The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-30
BURGLARS IN PAIRS
IN TWO HOUSES AT
THE SAME TIME.
JUMPED OUT OF WINDOWS.
ONE AT DUFFY AND DRAYTON, THE
OTHER ON HENRY STREET.

Police Notified of the Discovery of
the Robbers, but Arrived After
Their Escnpe-SneaI<ed Into the
Houses, Locked the Doors Behind
Them and Began WOrk-Escnped
by Jumping From Second story
windows.
By Jumping from second-story win
dows two negro burglars escaped from
houses in the southern section of the
city almost at the same minute last
night. In each case much excitement
was occasioned by the discovery and
escape of the robbers.
The houses entered were those of A.
NJ. Sholar, No. 400 Henry street, east,
and l. M. Rosenfeld, No. 101 Duffy
street, east The work was the same
in each instance and the mode of es-
cape was identical. Both robberies &C.
Cured at o'clock and the police are
of the opinion that the negroes are
pals. 1t is quite likely that one of the
robbers would have been arrested had
not the crimes been committed at the
same time. message was received
at police headquarters to send squad
of men at once to the Duffy street ad-
dress. Before the patrol wagon could
be gotten ready for the trip and while
Patrolmen Ungar, Fogarty and I. ].
Terrell were hurrying to the Gamewen
house a second call came for a squad
for the Henry street house. In neither
a. hof rnhhorW
been committed or the result might
have been different.
The run to the Duffy street house
was made in record breaking time, but
the negro had made his escape by
jumping through a second-story win
dow into the yard. Mr.. Resented was
not home at the time, and his wife was
sitting on the front piazza. Her young
son was upstairs. The negro entered
the parlor through a window on Dray-
ton street, and under the very glare of
an electric light. He locked the doors
from the inside, and this was noticed
by Master Rosenfeld who came down
stairs a few minutes later. He called
his mothers attention to the fact, and
the prowling negro was heard on the
inside.
Mrs. Rosenfeld gave the alarm, and
the negro dashed upstairs. An open
window on the Drayton street side Of
the dwelling showed the police that he
had made his escape by dropping to the
ground. Mrs. Resented was under the
impression that the negro was still in
the house, and the police made a care
full search. The man had evidently been
in the room for several minutes. and
had gone through several drawers in
an effort to find something of value.
Mrs Resented could not tell whether
anything had been taken or not
While the officers were engag-
ed in their search of the Rosen-
field house the burglar at the dwelling
on Henry street was making his es-
cape. He had entered through a win
dow and gone at once to the second
floor, where he locked himself in one
of the rooms. His presence was dis
covered a few minutes later, and the
alarm was given. The robber was in
the room some little time before he
decided upon plan of action, and his
escape followed. None of the male
neighbors had a revolver or the man
could have been easily shot.
With the police only a few blocks
away he tied a dress to the window
sill and dropped to the ground in that
manner. The ground was torn up
where he landed. He ran through
the yard and jumped a back fence
In the lane he slipped and fell, and the
police discovered the broken ground
where he tumbled. The rear of the
house is opposite the Anderson Street
School. and the outbuildings were care
fully searched. The negro probably
ran down the lane to Price street and
made his escape towards Lovers lane
An accurate description of the man
NV hn off
was taken from the Henry street
house.