The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-21
BURGLARS GOT BUSY
AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT
Several Residences Were Pilfred
DIR. F. Champenois Takes
Shot at Prowler.

Burglary has evidently become
profitable and popular business IN
Hattiesburg duriZg the past several
days, as during that time at least
half dozen residences have been en-
tered and goods valued at several hun
dred dollars have been appropriated
by thieves.
Whoever this dangerous character
may be, he came near meeting an un-
timely end last night, as the result OF
an attempt to burglarize the residence
of Mrs. o. A. Fairex, on Bay street.
DR.. Fern Champenois, who is son
Of Mrs Fairex, and who, with his fam
lily, resides with his mother, was
awakened last night by a noise at his
bedroom window, and, getting out or
led, cautiously raised the shade OF
the window where the noise was
heard. The prowler had evidently
heard DR.. Champenois when he went
to the window and had secreted him
self perhaps under the edge of the
house. for he was not visible from the
inside of the room, which he had at
tempted to enter.
Dr. Champenois, however, was sat
isfied that somebody was proving
about the premises, so he secured a
small guage shotgun and took look
on the outside. Failing to locate any
one, he returned to his bedroom, and,
upon looking out the window a second
time, discovered the head and Shout
ders of a man within perhaps half a
dozen yards from the house. Holding
the shade wi, one hand, DR.. Cham
penois held the shotgun in the other
and fired point-blank at the man.
Before firing, DR.. Champenois had
not noticed that the man had raised
the window several inches, and this
fact alone, perhaps, is responsible fol
the burglars escape Instead of fir
ing through the window glass, as DR.
Champenois supposed he was doing
the larger portion of the charge OF
small shot from the gun entered the
lower part of the window sash, in
stead of going through the glass. AL
though a search was made immedi
ately after this, no traces OF the
burglar was found.
Sometime during the night the res
idence of Mr. Ike Champeno.s, also
was entered, and from reports circu
lated on the streets this morning, Mr.
Champenois valued his sleep more
than his personal effects, for its Is
stated on good authority that both Mr.
and Mrs. Champenois heard their un
welcome visitor prowling about the
house, but attributed the noise to
natural cause and allowed the THE
to get away with a large quantity o
provisions of various kinds. 1t ap
pears, however, that this thief con
fined his operations to the pantry, ant
none of the more valuable articles
were stolen.
The residence of Judge N. c. Hill
also, it is stated, was burglarized, ant
! articles of more or less value wer'
appropriated. Besides this, during
the past week, much valuable poultr.
was stolen from premises in differen
parts of the city, and up to the pres
ent time there appears to be absolute
ly no clew as to who is responsible
for all this mischief.
1t has been suggested that If tn
7 police would investigate the doings o
the large bunch" of umbrella won
ders who have been in the city during
the past several days, some ligh
might be cast on this otherwise ur
t solvable mystery. These fellows. it /
believed by many, are in position t
furnish some valuable information I
the authorities, and it is thought
the little Exit" of tools which each on
them carries should be examined
e some startling evidence might be pre-
J. duced.