The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-15
Young L.ady, Alone in Her
Room, Terrified by Ap.
pearance Of d Negro.
'NEIGEIBORS ALL
RUSHED TO III Ell P
Man Slid Down Pillar Of Porch
and Made His Escape-'rhe
Entire Community Has
Been Aroused by
Daring Attempt
at Burglary. II

Residents In the neighboraood OF
Lombardy Street and Floyd Avenue
we're considerably alarmed on Friday
evening by the Intrusion into resi-
dence of a big black negro. Hereto
fore this section OF the city had been
subjected to the run of petty thieyery
and negro invasions, which has seemed
to be almost epidemic in some quar-
ters. and the community was consid-
erably stirred. many OF the ladies liv-
ing nearby declaring that they did not
sleep at all on Friday night.
The attempted robbery occurred at
No. lilo North Lombardy street. house
occupied at the time by Mrs. j. +. ]
Figg and her daughter. Shortly before
o'clock Friday evening Miss Figg
vent to her room on the second floor
a few moments later she was heard
to scream. and was seen blythe neigh
bors opposite leaning out of the front
window and calling for help. DIR. VII
liam G. Flake, a dentist living next
door. was one OF the first to reach the
house. and with Mrs. Figg, rushed up
to the young ladys room in time to
get a glimpse OF a fleeing negro
Saw Him In Glass.
When questioned Miss Figg was
able to tell them that as she was
dressing she saw in the glass the
form of a burly negro standing in her
doorway. Her vigorous screams and
the opening 4of the front window
frightened the man away. and as her
mother, with DIR. Flake. reached the
top of the stairs the marauder made
his way to a back. porch at the end
OF the hall. He slid down one of the
pillars of the porch to the ground and
was last seen escaping through side
alley. followed by several of the neigh
bors. who had been quickly aroused.
So unnerving had been her expert
ence OF the night before that Miss
Figg told Intimate friends yesterday
| that She could not eftsys taen give
a clear account OF the al seGture. She
| said that when she. saw the negro in
the doorway hersfirst intention had
been to jump from the window. which
she had opened TO call to her mother.
who was in the room below.
Residents along the block for con-
siderable distance heard the cries Of
the young lady. and many of the men
were soon on the scene to assist in i
search for the intruder.
| Dr. Flake notified the police of the
affair. and gave description of the
NEGRO. who was hig and black, and
wore a light slouch hat. Though no
arrest has been made 1T is believed
that the would-be thief Is profess
sional porch-climber or second-story
burglar, and that snatch-thieving was
1.-the purpose of his entry into the house
Nothing was missing from the prem
Uses. nor were any locks broken by the
NEGRO In making his entrance. AS the
lhouse was lighted In several places
land neighbors were constantly passing
lit Is thought that the man must have
/ entered with The intention of sneakine
| Through the second floor and stealing
such jewelry and valuables as cam.
within his way, -hinklbg that the fam
lily Were ali below.
He is described by Miss F'igg as {
big, black, burly negro, wearing ligh
/! slouch hat
Both Plead Guilty.
Two men were sent on to the grant
d jury from the Police Court yesterday
i after pleading guilty to the charge o
il breaking into residences and stealing
Il certain property, an offense which con
stitutes burglary in Virginia, ant
i which, If proved to the satisfaction o
the jury will probably land both mel
in the penitentiary.
Il Albert Mead, colored, was charget
with breaking into the mouse occupied
!, by M. +. Mobley, on Eighth Street, an
/ taking therefrom suit of clothes an
sl2 in money. Mead was arrested Fri
j day afternoon at the baseball park b.
! detective Gibson. both detective an
negro saying that they had gone loll
Ito witness the game and had rur
4 lacross each other accidentally.
When confronted with the evidenc
II against him Mead pleaded guilty an'
went on to the higher court.
i I'D. &c. Cross white, wasin the Polio
: Court Friday morning, and was pu
! under bond for twelve months as
a suspicious character. Yesterday morn
J. . ing he was again in the court, havin
had a warrant served on him charg
! ing him with robbing the Columbia
Sho, Factory Sergeant McMaho
{ worked up the case. and Cross ais
!. saw the uselessness of making figh
He pleaded guilty, and Will go befor
) tie October grand jury in the Hustihg
II Court.