New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-28
BURGLAR SHOOTS JANITOR.
BELIEVED TO BE MORTALITY HURT
DETECTIVE HELD AT BAY.
WOMAN SAYS.

Mrs. 2. A Gundlach, the wife of druggist living
on the second door OF the apartment house at No.
80 West One-hundred- and-sixth-st, was awakened
3 O'clock yesterday morning by a noise in her
pantry. She at once screamed that there was a
burglar in the apartment. She got up just in time
TO a go up the fire escape. Her husband
reported the incident to Acting Captain Kent of
the West One hundredth-st station who sent De-
tective John NJ. Walsh to investigate When
Walsh went to the house he found the janitor,
Horton Bryan. twenty-nine years old.
It's kind Of funny Bryan told him. but my
assistant amt showed up to-day. wonder If
he's mixed up in this burglary" Bryan said his
assistant Andrew Gogger twenty-five years
old. of Observation-Disclosures ighth-st.. near Second
ave.
With the janitcr Walsh started to hunt through
the vacant apartments in No 100 West One-hun-
Observation-Disclosures. and also in the fats in Nos
929 and s3l Amsterdam-ave, adjoining. of which
Bryan is also jantor They finally reached the
haT OF Frank A Tierney. the third floor rear
OF No. s5l Amsterdam-sve. The Tierneys are in
the country. Bryan opened the doors with his
pass key stood in the private hall Walsh
went inside. The next moment man rushed out
Of the front room with revolver in his hand and
straight tor Bryan. The latter recognized the
fellow Gogger, his assistant
Let me by" shouted Gogger. The janitor made
an effort seize him. when GOgger fred five shots
Three took effect in Bryans neck and he is be-
lieved he mortaly wounded.
The burglar ran down into the basement and out
running out he met James Powers who was put
ting ice into the basement.
What's the matter with you. Andy asked
Powers What's your rush?'
"A just go; shot upstairs I'm running for
g doctor replied Gogger, the time
cealing the weapon under his coat. A woman said
she him few moments later running east
through One-hundred- and-siXth-St., with the re-
vover still in his hand. Bryan managed to stagger
down his fat in the basement. He was later
taken the J. Hood Wright Hospital
IL heard at her bathroom window. With
q servant she the place, and found Dc
tectiVe Walsh, who had come down the fire escape.
The burglar covered me with his revolver L
had get away Walsh said, according TO Mrs.
Gundach and her servant. They helped the de-
fective through the window. The burglar had also
gone the fire escape, but went up and got
through a vacant fat on the fourth floor Walsh
ran to telephone and told Captain Kent he wanted
five got a burglar cornered up here he said:
Kent at once went with twenty-five policemen and
surrounded the place. The burglar was then blocks
away.
The police made an Intellectual effort to suppress
the story, but their attempt was unsuccessful. as
several hundred persons in the netghborhood saw
them surround the house The shooting was done
about p. m Gogger had slept in the Tierney fiat
all day. A large quantity of silver was packed up
Captain Kent said that Detective Walsh was
one of his bravest men Both he and Walsh de-
MED Mrs. Gundlach's story Of taking Walsh
through her bathroom window and his alleged
tement that he had away from the burglars
weapon.