New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
BURGLARS FIGHT POLICE.
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cellarway had under his arm box. The police
believed it TO be the strong box of a safe in the
building. and made a desperate effort to catch
him He was too big and powerful, however,
and got by them at the time.
The fusillade of shots lasted only a moment
two. the evidently having agreed by
some signal to make a desperate and concerted
attempt to get away. One of them darted
through Ferry-st the head Of which extends
into Peck Slip. He fired as he ran. Two Of the
remaining four down Pear-st., while the
other two darted through the dark up Pearl-st
In the mean time policemen had been coming
from all directions. The shooting had taken but
a moment two, and the two men going up
Peari-st of whom had the strong box under
his arm. had gone but block up the dark street
when they into Policeman Farrell Of the
Oak-st station. Farrell had the presence Of
mind to go after the man with the box. The
two clinched and rolled 70 the sidewalk. Farrell
landed on top and while the man made des-
perate effort TO get at his revolver or knife the
policeman held him. The fight lasted two or
three minutes. and then Farrell got hold of his
club that he could use it.
The prisoner who Davis, was struck over
the head. and then gave up. other policemen
came up and he was handcuffed and dragged
to the station.
finishing up his nights work in investigating
the murder Of Sarah Martin. He at once called
for Coroner Jackson and -cctor McClusky-
Davis at once stripped to the undercloth-
ing and searched The police declare that he
had a complete nitro glycerne safe blowing
outfit 1t consisted of a blk slx-inch drill sew
eral bits used for drilling Steel six time fuses
such used to explode nitrO-glycerine, and
a bottle of the high explosive. This had not
been broken in the tight between Davis and the
policeman.
Two ambulance calls were sent to the Hudson
Street Hospital, and Surgeons Warner Rice and
Marshall answered. The injuries of Walsh were
cared for and he went home. Parsons wounds
were too serious for him to go home, so he was
taken to the hospital by DR.. Warner.
Inspector Schmittberger found that the men
had gained access 20 the building through the
cellar door. the lock and hasp being broken.
They then had gone into the basement and
worked their way up through various doors TO
the ground floor on which was the office. There
they went through light door and were at the
safe.
The safe was a big one. standing over six feet
tall and being some five feet deep. II was shat
tered and blown wide open. Books, papers,
checks, letters and the like were strewn all
about the office floor. Chairs were overturned
and furniture smashed
The safe contained three strong boxes, in
which kept the more valuable papers of
the firm and the cash. The safe wreekers got
only one of these. What il contained the po-
lice did not know at midnight.
AS Davis was taken into Captain Ian
try's private room. where Inspectors Schmitt-
berger and McClusky and the captain were go
ing to examine him. he reeled and fell to the
floor unconscious. He was picked up and placed
on couch. Coroner Jackson found the pris-
oner had no pulse. and said he believed he was
dying. Another hurry call sent to the
Hudson Street Hospital for an ambulance
While waiting Coroner Jackson gave Davis a
hypodermic injection of a powerful stimulant
and kept him alive until DR., Warner took him
to Bellevue
The police give il their belief that all five
of the Westerners, and that they are
''yeggmen" A score of detectives secured the
lower part of the city for the four men who
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