The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-04
The Clough Baby ThWarts a Bur.
glar.
MR.. CLOUGH'S BOLD PURSUIT IN
THE DARK.

Deering Citizens Catch the Fellow Who
Has Been Looting Houses in York
County-Clerk Hewey's Watch Found
Four DeerIng Houses Entered
Rich spo1ls Discovered.
An audacious burglar of great agility
and unus ual richness was captured at
Woodfords Sunday morning under cir
cumstances very thrilling. The story
which is of dramatic interest involves
several scenes, many actors and some
changes of costume.
The affair may properly be said to have
begun at the house of Mr.. Isaac A.
Clough, of the Portland Transcript who
who lives in the large modern house on
the corner of Spring street and Glenwoed
avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Clough have
little baby, - weeks old. This little
baby has habit usually very inconven-
lent, of waking up about 8. Is a. m. each
morning and demanding attentions from
the parents. So it is usual in the
Clough home to keep lamp burning on
the table in the dining room. The bed
room and also the kitchen opens off this
dining room.
When the baby stirred Sunday morn
ing at the usual time Mr.. Clough arose,
stepped into the dining room, and took
hist rousers from chair beside the
table, and was about to put them on
when he glanced into the kitchen and
saw man preparing to get out of the
window.
'sWhat are you doing. Get outr'
shouted Mr.. Clough, and he dashed at
the man swinging the trousers like a
club over the mans head. There were
keys and other articles IN the pockets, so
the trousers were not so gentle weapon
as might be supposed. At the sams
time Mr.. Clough pushed the burglar
who went headlonglout of the window
while the curtain and curtain sticks
came Gathering to the floor.
Mr.. Clough then shut and fastened the
window and took a few moments to calm
his aroused and startled houshold. and
to dress himself. A hasty inventory
showed that the silverware on the dining
room table and Mrs. Clough's jewelry
were untouched. 1t was evident that the
burglar had ljusti gotten into the kitchen
and had not bad time to get to work
when Mr.. Clough was aroused by the
baby. 1t seemed probable that the fell
low had found the kitchen window un-
fastened as later examination on the
outside showed that he had evidently
climbed in that way. This examination
also showed that the burglar had landed
very hard, the sodding being torn up
somewhat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clough heldfa consulta-
ton. They reasoned that the burglar
would be trying other houses in their
vicinity and that it was Mr. Clough's
duty to warn the police. So Mr.. Clough
lighted his lantern and prepared to go
down Spring street to the police station
to warn the police.
AS Mr.. Clough came to his front door
he noticed through the glass in the door
man on his front lawn. The electric
light made it quite easy to see, and it
was soon evident that the man was NOV
ing about in front of the house in a
crouching position, peering at the win
dows as if to see what was going on
within.
Acting upon bold resolution Mr..
threw open the door and dashed at the
man at the same time shouting loudly to
his neighbors to come to his assistance.
This courageous dash was too much for
the burglar. He turned and ran, Mr..
Clough close after him. The fellow ran
around the little square formed by the
streets there and came back to the front
of the Clough house. Mr.. Clough still
pursued, and three times the wild chase
went around the square. In passing
through the garden the burglar ran into
a wire fence and was thrown back, but
recovered himself too quickly to be
caught. Mr.. Clough has large ST. Ber-
nard dog, now little old, and this dog
came to the assistance of his master and
joined in the pursuit.
Having made the circuit of the square
three times and man and dog being evil
IDENTIFY determined, the burglar seems to
have formed resolution to strike out
in new direction, for he darted across