Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-16

the room OF Miss Abshire. Henry en-
tered the rooms Of FIVE other nurses
and stole several hundred dollars
worth Of watches. rings ana money
Enters by Window.
He entered the dormitory by baci,
window and slipped into the room q
Miss Bird Yawther. He took a gold
watch from under her pillow while
she slept In the room Of Miss Mar
garct Phillips the negro took gold
watch of dresser within two feet
OF her head, and IN the room
OF Miss Ruby Kinnctt he took a watcn
from a mantel directly above her be &.
A ring and a savin~e bank contain
Ing "A sum Of money were stolen from
the room OF Miss Clotilde Skinner,
and in the room OF Miss Phea Simp-
son the negro rified a trunk and took
a small sum Of money.
In each OF the rooms the negro took
his time. He rined trunks, drawe =
OF the dressing tables and bureaus,
and scattered the clothing and oth. r
effects OF the young women all over
the floor. None OF them We're awak-
ened until the negro entered the room
Of Miss Abshlre, who wac aroused as
the negro jerked angrlly at a drawer
in the dresser that stuck when ne
tried TO open Il.
Held TO Grand Jury.
Henry was arraigncd before Judge
Broylcs in Police Court Thursday
morning and held to the Grand jury
on $4,000 bonds on three charges II
burglary and one charge Of assault
with intent to kin in tho attempted
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 To robbery.
Detectives are working up another
case against Henry, on which he
probably will be tried within a few
days When he was arrested, a re-
volver belonging TO Frank NJ Nc
Sherry No. So East MerrlttS avenue,
was found in his pocket Last Tues
day night Mr.. McSherry, hearing q
noise in his room, awoke to find a
negro rifiing the drawers Of his
dresser. lie sprang from his bed,
land the negro, snatching up ~p-
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
Hcnry's arrest was the climax OF
wild night Of crime that kept the
police on the run from midnight un-
I'll 2. 30 o'clock. when he was caught
About midnight Henry according to
the story he told the police, entered
the house at No. 1G Simpson street
through a back window
Robbed Two Students.
lie slipped into room occupied
by O. H. Tatum. OF Lafayette. Ala.
and G. ID. Harmon, Of Prosperity. Ca
students AZ the Southern Dental
College. and stole two watches. y
sum Of money and large quantities Of
clothing
The negro then entered the home
OF II. c. Bruce, foreman Of the COM
posing room " the Atlanta Constitu-
ton. at No 90 Simpson street. lie
entered there also through a back
window. The noise NJ the negro
cutting the wire screen awoke Mr..
Bruce. and though unarmed. he de
scended the stairs 60 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 a 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. RruCe's head had
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