New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-20
A POLICEMAN SHOT ON DO1T.
HE INTERRUPTED BURGLARS, WHO HAD
BLOWN OPEN A SAFE.

somerville Jan 10 (speciaD.-Burgsrs swooped
down upon Somerville last night, attempted 10
enter the house OF Daniel Robert, blew open inc
safe OF the Somerville Beef Company and snot
Policeman Manning T. Crow, who Is lying IN
critical condition tonight at his home. In liam
,lton-st The burglars were frightened away from
Mr. Roberts house by the burglar alarm. and they
secured nothing except a revolver from the Deei
company's Office though there was $3.50 In cash IN
the safe
Policeman Henry Koch had seen two suspicious
looking men hanging around the town for several
davs He and Crow watched them. On Tuesday
night Koch heard noise the beef house that
aroused his suspicious, and he told Mr. VIRGIN;
the manager Koch and Crow decided last night
10 watch the beef house which is on the tracks OF
the Central Railroad. at South-st
Policeman Crow was near the beef house, short
~ after o'clock this morning. when he heard
muffied report similar to the noise made in blow
ing open a safe He quickened his steps In the d.
rection Of the beef house. and arrived there IN time
sa Re had already been blown open. and the burg,
lars had retreated outside avoid the smoke and
the seshSorhood They entered the place after the
explosion to ransack the shattered safe, wnen
Policeman Crow Unexpectedly appeared on the
man and the robbers All hands drew , their re- re-
volvers and opened fire. Crow bravery raced the
burglars in the unequal battle and fred fye shots,
One Of the robbers ran and staggered. ana tne
other two soon followed close at his heels. crow
felt a sharp sting in his side ana t1nt leeHHS
him. He walked three blocks TO Rail
road-ave. and Main-st, where he raped on tne
sidewalk with his club. hoping to get assistance
from Policeman Koch who had already run toward
the beef house from Main-st., on hearing the re-
ports OF the pistols Koch heard Crows call, after
he had seen the wreck of the beef house, and ran
toward Main-st AS he approached crow me
wounded policeman said; Koch, ! am badly
plugged Did they hit your
Crow taken to his home, In Hamilton.st;
VI Swinton found that the bullet had entered the
zhi side and penetrated the lung. There was also
a wound in the left side, which indicated that the
bullet might have passed clear through the body.
Crow is in a seml-conscious condition. His right
side is parayzed. and his chances for recovery are
slight
What the robbers used blow open the safe IS
a mystery. There apparently no holes drilled
Both the outside and the inside doors were com
pletely blown of their hinges but the interior OF
the safe was left intact. The bottom pf the sate
Is badly wrecked. though the explosive nad
been placed under II. One piece OF the safe was
blown through the side of the building and was
lying in the yard outside The telephone was
blown from it's place ,
There is no clew to the identity OF the burglars
except that who have served terms IN
jail here have been around town for day or TWO
Crow did not recognize the robbers.
II is supposed that the same men attempted 10
rob the Robert home earlier In the night Mr. anu
Mrs. Robert away from home. and the mouse
Is In charge of William Van Doren. the coacnmah'
Manning T. Crow has served the town as a po-
liceman for twenty-five years He Is also court
crier In the Somerset Court, in which capacity
he has served nearly as long. He is an excellent
officer, and has done much private detective work
Prosecutor DUNCAN has several detectives work
ing on the case. and hopes that the burglars VIII
be caught