The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-21
4 G WITH BURGLARS.
CITIZENS sURPRIsE 4 GANG IN a
RAID ON SANDY HOOK, CONN.

The BnrEiarn Reply with REVIEWERS 70 the Shot
Eunn or the Cttissns-Two pursiarn Cap
tured, Ono or Them Observation-Disclosures
That Another OF the GsaE was Aiso shet.
B~RIDGEPoRT, Nov. 20.-A young man who
says his name is Frank Taylor, 10 at the Gen.
eral Hospital in this city with the lower part Of
his body oiled with buokshot. He is sullon and
refuses TO talk, and all that is known Of him is
that he was one Of q gang Of burglars who made
q raid on the village Of Sandy Hook in tho town
OF Newtown last night. Taylor was shot In a
fight between the burglars and q party OF citi.
IONS. Another Of the gang who gave the name
OF Thomas +. Hilton, was also captured. There
were two or three more burglars but they es.
capped.
Three houses wero entered by the burglars.
The railroad station at Eewtown was robbed
brst.s Their little booty was.secured. Thosburg-
lar next broke into Taylor's Hotel in Sandy Hook.
The money drawer in the Office was forced open
and a few dollars secured. The store OF Warner,
Taylor g. Curtis was then attacked. There the
burglars encountered o burglar alarm, which
caused their presence TO be discovered. The
store has been visited by burglars several times
during the past year and so Mr.. Taylor, one OF
the partners, has arranged an elaborate burglar
alarm which is'connected with his house, only a
short distance from the store. Between 1 and 2
~ 'h's hioAhih a. hAA NeheSo
aroused Michael Lynch, q clerk, and Samuel c.
Bull. Armed with shotguns and revolvers, the
three men started for the store;
vh They had ssod,gsSSnSs only z short hort distance Th when en q
minute two men came out Of the front door of
the store and started down the street. Taylor
glars kept on running. and Lynch fired at the
retreating figures. Then the burglars stopped
Half a dozen shots were exchanged. The bur.
glars were standing still and the ,pursuers had
not advanced after the first volley from the
and Bull had not discharged their guns. In the
darkness they could see the forms Of three or
tour men huddled together. Another volley
came from the revolvers of the burglars, but the
Vows, or time" said Taylor. Lets fire
Bull and Taylor raised their guns and fired,
and one Of the burglars fell to the ground with
suers rushed forward and found a man lying
on the ground mosning and Writhing, lie was
were. aroused by the men bringing, the wounded
burglar, they first learned that the hotel had
been robbed.
The shooting had aroused some Of the people
living In the vicinity, Constable Joseph Till.
son and bis brother John were among The hrst
who had escaped. Lanterns were secured, and
by means OF q slight fall Of snow they were en-
a,h!ed to track the footsteps Of the npen: AZ spots
another of the burglars, had boon hit by the
yolley from Bulls and Taylor's guns. The
bridge the officers lost the trail. They searched
around for some time, and just at daybreak
lance from the road. He was completely ex-
huusted and offered no resistance. The other
members Of the gang escaped.
Taylor and Hilton were brought to this city.
Hilton was taken to the county jail and Taylor
to the hospital. Both are young men.
Once before the alarm at the general store at
Sandy Hook has given warning of q midnight
visit of burglars. That time, too, there was u
fight between the burglars and citizens, and the
burglars were shot and captured.