The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-24
ESCAPED SEVEN BULLETS.
A BURGLARS LIVELY EXPERIENCE
THIS MORNING.

C.. SehuItes Got Tired Of Being Rob-
bed Every Saturday Night and Lay
for the Thief-IIe Met Him and Was
Surprised TO Recognize Near
NefghbOr. ZeEe General. n Negro
Living Above the saloon, as the
Mantle Managed to Escape From
sehuItes in the saloon and Later
Escapes From "A Policeman by
Jumping From a second story
window.
At 2 o'clock this morning the nelghbOr-
hood Of the Morning News was startled
by several pistol shots In Bay lane in quick
succession. A negro was fleeing down the
lane. though with nobody in pursuit. An
investigation revealed that q. Schultes.
who runs the barroom at No. 162 Bryan
street had caught the negro in his place
and had made a desperate effort TO cap
ture him, but without success.
For the last several Saturday nights in
succession the cash drawer Of the sa-
loon has been regularly robbed of amounts
varying from s. to $40. At first Mr..
Schultes thought he was mistaken in
counting his cash, but he soon caught
atcally robbed. The thief was shrewd
enough not to take all the cash. bur
would only take the large bills. leaving
the small change behind From the
shrewdness of the thief, Mr.. Schulte-
concluded that it was a white man who
was doing the work and determined to
catch him. He did not know how the
thief secured his entrance to the place,
but he was pretty well satisfied that the
thief would pay him another call last
night
He closed up his place as usual at mid
night but a little later, accompanied by
a friend, John Daub, he re-entered
through the lane door in the rear. The
saloon is one Of the old free and easies.
and is divided into two apartments. In
the front in the saloon, and in the rear
is the dance hail with a small stage. with
a smaller apartment in the rear. Printed
signs on the walls request the patrons
OF the place to leave their razors at home
and to enjoy themselves without getting
into trouble The rooms on the second
and third floors OF the buildings are let
to dodgers and have access both by stair
ways both to Bryan street in front and
the lane in the rear The rear STRAY
Is plain wooden affair. and runs aiCng
one side OF the rear room of the saloon.
Schultes and Daub seated themselves in
the dance hall and waited until they We're
pretty well tired out 1t was nearly
O'Clock when they heard sounds in the
rear, which they discovered a little later
to be caused by some one prying away
the boards on the staircase. Through the
open doorway leading to the rear room
they presently saw a figure drop down
from the staircase. The man advanced
to the door of the dance hall and struck
match. They We're surprised to recOg-
nize in the burglar negro, known as
Zeke General who occupies rooms on the
rear OF the second floor and who was fire.
quently in the saloon. The burglar was
blinded by the light of the match which
he held in his hand, and did not see the
two men, who were watching him a few
feet away.
General is a big burly negro. schultes
had expected to see a white man, most
probably a boy and had provided himself
with rope with which to tie his intended
prisoner When ne saw the burly Zeke he
changed his programme. Advancing a
step or two and throwing up his hands he
exclaimed.
Throw up your hands"
The negro doged backwards and as he
did so Schultes fired three times in rapid
succession. a small door fastened by a
wooden bar from the inside, leads from
the rear of the place to the lane and also
the foot of the lane stairway. When the
negro dropped down into the saloon he
placed the boards which he had removed
back in place intending no doubt to make
his exit by the lane door. Consequently he
had come. Running to the lane door he
seized the wooden bar and threw it back
with all his might at the men in the room
behind. Then he threw open the door and
darted out. lie was heard going up the
steps to the floor above.
Policeman Williams. was on duty in the
market and heard the shots in the sa-
loon. He came out to see what was the
matter and was met by Schultes and
Daub, who told him the reason of the
shots. Accompanied by the POLICEMAN
they went back through the saloon to
the lane door. Policeman Williams Sc
cured lamp and went up stairs, accom-
panied by Daub while Schultes watched
below. The officer demanded admittance
to Williams room, and receiving no reply
kicked the door in. AS he entered the
room the General jumped from the sec
ond story window to the lane below and
ran off in the darkness, followed by four
bullets from the pistols of Williams and
Schultes. From the good time which he
made down the lane the bullets evidently
did not touch him.
The matter was reported to the bar
racks and as the negro is well known to
the detectives and police he will very
likely be under arrest before many hours.