The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-17
Theory Concerning Four At.
tempts to Enter Stores
Last Night.
Two Men Fired on Him, But
Failed to Hit Target.
BOOTY IN YARDS OF RAILROAD

Finding lumber against the lower
sash OF window In the rear OF ID. T..
Wilson's book store. 313 Broadway.
an unknown burglar broke a pane OF
glass out OF the upper sash and
swung himself up TO climb in over the
lumber, when Mr.. Wilson, who had
been awakened. fired a shot at the
robber and he left In haste.
This morning about 1880 o'clock
Mr.. Wilson, who sleeps above his
Store. was awakened by the breaking
of glass. Taking his pistol he crept
ON his hands and knees and saw
Negro man standing on the coal shed
trying TO crawl in a rear window OF
The second story TWO shots were
fired at the burglar. and putting the
pistol out OF the window he fired an
other shot TO give the alarm. The fire
men at the Central station had heard
the glass fall. and had gotten up and
were at one end OF the alley. PATROL
men James Clark aud Rouseh were at
the stable Of the Palmer Transfer
company. where they had reported to
the police station. when the first shot
was fired, and they ran 10 the other
extremity OF the alley With both
openings guarded. the firemen and
Datrolmen began a close search for
the robber. but they did not find
him. II is presumed he escaped out
OF the old marble yard.
II was lucky for the robber that
heavy sill was before the window
Once before an attempt had been
made to enter the same window and
lumber had been placed there to pro-
tee. 4: ~. wilson took deliberate
aim at the burglar. but forgot the
sill was there and the first bullet
struck H. The Negro swung down
from the shed. and Mr.. Wilson
thought his bullet had taken effect.
Another instance.
After picking the lock OF Tuck
loves grocery and saloon. Eleventh
and Washington streets. last night
about / o'clock, an unknown burglar
had a reception he had not anticipat-
ed. Lowe sleeps at the store. and
hearing the noise, he secured his re-
volver and waited. The burglar vas
successful in opening the door. bit
when he entered the building Lowe
fired and the man toow to flight from
the building Lowe thinks the bullet
did not strike the man. Three
months ago someone tried to enter
the building at night. and Lowe has
been on watch for the burglar.
Burglar Stole Whisky.
When Frank Levin opened his gro
Gerry and saloon, 1901 Burnett street,
ne found that burglars had broken
into the place during the night. and
an investigation revealed that several
bottles OF whisky, about 3 bottles of
beer. -four and eggs had been taken.
Glass had been broken out of a win
dow and the burglar srawled In. This
morning o sack was found on the
Illinois Central railroad not far from
I.evn's grocery, with the eggs, flour
and beer, but the thieves had thought
TO much OF the whisky to leave II. II
II the opinion OF 'he r"hc' mat R"V
burglar drank too much of the whisky
and could not make way with all of
his plumber.
Entered Grocery.
BY pricing a transom' to a side door
open thieves entered the grocery OF
George Baoker. Ninth and Caldwell
streets. last night and took a gold
watch valued at $65, three pocket
knives, several quarts of whisky. a
box of quinine. some cigarets, 90
cents worth of stamps, and robbed
the cash register of 80 cents In small
change. The work was done quietly,
and the robbers did not leave any
clew as to their identity.