The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-22
THE ROBBERIES KEEP UP.
Another Case Of POCketbOOk SDatChins
by a Negro FOOtpad.

Two Womsn Robbed at Bolton and
Habsrsham Streets While Waiting
For Street Car-one OF Them
Knocked Down and Her Fingers
Bitten to Secure Her Purse-The
Robber Escapes-The Necessity
For Protection to ladies on the
Streets.
Another outrageous case Of highway
robbery committed upon ladies upon the
streets of the city occurred last night.
The robbery was a bold and successful
one, the thief escaping with two pocket
books, containing $3.50 in cash.
AS in the other cases which have &C.
Cured recently, the thief did not hesitate
to use violence to accomplish his object.
Miss celia Clayton, formerly in the en-
ploy of the Gaietystheater. on Broughton
street, and Mrs. Race, formerly in the
employ of 7. F. Churchill, the Bull
street confectioner, left their boarding
house, No. 80 York street, yesterday
afternoon for a street car ride. They
left the car in the southern part
of the city for short walk.
corner of Habersham and Bolton streets
to take the car back down town. Both
had pocketbooks which they carried in
their hands. AS the air was chilly Miss
Clayton decided to put on her sacque,
which she was carrying on her arm, and
handed her pocketbook TO her companion
TO hold while she did so.
KNOCKED DOWN BY TIE RoBBER.
Just then negro ran up, and, without
a word struck Miss Race heavy blow
across the face, knocking her down He
hon 40 l.
pocketbooks, but the owner held on with
both hands. STOPPING down the thief
seized her fingers in his teeth and made
vicious effort to bite. The pain of the
bite caused her to release her hold on the
pocketbooks and the thief made OF with
them across the vacant lots towards
Price street.
Miss Clayton was standing some dis
tance away. putting on her sacque when
the attack was made on her companion.
The two women pursued the thief across
to Price street, screaming for help, but he
easily escaped.
THE POLICE NOTIFIED.
The victims of the robbery reported the
matter to Mr.. Churchill on their return
home. He at once reported it to the po-
lice.
Miss Clayton claimed ohave had 5000
IN her pocketbook and Mrs. Race IS 20.
NY NNINAADNA lliG bulGA dS Il low, bnlCh-
setyoung mulatto, well dressed.
Jack, the Snatcher," would appear to
be good name for the thief who is con-
Quoting his operations so successfully in
the southern portion of the city. AS the
police seem unable to do anything to
put stop TO his work, the ladies will
either have to cease carrying their pocket
BOOKS on the streets, or go armed for self
protection. 1t has been suggested that if
tHRV Wnnld THAR. in, Al,as,
dress pockets the thief would be balked,
as he would never be able to find them.
THEY KEEP ON RoBBING.
Instead of abating, the number of high
way robberies and assaults on unprotected
women who happen to be out shortly after
nlghttall, seem to be on the increase.
Scarcely a day goes by but some such
outlawry is reported to the police, and
often the reports of such deeds do not
come singly, but stories of two or three
such crimes in single night have recent
ly been recorded.
1t is high time the police authorities
were breaking up this gang of criminals,
with which one particular neighborhood
seems infested. The days of outawry
and brigandage in this country have
passed, and there is little ex-
cuse for the failure TO stop
the work of these lawless highway
hiSA4t NJ htC CHbdAAN WIFI tu0 burglar,
murderers at heart. In these days when
police forces are Systematically organized
and for purpose, failure to accomplish
| mat purpose in a succession of instances
shows either lack of proper system and
methodical management somewhere. or a
lack of sufficient numbers, an error to
which, in either case, attention should be
/ directed.
! THEY WATCH THEIR CHANCE.
| The dce1s, 1t seems, are committed by
| some gang of thieves who operate in a
section OF the city which they seem to
! know is unprotected. The crime occurs
one night at certain place in the souths
| eastern section OF the city, and the fol-
lowing evening while the police are
watching for him there, if any watching
| is being done, he is at his old tricks some
! two or three blocks from the scene of
| his former operations.
| There are but twenty-six policemen on
1 duty in Savannah at night, and they are
! expected to guard and protect the lives
and property of $1,000 people. Is it a
wonder then that robberies and thefts are
committed} If this force is sufficient.
there is something wrong with the
management of it, but if not
and IL can hardly be held that it is. it
should be composed of sufficient mum Der
who should be so deployed as to have
| every section properly protected. If a
| few of these robbers were caught and
given the full sentence for their Crime it
is probable that stop would be put to
| their deeds. But so far they are all sill
| enjoying their freedom.