The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-07
PORCH CLIMBERS
GET REAL BUSY
Gain Entrance to Klein
maier Home.
DR.. BALDWIN GIVES CHASE
Four Shots Fired at FLEEING
Four Shots Fired at Fleeing
Forms.
Two Men Attempt TO Pull on Two
Jobs and Are Frightened Away
From Both Houses-Police Have
Some Clews Upon Which to Work.

Porch climbers got real busy OF
West Center street, Friday night ant
as a result the home of S. q. Klein.
maier was entered and a bold at.
tempt made to gain entrance to the
home of DIR. Il. NJ. Baldwin. The mis-.
creants are thought to be profession
ais as their methods of operation Is
too bold for amateurs.
The most exciting scene occurred
at the home of DIR. Baldwin. 1t was
done about 1890 o'clock when Mrs
Baldwin heard a slight noise outside
the back door. Thinking that the
dog had not been let in, she swung
the door open. The light from the
room flashed across the porch, fall
ing directly on a man who was stand.
ing only few feet distant. Mrs.
Baldwin called to her husband who
quickly seized his revolver and made
after the miscreant.
Scarcely had DR.. Baldwin made exit
at the rear door when q man slid
down "A ladder which had been raised
to an attic window, and ran through
the grape arbor. DR.. Baldwin shot
four times in the direction of the
stranger. He disappeared so quickly
however that the physician had no
target and II Is supposed that the
shots went wild.
In the midst of the excitement, the
family theatre adjourned and a num-
Der of men who was passing assisted
in the chase. Men with revolvers Of
all sizes and calibre were stationed
about the house while party search
ed the interior. 1t was evident that
the miscreants numbered only two
and that they made their safe get
away
The lader which the burglars had
erected at the rear of the house was
one which they had secured in the
back yard. They had evidently in
tended to enter the attic and remain
there in hiding until after Mr.. and
Mrs. Baldwin had retired. This is
not the first. time that an attempt
has been made to enter the Baldwin
home and the physician now declares
that hereafter he will show no mercy
whatever to miscreants attempting
entrance. About a month ago the
physician came face to face with a
Jul bidf ut MS nome ana could nave
shot him, but allowed him to escape
not being sure of his ground.
1t was about three o'clock when
the attempted burglary occurred al
the Kleinmai0 home. Mr.. Klein.
maier who sleeps down stairs, was
awakened by a slight movement a
short distance from his bed. Conf
dent that there was a man in the
room. Mr.. Kleinmaier asked him
what he wanted. The burglar i'm.
mediately scuffled out of the room
unfastened latch on the front door
and hastily made exit.
The police were summoned and an
examination disclosed that the burg.
lar had removed a screen from q win
dow of Mrs. Kleinmaier's bed room
and entered the home over the front
porch. 1t was evident that he had
only been in the house a short time
as nothing whatever was disturbed.
The police believe that the parties
who attempted to enter the Baldwin
home, turned the trick at the Klein
maier residence. The description of
the parties tally and other features
in connection with the affair, tend
TO make the police confident of their
position.
The police have some good clues
to work upon and arrests are liable
to result.