell 10 decide