The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-26
SNAPPED PISTOL
IN MANS FACE
8
Former Brunswick Negro
Turns from Ball Player
to Burglar
IS NOW BEHIND The BARS
Entered Mans Room in Broad Day
Light and Tried to Shoot Him
Negro Then Jumped Thi oueh
Window in Savannah.

AhdreW Demere, alias Country,
we'll known negro in this city, is in
trouble in Savannah Country" Hy-
cd in this city for some time, and
will be remembered as a great base
ball player. For several years he play
ei on the crack Brunswick negro team
and attracted the attention of the
whites as we'll as the negroes who saw
him play.
He seems to have quit the baseball
business, however, and entered into
the 'hold-up" game. His case in Sa-
yannah was peculiar one, and was
reported in the Savannah News yes,
teiday as follows:
Caught in the very act Of a day
light burglary, Andrew Demore, alais
Country. negro well known in po,
ice circles and Sayannah's star col
oled ball player, jumped through a
window and drew a pistol upon the
occupants of the house, when he was
cCTnered early yesterday afternoon.
Two or three times Demere snap
red the pistol in the face OF his adj
versary but the man grabbed the
weapon and his coat sleeve caught be
tween the hammer and the plunger
as Demere pulled the triggel
1T was just little after oclock
that the burglar was discovered.
frank Guess. who has room at No.
~ Jones street. west, found Demere
ltisurely examining the contents oI
his trunk. Guess demanded what he
vas doing in the h0uGc bur DemeEa
dla not tarry to explain
Rushing to the nearest window, De
mere Ieaped through it head foremost
carrying the sash with him. He land
ed ON the ground with the entire win
C, sash about his neck, like a collar
hia head protruding through one OF
the broken panes
Guess followed the burglar as rap
Idly as he could BY the time De-
mere extricated himself from the win
aow sash. Guess was almost upon
mln. Demere tried to run. but saw ne
n. uid be oyertaken. He stopped and
raced the occupant OF the room ne had
entered. at the same time drawing Al
pistol from his hip pocket.
Guess made a grab lor he pistol
ana got hold OF it just as it snapped.
i. dld not FIRE. and it is supposed
Guess coat sleeve must have fallen
between the hammer and the plunger.
An examination OF the cartridge after
wards showed indentations upon them
where the plunger had struck.
"Demere continued to try and fire
swapping the pistol several times.
he fought like tiger and bit Guess.
thumb in trying to make him release
has hold on the pistol. A large crowd
scon gathered and telephone mes
sage was sent to police headquarters
while the men still fought
Detectives Davis and Bostick rush
el to the scene Inc men were SSiii
nghting as the officers came INTO view
and the crowd gathered about them,
50 that there was no possibility OF
Demere making his escape.
'As the officers approached Demere
gave up the struggle and dropped 70
the ground, face downward, as though
he mad tainted Efforts to arouse
mm we're at hrst fruitless, but Detee-
tive Bostick soon brought nim too.
1t does not hurt 10 stick pin
il a man who has tainted, The detec-
tive announced. And he proceeded
= give Devere several good Jabs with
long pin. The negro could not stand
the pain and jumped to his feet.