The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-05

All the burglars Got Was IS Cents,
I'm Spite OF SHOW window Dollar Bills.
Two simultaneous red hot burglar chases
enlvened with fusillade of pistol shots,
woke up the blase corner Of Fourteenth
street and Third avenue before dawn
yesterday morning. Both marauders were
captured.
Pig Head Kelly" was one of the burglars.
John Brokaw was the other. Pig Heads
name, or rather the one he gives when he is
caught in any little indiscretions, is John
Killian. He gives his address as 2a2 East
Thirty-second street. Brokaw's address is
GAG East Sixteenth street. Pig Head" is
20 years Of age; Brokaw, 20. The pictures OF
both are in the rogue's gallery
The scene Of their exploit was hat store
at ll8 Third avenue. The burglary was
the second in the place within week. On
the first occasion the thieves got away
with all the money there was in the cash
drawer, about $50. They have not been
caught.
The store was shining mark for burglars.
For weeks there has been constant ex-
hibition of new, fresh one dollar bills in
the window, bill stuck in the band OF
every hat 1t was so attractive that the
police on several occasions had TO drive
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the window. There was danger that mere
plate glass would not keep the spectators
and the bills apart.
The premises did not present many diff
hcultiee to a burglar OF moderate SKIN
ana nerve. rlmsy pine board 'artltlon
loosely put together separated tue store
from the hallway. All that was necessary
was 10 pry, open tne outer han d0or WIN
jimmy ana then loosen lew boaros Oh
the partition. mat Is the way the burglars
got into the store week ago and that IS
the way they got into 1t about O'CLOCK
yesterday morning. -
IL was Polceinan Mooney OF the run
street station who interrupted yesterday 8
operations He saw the outer nan door
open. stepped in and In an instant was IN
rough and tumble scuifie WITH rig Head,
who was still in the hall while MS pal was
at work in the store Mooney was thrown
to the floor ana Plg Head made dash
out the door and In the direction OF Four
teenth street: Mooney was on ms rect IN
an instant and after him. He raped the side
walk for assistance and took hying shot
at rig Head as he ran. Plg HEAD turned
mo roIIteenth etee. anu neautu east-
ward. On the opposite corner, three de-
tectiVes were stanuihg-Deinniiey Oh the
run street Statiqn ana nearqoIi ana
shea OF Ponce Headquarters, put now
detailed at the District Attorneys ONCE
All three joined in the chase after flg Head
firing at hmshot after shot, 10 ~hlch ne paid
no need
Mooney went back to the store and was
in the hallway when Brokaw made fierce
swing at him with blackjack, missing the
policeman's head by narrow margin.
Mooney grappled with him and there and
then had his second rough and tumble
fight for life in that narrow dark hallway
all within the space OF two or three minutes.
Again the policeman was thrown to the
floor, and again the burglar wrenGhed him
self loose and darted out the hallway. In
stead of following Pig Heads course he
headed for Thirteenth street, Mooney in
hot pursuit firing shot al er shot at him.
In Third avenue, near thirteenth street,
was Detective Roth of the Fifth street
station and he, too, joined in the chase and
the revolver practice There were now
two hot burglar chases on, one eastward
in Fourteenth street and the other eastward
in Thirteenth street, and both accompanied
by a spirited cracking of revolver shots.
The blase Fourteenth street and Third
avenue corners became Interested almost
to the point Of enthusiasm Heads popped
out Of windows and the side doors of vir-
tuously closed saloons let out admiring
groups.
Meantime Delaney, Reardon and Shea