The sun., 1900-08-28
THIEF SHOOTS A JANIT0R.
WOuAy irS 4 DEFECTIVE SHOWED
THE WHITE FEiTHER AND PLED.

Burglar Was As,ktant 20 tho Man lie shot
-He Hasn't ncrn Caught Likely to Prove
o Murdrr-ConnlctinE stories rold Aboot
Detective John ". Malshs fartin tho Anair.
Mrs Fraul, 4. Gundl1ch the wlfe ~ n drug
glI was awakened az oclpok yesterday morn
ing Iy n noise In the kitchen ~ their apartments
on tie second floor of the hathouso NJ 100 Nert
IOJtI street. She awakened her husband 10y
screaming and ran into the hall SOon fully
nfy night-gOwncd tenant. were looking for
burglars. Mr.. gundlnch ran into the hall and
shouted that no had seen tho burglar going ont
OF the Kitchen window and down the fre-escare.
This caused a fresh panic among Nh" other t"h-
ants, as each feared that tho burglar bad goh"
10 his or her particular room. Mr Gundlarh
hurried 10 tho street and returned with Police
man lario Of tho Wet 10th street station
Inrue searched tho house. but could find no
trace Of tho burglar, A pile Of sIlverware In
the Gundlachs' kitchen aud an open window
showed that a thici had been n, work however
About II O'Clock yesterday morning acting
,aptain Kemp Of the West iODth street station
sent Detective John VI. Walsh around to ses
Mr.. 0unIlach. IIe questioned hor about the
burglary ani when he found he could learn
nothing new he went to tho basement and tikel
with Horton 4. Bryant, the Jauitor OF the build
Ing Bryant suggested that thoy makea search
OF the unrente nats and Of the flats that we're
clu,e becni-e Of the families being away for
tho summer. This wns done, hut no trace OF
tho burglar was disCoverei Then bryant
poiriai ont 90 tho det"ctivN that tho rear walls
of Ire two nat bull .ings nearest the corner and
fronting on Amsterdam avenue abuttei on the
court Of tho house In which they were
The burglar could have steppei from the
fre-escape Of thla house 10 tho fire escape on
those fats" he sni1. 4 am Jautor Of theIn
and We had better search the unoccupiei fats
there" ,,-..
and found no.qt i4gn ,R@y wePt bs 70 s,l1s l4s
Bryant said 10 the detective. ~
Ii had not thought Of II before. but y is |
mighty strange that my assistant Andrew |
logger. has not showed qp. lle usually y
al Vork before am, but he hasn't been around |
to- lay" ,.,... ....,, f., ,,,. ost,,d /
sAtoul IS years 9ll, smooth face. blu, eyes
do ynu AK? Think he's the burglar"
Walsh and BRYANT both laughed at the Idea
g. thcy went W. H G aGJ2%y JG, u S SH nort1Snt S S1t
Of Ernuk Ilrrncy, who with hs family Il away
for the summer BRYANT remained in the hal
and Walsh walked into the rooms toward tho
In moment Andrew Corgcr, tho assistant
jantpr, carne running ont of The NAT lils eyes
were distcudod with fright and be- carried
pistol In his hand Bryant know tie minute Lee
saw him that CoRgcr was tho burglar and Crap
pied with him. logger fred his revolver I'VE
lines nj Brvlnt. Two ~ tho shots went Wild,
but TIE other three struck ,nryqnLs throat and
he fell TO the ll9cr cryins .Mnracri ,,,or,oo,
and then turned into the co'lrt AZ he was
going out Of ihe delivery entrance oh Amstrr-
dam Gyenqe o, he ran R'9 9osJ an "ny'e pycI '' TIC
"lIclIo, Andy, said the iceman' where are
you going IN such hurry , .,...,,
been shot and | nm hurrying for n doctor
Power stepped aside and COgger ran along
Amsterdam avenue 10 lOGth street when he
In spite of his wounds. BRYANT managed to
IN the Easement. 1hoI he, tainted. -. lie
thought 1t was stranse that Deteectiye Walsh !
a. act come to his aISs'taGnce ,S Wai'h report;
on the fire escape descended 10 the qoor be-
low. and ian into the hall hoping TO head on
secii CoGGer N the dat Mrs. uundach tells
about twenty minute. after the detective
srN reporter, 4 heard pistol shots, and then
In very short time heard some one trying To
servant and myself both rushed in 70 see who
same detective who had called only few min
there. and he said that he had found the burglar
In a flq in one OF the Ane terdam avenue houses.
& and f hsSSEs5 Elm 10 sb d% DOWN r e
re'escape TO reach place OF safety. thought
! va. very funny for polieeJmSan SI TO act .9 I
him through the narrow window. Then he
hurried out OF the house"
Ssa .So &. aps e anS SSsms
somewhere on the block. Kemp and thirty Q
policemen surrounded the block and made !
thorough search, but OF course didn't find !
Coeger, who by that time was probably at his ,,
rooms IN East iOsth street. near Second avenue.
In the meantime a hunt was being made for !
Bryant. He Was finally found in his own rooms
aud an ambulance was summoned from tho ,
]. Hood Wright hospital. At the hospital II
was said that his ,younds were probably mortal. ,
Acting Captain Kent said last night that he was f
sure Mrs. Gundlach waa mistaken about Walshs
having climbed down the fire escape in an
Effort to get away from burglar with a re-
volver ,,
lie has an excellent record, said the captain,
and has been Capt. SChmitt berger's most
trusted detective for over five years. lie
never showed himself q coward, and can
not believe that he has etarted NJ this late dnv-
Later IN the day y developed that the Ound-
lacks had been robbed Of $50 worth Of silver.
Acting Cnutnin KnmD found 10 biddat, In AZ