The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-20
BOLD ATTEMPTS
TO BURCLARIzE
Police Capture Man Under
Suspicion.
CAUGHT AT BROWDER HOME
Demng Says he Wanted Food and
Not Loot.
Event Follows Two Attempts to Rob
Homes ON south side Early
Sunday Merning--shots are
Fired at Intruder ~
He Fiees.

Chief Of Police Taylor believes that
his men have made an important cap.
ture in the arrest of a man giving his
name as John Deming. who was taker
into custody Sunday evening early
when he attempted to enter the home
of Fire Chief Browder, 125 Heron
Street. The man was first seen by Mrs
Browder on the rear veranda of the
Browder home. When she demanded
mess was he seized her. but was fright
ened away by her screams Thomas
Pullem and W. Crosby. neighbors. who
were attracted by Mrs. PROVIDERS
screams, came to her rescue and caught
the man as he ran from the front
yard.
The captured man gives his age as 2l
and declares that he did not mean to
harm Mrs. Browder nor to burglarize
the house. He says his home is IN
Cleveland. o.. and claims to have reach
ed Montgomery Saturday afternoon. He
says he intended to ask for something
to eat at the Browder home. but sew
eral negro boys about that section OF
the city say that they have seen the
man on two occasions prior to his ar
rest Sunday evening and that he has
been in Montgomery at least two days.
The charge at the police station against
Demfng Is suspicion.
The capture OF this alleged burglar
follows closely on tw oreported rob-
berries In Montgomery early. Sunday
morning between the hours of and
o'clock. One was at the home of L. d.
Rouss. so Goldthwaite Street. and the
other at the home of DR.. NJ. b. Kirk
patrick, PA Sayre Street, less than four
blocks from the Rouss home.
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said attempts to rob were made. the
people were awakened and shots were
fired at the fleeing form of a man.
At the Rouss home the supposed
burglar was detected soon after his
and before he had time to make
a thorough search of the house for.
Mr.. Rouss shot at the In
truder as he fed, with double bar
relied shot gun loaded with buckshot,
but was unable to hit his man.
At the kirkpatrick home the sup
posed burglar was discovered by DR..
before anything of value
had been taken. but not until the burg
lar had made trip over the house.
incandescent light globes
to prevent any one form suddenly turn
ing on the right and discovering him.
Trunks, dressers, table drawers, china
closets and silver chests were ran
sacked. but nothing Is said to be miss
ing except a pair of gloves worth $2.50,
the property of DR.. Kirkpatrick.
DR.. Kirkpatrick said Sunday night
that he felt sure the burglar was in
his room when he first awakened be-
cause when he spoke to him the first
noise he heard was some one leaving
the room and running down the hall
towards the stairway. He sprang from
his bed to follow the man. but turned
back to get his pistol and was in time
to catch but fieeting glance of the
burglar as he left the house. He got
one shot at the man, which went wild.
1t is believed at police headquarters
Deming is guilty of the attempted rob-
berries Sunday morning.
When searched at police headquarters
Deming had nothing of value in his
pockets and no burglar tools were found
in his possession.
Dr. Kirkpatrick and Mr.. Rouss are
of the opinion that the man who emit
cred their homes is a white man and
the police are sure that the same man
made both attempts. The shoe prints
at both houses are Identical and were
by detectives
Mounted police Thorn and Searcy
who were first to reach Chief Browder's
house Sunday evening when the alarm
came in say that Deming refused to
make any statement to them other than
that he had but arrived In Montgomery
and only intended to get
to eat.