The evening times., 1899-08-28
KILLED A CHICKEN THEE
Robbers Pursued at Night and One
Them Shot Dead,

Them Shot Dead.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, Aug. 2S.-After
an exciting chase of more than two miles.
George Clark, twenty-one years old. a
son of George w. Clark. farmer near
Milford. yesterday morning shot and killed
man who had been robbing his fathers
hencoop. A receipt found on the dead
man was made out to T. Weber, of Spring
field, Mass. Clark also fired two shots at
another man, who was with Weber but
escaped. The home of the Ciarks is at
Indian River, near Milford. The family
is prosperous. Mr. Clark and other far
mers in the neighborhood have been los
ing for months large numbers of chickens
ducks. and geese. Their gardens also have
been robbed, and the entire neighborhood
has been watching for the thieves.
Young Clark was awakened at 3 o'clock
yesterday morning by his sister. who told
him some one was robbing their henroost
He sprang out of bed. grabbed his shotgun,
and ran out of the house toward the hen
coop near the barn. AS he turned the cor
ner of the barn he came face to face with
two men, each of whom carried big bag
Clark raised his gun and ordered them TO
halt. The men kept right on gained tne;r
u
Running into the house Clark exchanged
the shotgun for revolver, awoke one OF
the farm laborers, hitched up a team, and
started in pursuit of the thieves Clark
and his companion drove furiously for
for more than two miles.
Turning corner In front Of the home of
George Gum. three-Quarters of a mile out
Of Milford, they caught sight Of the thieves
in their wagon going al full speed, short
distance ahead. Clark ordered them to stop,
but they paid no attention to him Clark
horse soon overlook the winded horse OF
the thieves and Clark lsaped from his wag-
on into the other.
With his revolver at their heads he or
dered the two men to stop. This time they
obeyed. Clark told them 10 turn their horse
around and go with him. They did So
They had hardly started over the back
route, however when one of the men jump
ed from the wagon and plunged into corn
field Clark fired two shots at him. but he
escaped. Clark then put the muzzle of his
revolver at the head of the second man
and told him he would kill him If he stirred.
The man begged Clark to let him go and
offered him So for his freedom.
Clark drove and at the same time kept
his eye upon the prisoner. Suddenly the
latter sprang from the wagon. Clark fred
at him three times, and at the third shot
the man fell.
Without stopping to see how badly the
man was wounded Clark drove straight 70
the home of Deputy Sheriff Mallory. in Nil
ford Centre to whom he told what had oc-
Cured Mallory at once summoned Con-
stable Van Horn. and. with Clark. went to
the place where the shooting had occurred.
There the man was found dead where he
had fallen with a bullet in the brain.
On the dead man was found a receipt for
S., paid by T. Weber, in Springfield. Mass,
on set of harness, evidently the one on the
horse the two men had. In the wagon were
found bags containing ffty-two chickens
! twenty seven of which had been stolen from
Clark.s father, the rest from John Merwin
who lives close by the Clarks. In the wag-
on elso was found a loaf Of bread. which
had a wrapper around it from bakery il
| MiddIetown. Conn. 1t is believed that the
| two men had been going through the coun-
try from Middletown TO New York. stealing
chickens and vegetables by night and sell
! ing them next day in the nearest towns
| Young Clark, who did the shooting. has
beeen i'll for year.