New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-28
SHOT IN A BURGLAR CHASE.
POLICEMAN FALLS A VICTIM OF AN AL
LEGGED THIEFs REVOLVER

Policeman John Newton. Of the Elizabeth-s 81 sta-
ton was shot al o'clock yesterday morning III
front of No 4S3 Pearl-st., by Louis Champs' an
Italian upholserer OF No. 4S East hous'oh-s|
Tho ball from Champss revolver struck Newton uh-
der the right armpit, penetrating MS luhs' anu ~
was said AT the hospital last night that his chance
Of recovery was exceedingly slender
Champs fleeing from another poncemall ""o
wanted him : a suspected burglar, ana .>"M'"ii
had intercepted the fugitive when the latter hred
the fatal shot. Early in the night Champs ana an
other Italian, Charles Isola, a laborer or NO -
Franklin-st. went into Pietro Battelas saloon' al
No. II BaXtcr-st.. resort Tor homeless organ
grinders and pedlers and wnen most OF the nap''ueS
had gone to sleep entered a side room ana iorceu
their way through a window into the yard OF the
Bismarck Lodging House. at No TO Muloerry-
ST About the same time Policemen OConnell ana
Schaefer. OF the EZabeth-st. station arrested TWO
men in whose possession they found n Jimmy They
lodged their prisoners I'm the station ana with the
jimmy started out to see. If any attempt had been
made to enter premises their post They met
Policeman Burke. OF the same station. who was IN
plain clothes and he told them he had seen man
inside OF the lodgng-house yard, the gate oil which
is kept permanently locked. The man In the YARD
had disappeared into Worth-st. when the policemen
got there. however. and was walking rapidly away.
after dropping jimmy when Schaefer turned the
corner The policeman called on him TO halt out
instead the man. who proved to be Champs broke
into a run.
Schaefer drew his revolver and started In pursuit
Champs ran only short distance when he wheeled
and fired point blank at Schaefer. The ball "hs-
tied over the polcemans head, and Schaefer re-
turned the fire. without sla ckening his pace. The
fugitive turned from Worth-st. into Baxter. ana
there turned a second time and fired. but his am
was poor The policeman also fred second shot.
From Baxter-st. Champs turned into PARK how
and ran through that thorOughiare 10 Pearl-st re
was u swift runner, and vas getting away rum
his Durs-cr when Policeman Newton spIaits OUT
of tho shadow OF a doorway with uplfted cluo Inc
slant that The Italians pistol rams out. tnanlps'
stunned the club. fell TO the pavement, ana Now
ton apparently MORALLY shot, fell upon MN. .,
Luke Dyer. marine attached 70 the hospital snip
Relief. ran to help Newton and held Champs, VINO
speedily reganed mis- senses, until Policeman
Schaefer came. An ambulance was called IRON the
Hudson Street Hospital. and the WOUNDED poHce-
taken there. In the same ambulance was
his assailant, suffering from laceTated wound OF
the scalp. a bad wound knee and severe
bruises Of the body which the police say, he sus-
tanned by falling. The policeman was kept al me
hospital and Champs was sent 10 the PRISON "dIu
and held there a charge Of feon.ous assault
The alleged burglars companion IN the longing
and was locked up in the Elizabehst. station as 4
suspicious person. He IS said to have been arrested
several months for attempting to shoot wom-
IN oyster saloon IN Park Row.
Newton Is one Of the policemen recently trans
ferred 10 patrol duty by the resolution OF the Police
Board He is forty-eisht years old, and for fifteen
years had been detailed in the Tax Office
Champs could not De aTralgned IN court later. ana
IL said that he suffering from a fractured
skull. 1soa. however arraiSned, and denied
held without bail TO await the result or the police
mans injuries.