The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-27
FIRED AT BURGLAR
HUT MAN OF MYSTERY ESCAPED
IN DARK LANE,
TWO HOUSES VISITED
ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY DURING
THE EARLY EVENING.

Mrs. Bradham of No. ia Anderson
street. East, saw a Mans Hand
working at window and
Screamed - NeiGhbOrhOOd Was
Aroused and Burglar Was Pur-
sued Down Henry Lane-About the
same Time Discovery Was Made
That Butler Residence Across the
street Had Again Been visited.
Blinds Were Cut-POlice Have no
Clue.
From a single Mysterious Burglar
there has grown three and almost
simultaneously last night, shortly after
8 O'Clock two houses on Anderson
street that have been visited several
times before, We're attacked
one of the burglars was chased and
three shots were fired at him at close
range. He made his escape, however,
and it is not believed that he was
wounded. The neighborhood was
thrown into a state of intense excite
ment by the burglars and the shooting.
and there were a dozen uniformed and
plain clothes men in the vicinity in
short while.
The home of Mr.. G. r. Butler No.
12I Anderson street. east, was again
visited and an attempt was made to
get into the residence OF Mrs. W. r.
Bradham at No. ia. just across the
street It was while at work on win
dow in this house that the man was
discovered and chased.
Mrs. Bradham and her brother Mr..
Fred Edenfield, were at home at the
time, and the presence of the marauder
was discovered by Mrs. Bradham who
screamed. Four times before within
the past few weeks. efforts had been
made to rob this house. and the occu-
pants were on the alert.
Saw Hand at "a window.
Mr.. Edenfeld was on bed in the
front room rather expecting a visit
from the Mysterious Burglar" Mrs.
Bradham was in her bedroom adjoin-
ing the dining room, which is in the
rear of the house. She was rather
nervous and glanced frequently at the
dining room window.
The appearance of a hand, whether
It was black or white, she is unable
TO assert with any degree of certainty,
startled her The fingers were WORK
ing for the catch that fastened the
blind, when Mrs. Bradham screamed
loud enough TO be heard all over the
neighborhood. From the front room
her brother ran to where she was and
learned what had haDDened
Behind Telegraph Pole.
The cry of fright was also heard by
Mr. Joseph Aiken, living in the ad-
joining house, and suspecting its cause,
he ran to the rear with his revolver.
He saw a man hiding behind post,
and when Mr.. Edenfield opened the
gate the figure began to move away in
the lane towards Drayton street. The
burglar passed within a few feet of
Mr.. Aiken who promptly opened fire.
There was no cry and the man was
lost in the darkness.
At about the same time the discoV-
cry was made that the Butler resi-
dence had been again visited. The
members of the family were sitting on
the front piazza when the thief en-
tered through a window in the rear.
Blinds Were Cut.
He cut the blinds and got into the
dining room, but was frightened away
before anything was taken. With lam
terms and lamps the streets and lanes
were searched thoroughly for some
trace of the men. Three suspicious
looking individuals had been seen Turk
ing in the neighborhood and 1t was
generally agreed that two of them were
at work while the third kept watch.
The police were rather inclined to
believe this, but were unable TO get
two descriptions that tailed Not even
the color of the men was made known
positively. The escape OF the burglars
was as mysterious as has been their
work
Every effort is being made by the
police to run the men to cover, but
without any degree of success, and
they are hardly any nearer the Identity
of the culprits than they were when
the Mysterious Burglars" began work
The frequent efforts that have been
made TO plumber has stirred up the
southern section of the city and pis-
tolls that have not seen service In a
long while are being cleaned and load
ed for action.