The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-10-09
HurgIars shot by n Girl.

On Thursday, the 11th ult.. at
Littlestown, Adams county, young
3 woman, Maria Rifle, had charge Of
the promises of Mrs. jacob Sterner,
who was absent from home. aud be-
tween eleven and twelve o'clock. sh,
was aroused from sleep by noise in
tho hall which leads from the street
door in frolt aud opens into tho
kitchen. She Immediately jumped
from her bed, Ceiling little girl,
who was sleeping with her for com.
pany, u daughter of neighbor. TO
remain quietly in bel lost she might
accidentally shoot herA then soisiny
her revolver, entoral tho kitchen by
u door leading into her bed room,
and went t, tho door opening into
the hall. She was in the act N stoop
ing to look through the keyholo
when she observed the door opening.
With ono hand she seized tho knob
of the door and drew il shut thon
followed u struggle between herself
and some one in the ball, she striving
to keep it closed aud theplrty in ths
hull to open it. Finally obliged {,
yield to greater stength, she rem ,vei
her hand from the knob. the door
flew open inwlrds towards the hall.
and she found herself facing a tall,
strong man She pointed her re-
volvor towards yhim and fred the
burglar threw up his right hand,
caught hold ofhis left arm near tina
shoulder AMI turned suddenly 70.
wards the street door. Tho conr,go.
ous woman followed and was on tho
point OF discherging her revolver NJ
hun second timo, when tho little
girl, who thought there wag rather
too much noise for her To rom,in
quietly in bed, called t. her anl s,il
there was man on the back porch.
looking through one Of tho lights in
the door. Sh, hlstenei back; s,w
The man. and SAYS that if there hal
not beon some difficulty in the work.
lng OF the revolver, she couli h,v,
silot him intho face. He soon novel
from tho door she Immediately
opened 1t and fire at him rs he was
hlstenlng on down tho steps. .but
with what success sao could not tell.
Sh, then passed through the kitchen
into tho hall, aud thought she s,w
one Of tho burglars through one of
the side lights. Sho again fired, tho
ball passing through nearly the con-
tre OF one of the plnes Of glass along
sideof the hall door into the steet'
very small round holo
in it.
Tho young woman feels certain
th!t the first ball fired from the re-
volyer entered the arm of tn, bur.
glar, a. he walked out of the hall
very slowly without saying word,
and as If ho were in great pain
Very close search was made in tho
passage way for traces of the ball.
butno sign Of it could be found. $,
that 1t is generally believed that the
burglar received it and carried it
away with him.
Entrance was effected through tn,
front hall door either by nippers or
false keys, Both the front and rear
doors of the hall were locked in the
evening, aul after an examination
of the doors was made, both KEYS
were lying on the floor. as if forced
from their locks from the outside
Very soon after the report of the
pistol had been heard, several of the
nolShbors gathered in the house. and
search was made by them for tho
in every direction, but with
out success, The courage aud pres
ence Of mind displayed by this
young woman is worthy of all praise,
and were her example followed. not
only by persons of her own sex, but
by strong men, these villains woali
meet with 50 many warm receptions
that their visits would be less fro
Iueut GCtfYSbifr1 COnDIsr.