Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-02
THIS STATION AGENT
 KILLED THE BURGLAR
The Alarm In His Room Gave Notice of the Robbery That Was Being Committed-Companions of the Dead Nan Escaped - Complete Set of Burglar Tools Were Left Behind.

Cnionville, March "A. A. Burn- ham. station agent of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad at this village, shot and killed one of gang of burglars who had broken into the station early to-day. A complete burglars kit was found on the body, but tLere was nothing to reveal the mans identity. His companions es- cdred after running fight with the station agent, during which several shots were exchanged.
 The station agent, who lives near the station, was awakened about o'clock uy the ringing of burglar alarm in lis room. He hastily put on suit which hc had kept beside his bed for .Tears for such an emergency, and seiz- ing his revolver, rushed to the station. Approaching quietly he heard voices, and fc was peering through the wait Ing room window when shot was fired at lin through the glass. He heard the bullet sing past his head, i and ralsins his own weapon, fired in return. Before MT Burnham had time to ascertain the effects of his shot an-
 
 | ton, and the next instant man crashed through the window onto the l platform beside him. The man stum- bled. but regaining his feet nimbly and firing again, took to his heels. The station agent chased him down the railroad track for short distance and | fred several shots at the man. but | p:ohably did not hit hit. Mr Burnham | himself escaped uninjured, all the bull ! tets aimed at him going wild.
 The station agent thinks that while he was pursuing the fleeing burglar an | other man jumped through the station | window and escaped in another direc ton. Mir Burnham, however. is not | positive that there was third man. On returning to the station, MT Burnham entered the waiting room and found man lying dead on the | floor with a bullet wound at the back | O. his head. He had been killed by the shot fired through the window by the station agent. and probably death was instantaneous. A nasty eXamina' ton of the body by Dr J. B. Newton the medical examiner of the town, also of Pennington. who lives in this will lage, showed that the bullet entered just back of the right ear and came out through the cheek on the left side, severing the carotid artery and fractur. ing the lower jaw.
 The clothing of the dead man was fairly good. In the pockets, the medt cal examiner found jimmy and other tools, some fuses, a package of coarse gun powder and another powder pack. age of an unknown kind. The hody was removed after the examination to tho: rooms of an undertaken in the will lage.
 MT Burnham said to-day that no at tempt had been made to break the safe in the ticket office, and that in fact the burglars had no time to begin opera. tions, as the burglar alarm which was attached to the door through which they forced an entrance aroused him immediately. He has been station agent here for twenty-two years ana has always been on his guard agaIns, such an attempt at robbery as this. Besides having the burglar alarm ir his house connected with the station. he has had an emergency suit similar to that used by firemen beside his bed every night. Thirtythree years ago. " hen Mir Burnham was employed at another station for the company. he was attacked one night while on his way home. The would-be robbers evi- dently supposed he had the office funds with him at that time. Mir Burnham was armed, however. and gave his as sailants so warm a reception that they abandoned their attack. Since then he has always taken careful precautions for the company's property as well as his own.
 It has been learned that crowbar which was found on the floor of the waiting room was taken from the see ton house. a short distance ID the rail. read track. the burglars having broken in there before going to the station.
 X team belonging to Charles Sharp was stolen during the night and there was at first theory that this was used by the fleeing robbers in making their escape Later. however. if was learned that the team had been recov. cred. ahd the officers satisfied them. selves that the man who took it. said to he a resident of Avon. could have had nothing to do with the robbery Ii is supposed that the dead mans com. panion or companions escaped by get ting aboard a freight train at some point along the line. MT Burnham however. notified other points on the line as soon as possible by telegraph and a careful watch for suspicious characters has been kent all day by train and station employees.
 Dr Newton has reported to the cor Al. a~ . bullet which entered the hack of tho neck and passed out of the cheek or the left side. severinc the carotid ar tery and fracturing the lower jaw Death was almost Instantaneous.