New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-22
THE ROBBERS IDENTIFIED.
ONE OF THE BEDFORD STATION BANDITS
A NOTORIOUS BURGLAR.
.,,s prcoRp OF CRIME AND HIS INvENTIoNs-THE
PRISONERS THE OWNERS OF TWO BICYCLE
STORES IN BROoKLYN-ARREsT OF TWO
WOMEN AS AcCEssOR1ES-TAIK OF
LYNCHING THE MEN-DEATH
OF Mr.. ADAMS.

WOMEN AS ACCESSOR1ES-TA1.K OF
LYNcH1No THE MEN-DEATH
OF MR.. ADAMS
rha man who went to the Long Island College
uosn,tal IN Brooklyn on Thursday night suffer-
inc from bullet wound in the arm was positiVeV
,Aentifed Yesterday as Of the four burglars
-, o+ternnted 10 break into the general store
.,5 nostofice of w B. Adams & Sons at Bedford
c.o,ion Nev-York early on Thursday morning,
I'D nrobablv as the one who shot Deputy POST
o..or Adams BENJAMIN A Schenck, the
h,ocusmith. who held one of the burglars FOR
short time. and then permitted him to escape
t,stan.,v recognized the wounded man at the
Initial as the burglar who had given him the
.,,r Sheriff Johnson. OF Westchester County
- cobenck. went to Brooklyn yesterday after
~ They were accompanied there by Detec-
,,,.o. sergeants McCauley Valley and McManus'
-. .,,s c,tv The minute Schenck laid his eyes on
the hospital patient he said: Ihats the man L
bss q. the time Of the shooting
Tho man proves to be one of the most notorl-
Gus burglars in the country
To the rolice he is variously known as John
Gilmore John Clare Charles jenkins and George
price The latter Is believed to be his real name.
lie is a Southerner by birth, but his oeeos Oh
crime have been by no means conhneo 10 'he
South Postmasters in the North have regre''eu
Ste ,,,si,s also His present crime may send him
n the electric chair as his victim. Mr. Adams
died Yesterday morning
Cantain O'Rrien read the description or the
wounded man in the newspapers yesterday anu
guessed that he might be Gilmore. About 1our
years ago Captain OBrien and Detective
Sergeant John McCauley arrested Gilmore IN
Third-ave They met him by chance ana
arrested him general principles 1"e'
searched him and found In his possession iuS''
enough dynamite to blow up q buildlng anu
kit Of frst-class burglars tools More burglars
tools were found in his room. He was 'nulcteu
and sentenced to prison for five years. the
date of his arrest was OCTOBER T. 1c0-' iic eo'
out Of jail recently.
MCAULEY RECOGNIZES HIM.
CAPTAIN O'Brien sent McCauley over 70 the
Brooklyn hospital yesterday to see II the
wounded man might be Gilmore. Inc ue-
tective-sergeant recognized him at glance al
though since he arrested the burglar the latter
had had his mustache and bushy slde-wmsKers
shaved off in State Prison. He was not IN
clined 10 say much to the detective ana 'he
latter did not bother him with any questions
While McCauley at the hospital SchencK
arrived. To a reporter Mr.. schenck sad after
nostofice. and hurried over. Young Adams.
,ho had this man in his grasp, said, as he
heard the cry of his father on the other side
90 tho building: Hold this fellow. I'm afraid
.ha,. have shot my father L took hold OF the
man and was Joined by John Reynolos'
h,,cbar We were greatly excited, and When
We heard Young Adams give yell, we let go our
nr,soner and started to his assistance Inc
r,an ran away positively identify this man
as the one who escaped from us. l couldn't be
mistaken as TO his face. as it Is identicaly the
came one that saw in New-Bedford. He looks
exactly like the man that escaped us"
"Did YOU look at the mans clothing? was
asked.
o1t was not necessary TO look at his clothing
had hold of him that night. and had such good
look at his face that could not forget it,"
Young Adams and Reynolds will 80 to Brook
lvn tomorrow to see If they can also identify the
burglar.
Before going to the hospital, 1t was learned yes
terday. the wounded man called at the office OF a
weu-known Brooklyn physician. and. telling him
he had been shot asked for professional treat
,nent. After examining the wound, the physi-
clan told him that his was case that required
treatment al a hospital. and the man immediate
" went to the Long Island College Hospital
Dr. Duffy had just finished reading in an even
ing paper the story Of the shooting and attempted
burglary, when there was ring at the 'front.'
door bell A few minutes later he was called to
the emergency ward In the basement There he
saw stranger. wearing blue serge suit, lawn
tennis shirt and Alpine hat Of light-colored
felt He was evidently suffering great pain.
Il have been shot in the arm" said the stran-
ger "and want to have it attended to right away.
cannot stay here long, as I must be off on the
road tonight"
THE FELLOW BADLY WOUNDED.
Dr. Duffy found that the big bone Of the upper
arm had been shattered midway between the
shoulder and elbow The arm and coatsleeve
were covered with crusted blood and the sleeves
Of the coat. shirt and undershirt had to be cut
away before an examination could be made. Then
he found that the bullet had passed completely
through the arm. The prisoner gaze his name as
Charles II. Bell and his age as fifty. He said he
was photographer. in business at No. 1Ol West
Forty-seventh-st. New-York When asked where
the accident happened he said at Long Branch.
where he and a friend had been fooling with re-
volver and the weapon had gone off. When asked
why he had not sought medical assistance before,
ne hesitated and then explained that he had been
too busy. This convinced the physician that the
man was lying, and instantly the conviction
struck him that this was the escaped burglar
from Bedford Station, Of whom he had just been
reading When one Of the policemen at the hos
pital happened to look In at this juncture. the
wounded man completely lost lis nerve and said:
Let me out Of here. cannot stay. must
get out on the road
The doctor informed him that his condition
q as entirely too bad for him TO leave the hOsp
tai. and he was sent upstairs and put to bed.
DR.. Duffy communicated with Deputy -Superin
tendent Mackear. and the strangers effects
were taken to Police Headquarters. They were
& handkerchief, a piece Of black manila paper
with the imprint Of a Fulton-st shoe-dealer
who uses that sort Of paper. ard these words