The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-09
Romarkable Burgiar-Othor News.

LYNcHBURG, VA. August S.-[Speoial.I J.
After a search Of many warm and weary
hours the police this morning arrested in
the basement of Shafer Il Roberts hard
ware store, on Main street between Tenth
and Eleventh, a young white man and
would-be burglar, who gives his name as
Frank Cole. The circumstances OF the at
tempt at crime Of the search and OF the ar
rest are peculiar. and no less remarkable is
Coles story of what his object was. Shafer
d Roberts hardware store adjoins +. ID:
johnson d. Sons jewelry store on the ground
floor, but the hardware concern occupies
the second and third floors over ootn stores.
Adjoining Johnsons on the opposite side
from Shafer d Roberts is the Fisher gun
store and up stairs Mrs. M. E. Fisher lives,
SO that the second floor of the hardware
house adioins the building occupied by
Alrs. Fisher. Yesterday afternoon about
6:Ibo o'clock Mr.. ". =. Rockeoharlie came
up the steps in Mrs. Fishers house from the
dning-room. where he had been TO supper.
He stopped 10 wash his hands and noticed
sort of rasping noise IN the wall. lie
thougbt it was @ rat and paid no attention
TO il at first. Presently he saw small piece
of plastering the size OF a half dollar fall on
the floor. Looking around Dir. Rookie
charlie saw a small auger coming
through the wall. Just then Mrs.
Fisher came up the stairs and Mr.
machine was coming through. Mr.. Rookie
charlie stationed himself at the front door
Of Mrs Fishers house TO see that nobody
came out and sent for al officer. Mrs
Fisher meanwhile went down and ratified the
front doors Of Johnson's and Shafer a. Rob
erts' stores and both were locked. 1t may
have been that this rafting of the doors
gave the warning TO the burglar that he
was discovered and enabled him 10 conceal
hot 20 In FAY
minutes Chief Of Police Irwin and Sergeant
Seay appeared on the scene. They had
Shafer y Roberts doors unlocked and as
sisted by Officers Tyree, Doherty and
Smith. Mr.. Kockecharlie and others, be-
gan 10 make thorough search OF
the building. In the meantime guards
had been placed at the front and rear of
che building, and there appeared no posi-
bic way by which a man could escape from
the building unseen. The news had spread
that there was burglar in the building
and a crowd Of hundreds of people was col
lecting all around the building. The spec
tAtors were faithful, and up 10 near the
hour of midnight there were scores of peo-
pie watching for any development. Soon
after coming TO the building the officers
discovered where the burglar had been at
work He had by the use OF brace and
bit a Ratchet and q mattock dug
q hole in the walls separating ShRfer
Il Roberts second floor from Mrs. Fishers.
The hole was two by two and half feet in
size and had been dug all the way through
with the exception of the last layer of brick
on Mrs. Fishers side. A loaded revolver
taken from the stock in the store was lying
on barrel by the side of the place where
the burglar had been at work. This morn
ing about $50 o'clock Officers Smith, Math-
ews and three others began the examination
OF the cellar. They pulled away some of
the brckbats and soon caught glimse Of
their man. When he found that he was dis
covered he came out and surrendered. He
had a big loaded pistol In bis hand, but
made no effort 70 shoot. BE had spent the
night In exceedingly narrow quarters
between two Of the sleepers.
AT police headquarters this morning the
prisoner was questioned by Chief Irwin in
the presence OF several policemen and
newspaper reporters He gave his name as
Frank Cole. and said he beat his way here
on freight train from Cincinnati, arriving
here Saturday morning. He says he is
eighteen years old and was born in Rich
mond: that he had spent eight or nine
years OF has life in Kansas City. No Has
bvod IN 81. Louis and Cincinnati and has
no parents or home. He is youthful look
ing, oiean shRven fellow. with dark hair.
he Is powerfully built, with splendidly
developed muscles. He SAYS his trade Is
That OF q carpenter and that he never did
any brick work before, Notwithstanding the
tact that his job of Saturday night and
sunday seemed 70 be pretty oeyerly done
AT meeting of the board OF directors of
sne Young Men Christian Association Il
was decided 70 extsnd call TO Mr q. p
liboets. Of New York, to the general secra'
taryship made vacant by the resignation of
Mr.. W. +: MoCaughey. Mr. Tibbets ia an
unmarried man, less than thirty wears Ola
ana was four years an assistant general
secretary OF the Central Branch of tba
Young Mems Christian Association in Ns,S
york city. For the last few months ba Nv
peen assisting the New York State commit
tes IA us work at Johnstown
hrs. j. II. Martin. who had been IN g.,
some time with typhoid fever died vestsr
Cay morning at her home on Church styast
near Eighth. Mrs. Martin was only twsntv
three years OF age and had been marrisd
about SIX months. She was a Miss PnrLsr
OK Norfolk. and her remains were taken
there for burial A'n
. Mr.; 4. 5. Dawson died yesterday morn
ing at 6o'clock at his home on Daniel's I'm
AFTER IN Illness Of several weeks. Mr.. Daw-
son was seyenty-four years old, and was an
old and respected citizen of Lynchburg
de WAS formerly a boxualsx Lx,t ~~sl.IJ