Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-07
|ONE BURGLAR is
| KILLED, K. ANOTHER
| SHOT, BY CITIZENS
! H. E. Mullin Stays Man
Who Tries to Enter
His Home.
|HARRY F. SWEET, SR.,
SHOOTS At MARAUDER
Negro Found Dead on Back
Porch Early Sunday
Morning.
liDENTIMED BY HOUSEHOLDER
Another East End Resident Reports
Masked Bandit Is Seen on
Her Premises.
IDENTIFIED BY HOUSEHOLDER
Another East End Resident Reports
Masked Bandit Is Seen on
Her Premises.

Ono burglar was killed and another
4 is believed 10 be wounded In two run
ming lights Saturday night between
houscho oldcrs and would-bc marau-
ders. as result OF the almost un-
broken train OF burglaries which has
stirred Richmond during the past
week.
The body OF the burglar who was
slain lies at Williams Undertaking
parlors unidentified uc was killed
when he attempted 10 break Into the
home OF ~. T. MuIlin. 1919 North
Twenty ninth Street. The other
burglar who waa wounded was nred
upon by Harry r. sweet. Sr., ls North
Third Street. about midnight Satur-
0sy.
At the First Police Station yester-
ia? Mr.. Muilin told the police that
o.. Saturday night about 10 o'clock
he was sitting In his dining room
using the telephone when he heard
some one stea!thily try to open the
door. lie said that he quietly hung
UP the receiver and obtained Ills gun.
and. moving as quietly as possible,
went out Into the yard and confront
ed tho man with tho pistol aud the
command TO halt. The burglar turn
ed and fled. only to.b be fred upon by
SIR. MuiIin. air. Mui,in bciicves that
tho frst shot took effect, The negro,
however. kept on running and jump.
ed IA back FENCE. with Mr. Muiin In
t,..f %,
nrcr The fence he fred again at tho
negro, but by ,hlo time the burglar
was out of sight
Tho negro was found dead yestor-
day morning on the back porch of
4eip North Th!rty-Hrat street The
police were notified. and. on Nearing
OF II. Mr.. Mui,in reported hts ARRAY
with the burglar TO the police. Later
he identified the dead negro AS the
man at whom he shot the night be-
fore.
AT the Second station Mr. Sweet told
the police that he was sitting in his
iiYing-room when lie heard some one
tampering with the window. Look
s, ing out. he saw man trying to open
it. Mr. Sweet Is / special agent for
railroad and carries n pistol. Draw
ling the weapon, he fired. The thief
made hasty getaway. lie said
that ne looked the fre escape all over
for traces of blood. but found none.
He is under the impression. however,
that tho man was hit.
1t was reported to the police OF
the First District several days ago
by n resident in the East END that,
In looking out of the rear window
one night last week, man wearing
a mask was seen standing ON the
porch Hearing slight noise. the
man ran. Whether any policeman
was sent to investigate the complaint
could not be learned last night.
Mr. Muilin told the police also that
the thieves who have been operating
in that section OF the city lately are
becoming very bold. He said that
they gained entrance to house sew
eral nights ago. about one block from
his home. In entering they removed
pane of glass from one of TN" rear
windows. After getting inside. they
ransacked the entire rear part of the
house The only thing tina, was
stolen. however. was a safety razor.
An attennt was made early yes
sterday morning to enter tho home
of w. III. Ganzert, 1892 East Marshall
Street, it was learned yesterday. Mr..
GanZert is said to have been
awakened by noise, and, listening,
lie heard some one trying to force
n side window open. Tiptoeing TO
a bureau drawer, he attempted to
get 2 pistol The theif evidently
heard the owner Of the house walk
Ing and made his escape. Nothing
was missing from the home. and no
signs OF any one having been around
could bo found Mr.. Ganzert said
that he saw the man as he was run
ming away. He described the burglar
as being II negro. about medium
height and wearing dark three
quarter length overcoat.