The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-20
ATTACKS CONTINUE
 0N CARR|GAN HOME Son of Contractor Repels h.
 vaders With Shotgun WOUNDED ONE MAN
But Two Comrades Carried Him to a Waiting Auto and Three Escape. Carrigan Talks of Police
 Protection

Attacks continue on the residence of l.. Carrigan, the contractor at Burgin station, in the western part Of the city. Only the vigilance of Joel Moore Carri- gan, the 1S-year-od son. in the early hours of yesterday morning. prevented another dynamiting, 1t was reported at police headquarters. Young Carrigan also reported that he shot and wounded one of the attacking party.
 On the morning of August 2, last year. an enemy of Contractor Carrigan placed a dynamite bomb on the front porch of his residence and blew up the front part of the house. Christmas day Mir. Carrigan received n present which on Investigation proved to be an internal machine of the most deadly character
 Wounded One Man
 About 12.30 o'clock yesterday morning Joel Moore Carrigan. who was on guard in the rear of the family residence. heard noise on a neighborng roof. He peered through the darkness and saw the out lines of a man crawling on the low roof in the direction of the Carrlgau resi- dence, Young Carrigan took deliberate aim with his shotgun and fired He saw the man fall to the ground. but two oth CTS immediately ran in the yard and pick ing up their groaning comrade carried him to an automobile waiting In the roaa and made good their escape. The Carri- gans then notified the police.
 According to J, l.. Carrisan the wound ed man is In some hospital or under the care of some physician and if the police were able to force the lnflrmaries to make truthful returns of the patients they admit the identity of the men seek ns his life would be revealed. Mir. Car rigan stated that that his house Is al ways under guard.
 T sometimes wonder if l am living in the twentieth century and in a modern civilized city, said MT. carrigan. flor there is nothing in my home to remind me of living in an age of law and order My home in reality reminds me of the trenches in Belgium It Is under martial law.
 During the day at home the women folk are on guard. At night they divide watches with my son and myself. Two of us are on watch all night long with shotguns to trepel any attacks on the house. This condition of affairs has been going on since last Christmas.
 Police Should Find Man
 An added precaution is that my housa is surrounded by electric lights whica burn all night and are helpful in aiding us to see all approaching marauders. In the past few weeks several have attempt ed to come near the house. but the bril- liant lights scared them off. However late Monday night three men thought they saw an opportunity to enter our backyard by climbing over the roof of neighboring house. 1t was the only dark place that they could come through. They came. but they made a noise and my son heard them and shot one of them down. That ruffian Is in some hospital or in the care of some doctor, and if the police will make some effort they should find out who he is.
 AS for police protection at my homo We have none. If Il policeman came about a. night the neighbors would be scared tc death unless they had sent Tor one There is a policeman who lives across the street from us. He comes home when through his work and goes to sleep. He provides all the police protection that we have
 At police headquarters it was stated that record had been made of the com plaint OF Contractor Carrigan regarding the latest attempt on his home and would be investigated.