The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-11-23
FOUR DESPERATE BURGLARS.
Policeman Stanton Fires at Them and
Gives Chase.
A BURGLAR RETURNS THREE SHOTS
None of the Shots Hit Anybody Robert
Gibson, Patrick Burns and william
Anspach Arrested and Held-william
zollner Said to be the Fourth.

AOllueI odlu 70 De VuG tOuILu
Policeman John Stanton earned honorable |
distinction as member of the paid police
force of town by a vigiant and courageous
attack at an early hour yesterday morning by
which he put three desperate burglars to
fight and saved one of the leading business
men of town from loss. And shortly after
Chief of Police Tosh shared in the distinc-
ton by making a capture with the young
policeman from the Fourth ward.
At about two o'clock yesterday morning
Tosh and Stanton observed four young men
standing near the corner Of Centre street and
Market alley. The actions of the group
caused uneasiness and the policemen de-
cided to keep watch on them, as it was sus-
pected that robbery Of Brumm's iewelry
store, in the vicinity, was contemplated. The
young men eventually went down the alley
and for time the police lost track of them.
At about three o'clock Policeman Stanton
walked up Main street towards Cherry and
saw three men leave Sam Blocks clothing
store on the corner with bundles under their
arms. Stanton ordered the men to halt, but
instead of doing so they ran out Cherry
street. the policeman drawing his revolver
and giving chase stanton fired four shots at
the retreatng men and one of them turned
and fired three shots. No one was hit
| in the exchange of bullets, however
The men disappeared south on Pear alley
and Stanton followed, but the thorOughfare
| was so dark and there are so many by-ways
| that the policeman concluded after short
chase that hunt without assistance would
! be Intellectual and he started back, picking
| up on his way clothing that had been dropped
along the alley by the burglars The seven
shots fired had aroused almost the entire
neighbolhood, but no one appeared on the
street except Chief of Police Tosh. During
the chase he arrived at Blocks store and
took in the situation at glance. He closed
the doors and made an Intellectual attempt to
arouse Block and then ran to Pear alley,
meeting Stanton, who was returning with
his arms full of clothing. stanton briefly
explained the situation and told the direction
| the burglars had taken. Throw the goods
in the store and come with me, exclaimed
! Tosh. A moment later both officers were
| cropping their way down the alley. They
came upon curious by-way having two en-
frances and concluded to search it, Tosh
went in one way and Stanton the other.
Crouched low and ready to make a dash the
officers found a young man who proved to he
Robert Gibson, who bears more or less un-
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struggle to force the police out of his way,
but Chief Tosh soon caused him to dcsist and
he was marched to the lookup.
subsequently Tosh and Stanton returned to
the alley and made search with lanterns,
but did not find any more of the burglars.
During their wanderings however, they
picked up several pieces of clothing four
watches and nineteen finger rings which
were returned to the owner, and the latter
met with little if any loss.
Gibson was taken before Justice Cardin
early in the morning for bearing and was
| bold and defiant. He denied all knowledge
eff the burglary. When Gibson was taken to
the lookup Immediately after the arrest he
was searched and ON his person was found
new revolver which evidently had never
been used. Stanton is positive that Gibson
is the man who fired three shots at him dur
ing the chase and has made that charge
against him Gibson either threw away the
revolver he used during the escape, or
managed to pass it to one of his pals and held
the new weapon to help clear himself of the
| shooting in case of capture. He was COM
mitted without bail and taken to the Potts
vile Jail to await further hearing before
Justice Cardin Gibson is held on charges of
burglary, assault and battery with intent to
kill and carrying concealed deadly weapons
and if his case goes to a trial and conviction
he will be an inmate of the county Jail for
considerable length of time.
Yesterday afternoon, while Chief of Police
TOsh was on Centre street, young man
named Patrick Burns walked up to him and
said, II understand you are looking for me"
TOsh replied that he was and took Burns into
custody. When the pair were nearing
Justice Cardin's office another young man
named William Anspach approached and
| Tosh also arrested him. Burns and Auspach
were taken before Justice Cardm and
charged with burglary They stoutly de
clared their innocence, but Stanton posi-
lively identified Burns as the last man of the
four who left Blocks store, and said he
carried an accordion under one of his arms
Burns retorted by calling Stanton pcriurer
aud otherwise abusing him. He was put
under sl,5OO. Anspach was also loud ina his
protestations of innocence, but was put under
$500 bail
Justice Cardin has fixed tomorrow morn
ing, at o'clock, as the time for the further
hearing, but notwithstanding the pleas of
Burns and Auspach "a, TO their innocence
their friends are exercising every influence
within their power to bring about q settle
ment and may accomplish their purpose before
the hearing is held. All the accused men
have influential relatives and friends and it
is by no means improbable that settlement
! will be reached.
Gibson is a brother of William Gibson, the
/ Pottsyille pugilist who is matched TO fight
Jimmy McIlale at Philadelphia next
month,