The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-20
SHOT BY A SAFE BURGLAR.
ou1rF OF POLICE MANNING GROW
DFsPERhTELY WOUNDHn

Burglars Make . Descent Upon soneryille,
" L., and wreck = Satellite Lookou
opens Fire When Grow Appears and Fit,
vim in the side-The Thieves Escape.
cbIs, OF Police Manning Crow OF Bomerville,
- ! Uas shot and dangerously injured yester-
a. morning In an encounter with one OF q
Gang OF thieves who we're attempting to rob
,bs offices OF the Somervillo Beef Company.
The thieves escaped. Grow IL in a critical con-
ALTON. but the doctors think they may pull him
through.
For the past few days a number Of rough
looking stran gers have been noticed in Somer-
yu,e Chief Grow. who Is an old policeman
md has had considerable experience with
thieves. suspected that some crime was being
MANNED, and warned his men to be on the
lookout, He ordered them to arrest strangers
Who we're found lettering around at night and
who could not give satisfactory accounts OF
themselves.
At 3 o'clock Wednesday night the burglar
alarm in the station house rang. An investiga-
tion showed that the alarm came from the
residence OF Daniel +. Robertson on West
Main street. Mr.. Robertson's house has been
closed for some months and all valuables re-
moved from it, but three policemen were sent
there post haste. They found one of the base
ment windows open. but searched the house
without finding anybody inside.
Al ao'clock three moro alarms sounded from
Mr.. Rohertson's house and again a number OF
policemen hurried there. This time they
found three windows open; but once more,
despite a thorough search. they failed to find
any trace OF thieves. Chief Crow made up his
mind that something was in the wind and re-
solved 10 stay up all night.
II was a few minutes after 2:30 o'clock yes
terday morning when there was a. terrific ex-
piosion from the direction of, the railroad.
Chief Crow, who had been wandering around
and turning into South street saw smoke COM
Ing from the offices of the, Somerville Beef Com
was only about fifty yards from II when q man
walked out into the street from the shadow OF
The building and drawing n revolver delib-
erately fired two shots at him.
Grow drew his own revolver and emptied all
Ave chambers in an effort to. bring down his
man. The shots went wild. however. and the
nan fbi s9 |EsstTed 4 Ir sSar sta psin to fo r bis a siSs
realized that he had been shot. and he went to
the railroad telegraph, office instead and told
the 9 sn,rntonS %h@ ,n Gad Sb hiaPPSs rn% WAS Ap rsm6Ie9
10 his home. in Franklin street.
An Investigation of the beef company's Offices
showed that the OUTSIDE door OF the safe had
the inside door when Chief Crows appearance
drove them away. The explosion destroyed
the office furniture and the decorations but
O small sum OF money and some valuable
papers in the safe. and 1t was all there later in
the morning when a clerk opened the safe.
fact. he saw but one man. so il is doubtful
II the thieves will be captured. The police feel
certain that the men who blew open the safe
pre- the same ones who forced an entrance into
Mr.. Robertson's house early in the evening.
They believe that they deliberately sounded
the burglar alarmin the latter, place In order
10 keep the police on guard there during the
night. so they could work undisturbed on the
beef Company'Ssafe.