Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-08
SUPPOSED ROBBER :
CHASED FROM home !
OF REV. TAYLOR
Mrs. Taylor Saw Shadow In
study--0ther Attempts.

The nerviest night marauder was
the home Of Rev. DR.. w. c. Taylor,
pastor of First Baptist church on
West Burke street, the other night,
almost before the family had retired
for the night. DR.. Taylor sleeps out
OF the back porch during the heated
term and he had long since retired
when Mrs. Taylor, in the house.
arose to look for preparation that
would drive away mosquitoes. IL
was along about 1890 o'clock and as
she stood in her bedroom her at.
tention was attracted by the shadow
of man as he passed before wins
dow in the doctors study, adjoining.
She called for the doctor and. failing
to make him hear, went out upon the
back porch where he was sleeping.
Scarcely had she done this until
the prowler slammed the door be-
hind her and ran down stairs. DIR.
TAYLOR. armed with flashlight. then
made q tour Of the house. and fall
ing to discover the intruder, would
have been inclined to think Mrs,
Taylor mistaken had he not found
the back Kitchen door onen and tho
screen slashed,
The thies had apparently waited
until Mr. Taylor had gone upstairs
and then cut the screen. which had
been latched, after which 1t was an
easy matter to open the door which
had been left unlocked He had evil.
IDENTIFY rummaged around DOWNSTAIRS.
for books on the table were dls1r.
ranged and about 83 cents ma small
tin bank, belonging to one or the
children, had been stolen. as'gA
The fact that Mrs. Taylor had
switched out her bedroom light only
a few minutes before she saw tho
mans shadow made the situation all
the more uncanny. She was unable
to distinguish whether the narauder
was a black or Il white man.
Tn Zimmerman Home.
An open door, which had been
locked the previous night, found at
the rear of the home Of August Zifn-
norman on West King street on
Tuesday night when the family came
down yesterday morning, has lend
to the suspicion that q robber had
concealed himself in the home scnie-
time during the evening and made
his escape after Mr.. Zimmerman,
The last to leave the downstairs floor.
had retired for the night. Nothing
has been missed from the home, how
ever, although the family heard
what it regarded as suspicious
noises shortly before they retired
for the night. The door when open
obstructs the entrance to STAIR
way which Mr.. Zimmerman used in
mounting to the upstairs floor, and
this fact has increased his certainty
that the door was closed and he
firmly believes locked when he went
upstairs.
Reported at Tabler Home.
Suspicious noises heard by thosA
in the house on Tuesday night has
given rise to the belief that an at
Tempt was made that night by some
one 10 enter the home Of Mrs. M.
G.. Tabler, but nothing has been re-
ported as taken from the home, and
it Is regarded as possible that noises
on the street may have been mis-.
taken for the noise of would-be In.
truder.
At Snoderass Home.
While some nurses from the
Kings Daughters Hospital were en-
joying some refreshments last night
Is the guests Of Miss Mollelle Kuy-
kendall at the home Of Mrs. Ella
,inodgrass, South Queen street, one
more persons, thought to have
. boys, were heard on the porch
ter at a rear door, but no
was effected.