New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-03
HUNTER MADE THREATS.
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r,.toc+i,-. Burden who with Patrolman
Michael Lynch captured Hunter. gave the lOl-
lowing account of the final encouht"''
the woman Was captured We I'd" a.
house and found the back door open NJ
then that Hunter had escaped "h'. ""o
that he had married daughter at Day siu'
made I'D my mind that he had gone 'h'o"sh 'iie
cornfcid at the back of the mouse o"i vas
haadfne for the Flushing road Lynch and got
into A buggy and drove like mad 10 get 10 'he
road ahead Of the fugitive. We had TO go d
,, WV, .ro,,nd IN reach the place | was sure
Hunter would have to pass but / kne" ne would
skIlk along stopping often to listen ana Wheh
We reached the place we got out anu "dlteu
Presently we saw Hunter come out OF the
bushes Just where were !ooklng lor MIN 10
appear He saw at the same tiiile anu ireu
two shots at us I think from pistol as the
reports were not very loud. one or the shots
struck stick in my hand and Knocked IL from
my grasp We closed in on him, ana ne threw
away whatever he had in his mana ana kicked
and struck as we seized him. Even after we
had him he fought us like demon, ana we We're
Obliged to beat him into SUBMISSION .
'.Wc bandcuffed him and brought him to the
station over four miles, in the buggy ar
rested Hunter for shooting at bait digger ex-
act.y a year ago He had 1t in tor me ever
since AMI often told me he would XIII me- lie
told patrolmen who went near MN Inc sd me
thing and seemed to be very bitter against
the police and especially against me ne
wasn't crazy. He knew M 4,Il mao zone
name the pa rers give as Thorpe. and he thought
il would go hard with HIM TO ne brought up
the second time on that chaTsT; mat was WY
he became so desperate William Taylor ana
William Ordman are the only other citiZens ne
wounded far as We can learn mere are d
lot of fellows around boWery bay showing
scra trhes but We ought to know how many
were around the place during the nght. and the
vrno vs. he hnT
policemen and three citizens were nit, accord
ing to our information, and Cassidy was cut
ON the head by the woman
Mrs NiedilitZ, VINO said she was the caTetdker
of the old Strong home, and, since Hunters ar
rest of the whole place for Mr.. Thomas, the
lessee of the estate. who lives at Mineola, de-
cfared that the tough element from the city,
which she said frequented the Bowery Bay re-
sorts, had made Hunters life a burden by steal
ing and DESTROYING If detected. she said the
thieves abused the old man and threatened him.
Mrs Niedlitz also said that the fruit and veg
eta bles on the farms comprising the estate We're
the objects which attracted the city hoodlums-
4 crowd of curious people of all ages and both
sexes hung about the ruins of Hunters house
all day yesterday, and carried away such arti
Giles as were cool enough to be taken from the
smouldering debris. Mrs Niedilitz, aided by
two nremen. tried to curb the liberties taken by
strangers with poor success. There was no po-
liceman ut the place
The estate on which the shooting happened IS
the OLD Strong place. said to be still held under
original English grant antedating the Revo-
luton Several romantic and tragic stories are
told about the place. Among them is one that
the old mansion is haunted by the ghost of
caretaker found dead there many years ago
For many years. il is asserted. tenant for
the place could be found account of these
grewsome stories.
Captain Darcy showed both his to the
porters 10 prove that he was not wounded Not
scratch was visible on either. He said with
great positiveness that only five officers II told
were hurt. and that only three citizens were
wounded
There are lot of heroes occasions like
this said he. who show briar scratches and
claim 10 have been In the thickest OF the tight.
did see d few boys behind the stone wall near
~ quarter Of a mile from Hunters house. as
went there with the reserves but they We're
long way out of gunshot
Hunter is said to two queen Anne cot
tages at Baysde, where he formerly lived and
the statement that some money burned in
his house Is not regarded as improbable. As he
y as a frugal aud hard working man, Mrs. Med
ntz said Hunter was just sixty years old and
that Mrs. Hunter was fifty-etght.