The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-17
POWDER BURNED HIS SHIRT
YOUNG Mr.. sHIEBLER's BURGLAR
FIRED AT CLOSE RANGE.
Tho BrookIyn Police Mystined over That Mid
nIEht Adventure In u Berkeley place House
Tho burglar Must Have Had n right
suueeIe IN Ills FiIEht Through n Window.

Tho brooklyn Police Nystined over That Mid
nIEht Adventure In u DerkeIey place House
Tho burglar Must Have Had n right
Squeeze IN ITS FiIEht Through n Window.
Police Captain Campbell OF tho Bergen street
station In Brooklyn spent some hours yesterday
investigating the reported adventure with a
burglar at the house of Jewellcr Andrew X.
Shieblcr at 27s Berkeley place on Sunday night,
and last night he expressed himself as much
mystihed over some OF the circumstances at.
tending It.
Young Mr.. Joseph p. d. Shiebler. according to
his own account, had a most marvellous escape
from sharing the fate OF Lyman !. Weeks
Mt the hands OF a burglar in his De
Kalb avenue house some years ago. Joseph
and his cousin, Arthur NJ. Shieblcr, who
lives near by on the Park Slope, returned to the
house from a trip to Manhattan Beach about 10
o'clock. They were the only occupants Of the
house. and about 10 80 o'clock went to bed In the
adjoining rear rooms on the second floor. About
an hour later. according to Mr.. Shleblor's story,
the burglar stealthily opened thedoor OF Joseph
Shiebler's room, and. stepping inside, lovolled
his pistol and fired at Mr.. S%hiebler. who had
raised himself In the bed, having been
awakened by the opening OF the door. The
bullet wbirzed past his head and imbeddcd itself
In the top OF the bedstcad. Mr.. Shiehler says
that by tho flash Of the shot for an instant no
saw the form Of the intruder, but 1t was SO in
distinct and he was 30 much daZed that he could
give no description Of the man. As no stepped
on tho floor the burglar had approached close to
him in q STOPPING posture. and again fred at
him. This bullet must have been fired at very
close range, for II ripped q four-inch hole In the
left side Of the young mans night shirt and
burned 1t with the blazing powder before lodg-
ing In the bedstead i've inches below the first
bullet.
After the second shot, Mr.. Shiobler says, the
burglar took to flight, making his escape by
jumping from the window in the extension. to
which a burglar alarm was attached. Mother
Mr.. Shiebler nor his cousin. who had been
aroused by the shooting. exchanged shots with
the burglar, as had been announced IN the first
report transmitted to Police Headquarters. He
the two pistols In the bureau drawer In the front
room, and, opening the window. fired three shots
in the air TO summon the police. There We're u
dozen. policemen and twice as many startled
neighbors at tho SPOT within five or ak minutes.
but not a single trace OF the burglar could be
discovered.
Capt. Campbell and his detectives went over
the premises carefully Yesterday and deter.
mined that the only possible way the burglar
could have entered the house was 10y pressing
himself through q little window in the rear e1-
this, he must have been a very small fellow and
| fairly squeezed himself sideways through the
window, Capt. Campbell was surprised TO fnd
that in pressing himself in this way through
dust from the sill. which had been accommodating
during the summer. for 1t was still there yester
day morning. There are other peculiar features
in tho case. but Mr.. Shl,blcT ciings to his story
as frs. related, with n few variations. and eN.
hibits his bullct.ripped and stained
night shirt in corroboration OF 1t.