West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16
HE GOT INTO THE WRONG HOUSE.

sWait a bit"' said the officer; "1've got
another to tell you, and, when you hear it,
/ think you'll say kept the best until the
last'
Fresh cigars were lighted, the officer
slackened his vest and stretched his legs,
and then proceeded: a.a.ss
"This was on Wilson street, and it was a
pretty dark night. had just turned the
corner when heard a terrific cry Murder!
murder! help?' 1 hurried along for half a
block and paused at a house whence |
thought the sounds came. On the first floor,
could hear the clashing of furniture, the
oaths of men and the clamors of a woman.
/ sprang up the stoop and burst open the
door. In second was upstairs, and in
the front room. It was, as I've said, a very
| dark night, and there was no light in the
room. Still could see confused figures
fitting about, and hear the rending of gar
ments and babel of oaths, expostulations,
threats and upbraidings."
| "'What's the matter?' asked, sailing in.
| "sThe id villain!' mans voice ex-
claimed; she has forced his way into my
bedroom
| " TITS you, you rascal, that have sneak
ed into mine,' another mans voice replied.
I" That's my husbandP the woman shout
ed. Officer, that's my husband
"tSbe knows me- the first voice cried.
'''She knows men the second voice ex-
claimed.
"And the two men-for could now dis
tinguish two men in their shirts struggling
pitching into each other, tearing each
others hair and ripping their shirts in fine
style.
"Then one of the men seized a chair and
laid around him with it. I kept clear as
we'll as l could. Presently there was a
crash, and away flew the fragments of the
chair, one of them hitting me in the breast.
"'Get light, l said to the woman.
g There's nary match, she cried in a
voice of agony, and they'll Il kill one another
sJust at this juncture one of the men
planted fair blow right in his opponent
q CU6SJ, duu ItJUCI I6OlCO UOWdAo LIZ ,
clutched him by the arm and dragged him
in the passage.
ssThat's the wretch!' the woman scream.
ed, keep fast hold of him. I'll teach him
to come into an honest woman's bedroom
again!' .
| "With some difficulty, and only by using
force, l dragged the man down the stair:
and out at the front door, upon the stoop
"' There's man up stairs with my wife,
he shrieked; Het me go! mi.
| ssAnd he made such a vigorous effort to
escape that he fell backward over the railing
and would have dashed out his brains OF
the stones below if had not held tight his
arm. Holding him so, slid down the rail
ing, almost tearing the flesh from my arm
and landed him on his feet at the bottom
just at this moment the adjoining door wa
opened and woman appeared with light
She descended the stoop and held the LAM
toward the man.
"sGood Godr' she exclaimed, its M
. husband
ST briefly explained to her how I came t
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have him in custody.
"'Come in, you FOOL" she said, taking
her husband by the arm. He's been on
drunk and mistaken the house
'sAnd SO it turned out Next day tn
mans clothes, which he had taken off ant
carefully bestowed on chair, were returned
to him, and he and his neighbor had gooC
laugh over the occurrence. Look here
+ always see that your door is properly fas
! tened before you go to bed.''