New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-22
ROBBED p. T. SHERMAN'S.
Maid Who Found Burglar Sho7oed
Gnit-Cro7cd Shot At.

After having robbed the house of P. Tecumseh
Sherman son of the late General sherman,
and a lawyer at No. 13o East Thirty-frst-st.'
last night according TO the police. a man who
described himself as Thomas Dorson, of No '3o
West Fighteenth-st., fred a shot from a revolver
at crowd of people who were pursuing him.
The bullet did not hit any one Dorson was
captured after lively chase at Second-ave. and
Thirty-irst-st
The man was discovered by Miss Kate Doris,
A servant employed by Mr.. Sherman. She was
alone in the house last evening, and went out to
make a purchase When she returned Miss
Doris heard a noise on the third floor. The
house is a four story brownstone structure, and
the maid says she could distinctly hear the
noise from the basement She went up to in
vestigate. In Mr.. sherman's bedroom on the
third floor the girl says she man standing
over the dresser. all the drawers of which were
opep In the centre of the a bundle
that had been tied up. The girl says she
frightened by what she saw. but thought of her
responsibility in having charge Of the house.
and she cried out;
Who are you? What you doing there?"
Kate says that the man turned on her and
flashed a revolver in her face. at the same time
remarking:
IF you make an outcry / will kill youss
The girl was frightened. but she turned and
fed from the room and ran down the stairs.
The man followed her. She says he caught her
on the second floor landing, and then gave her
push that sent her down the stairway to the
first floor The girl says that she slid most of
the way down and struck on her feet The man
jumped over her and. opening the door, ran into
the street The servant after him in a
minute and gaining the street, she saw him
running toward Third-ave. She yelled stop
thief!r at the top of her voice. and sped along
after him. Several men who had been standing
at Lexfngton-ave and Thirty -first-st heard her
cry saw the man running and then Joined in
the chase.
The man ran directly across Third-ave and
continued east in Thirty-ffrst-st. Third-ave. was
crowded with people, and soon about two hun
dred people were in close pursuit of the alleged
burglar The man seemed to tire as he ran, and
a number of young men and the energetic ser
want were close to him. According TO the girl
and the police. when Dorson was half way be-
tween Third and Second aves. he deliberately
turned around and fred shot his pursuers
No one was struck. but majority of those fol-
lowing the desperate lodged into base
ments and Railways But not Miss Doris and
several Others With the girl in the they
kept right on.
Patrolman O'Donnell. of the East Thirty
ffth-st station was at Second-ave. when he
heard the shot. Looking up. he saw Dorson
running toward him. He SAYS the latter flashed
his revolver as he approached. but O'Donneu
ran directly toward him and caught him. The
servant vas by tnat time only a few PAGES be-
hind. and she shouted out breathlessly:
Officer arrest that man He's Just robbed
house,"
O'Donnen took his prisoner 10 the station. the
girl going along as complainant Mr. Sher-
man arrived home just after the incident and
Informed of the alleged robbery by
neiEhbOT. He went al once 10 the station.