Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-07-01
How q Brave Girl Defended Her
Father.

SQUIRE THOMAS PYLE and Charley Red
nall took contract together, short time
since to remove the Catholic Church from
its old location and place it on the corner
where it now stands. Pending the CON-
pletion of the contract dispute relative to
money matters arose between them, Pyle
claiming some $500 due him, as he said
from Rednall AS the latter failed to
come to time, Pyle concluded to enforce
the demand in his own way, and on
Wednesday evening, having slowed in q
cargo of tangle-leg, he armed himself with
rifle and started for Rednall's house. Ar
irving at the fence surrounding the yard
he rested the gun on the fence, with the
muzzle pointed toward the house, evil
IDENTIFY waiting for Rednall to put in an
appearance.
In the meantime Miss Lizzie Rednall,
daughter of one Of the parties, had noticed
the approach of Pyle, and fearing danger
to her father had notified him of the fact.
Rednall, not thinking Pyle meant serious
mischief, came out Of his house, and pick
ing up crOWbar started toward him.
Pyle, seeing him coming, raised his gun
and told him to stop and drop the crow
bar or he would kill him. Rednall, fear
ing that he would shoot, dropped the bar
and stood still. Miss Lizzie all this time
had kept close to her father. Pyle then
ordered Rednall to get in front of him and
go down town and get him $780, on the
penalty of his life if he refused. Rednall
started off, followed by Pyle with the gun
drawn, while Lizzie kept close to Pyle for
reasons which will appear hereafter.
Upon reaching the corner of Fourth
and Orange streets Lizzie attracted PyIes
attention by movement, and at the same
time caught him by the arm and turned
him around. Rednall noticed the maneu
yer, and Immediately sprang upon Pyle,
Selling his throat with one hand and the
gun with the other. The men struggled
furiously for some time, Rednall irving to
get the gun from Pyle, and the latter try
ing to get it in position to shoot Rednau.
In the melee the gun was discharged, for
tunately without damage
The weapon being useless both men
lOOsed their hold upon it and it fell to the
ground and was Immediately seized by
Lizzie. In the struggle that followed the
dropping Of the weapon Pyle threw Red
nall and was making it red-hot for him,
when Lizzie, with the gun dubbed, came
to the rescue and proceeded to belabor
Pyle with it, nor did she quit till she had
broken the stock all to pieces By the aid
of his daughter Rednall was a little too
much for Pyle, and, turning him, he held
him down and dispatched his little son for
policeman. In a short time Officer
Knowles made his appearance in a hack.
Springing out, he arrested Pyle and told
him to get into the hack. Pyle, not feel
ing in very good humor, concluded to
hit the boy for bringing the officer and,
launching out his fist, hit him on the
cheek, the blow not expanding its force
till caroming on the nose of Officer
Knowles. The officer, justly indignant at
this uncalled-for attack, struck back with
his billy, which, missing Pyle, flew from
his hand and crashed through the window
Of the hack. Pyle was finally persuaded
into the hack ard was driven to the sta
tion-house, muttering maledictions on the
Rednall family in general and Lizzie in
particular.-Chac0 (CdJ.) Record