Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-17

the room OF Miss Abshire. Henry en-
tered the rooms Of five other nurses
and stole several hundred dollars
worth Of watches. rings and money.
Enters by Window.
He entered the dormitory by back
window and slipped into the room ~
Miss Bird Yawther. He took a gold
watch from under her pillow while
she slept. In the room Of Miss Mar
garet Phillips the negro took a gold
watch of a dresser within two feet
OF her head, and In the room
OF Miss Ruby Kinnett he took a watcn
from mantel directly a bove her be E.
A ring and savln~e bank contain
Ing sum OF money were stolen from
the room Of Miss ClotiIde Skinner,
and IN the room OF Miss Phea Slm5-
son the negro rified n trunk and tolK
a small sum Of money.
In each Of the rooms the negro took
his time He rified trunks, drawe g
Of the dressing tables and bureaus.
and scattered the clothing and other
effects OF the young women all over
the floor. None OF them were awak-
ened until the negro entered the room
Of Miss Abshire who was aroused az
the negro Jerked angrIly at a drawer
In the dresser that stuck when ne
tried TO open t.
Held TO Grand Jury.
Henry was Rrraigned before Judge
Broyles I'm Police Court Thursday
morning and held TO the Grand Jury
on $1,000 bonds on three charges Of
burglary and one charge Of assault
with intent TO XIII in the attempted
shooting OF Mr.. Bruce who interrup5-
ed the negro IN the kitchen Of his
home at No % Simpson street The
negro admitted having committed all
the burglaries He said he came to
Atlanta from Milwaukee last Tues
day, and finding himself destitute, re-
sorted 10 robbery.
Detectives are working up another
case against Henry, on which he
probably will be tried within a few
days. When ne was arrested. re-
volver belonging TO Frank NJ. Nc
sherry No S. East Merritts avenue,
was found in his pocket Last Tues
day night Mr. MCSherrv, hearing A
noise In his room, awoke To find q
negro riflng the drawers OF his
dresser. lie sprang from his bed.
and the negro, snatching IN a 20
volver from the dresser, fired one shot
at Mr. McSherry and vanished out of
the window Mr.. McSherry Thurs
day identified the revolver. and the
negro admitted that he had tried 20
enter his home and had stolen the
weapon after shooting at the owner
OF the house.
Henry's arrest was the climax OF
Wild night OF crime that kept the
police on the run from midnight un-
III 80 o'clock, when he was caught
About midnight Henry, according to
the story he told the police. entered
the house at No. 16 Simpson street
through a back window
Robbed Two Students.
He slipped into a room occupied
by O. II. Tatum. OF Lafayette. Ala.
and G. u. Harmon Of Prosperity. Ga
students at the Southern Dental
College. and stole two watches. a
sum Of money and large quantities Of
clothing
The negro then entered the home
OF r. G. Bruce. foreman Of the com
posing room Of the Atlanta Constitu-
ton, at No. % simpson street. He
entered there also through a back
window. The noise Of the negro
cutting the wire screen awoke Mr.
Bruce. and though unarmed. he de-
scended the stairs to investigate A
noise in the kitchen attracted his
attention He flung open the door
Of the kitchen suddenly. and was con-
fronted by the negro who had just
climbed into the window.
As Mr.. Bruce entered. the negro
wheeled and. with curse. drew his
revolver. He fired as Mr. Bruce
ducked his head and ran into the
| hall, the bullet striking the doorway
about where Mr.. Bruce's head had
! been n moment previous The negro
then ran ana Mr.. Bruce notified the
| police.