The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-04
FOUGHT WITH A BURGLAR.
LAWYER BEoD0ETr OF sCHBEBC-
TADT DANG EROUsLY WOUNDED.

ne Tried Go Graphic With the RurEinr. whs
vna Finishing n Dark Iastern About pni.
Bedroom, nna\ was shet In the nip-Ths
nurGinr Escapes with Very Littlo BootJ.
SCHENECTADY, Dec. 3.-Tho residence oil
George X. BlolGctt. counsel for the General
Electric Company. was entered by a burglar
early this morning, and Mr.. Blodgctt was shot
and dangerously wounded. The BlodGctts live
In an old-fashioned house In lower Front street.
In the Aristocratic West end. The family con
sists OF Mr.. Dlodgett. his wife and young daugli.
ter. and four servants. Mr.. and Mrs. Blolgett's
sleepinR apartments are In the front part Of the
house. on the sccon floor.
This morning Mt about 2:l5 o'clock Mrs. Blod-
gett was awakened by some noise In tho room.
As she opened her eyes she was almost blinded
By . glare OF light flashed in her faco from a
dark lantern held by II man whose form she
could dimly SEQ near her bed. Horribly fright
ened, Mrs. BlodRett aroused her husband. who
was slcepinR at her side.
What IL 1t y asked Mr.. Blodgett.
There's n burglar in the ROOM replied Mrs.
1lodgett.
MT. Blodgett jumped from the bed and caught
sight OF the burglar, who covered him with his
fovolvcr and at tho same time commanded him
to throw up his hands. Instead OF complying
Gr. Blodgett spEang toward the burglar to crap;
Pile with him. To avoid the revolver he dropped
Sndor Il snd stroye to clasp the burglar by the
burglar fired, the ball striking Mr.. Blodgvtt just
above the hip, The burglar then turned
stairs. and escaped through the front door.
In the meantime Mrs. Blodgett had gone to the
the wires had been disconnccted Then she pro-
CURED q loaded revolver belonging to her hus
sonr s aaa; t to alarm 0 sSo n n atIns m,nG Mr.. B sFsG
gett now realized for tho first time that he was
Wounded; He managed to get back into hi,
BY this time the neighbors appeared on the
gcenc. physicians were summoned. and the po
regarded as critical. and br. Van der Veer Of
Albany was summoned. He came up on Super.
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bany to Schenectady in twenty-five minutes
1 hs Gfs driven nss at to the ,b s'a bioa9 By a r. sa55rdsss and a
means OF the X-rays the bullet was located. II
TTss lodged behind the pslvis, in the groin; and
gets precarious condition, to postpone an oper
A 2 o'clock this afternoon there was q
change in Mr.. Blodgett's condition. and his
s S.er est1Tnsa r ss E + T. II ao1 !, W Wse s.c p; v ,Snf Or
Seenetsated the the i nsesfiaes' II this his p S%.ter aSG
could be tied up successfully the patient might
was performed. and at midnight Mr.. Biodeeti
was resting comfortably. Tire physicians soy
that tho chances arc about even for his recov
Mr.. Blodgett is a native of Maine and IL Sc
HoNfS Vi aye. 1T u y RTb1uutoO OF ale. CLASS oil
's4. He practiced law in boston before entering
the General Electric Company corps OF counsel
The General Electric Company offers a re
ward of $1,000 for tho arrest and conviction Of
the burglar. The police investigation showed
that the burglar had secured very little OF
yalue, the shooting having put an ond to hii
burglarious mission. Several silver-mounte
toilet articles and some pieces OF a manicure set
o silver shoe horn. a silver button hook. an over
coat, and q solid silver sugar bowl. stamped or
the bottom -. and i. CoS, New York" wert
among the articles carried away. The burglar
left behind him a pair Of shoes with the
sins such us are worn inside OF rubber boots.
Only u few hours before the burglary at the
Blodgctt residence two men entered the homl
Of John Cochranc. u farmer. about five mile!
from this city. in the town OF Chenille, near thu
Saratoga county line. Cochrane was in this cit
yesterday afternoon with q load of poultry
butter. and eggs, and collected quite n larg,
sum of money for them, and 1t is supposed tina
the burglars knew this.
Cochrane was awakened at about midnight by
two men in mis- room: and no sprang from his
Cochrane and his vito and a boy who livet
with them were gagged and bound. The bur
glars then rnnsacked the house. They could no
find the money. but secured n gold watch ant
some other articles of lesser value. They Their
madethefr escape. Cochrane remained uncon
ecious for some little time, but when he did re
cover he dragged himself to the nearest neigh
bors and gave the alarm.
A search was made for the burglars, but moth,
advanced in years. and they were easy victims
for the burglars. Cochrane was hit on the heat
with q butt of a revolver and u bad scalp WOUND
was made.