The sun., 1898-03-11
SHOT A SUPPOSED BURGLAR
liroryp TiIl,uau. Colorpd. Possibly
Fatally Wounded.
GATE KEEPERS Ll(kl SHOT
Alfred Belts Sends u I,;sll Into I he
Abdomen OF the Wnnih b.
rhirf 1T Brandywinr
Hundred:

While attempting t" burgIariH" the
w>l,lcn,r ul Alfred Belts. toll. gate tender
III gate ~. >. "n tine Philadelphia turn
pike 1T branlyWinr hIlndrrd, between
> "a and > O'Clock Yesterday morning
George TiIlrlun, culutcd, Mi" claims
Somerset county. Mary land. IL his home,
Wa. fatally shot III liir ai"lrlurL. and now
lies unconscious on il cot IL Ihc Della
NNIr Hospital, thi- city, with l.u holr oi
recovery.
tctNrcn tie hours nanlrd Mr.. Belts
n aroused from a sound ~lUmhci by
lcIImg Il mons" AT he front entrance "l
ll~ Nul'.r.
Imlu,,IlrIy ,mIni-ins that it Was a
/, ,Nt,t and klurNlng that hc N;d a Iargc
-ull, oI uuMry ahou ttr Il"'l>" lr armed
nlr,>,.l with 'iI~ ior,N -four caI!try rr.
NrI}'r.
-vruIing tine stairs ald entering
It'' r0"lu Bonn NA!cll th" Iu'.>r "''a-
uurd l.r asked "Wiln l. there
\ rlan'> voice rtpIIrd 1T l. II 'nr 81
y'Wr t. bu-inr>-. open til" G,nr al
once AJ tic ~uIur llur the person on
tive on .iI. ultIr 't,nr kept rlltIiug lln'
door kn,b
BY partly pushing Ill" door, il gave
way uDuus an eight "l an inch belts
tpId til" man lhat It" c,'llI not he ad-
mittrd ami thrn ir rrpIr"u II Ii ~I"M
tuu l. uUlch Whether N"l. Il Ulrn ll.v
door or not.
With lh;, hr pNt his slnnlI,.rr To- tie
door al.u attempted 10 burst It uIrm.
Bets ra>,H hi revolver and fired r.,r
Shul, hoping to -lrlk" tn" r'"'tirr utll>iir
ia ,nr iry. Almost imIuedinlriv the
party utter Il Il cry -. PAIN ard frIl on
the ~trr.
ttll> did nrt WI-h to lun the danger
"l losing his lie. lie drtrrnllmcd |"
leave llr iliuW where hc had IalcI.
IN" ln,ur- Later TIIilnau bad recovered
~niIi nifty 1" leave til" >l' p "i tEc toll
h,I,, ana Walking To- thr Practical tar
illrr h"tr. about >rvrnl >-IiNr wards dis
lant. he Anuckru on I he d,r,r l,r admit
t;lnCr
1t wa> "Irnrd 10y ihc cook and when
the rascal ,u,nblcd III the r",m /" til"
door she sunun"n'! lhr proprietor
George {. Wood.
lie examined the man. and IL, frs, did
not see any sign Of blood. but another
examination dl-cIo~,d the fact that he
had Il small Mul,liL IN lIir lower part ui
the siunilrh.
Mr.. Bets went t. I'll" hulrl this NOM
ing and saw Mr.. W,"d. and started to
ten ui having >Iiri Il, Il buig lar MIlIr tine
latter va. attempting I" i,lr,' :lll entrance
into hi nome.
The lW" men llrn entered :, carriage"
ui SIR. W,"h and with the negro drove
to- ,hr police station.
Ailrl nearing til" stories ni Mr.. Bets
and Mr. W"M- ''Hlrl "l r"lic" lhian
ulIrMrd Mr.. Bets /" Lrpar irl' hi>
unr. H. stated thar hi VIE had been
Nj i,l SOM. time and l.r feared llI;,l tins
yulllu iia\, Il tad III. ci upon her IT.
the doctor stated that >lir ml1ll uiup oil
al amy tin.".
Tlnimn j. Il tall aud nruv inuking
u,..r,, a,.d it las zinc" been a-c.itaInru
TIA, III. had been lIIItrt /" take Il lot If
uul>c> to lhii"drlpliia lpr II dr"vrr from
that ritv, Who ll;n! pnrrllt-"l ne am
nal- here "u "Wednesday.
Tjllman became drunk aud was sub.
~.t,rr'MllN discharged by Il" parry, Wh"
n lll.,.l tu huv" anything H. It" with
lIiu.
ihr ,i",',"r- at the hospital II, Tilmam
ranilul live. liz doe not DrlIrNr be- will
,.r Em-rIi and ili"l".,nr lIr dying de-
,r,-i III r,,iid hr secured from the man.
ilr ukn,N Irdyh to Detectives Wn~ii
ani NrNc> la, h" ntlvn rtrd to break
INTO Mr.. Belts hrusr. bul declined t"
-av " Lat were his intentions.
lii home t. 1T Mn\h'i'> station
Somerset county Maryland.
Mr.. iat,s received Il letter yesterday
telling him that his hru, her Was dying.
Ills intentions were t. got" Richmond
to see him. Int lr len hat after tn"
shn,ting the people would say that that
was the ca,,>e Of his departure.
Tie authorities told hlm to pny no at
tention to what the people would say but
to 20 S.e his sick brother.
TillnmH was still alike ut the time
OF going To- press, and il is LossibIe that
owing 70 his vit'lity he Iuay recover.
Mr.. ietts il y bru,t3r u samuel Betts,
\ it,elnber oi thu k'al,,i ni Education Of
this city.