New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-05
BURGLARS SHOT IN FIGHT
Policeman Captures One Man
After Struggle in Apartment.
OTHER IS THOUGHT DEAD
Trail of Blood Causes Belief That
He Hid in Cellar Near House
and Expired.

| After a desperate struggle with TWO
| burglars in an snartment on the fourth
| floor of Renault Court, No. 2Ui west liV''
! street yesterday morning Patrolman john
! Nvden. of the West 125th street statlon'
captured one Of the burglars, who hsn
/ been shot twice The man. who Is AZ the
! Harlem Hospltal IN a dying condition. de-
/ scrihcd himself az John Maxon. book
! keeper. of No. AIS West 18th street. re
said that his companion, who was also
wounded but got away, was Thomas An
derson.
The apartment in which the purglarS
were found is occupied by Milton silver
| man. who is at Far Rockaway with MS
family for the summer.
Milton Hrsch, who lives on the same
floor. noticed light in Mr. Silverman
apartment. and, knowing that the faniiS
was away. listened at the door. lie hearu
some one within give a caution or silehc'
and the light disappeared. Mr. Hirsch 'hen
went downstairs and informed the night
Waterman, who when out and called "a
trolman Nyden
Nyden hurried to the house. and on
looking up at the front, saw that win
fourth floor was open. He went up the
fire escape. and as he stepped in through
the open window he saw two men. They
also saw him. and one OF them called
shoot. Joer The other replied, mo
We can get him" Then the two burglars
closed with Nyden and a terrific struggle
began.
All three OF the men were large. young
and strong. They fought all over the
dining room Tables and chairs were
smashed. and finally even the chandelier
was pulled down. Anderson then drew his
revolver and fired Mt the policeman, one
Of the shots passing through his coat ana
the other close TO his face. The last shot
struck Maxon I'm the hip.
Nyden was then feled 10 the floor by
blow on the head Lying on the floor. the
policeman drew his revolver and fired
twice. striking Maxon in the breast. Max
on returned the fire as he fell TO the
floor and wounded Anderson. who was
making his way to the hall. Nyden kicked
Maxon's revolver from his hand and start
cd after Anderson. Just then Patrolmen
Mclaughlin and Lynch entered the room
and remained I'm charge of MaXon.
Some one told Nyden that Anderson had
gone 10 the roof. and. following a, trail of
blood. he climbed to the top Of the house.
then to the Dawson Arms apartment, where
he met Joseph Rogers. the elevator boy,
who said that a man. bleeding profusely,
had rushed past him on the third floor
The trail OF blood led Nyden down the
stairs TO a fence separating the nth street
houses from those i'm 10th street.
Here the trail was lost. and the police
believe the fugitive Crawled into some Gel
lar. where he is either dead or uncon-
scious. They were still searching for him
up to a late hour last night
Nyden then went back TO the Silverman
apartment. where search was made of
Maxons pockets. The three policemen
found a long steel Jimmy" q gold brace
LEI. gold watch and chain, a woman's
chain and n @s-calibre revolver, from
which two shots had been fred
Then an ambulance arrived with Dr.
Donnelly from the Harlem Hospital.
After examining the wounded man he said
he was in a serious condition and would
probably die. Maxon was then placed i'm
the ambulance End taken TO the hospital,
where he told the name Of his companion.
While being questioned MsXon became un-
Cor'scious
The police searched through the house
and found that two other apartments had
been entered and ransacked ono was the
apartment OF Harry Whetfelt and the
other that Of Joseph Goodman. The occu-
pants Of both apartments are away.
Anderson Is described as twenty-eight
wears old. feet 10 inches tall and weigh
ing about 80 pounds. He is smooth faced
we'll dressed and good looking. az was his
companion, MaXon.
Patrolman Nyden has an excellent roc