The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-18
THE BURGLAR PROBABLY HIT
HE WAS USED As A TARGET By THE
BRAVE CAPTAIN.
In All About Ten Shots Were Ex-
changed-News Of Shooting
Caused Excitement.

Martin Hyland. captain or police. and
Benjamin a. Bell, merchant policeman,
living at III Nelson street. narrowly es-
capped death early this morning at the
hands Of an unknown burglar.
Captain Hyland was shot in the right
side, the bullet barely piercing the skin
over the last RIB.
Mr.. Bells injuries were more serious.
A nasty wound in the SCALP. in the middle
of the forehead, was pronounced by the
City Dispensary physicians last night as
serious.
About 2:So o'clock this morning as Cap
tain Hyland was on his way to South Ill-
nois street ne passed the intersection OF
Virginia avenue and Maryland street.
Happening to glance at the Fulton Mark
et," grocery and meat store owned by
F. o. Winchester on the northwest corner
Of Virginia avenue and Maryland street,
Captain Hyland's quick eye noticed that
the upper half OF the entrance door on Vir-
ginia avenue was broken and that the side
walk was covered with fragments OF glass.
Captain Hyland ran quickly TO the
smashed door and looked in the store room.
There was no one there. and he saw. too.
that the opening in the door was not large
enough to admit a mans body.
He Immediately decided that whoever had
tried to force an entrance had left tempor-
arily TO get a tool or an instrument to
make larger opening or that a burglar
had broken a window, with the idea in
mind that if it caused no commotion and
escaped notice il would be safe 10 return
and plunder the store. Accordingly Cap
tain Hyland went across the street and
stood in a dark alley between st. Marys
Catholic Church and Arthur Jordans cold
storage plant. with the idea that the man
was in the neighborhood and upon return
ing would walk into a trap.
MAN CAME BACK.
The captain did not have long 10 wait.
Within five minutes he saw a tall man
lounge slowly out OF the shadows OF the
wooden awning Of the Arthur Jordan build
ing. walk over to the broken door and with
a quick glance TO the right and left climb
into the store room. Captain IIyiand waited
a few seconds in order 70 catch the man
squarely in the commission OF a crime. and
then running to the window. revolver in
hand. looked in.
A youngish-locllng man, with an un-
kempt beard, dressed in dark-colored.
rough clothes. was bending over the money
drawer.
Captain Hyland, presenting his revolver.
cried out: your game is up; come out OF
there" The fellow wheeled like a fash
and with a dexterity and speed that mysti-
ned the police officer got two revolvers in
lets fired first went close to his head. he
captain said, and tore out the remaining
glass in the shattered door.
The burglar retreated backwards across
the store room. trying to find the entrance
on the point Of Virginia avenue and Mary
land street.
Captain Hyland then heard the crash Of
glass on the rear side OF the store. aEe
running around the point" he saw the
burglar climbing out the window. Hyisne
fired one more shot which drew upon him
self from the desperate burglar another
fusilade Of bullets one OF the missile,
struck the captain in the right side. making
a bad flesh wound. not serious. but pain
ful.
BELL BADLY HURT
AT this moment Merchant Policeman Ben
jsmin A. Bell, who was eating lunch in
Smiths restaurant. on Virginia avenue.
hearing the firing OF shots. ran out OF the
eating house and started down virgins
avenue as fast as he could run. lie heard
Captain Hyland's cry: stop the THEIR
and seeing the burglar running al fun
speed in his own direction he pulled ais
gun and taking a hsp-hazard aim fred
three shots none OF which reached their
mark. BY this time the burglar whose
nerve had carried him TO within twent,
feet OF the merchant policeman. began "a
shoot. and his first shot placed Bell out
OF the night. The bullet made dangerous
wound near the middle OF the foreheae.
The other shots went wild. Under the cir.
crmstances. in the excitement and in tn.