Robbing Days Ended

Chicago, Oct. 14.- Thomas Sullivan. Identified as ene of the three robbers who assaulted and attempted to rob Fred Wenzlass of 10 Carpemer street late Sunday night, died at the county hospital at 5 o'clock Tuesday morning as a resuit of a pistol wound in the abdomen inflicted by the intended victim. James Ryan, another of the trio, was arrested Monday afternoon by Detectives Mahoney and Weisse, and he was also found to be suffering from a bullet wound in the arm, inHicted by Wenzlass, when he sent a fusillade of bullets after the footpads. The detectives also captured a third member of the party, who gave his name as James Minturn. It is alleged that the men had committed a number of depredations in the vicinity of Carpenter and Randolph streets before their disastrous attempt on Wenzlass. Among their alleged victims earlier in the evening was Henry Hoover of 247 Fulton street, who was compelled at the point of three revolvers to disgorge his -valuables, a gold watch and $7. It was 11 o'clock Sunday night when Wenzlass encountered three footpads at Carpenter and Randolph streets. Takeu ünawares. He was taken completely unawares and before he could realize the attack he was felled to the ground by a blow on the head. But pluckily recovering himself, he managed to get possession of his revolver and commenced firing until his weapon. was empty. Two of the marauders had already sought safety in flight and the third was lying prostrate upon the ground. The Jatter was wounded in the abdomen. At the county hospital he said hisname was Thomas Ryan and declared he had been shot without provocation, as he had merely been attracted to the scène by Wenzlass' cries and carne to assist the latter. "Up to 5 o'clock Monday evening the wounded man was unconscious. When he revived he admitted Siving a false name, and said his reet name was Thomas Sullivan and his address 355 West Polk street. But he still maintained his innocence. He again became unconscious and re-, mained in that condition until his ■death. Sullivan's companions , Ryan and Minturn, were captured in a house at 79 South Morgan street, where the detectives had traced thera by a trail of blood from the scène of the encounter, a distance of ten blocks. Ryan's wound is not serious.