The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-18
WINGED a BURGLAR.
=, tlaa1sD lSrnRCnrrs 4 BtRa-
49, WITH a ButLET.


Robert Carr. 4 negro OF Wharton county,
q who told the police that he had been sent
10 Houston BY his father 70 purchase sup
plies and had gambicd the money away.
and then sought to retrieve his losses By
an up-to-datc method Of burglary. is in
the city Jail with hole through his right
wrist.
The hole was made BY a 45-caliber bull
let from weapon in the hands OF Dr..
Massie. at his residence. corner OF Nance
y and Mckee street. between and o'clock
yesterday morning.
Or. Massie was awakened by the storm
Of night before last. and made a trip to
the second story OF his residence 10 sec
about the windows. After resuming his
bed he noticed that the hall lamp had been
extiueuished, which convinced him that
some one WIS In the house who2did not be-
long there. His attention WAS attracted by
q peculiar noise. and. procuring his pistol.
he sat upon his bed TO hear it again. In
Z moment a dark form entered through The
room door, and raising his arm, The pny-
sician fired point blank, A cry Of pain
was sent up and the form jumped through
tho window.
The burglar, who afterwards proved 10
ed the police In discovering his hiding
place several hours later Tho bullet
passed through tho arm Just above the
wrist, seyering an artery, and before be
could get from the gront gallery OF the
house enough blood had fallen TO form
pool. The police took up the trail ut tho
gate and were led to the middle OF Mc-
Kee street thence to the corner OF LIB
erty At the corner OF Carr made II rather
short turn, and In doing so threw blood
over the side of building at that point.
He kept the sidewalk out Liberty TO SEM
mes, stopping at intervals To ascertain us
he says, II he was being followed block
this side OF Seinmes street Carr halted aud
taking portion OF his clothing Ted 1t |
around the wound, preventing the blood |
from falling, except drop hero and there |
He was tho weak TO run fast, hut kept go- |
ing and turned out Semmea street 10 mo |
Southern Pacific tracks.
II vas hard for the officers TO track be- !
yond Semmos street, except by prints OF |
bare foot In the freshly made mud. and. I
these by the MD of the intrequsnt blood |
drops took the searchers 10 tho railroad |
tracks. Carr evidently began TO bleed |
more at the tracks for the drnps were
much palmer and led tho party 10 the
crossing Of the Southern Pacific ana he
International and Great Northern rail- |
roads.
,S"ut liiH ydIUs from INC crossing the
police noticed rcsro's sbauty lighted 10.
From the appearances of thu chimney a t
roaring fire was within 4 knock ri the
door caused The inmates 10 hustle tstntJr
delaying in the opening OF the Doe, and
by the time entrance WAS given the place
was surrounded Blood en- the floor told
the police that their man was there. and
q minnie later Carr was hauled from np
der bed, He admitted having committed
the robbery, and said thai SIS be secured
N me mouse, together with some other
motley. was in his pocket.
Ihe 81 was taken from tho room Of u
J Mathews, rooming at Ir MassIe's resi-.
In the shanty there were a number q,
ether negroes. who were also placed nm
Ger arrest and held for Investigation.