The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-30
Has a Y prV
Close Call.
ROBBERS SHOOT,


go p -'7-' -J.--l Sc tllloUlE coz
respondent for The spy had ar exper-
'en"= shortly beloee u o'clock tonight
IN which he escaped death by the mar
Io"-st kind Of a margin at tie hands
Of burglars.
ABOUT 1870 o'clock tonight Joseph j.
sullivan, the 1Iiubury correspondent
for The SPY went to me home Of his
mother. Mrs. Johanna sullivan. on
Main street The family consists OF
" '9' 9l.!lNan. a son. Thomas H.. who
-5'NAof ana fox terrier Peter The
uo= raised the alarm. and thu subse-
4-sl-- developments came in lunches
Ai- SULLIVAN retired as soon as he
arrived nome but a brother. Thomas
n" AaA NOT arrived home from Wor-
1est7s Where he had spent the eve
hhg ON business
something before y O'Clock. Nj Sui
tFaA was aroused by the violent bark
l.is OF Pet r. 5Ir sullivan thought
lae animal was excited by the return
OIL Z nomas II. from Worcester Mr..
aotllF4 shouted Tom. Tom. is that
S-' ON and. setting no response.
Nlf' sullivan determined to invesui-
gate.
HE started down me stairs and had
made The descent If about three, stairs
"hen he was blinded by the flash Of
d. revolver and deafened by the loud.
ringing report Mr.. Sullivan distinctly
heard the WhiZ Of the bullet, which
/ passed close 10 his head ana embed
ded Itself deep in Ing wall at the head
/ Of the stairs
Inc spy mag started pluckily down
/ the STAIRS deermined TO seize the bur
siafS or lien the attempt Mrs. Sui
AFan showed to her son to desist from
IgHoWli5 the burglars and to get out
u haa way. In the meantime little
SreoTe and Arthur braYely took a
/ nan in the affair, and the dog Peter
Wasa very able lieutenant to the
Msrs. Sullivan in their attempt to
/ cSture the man who had done the
s3oting
Mr.. Sullivan heard the sound of
apidly retreating footsteps (aRd he
links there were at least three men
\ the a1faif) and made an attempt 10
GLOW the sound. He heard the men
'oing down the cellar stairs, and down
Felft Mr. Sullivan in pursuit..
He had reached about the fifth or
ixth stair from the top Of the flight.
Fhen fash bang! came another re-
'ort, accompanied by the lightning
Tniz Of the bullet. which struck the
rail- with thud and became buried in
he woodwork directly in range with
ir. Sullivan's head.
Peter kept close to his masters heels
nd indeed preceded him in some parts
I the hasty search. Mr.. Sullivan was
ntirely unarmed
After the second shot. Mr.. Sullivan
eemed discretion TO be the better part
T yaior and returned to the upper
partments
By this time the last car from Wor-
ester was due, which had as one Of
s passengers Lawyer Thomas H. Sui
van, brother of The Spy man. 10
eph Sullivan stood guard over the
ouse and his mother, while George
nd arthur watched for the approach
the car.
Thomas H. Sullivan was reinforced
y Motorman Daniel Curry and an
Their employee OF the road. and the
ouse was surrounded and searched.
4 ne cellar was first entered by the
Ten. and every nook and Granny was
one through. There was evidence that
ne burglars had hastily scurried
through the cellar. as barrels and boxes
ad been displaced and thrown about.
The searching party then went tn
ne ground floor, where evidences Of
- --&- 3 A<AAc ftcic t44444rEouS- entrance
ad been effected by forcing a rear
rindcw. Every bureau and other cabi-
e or the lower floor Of the house had
cen gone through. and the contents
catered about in every corner. The
nrglars had evidently planned we'll for
heir escape. as every door leading from
he house was found open.
On the front piazza, number OF
ooks, of history and ready reference. |
elonging TO Lawyer Sullivan. were
0und. These had been taken from Mr.. /
ullivan's home library, and placed on
be piazza, where it was the probable /
attention of the burglars to place other
ooty.
So far as could be discovered tonight. |
olhing was taken from the house. |
lawyer Sullivan made thorough |
earch, and said a. 1870 O'clock this
that he did not think the bur-
lars secured anything Of vaIue. though |
search under less exciting circum-
fances may reverse the result
It is foregone conclusion that the
louse must have been watched and
he burglars timed their break.