Oxford eagle., 1894-06-28
BnruIars IN oxfard.

BuffaIoe. W Brown and w I
jenkins we're entered by burg
lars. |Iih tie exception oy a
SUIT Of clothes taken from Mr.
kershAw, nothiag Of valce ~as
missed from any OF the stores
entered Just as the burglAr
vas entering. or coming oct ol
jenkins, x X Eadee, the NJ III
vatehman. Who had Lsard un
usual noises on the square, bat
was unable TO locate them, cap
tered him snd discovered tka'
Il was Pcgues. an escaped con
Wet Who had been sent to the
convict farm some r,onths sincs
tor hureIari1ing the hotel, and
who had ius- escaped from the
farm, coming TO town and re
peAting the offence for which hS
vas sent up. lie gave informa.
lion after his arrest impIIcating
others. and no doubt at least a
part Of the robbery which has
been going on in OxfOrd fof
some time will be broken Gp
II ]. hardly reasonable 10 sep
Pose that this negro rualtl have
repeated hrs offence 50 soon af
ter escaping frOcs the guards at
the farm, bad Re rot been insti-
.stee 20 il by some one whom
ne came IA contact xith upon
hIs arrival here. That iaefe 10
an org~nided bs nd of burglars
IN this tosn there can be no
doubt. AZ the second bargiary
Of the week occurred Saturday
night, or more properly Sunday
To catch the leaders
seems ID be the greatest difi-
eal,y. That tbese leaders are
shre~d and cunning 10 proven
by the cool. calculating and sys
tenalie manner in which they
operate. Relying on ths beiief
that our citizens would think
that the arrest and incarcera
ton Of Pes ues would prevent
another robbery at least for
awhile, and that there would be
no SPECIAL precausion taken to
prevent it. they deliberately set
out the following night, but one,
To rob, and did enter and rob
first the dwelling house Of DIR
Chandler. then that of Top CbIl
ton. No one was disturbed al
DIR. Chambers and they 90,
OF without doing any damage,
or securing much booty. as for
tunately the doctor had only q
few cents In HE parse. and
money Wa what they wanted.
At Mr. CailtOn's, however, they
we're interrupted in their search
BY Mr. Chiltoa awakening. and
as the rObber .only one entered,
while one staid out side and
watched through tue wiRdosL
ran out through the window,
Mr. Chiffon shot Mt him, and
fully believes he hit him in the
back, as he could see the negro
finch as he fired On account
Of the fact that when aroused
from a deep sleep. one sanno,
collect his senses as rea dily a,
when awake, and on account =
the excitement and confusion In
eidelt to an Intrusion ut tina
bocr; Mr. Chiffon was unable tC
give a positive opinion Is to III,
identity OF the negro in hi
room. but believes he know
who the one on the outside gas
Two or three arrests have beeI
made, but merely rpon cireuu
stautial evidence. and that no
strong enough to hold the pris
oners on One Of the pArtie,
arrested, II occurs TO our mind
a as surely the man Who enter
ed the room a. anything eouls
be- lie Was shot at about .
o'clock Sunday morning, a
proven By the fact that DIR. Nc
Even dressed his wound az
O'Clock.
He was shot in the bach, Jus
as Nj. Chiffon thought he mu:
have hit the man in his room
Still Mr.. Chiiton thinks that pos
sibly the negro in his rooE MA
. larger man than the one Ar
rested, and for this reason does
not care to prosecute, lest al
innocent nfaa be P,uished. I'll,
is justified in this conclusion b,
the fact thzt the wounded negro
liyee sbout eight miles in th,
country. and bears the reputz
ton Of being q trustworthy An I
hard working boy. IL may be 1
'coincideuce, but IT Is neverthe
less a strange Que. We are o
the opinion that Il 10 = case o
-old dog Trays7 for this good
boy 0Rgkt not TO be out al
Saturday night proving arO anC
till Sunday morning at ) o'cI0cl
hunting Aad dogs