The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-10-30
A WOMAN'S SCREAM.
Of Terror in the Middle of the Night
Drove Black
FROM HER BED ROOM.

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WILLIAM FROM HER BED ROOM.
After Robbing the House He Was
Getting Ready to Commit a
Worse Crime, but Was
Run or.
Columbia seems to be suffering from
an epidemic Of burglaries. The follow
ing we clip from The State Of Thurs
day.
There was brought to light Thurs
day the fact that there had been com
mitted in the very centre of the city
Two robberies which were even more
brazen and daring than the startling
and unsuccessful attempts upon the
residence Of Rev. DR.. Lindsay q few
nights ago. These last robberieS oc.
Cured on Lady street just one block
on either side Uf Main street, but With
in two squares Of the police station.
The methods Of the robbers are al.
most Identical, both houses on Lady
street having been visited three times
at cluse intervals. But there is per-
lection Of execution and evidence Of
design sinister and repulsivc not be-
trtyed in former depredations.
The scenes OF the robberies are Mrs.
j. Fl. Folks boarding house, west cor
ner Lady and Assembly, and Mrs. B.
l.. Gary's boarding house, west cor
ner OF Lady and Sumter streets. The
thief entered the former place by
rear stairway to the second fonr of
the dwelling, three rooms of which
we're unlocked and presented an open
field. From one room, he secured the
trousers Of the three occupants and
from another those of four heavy
seepers, and repaired to the piazza
where he deliberately searched all the
clothing, and decamped with a sum
Of 1852 and note for SIS. N
Policeman w. G. HERS was the
heaviest loser, having in his trousers
1912 and a note for S75. Mr.. J. Fl.
Foulk, Jr., was robbed Of SIS. The
Others lost from 50 to whatever
amount left in their clothing. The
clothing was left on the piazza and III
the hallway. There were three valua-
ble watches on the dresser in Police
touched, although lighted lamp was
on the dresser during the entire night.
Mrs. b. l.. Gary's dwelling has
threc-stories. The thief gained an
entrance through the front door and
unlocked door to the area part, Then
he worked his way up to the third
floor, examining the doors on the sec
ond and third floors, all were locked
except one. From this room he took
the occupants trousers and carried
them down stairs into the yard. He
rccntgrpti anu made an examination
of the ground floor, but again only
one was unlocked, presenting an In
vitng prey to this midnight maurau-
der.
A married lady whose husband
works until the latter part OF the
night occupied this room. She is il
light sleeper, she says, and hearing
noise, opened her eyes. BY accident
her gaze was In the direction of the
washstand mirror. The sight that
she beheld paralyZed her with terror
form Of a man bending over the
dresser hurriedly turning over every
thing. He emptied the drawers upon
the floor intently seeking for some
particular things.
She says that every few moments
he would cast fugitive glances in her
direction and that she lay there, it
seemed for hours, suffering the most
torturcsome agony. At last after
searching the room thoroughly, he
picked up a valiSe and as she thought
left the room. Then the lady, in the
next instant, realized that the eyes of
Il negro were looking straight into her
own. Il never knew what frozen
said she. He stood there for ages,
it seemed, never taking his eyes OF
mine, then stcalthily he crept closer
to the bed; could not move or cry
out until he put into words his dla-
bolical purpose"
Her agoniZing cry awoke the whole
house, Mr.. r. G. Aughtry, Mrs. Gary's
brother, and others we're up Instantly,
but could not get glimpse of the tlee-
ing criminal. In the morning suit
or clothes and a rippcd-open valiSe
we're found In the yard; a guitar and
some household articles of value we're
found around the premises.
1t was known By Il few that the
lady's husband carried large sums of
money at times. Fortunately he had
deposited in a bank very large sum
recently. This is the third attempt
to rob his rooms since last Friday
night.
Mrs. Foulk's home has also been un-
Ger the ban for some weeks. Three
weeks ago a burglar successfully bur-
glarzed her husbands room during
the night and relieved him of $50, all
he had in his pockets at the time
Oliccr HERS is the custodian OF the
State house and has heavy expense
on accent OF illness but by scrupulous
saving had made some money, the
loss Of which falls heavily on him.
Assassins Worked Cheaply.
A story is published to the effect