The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-26
BURGLARS IN UNION CITY
ONE SUSPECT IN JAIL
Last Wednesday Night Burglars
Invaded Our Homes.

What seems to be an organized cla
of burglars has invaded Union Git
again after long siege OF comparativ
rest since the days when Union Cit,
was terrorized with desperate and law
less mob Of robbers and murderers.
This was in the eighties in the sum
mer and extremely dangerous to fall
asleep at night for fear your house
would be entered and something more
serious than a small theft would hap
pen.
Everybody remembers what the re-
suit was and for how many years our
people have not been molested except
for an occasional HOUSEKEEPING. Mat
tiers, however, grew more desperate a
few years ago when one of our very
worthy and esteemed citizens met death
at the hands of a negro brute.
Now it seems that we have another
band of outlaws, whose operations be-
gan a few weeks ago with the looting OF
a smokehouse. Several arrests were
made and two or three negroes are in
Jail awaiting the action of the Circuit
Court.
Successful and unsuccessful attempts
last Wednesday night were made to
enter nine homes in the city limits, and
some overcoats and other vauables are
missing.
J. A. Wheeler's residence on Fifth
street was entered and his overcoat
taken. The burglar made his escape
without disturbing the family.
At the residence of P. Hyman an at
tempt was made to enter window, but
the noise woke the occupants and the
burglar fled. Mr.. Hyman started out
with gun but could see no one. The
residence is on Third street near the
courthouse.
A. j. Corum's home was entered and
Mr.. Corum's watch and three or four
dollars were taken. The residence is on
Second street north.
Fred Taylors residence in the south
ern part of the city was also entered.
The burglar opened the front door and
went through the house. Mrs. Taylor
asked him what he was doing in the
house and he fled. In the front room
the burglar found dollar in Mrs. Tay-
ior's purse.
O. S. Talley's home was also entered.
Burglar entered a side door and took
Mr. Talley overcoat and made his way
out through the front door.
An attempt was made to enter rear
window at the home of Former Mayor
j. A. Coble. Mrs. Coble heard the
raising of the window and the burglar
was frightened away. Mrs. Coble had
some plants in the window and it would
have been necessary to move these in
order to get in the house. The window
was raised about two feet.
The residence of Mr.. Joe Rogers on
Church street was entered through St
door and small amount of change
was found and taken. When Mr.. Rog.
ers woke up the burglar was making
for the door and escaped.
At the home of G. X. Lyon a lad
der was drawn up against the house and
window raised, but the noise attracted
Mr.. Lyon s attention and no one en-
tered, Mrs. Lyon went to the door
with a pistol but the prowler had es-
capped.
At Gen. D. J. Caldwell's residence,
Main street, the house was entered and
the rooms badly disarranged, but moth
ing missing and no one disturbed.
A noise was made about the home of
Mr.. Will Watts but the dog ran the
party away.
Simpsons bloodhounds were sent for
and put on the scent. They started
from Mr.. Hyman's and struck a trail
to the home of Van Byars, who was ar
rested as a suspect and locked up.
Byars was implicated in the meat rob-
berry, but no proof was found against
him and he was discharged.
Things are taking a serious turn and
something is going to happen if this
keeps up and it won't be long either.
Testimony to show that the health
If the wives of tenant farmers was
,ften ruined by the heavy work they
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