| Show I I j I I BURGLAR HAS A AI I NARRO ESCAPE While Sixteen Boy is Getting the Shotgun the Crook Gets Away A way I t Two Full Charges of Buckshot Penetrate Walls of Room from Which Robber Flees As John I Sparks of 2761 Pacific avenue did not prove an eminent success but butI I there are two gunshot holes in the j wall of or the tho pantry to show that he hei j i made a n valiant effort Shortly after aCter 10 last night f the tho family was was aroused by noises in inthe inthe inthe the pantry The 1110 head of the house household household hold Arthur Sparks was not at home I and It developed upon l the c 6 son SOD to Investigate tho the matter marter m t ter Placing a lighted lamp on a table In ha an adjoining room tho the boy secured a shotgun and present presented ed himself at the door of the tho pantry He was n rudely shocked to find a man manin manin in ill the small room but bul was not long longIn In retreating when the burglar gruff gruffly ly h informed him that some Borne shooting was liable Hable to take place if tf he attempt attempted ed to start anything an Young Sparks decided to lo take a hand in the shooting business but butI J J I discovered that the shotgun contained no shells He hastened Into another room to get the tho necessary shells but butIn butin t tIn In the meantime the burglar walked out of the pantry blew out the light and walked out of the house Believing that thal tho the burglar was sUIl in the pantry the boy returned return d and arid pointing the gun into the small smaIl room discharged loth both barrels He was I somewhat surprised when the reports were not followed by the dull thud of or his victim falling to the floor An Au Investigation disclosed the fact that the volley volle had penetrated only the tho wall of the room As Is the room was waa 13 less than iliac four feat fent fe t in width an nn inquest would probably have been In order oriler had the burglar not made his timely escape The police were vero called but Sparks could Rive Five the officers only a monger meager description of the man and an there Is little chance of his being apprehended So far as known own nothing was stolen from the house n |
