The evening times., 1899-02-21
BURGLAR SHOT
BY A POSTMASTER
Member Of, a Safe Robbing
Gang Mortaly Wounded.
Was Keeping Watch While Two
Companions Were at Work.
FusiIlade Between Thieves and Viii
layers mt Water Gap. Pn.-Ten Bal
lets in Mans Body.

East Stroudsburg, Pa, Feb. 21.-For the
sixth time during period of only few
years the Water Gap Postofice has been
robbed. The latest attempt, which was
made yesterday morning by three burg
lars, supposed 10 have come from Paterson,
n. j., resulted in one of the thieves b ing
mortally wounded and one badly hurt. Tue
third man was not injured. Six shots were
exchanged, out ;wo Of the burglars es-
capped. MiTlard Hauser the postmaster, it
was who fatally wounded one man with
a gun loaded with buckshot.
The Water Gap Postoffice Is located on
the hill, on the main street, On the lower
side lives Mr.. Hauser. and on the upper
side is the home of Mack Strunk A heavy
report awoke the postmaster at twenty
minutes of 2 o'clock. The noise came from
the direction OF the postoftice. 1t aroused
Hauser, whose wife said; There goes the
safe
Hauser loaded bis shotgun and opened
the window on the side of mis- house which
directly overlooks the postofflce. The
burglar on guard was at the end OF the
Office porch.
Halt" cried Hauser. but the man NOV
ed and the postmaster fired. The burglar
cried out that he was hit in the back.
His two companions rushed from the Of
fee and. each taking an arm of the wound
ed man, carried him as far as the Meth
odist church. There they left him in the
snow and fed. The Two burglars fired
three shots in return. but none of them
sook effect. \ big revolver was found in
the snow outside of the postotfice.
The shooting quickly aroused many OF
the villagers and started several men after
the two escaping men. They crossed the
river into New Jersey, and got away on a
Susequehanna coal train, but there was a
trail that showed one man had been hit.
Ten bullets entered the body of the man
shot by Hauser. When informed of his
serious condition the man asked for a min
| iSter. and the Rev. ~ B. Williamson was
summoned. The pastor asked the robbers
name and address, but he absolutely refus-
ed to say word about himself.
| He told the pastor that his only relative
w2s an aged mother. whom. he said. it
would kill her if she learned of his condi-
| tion.
The man is about ) feet s inches tall
| weighs probably 13j pounds, has dark hail
and eyes, and a light bristly mustache
| His hands are soft and white. He talks
| intelligently, and was fairly we'll dressed
| TO reporter he said he was single man
| and was twenty-five years of age. Asked
about his two companions he said. They
are good boys and won't tell 1t was
| at his own request. he said, that they
dropped him and fed
When Hauser took the office he declared
he would make it warm for anyone who
| attempted robbery, and he has kept his
word He came 10 Stroudsburg early il
the day and gave himself up to District
Attorney J. B. Williams He was at once
| released on his own recognizance.
The wounded burglar who afterwards
| gave his name as john Blake, died at the
| Lackawanna Hospital today Six of thC
| shot had perforated his intestines. Blake
/ is heIieNed 10 be an assumed name