Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-31
snor WIN PEPPER AND SAT-.
How Congress Street Merchant Did up
a Newspaper Thief-A Vigorous Pun
ishment for q Common Offense.

How a Congress Street Merchant Did up
Newspaper Thief-A Vigorous Pun
ishment for Common Offense.
For several weeks Mr.. H. L. Schreiner,
proprietor Of Schreiner's Emporium, No.
100 Congress street, has been annoyed by
newsboys and bootblacks stealing his
sunday MORNING NEWS. Up TO a week
or two ago he was similarly annoyed by
the loss Of his paper on week days,
which he managed to put
stop 10 in summary manner
By chasing the thief with a revolver.
This ended the matter for a time, aud the
paper was left Cnmolested where il was
placed BY the carrier. his efforts to cap
ture the plunderer OF his Sunday paper
proved unavailing until yesterday morn
ing. when he arose about O'clOcks anu
entering the store. armed himself Win
double barrel shotgun loaded Win rock
salt and pepper. and took a position De
hind the door. which he unlocked IN order
thar he could get out quickly, and waited
DEVELOPMENTS. The paper Is usually
placed by the carrier behind an IRON
a,ratipg in front Of the door In order to
gpt il out tits necessary TO lift the grating
from its place. After waiting few min
utes the carrier came up and dropping
the paper into its accustomed place hur-
ried on his route. y few minutes later
Mr.. Sehreiner observed a colored
lad with shoe blacklng
box slung over his shoulder
prowling around the door. After satisfy
ing himself that no one was in sight, he
lifted the grating. but fearing he would
be detected by passers dropped 1t hurried
" and went away. As soon as the coast was
clear he came up again, but gentleman
coming around the corner prevented ms
purpose and he again left, but returned
shortly in company with another
bOy While the latter was on the look
out for passers the first boy, determined
to accomplish his purpose, lifted the CRATE
and seized the paper. Mr.. Schrelner was
on the watch and pushed open the door.
The bOv was evidently on the lookout as
well as the proprietor and made a break
for the corner, but before he had sue
ceeded in getting out of reach his pur-
surer fired upon him. filling his clothes
with the contents Of the gun. Thinking
his time had come the young tbiefdrOpped
his backing box and the paper. and
flew around the corner of Buffers drug
store like the wind. Just as his pursuer
was preparing 10 fire the other barrel
Officer Herman appeared on the scene, ana
after short chase captured the lad ana
landed him in the barracks. While the
method OF treatment Is rather sew ere IL =
Schreiner believes it is about the only
effectual method. He thinks if he could
have got in his second shot at the fellow
he would have been "cured" without any
danger of trichine being found in his
system. He is confident now that his
MORNING NEWS will be lett unm0lested.
The stealing of papers from the piazzas
and doorsteps of private residences and
from the window gratings Of business
houses, and even from underneath doors,
where they are placed by the carriers, is
a source Of almost daily complaint. The
greatest annoyance is experienced
in the southeastern part Of the
city On Bay street, where the papers
are delivered at the offices and business
houses early in the morning, the enter
prising young thief gets in mis- work with
the least fear of detection. When the
paper is pushed under the door, it is
fshed out with a stick or wire bent
in the shape Of a hook. The only way to
prevent the annoyance is for subscribers
to provide lock boxes for their papers, or
else get them as soon as they are de-
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