The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-11
SHOT THE BURGLAR E A
FRANZ STUTTG EN- KILLS a MAN
VINO BROKE INTO MS SALOON.

ia,- Companion. who was Just Entering, Es-
cnped-Dead Nann'a Identity Not Disclosed
by AnythinE on His Body-stuttgcn Arr
r~esred-Paroled In His lawyers Custody.
Frank Stuttgen, proprietor Of n saloon at $50
Ocean avenue, Jersey City, shot and killed a
burglar whom he found In the saloon early yes
terday morning. The burglars accomplish, who
was In the act Of climbing In through the fan
light, climbod back hurriedly when StuttGcn
made his presence known, dropped to the ground
and made his escape.
StuttRen's saloon Is on the ground floor OF q
three-story franc building. The bedroom
adjoins the saloon, and they are divided only by
q door. About 1 o'clock yesterday morning
StuttRen's wife was awakened by n noise at tho
front door. She aroused her husband, and told
him she thought somebody was trying to get in.
Stuttgen said no supposed 1t was some
helated drunken man, and closed his
eyes again. In another minute or two
his wife aroused him again. AMI told
him she was sure there was somebody in tho
saloon. Stuttgen listened, and heard something
drop. Grasping q revolver, he quietly opened
the door connecting the bedroom and the saloon.
A man was crouching down close to the win
dow, with one foot on the end Of the bar and the
other on top Of the wooden window-screen. He
had evidently Just dropped down from the tran
som. Stuttgen saw another man with his body
half way through the transom. Realizing that
he had burglars to contend with. Stuttgen lev
elled his revolver and exclaimed, Hands upI'
Tho burglars were taken completely by sur
prise. The light in the saloon was dim, and
they had not seen Stuttgen. The first burglar
jumped or fell to the floor.
Hands upl' repeated Stuttgen. and the re-
manning burglar promptly obeyed the command.
Then recovering himself he began to move slowly
toward Stuttgen. He had taken but two or
three steps when Stuttgen fred u shot toward
the ceiling to brighten the burglar and warn him
that the revolver was loaded. Tho burglar CON
tinued to advance slowly with his hands up
lifted. Stuttgen ordered him to halt. The burg,
lar. Stuttgen says, made a movement toward
his pocket, and as he did SO Stuttgen fired, ann
Ing at his breast. The burglar threw UP his
hands with an exclamation of pain, swayed for a
The bullet had penetrated his heart and he was
dead. ,Stuttgen did not think at first that he
BODY with his revolver cooked and said, Come.
get up, you cam fool me-
Stuttsen's wife had dressed herself, and he
told her TO run for a policeman. While she was
gone StuttRen examined the body, and convinced
himself that life was extinct. Mrs; S%tuttgen
band went out. The barkeeper of a saloon about
q block away, where there is a public telephone,
him what had happened. The barkeeper tele-
phoned to Police Headquarters, and Sergeant
Walsh notified the Ocean avenue police station.
Policeman vreeland was sent TO the saloon in
the patrol wagon. Sergeant Reardon had al
TeoOy arrived anu TlUCtuS IuILgen uuutT aETtst-
Inspector Lange and Capt. Nugent arrived
shortly a~fterwarda and took charge OF the case.
Tho body was removed TO Speer's morgue.
premises. He found traces OF dirt and sand on
the window stills and on the metal. window
guards, showing where the burglars had
climbed up to the transom. He also found dirt
on the top of the wooden screen and on the end
OF the bar where the burglar was standing when
Stuttgen surprised him.
The dead burglar was apparently about 80
years old. 5 feet 3 inches tail, with dark hair,
light, sandy mustache closely cropped, and
dressed in n black cutaway coat, dark vest and
trousers, black socks. laced shoes, black and
blue necktie, white shirt and n black straw hat
with a black band. There were no letters or
papers in his possession to Indicate his identity.
Two pawn tickets We're found in his pocket.
and contents" pledged on April %. 1897. with
1t was sixty cents. The other ticket is FOR a pair
of opera glasses pawned on June 10 for t.ty
cents in s. Lamherts pawn shop. 427 Third av-
enue. The police think the contents OF the bag
may disclose the burglars identity.
Besides the pa wn tickets the pockets contained
two clippings from n German newspaper. A
pocket knife was the only weapon he had. 1t
has n long blade ground to u point and with a
keen edge.
Stuttgen made a statement to Inspector LANCE
containing the facts as given above. He was ar.
raigued in the Second Criminal Court yesterday
morning on a charge of manslaughter. A. only
or Justice Lippincott of the supreme Court can
take bail in such cases. Police Justice Nevin
paroled him in the custody OF his counsel, Max
Salinper-