Evening journal., 1905-04-13
BURGLARS SHOT
At POLICEMAN
Officer Matthew Tobin Had
a Narrow Escape Early
This Morning
THREE ATTEMPTS At ROBBERY
Special to The Evenlng Journal,

olNllhl 10 lN AANNAlir hRNiAiA
New Castle. April l3.-Whlle following
burglars who were attempting TO operate
In New Castle early this morning Officer
Matthew Tobin was fred at twice by one
of three mon after having sent a bulle; at
them as they were attempting TO enter
the homo OF Joseph H. King.
IL was shortly before o'clock when
Omcer Tobin discovered three men, two
white and one colored, attempting to force
an entrance into the bakery of John NJ.
Vallette. Finding they we're unable 10
break In the front door without arousing
the family the men next turned their at
tention to the store OF Charles s King,
Second and Harmony streets.
Omcer Tobin stood ia the shadow Of a
tree as the men attacked the store door
hopiag that il they gained an entrance
he would be able to corner them. Before
the wouidbe burglars had succeeded iu
their efforts James Smith, fisherman,
came along on his way TO his boat and
scared the men off.
THREE SHOTS FIRED.
The burglars next turned their attcn-
tion TO the home Of Joseph III. King. Front
and Harmony streets, and Officer Tobn
was close on their tracks. AS they We're
attempting to force open a door leading
from the porch to the house the patrol
man drew his revolver ana fred. The bull
let went wide OF It's mark, however, and
| Immediately two shots rang out and the
bullets whizzed dangerously close To Of
1cer Tobins head. The men then fed up
] the shore and disappeared. Later they
again turned up at C. S. Kings and at
tempted TO force rear door. Mr.. King,
hearing the noise sat in his room on the
second floor with "a double barrel shot
gun awaiting their entrance but a sec
ond time the burglars were frightened
away before entrance was effected and
escaped In the darkness.
! Although the men are unknown TO the
patroiman he had a close enough view "a
enable him 60 rccognize them should he
run up with them again.
DIRECTORS HELD MEETING.
In the office Of Harry l.. Evans, viii
mington. yesterday, a meeting OF the d.
restors OF the Wilmington, New Castle
and Southern Railway Company was hcl1
! The present dimcuty existing betweeI
the Southern Company and the Wllmlng
ton city Company was discussed but n,
definite plan Of action for the future wac
decided upon. AS soon as practicable thI
work of building the new route viii
gin. Land that cannot he acquired by pur
chase will probably be taken up and~h'
price fixed by condemnation eammltec
Tho question of crossing railroad trae'0
viii come before Chancellor Nicholson. 9l
Tuesday next
4 CONSTRUCTING ENGINEER ARRIVES
A l.. Kiotz, of Rendlng Pa, construct
ing engineer for the Delaware Water lm
; provenmnt Company arrived in New Gas
he yesterday ana the work of building
the plant will begin IN @ few days. Nh
Kictz has just returned from Texas whcr
he has work under way.
WARRANT SWORN OUT
Conductor James Doris of tie loca
trolley line has sworn out a warrant D.
fore Magistrate Terry, charging Arthu
johnson, colorcd, with nctins zoo % dis
orderly manner ON car The dihlcut
occurred on Saturday night last johnsC
lives ON the Smith farm below this citv