Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-16
FRUSTRATESA
DASTARDLY ATTEMPT TO
BURN HOME OF MAYOR
Prudenco Rodriguez Is Slashed Across Waist With
Razor, But Escapes Injury
Fires AT Incendiary.

M attempt ~ burn the home of
Mlror IA. Albert Browne. corner of
Washington AMI Ninth streets. IN firing
n servants quarters. was frustrated
through the alrrtncS~ uf PrudcnciO Rod
rigurz. A wat~hman in the employ ~ II.
H. Cumhr. The attempt occurred at .
o'clock this morning IN the alley III the
rear NJ the Browne home.
Rodriguez approached figure which
Al the darkness ~ took to ~ that OF
policeman who H. on The beat in that
nriahhurhuud IN O'Clock. A. H. reached
rear The man the latter jumped up and
made a sweeping motion directly In
frnnt NJ Rodriguez. who felt something
rs> across his stomach. The stranger
th,r broke into \ run NJ tie alley tow
ard Ninth street. crossed aud jumped
fence in the rear uf the Presbyterian
church. escaping ont tn Elizabeth street.
Rodriguez fired two shots ia the air
to Irightrn The man. hr said hut instead
uf making him stop the shots caused him
~ increase hi speed amd H. made his
escape. pom stopping to examine him
self Rodriguez found that his sweater
hHd hrrn rut I'M sharp instrument. Ill
urtlr arrn~, th,. waist. hul the cnt had
.1't penetrated lo the skin. His escape
frnir injury was vrrv narrnn "A razor
lost TN The inrrnhiarv. was found this
morning in rear WI the church.
Returning tn the place where hc had
first seen the man Rodriguez found
pint bottle NJ turpcntinr. standing beside
tlr unthnH~r that afiniu~ the Browne
home Hnd also hDN uf matches. showed
urlcr thc side nf thr house wa~ N bundle
NJ paper. over which had been thrown
some VI the tnrprntinc III was apparent
the man had inst prepared ~ apply the
torch tn the highly inhammablr material
Wien Rodriguez made his appearance.
The turprHtinr and razor this morning
were turned over ~ the police depart
wrnt
Rodriguez IN wv elderly man. and hiS
SIGHT ~ slightly defective IIr stated
that ~ cuuid not zee the mrn very well
in the darkness hut Described him -
hcing very slim aud that ~ wore u small
mcustach Whether ~ was m American
or Mexican the watchmnn could not
state We said that ~ did not fire lir.
rttIr at thr fleeing man. ~ H. did not
want ~ hit him. Asked w H. did not
feel rcrcngcfnl for thc attempt The man
Inadc "a his life Rodriguez said H. did
tsfi hfNM ttf AGE #@Nl NN lHG flfft.
MaNur Browne when ~rrn today stated
that III knew wv nO reason why anv one
should attempt to hurn hiS property.
I've said that faH che servants quarters
raurht FIRE hi~ home nrrHpicd only ~
himself and Mrs. Browne, would have
I'nrH IN great dHnrrr
Il viii II. tnmhr. who resides directly across
The street from Mayor Browne. rmplovr'I
r watrhmhn about two months AFRO fnl
" lowing FIRE IN The quarters ~ hiS ser
wants IN this ease thr fire was started
successfully. bni fortunately was di~rov.
cred hv "A nrighhnr before N hah made
HnN hradwHv. anil was rNtingIiShcd
Y This mornings attempt was the thiri
un police record this wear. an attempt
having been made about two months agr
\" burn grocery store and home rn
Madison street. N ball M cotton soaked
y ith nil was used in this instan~r. bu'
fhr w'nldhc inrrndiarv was frightened
away. leaving hi~ materials.
The police arr working diligently nr
Nv mornings attempt hTt the mragr4-
description pf the inrrrdiarv makes ii
highly improbable that NJ will H. apprr
~ ndrd.