The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-27
'PEPPERED HIS
BODY WITH SHOT
Tom IN Brok kenbro ough Shot
by Albert Lucches1.
BREAKING IN STORE.
He and Ed. CrutchfieId Broke Into
Marchetti's, on Broad.
SHOT in BREAST AND LUNGS.
Had Been Planning Their Raid fos
Sometime and Trap Was Set for
Them-A Shotgun Gets In Good
Work-Taken to the Aims
house His Accomplice
Escaped
He and Ed. CrutchfeId Broke Into
Marchetti's, on Broad.
SHOT IN BREAST AND LUNGS.

A youthful burglar, whose age Is about
twelve years, was shot by Mr.. Albert
Lucchesi upon entering the store of An
ton Aarchetti s. Brother, No. 4U6 east
Broad street, at / 10 o clock this morning.
When asked by the police. to give his
name. he said that it was Tom Broken
brough and that he lived on Broad, near
Mayo street. Tom is a negro OF the
darkest type. He has been playing the
part OF Jessie James lately and had car
ried out his plans successfully until he
met with an unforeseen foe early this
morning He was not alone in his skill
tul raids from the rear entrances of the
stores of the city. His companion in his
bold and daring works, he admitted to
Times reporter, was Ed. Crctchheld, an-
other colored youth about the same age,
only more fortunate. Ed. made good Els
escape. but Tom was taken to the Aims
house in order that the doctors attending
him might examine the nature of the
wounds.
HOW IIE WAS SHOT.
It seems that the TWO young burglar1
had been planning for weeks to make
great raid on this store. They had
gained entrance from the stairway from
Broad street, and In the rear of the hall
way had begun to cut hole through
the floor in order that one might go
down and make entrance for the other
by way Of window in the rear of tho
store.
Mr.. Lucchesi had an alarm clock put
In his room and a string arranged from
there to where the youths were tearing
up the floor. in order TINT it might so
OFF as soon as one of them stepped on
the string. Tom was the first one to steu
on the string. and as he did 50 the alarm
went off and Mr. Lucchesi came down
post haste with q shotgun. Ite spied the
burglar at the hole and fred load OF
shot into his body. AS the deadly lead
had missed Ed. who was also in the hall
in the act of aiding his companion to
the lower floor. he made good. his escape
through a window.
SHOT THROUGH THE LUNGS.
In few minutes after the shooting,
several policemen We're on the scene,
together with DIR. Gioode. of the city am.
bulance- DR.. Reese, OF the Retreat Tor
the sick, was also on the scene. Dry
Goode asked to be allowed to take the
wounded boy to the City Almshouse.
where he thought he and DR.. Reese could
examine the wounds more carefully than
at the Second Police Station. Upon
reaching this institution they took tho
clothes off the wounded youth and found
that his breast. arms and neck were
peppered with shots. Examination also
dlSc-I-Sed atne IacL tEbl sefetai SHUTS ie.A
penetrated the right lung and 1t Is
thought that Others glanced the left
lung.
Dr. Goode at once proceeded to ex-
tract some of the shot from the boys
body, and did everything he could to
save his life. At a late hour this morn-
ing he thought that his patient stood -
fair chance for recovery. though ne could
not say positively that he would sst we'll.
Tom is. nevertheless, in q very serious
condition.
Mr. Lucchesi was carried to the Second
Police Station. where he will remain ur,-
til sometime to-day. when, it Is thought.
he will be released.