The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
BURGLAR DIED CURSING.
SLAIN M 4 eARETIKkR Ar DWIGHT
AOHOOL, NNGLENOOD.


The Invader Tried " stranaie tho Care
tsker-After y struggle Of Twenty Min
utes the CaFetaksF Got His Revolver
and Mortally Wounded His Assnilant.
Woltred Peterson, earetaher OF the dorml-
tory OF the Dwight school. ut Pailsade avenue
and Lincoln street, Engisvood, N. j.,
shot and killed burglar who entered the
house early yesterday morning and who. when
he woke the caretaker. tried to stranRle him.
The man is supposed to DO member OF gang
OF thieves who have done more or less work at
Engewopd and the neighborhood this sum
mer.
The Dwight School for Girls is conducted by
Misses Creighton and Farrar, and the dormi-
tory. whore the teachers and some Of the stu
dents stay during the school term, IL 10 one OF
the most fashionable quarters OF the town
Since tho end OF the school term, several
months ago the dormtory. or Dwight House,
as 1t 10 called, has bssn closed. II is guarded
at night BY Peterson. who sleeps In a little
room on the second floor In the rear OF the
building.
On Saturday. while Peterson was attending
TO work in another part OF tho town. some one
broke into the house through a window 'front.'
Ing the versnds and wont up into the rooms on
tho third floor. ransaeking some trunks that
wero there. When Peterson returned to
bWikHt HOUSE, ne ulbe0S6fou tnetoDDoTy, ana
the next night he bought a 32-calibre re-
volyer. which he kept on a table al tho side OF
his bed,
Peterson was awakened about 4 o'clock
Yesterday morning by noise In his room.
Sitting up In bed. he saw a man coming In
with q satehel in his hand. Peterson made a
jump for the burglar. who caught tho care
taker by the throat and threw him back on the
bed, almost strspgling him. Peterson is big
and strong. Tho burglar was also heavily
built and muscular. Peterson saw something
glitter In the burglars hand. and he strug-
glcd desperately to free himself. thinking that
II the burglar got chance to shoot, he would
do 30. They fought. Peterson says, for nearly
twenty minutes. struggling all around the
room.
At last Peterson wrenchad hmsel free for Q
moment and grabbed his revolver. which had
not been noticed by the burglar. He pulled
tho trigger and shot the man In the left thigh.
tnflictng . severe. though not dangerous
wound The burElsr closed In agpin on Pc
tersop and tho two fought for several minutes,
Peterson again pulled the trigger. and this
time the bullet went into the mans chest.
The burglar sank back.
You have dons fer me-" he said. Damn
your black hearth
While he wss still cursing. Peterson ran out
ana 70 inc mouse OF inc rev. Dr. n. u. YER
milye. He woke the minister. and in few
moments Police Sergeant Townsend and DR.
II. II. Banks.came to tho house. They tried &c
get some informstio out Of the burglar. but
the burglar kspt on curslng. calling all manner
OF evil down on Petersons head. He died In
about an hour The police didn't succeed in
getting anything out OF him.
The burglar WAS about IS years old. and
weighed about 100 pounds. He had shor
black hair and q thih broWnish mustache. He
looked like Q Hungarian. He was poorly
| dressed, and had CTS In bills on him. He wore
| . pair Of Women's bicycle stockings. which had
been stolen from the heuse on Saturday. Ir
| the satehel were some things he had taken from
| the third floor.
The police believe that tho man had been II
| prison lately, as his hands were soft and hi
| hair short. His body was taken 10 an under
taker and was there viewed by several police
men from heiRhborins towns and two dsteo
| tivss from New York. They failed TO identif,
him.
Peterson was pominally arrested By Coroner
| william Fl, Tracy. but WAS exonerated from al
blame BY q Coroners Jury. Tho burglar gaIneC
entrance to the house By prying open will
. Jimmy" tho same window which had beef
opened when the robbery was committed Of
| SATURDAY,,