Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-25
NAuGATucK NEWS
The Burglar Detected in, the Nauga- tuck Drug Store Escaped.

tuck Drug Store Escaped.
 People around the center about ? O'clock Sunday morning were startled by hearing the report of four shots fired in rapid succession. On inyest- gation they proved to have been fired by Officer Malone at a burglar whom he had seen at work in the store of the Naugatuck Drug Go. The story of the affair is as follows: Officer Malone was going his rounds and as is his custom, looking into the different stores, when he chanced to look into the drug store and saw man at Work on the cash register, and. as It seemed, the man saw him at the same time and made for the back of the store just as the officer started around the build ing, and as it was a shorter distance through the store than around the building the man had q good start up along the river bank when the officer arrived behind the building. The off cer saw the man and fired two shots at him, but they did not take effect and the man continued on his way. The officer fired again and the man fell; but this was only done to fool the off cer, as the man immediately jumped up and started off again, followed closely by the officer. The man went up along the track as far as the freight depot, where the officer lost him. The officer came back and got two 1an- terms from the hose house and several fellows from the cafe close by. They started and traced the man to the path which comes up from the track and found that he was there joined by q pal and the two of them journied up to the New England railroad and down the track below Towantic, where the 4h ntoI started back. The route taken by this fellow proves, as the officer says. that the man was no stranger or he would not have been able to pick his way along the river with such ease.
 Frank Clark. who has been visiting friends in Bridgeport for the past few days, returned home last night.
 Frederick Schaffer, Jr. and George Waite. who have been visiting friends in New York city for the past few days. returned home last night.
 Peter Aspel of Shelton spent Sunday with tfriends in town.
 A man who gave his name as John Murphy and his home as Burlington, Vt. was before the court this morning charged with intoxication, breach of the peace, using abusive language and theft. It seems that i child named Wooster was sent to the store Satur- day afternoon and was given a 3O- cent piece to get something for his mother and that he met this Murphy and asked him if he could change the money, and Murphy replied that he could not but that he would get it changed. The boy gave it to Murphy and he went into J. c. Maher's and out the back door. The boy waited some time and when the man did not show up he told some of the men on the street and they took the boy in to look for the man, but he was gone. Officer Malone was notified and given a description of the man and when he applied for lodging the officer sent for the boy. who identified him. In court this morning he was sentenced to thirty days and costs for intoXication and thirty days for theft.
 w. K. Birdsall. who has been laid up for the past week with tonsilitis, is able to be around again.
 John D. Sprague of New Haven spent Sunday with friends in town.
 Basket ball at the opera house Wednesday night The \. II. s. vs |. c. W. c. and the \. X. C. vs Y. NJ. C. A. Two fast games may be looked forward to.
 Norman French of Seymour spent Sunday at the home of his parents in Union City
 Miss Florence Hill of North Main street spent Sunday with friends in Derby.
 Tickets for the wrestling match, which is to be held at the Gem opera house Thursday night. are on sale at McCarthy's news store and costs 30 cents each.
 The klark-Scoville company played to a packed house Saturday night and gave general satisfaction. After the regular show q 5-cent concert was given by the members of the con- pany-
 John Beaman of Hartford spent Sunday with friends in town.