The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-20
BURGLAR ATTEMPTS MURDER.
S. j. HOgg of Fruitland Had a
Narrow Escape Satur-
day Night.

day NlSht.
A daring burglary was committed
mt the home of S. J. Hogg near Fruit
land last Saturday night, and that
Mr.. HOgg is living today is only be-
cause of faulty aim on the part of
the burglar.
About 2:30 Sunday morning Mrs.
Hogg was awakened by the apparent
movement of her pillow. The move
ment was more real than apparent,
for just as she opened her eyes she
saw the shadow of a man moving
away from the head of the bed. She
Immediately spoke to her husband,
who was sleeping by her side, and as
he awOke the crack of pistol was
heard and the burglar seen to leave
through the window. There is
grape vine and arbor in front and
few feet removed from the window,
and beyond this Mr.. Hogg could not
see the retreating burglar and in
tending murderer.
An examination showed that the
burglar had secured sos in money,
which was under Mrs. Hogg's pillow.
Less than six inches beyond this
was a pocket book containing 800
which the burglar only failed of Sc
curing through the awakening of
Mrs. Hogg.
The ball. from the discharged pis-
toll penetrated the headboard of the
bed about six inches above Mr..
Hogg's head. Had the burglar de-
layed the shooting a second longer
and until Mr.. Hogg had raised up
the bullet would undoubtedly have
killed.
The burglar was white man.
That much is known. He undOubt-
eddy knew the premises He had
made preparations for flight by leav-
ing the windows open. His shoes
were muffied.
Next day he was tracked to Lake
Margaret, where his tracks were
lost.
Neighbors who were aroused, in
Guiding deputy sheriff Emory Green,
came to the conclusion that the
burglar was some one acquainted
with the premises and the habits of
the family.
After thorough discussion of the
matter the united suspicion was CEN
tered upon Charley Palmer, a young
man some IS or 10 years of age who
} lives in the neighborhoOd, and who
, spends his time when not idling in
hunting and fishing on Lake Marga-
ret.
, The sheriff's office was notified and
| Deputy Kennerly went to Fruitland
and arrested young Palmer who is
+ now in jail. He will be given a pre-
, liminary hearing before Judge Coke
: on Saturday. There is nothing but
. clrcumstantial evidence which can
, connect young Palmer with the
l crime.
E Charley Palmer worked for Mr.
: Hogg for year, but quit some time
= ago. Last summer the Hogg house
! was entered and 500 taken from {
!. trunk. At that time Charlie Palmer
/ knew that Mr.. and Mrs. Hogg haC
t been in the habit of keeping theil
!; money in the trunk. After the trunk
d had been robbed they claim Charlie
n heard them discussing the matter o
changing its hiding place from thu
e trunk to underneath the pillow. Tit
e HOggs keep ugly dogs, and Paine
! is the only outsider who can gain &C
II cess to the yard without the dog
It making fuss.
e Last Saturday night the burgla
S first ransacked the trunk. Not find
}. ing the money there he went to it
o hiding place under the pillow witt
It better success.
IS Young Palmer's parents live a
Como and are well-known and re
spectacle people. The young ma
rarely stays at home.