The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-20
TWO |NTRUDERS
CAUGHT BY Police
Mr.. and Mrs. Duke A.
Putney Frightened by
Supposed Burglars.
.NABBED AS THEY
RAN,QUT OF ALLEY
il. b. Baughan and John r.
Clarke Captured Fleeing from
House by Officers Farley
and Flournoy Prison
ers Say They Were J.
Drunk at Time.
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IL WIN - ' Al'''iS.
Celebrating, so he declares. his
twenty hfth anniversary, r. B..
lsaughan. OF No. 504 Denny street, last
night ended his birthday frivolity In
the Second Police station. with his
close friend and boon companion. John
Il. Clark Of No. 116 Washington Street.
both being charged with being suspi
cious characters. though the real
charge is attempted burglary of the
Isresidence Of Mr.. Duke a. Putney. of
No. 512 East Grace Street, where, In
the alley just behind. they were cap
tured. after an exciting search. by Po-
i1cemen Farley and Flournoy.
Hearing continuous noise at about
lhalf-past 0 o'clock upstairs. SO they
thought, Mr.. and Mrs. Putney, who re-
side at No. 5l2 East Grace Street, were
thrown into the greatest alarm. and,
after listening for some time, decided
that some one was either In the house
or trying to break in. Mrs. Putney
stepped softly to the telephone. while
Mr.. Putney stood on guard. and tele-
phoncd to the Second Police Station.
asking in lowered voice that police
man be sent at once. One of the otil-
GERS quickly responded and then, think
ing that he might be able to catch
the supposed intruders, went for an
other officer. Together the two
searched the house. high and low, but
no sign was found of burglars. nor
was anything missing; and then Off
GERS Farley and Flournoy went to the
rear of the house: to make further
search.
Caught In Trnp.
They entered the alley running back
OF the residence, and between 1t and
| the Presbyterian Publishing House, and
stepping softly up to the porch, which
lis just inside a fence separating the
| house from the alley, surprised the
two men.
Hearing the approaching footsteps
| of the officers the men made a dash
| for liberty. They ran from under the
| porch. 1t is supposed, but were met
at the mouth of the alley@by the TWO
/ officers. The latter orEsdr "Ha tl'- and
A pointed their guns into the faces OF
the fleeing men. Caught In trap by
an alley that was blind on the Fifth
Street side and by the two officers on
1 the sixth Street side the two men
| stopped, and the officers placed them
/ under arrest.
Were Under Porch.
The two supposed burglars were
| then taken round to the front of the
| house, and there confronted by Mr..
and Mrs Putney. They admitted to tho
latter, SO Mr.. Putney stated last night
| that they had been under the back
1 porch for half hour. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Putney had at first supposed that
| some one was in the house upstairs,
and they were much surprised TO
i1earn that the men had been on the
outside, apparently trying to get In.
They stated that the noise sounded
| Just as If some one were attempting
/ to break In the house.
Mrs. Putney4 thought of telephoning
| for the police, and she did 1t SO quietly
THAT the supposed burglars did not
Ihear her. They were caught like rats
lin a trap, without chance for es-
cape.
After talking to Mr.. and Mrs. Put
,Iney, the two men were taken up to
the Second Police Station. where they
were locked up on the charge of being
Isuspicious characters, there being no
direct evidence to lead to a charge
| Of attempted burglary, though Mr.. and
Mrs. Putney are firm in the opinion
THAT the two men were attempting to
enter the house from rear door or
window.
The Mems Story.
!. The men were interviewed in their
II cell laSC ulSllIs UOlH -pSAAAS iOS4NOo Wy
together. Baughan stated that yester-
4 day marked the twenty fifth anniver-
sary of his nativity. and he had been
4 trying to celebrate it in fitting man
4 ner. He ahd hired a horse and buggy
from the Hundley Livery Stables, on
North Fifth Street, and, up to late
i|hour, had driven about the streets of
Richmond and Manchester.
Returning from the latter city, ne ne
was Just coming from work, and I to- Q
gether the two went for further
4 drive. Baughan was to have returned
the horse and vehicle at O'clock, but.
4 SO he said and sent the horse and
buggy bacq by his friend. !, -
AfterWards @ they thsu IuoK sot Int 'Ae the
porch. Of Mr.. Putney's residence they
were unable to say: Both said that
!|they had been drinking heatyily,.p NJ am ann
Neither could say what they did in the
4 rear Of the house of Mr. Putney. and
why they fled when the policemenfcqn
/ they were drunk, and. farther than
this, their recollection did not go.
both Richmond Men.
Baughan stated that he was en-
s|Eployeds at the Richmond Cedar Works
/ while Clark stated that he was EN-
|ployed at the Richmond Locomotive
i Works, somatimes being employed as 9
bartender for r. Arrigi
Baughan was dressed we'll. and
looked spick and span in his birthday
A clothes, while the other was dressed
os a labnrer Both showed by theil
i }lbieary eyes that they had been drink
4 ling. though when examiner In thell
! cell they they seemed to have largely re
3 covered from the nights spree. Botf
i begged pitifully that some one apprlsse III
! their relatives of their position, stat
4 Ing that they had never before beer
! in felon's cell. ,,,,
j, h,rtheiay. isn't it?" said BauRhan, y
!, Vas wa 5 drunk, and don't know what !
WsS No weapons weapons were found on either 9, q
J. the Young men when searched by tht
!, nolIce. hut Clarke had $43b0 In his pos
/ session, saying that 1t was money tina
4 Jaiiamestnwn Exposition, The other hat
lhut little cash. evidently having spen
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