Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-22
A Brave Lady.

Mrs. George W. Kidd, who resides at
encounter with burglar on Tuesday eve
ming at her residence which must have left
decided opinion in the latter's mind of
| her strength and courage. Her husband
failed to come home to dinner at six
O'Clock, and becoming uneasy at his alb
sence she ordered her carriage and drove
| to his place Of business, where she found
he had been detained. Returning home
satisfied Of his safety, and lonely las there
was no one in he house but two female
! 81 rvants) Mrs. Kidd donned her wrapper
and went to the sitting room on the third
| floor, where she began reading a book to
pass away the time until her husband,
whom she expected shortly should return
| A rustling noise caused her to raise her
eyes, and she had scarcely done so when a
strange man who had been concealed in a
closet stepped up to her and placing a pis
tol at her head, said in a low fierce tone
''Be quiet or I'll kill YOU" Mrs. Kidd
| did not faint Or lose her presence of mind,
but quietly acquiesced and remained mo-
| tionlesS
The ruffian believing she was very much
| frightened became less guarded in his be
|
turn upon hini and quickly dash the pistol
from his hand. He was SO completely ov-
ercome by such unexpected courage ON the
part Of Mrs. Kidd that lie turned in fear
to run from the room. The lady grappled
with the fellow and fought him all around
the room He made several efforts to re-
| gain possession of the weapon, but the
plucky lady each time dragged him away
from it, She then cried for help, but
showed no signs Of fear, and clutched the
rutfian tightly as she could. He threaten
ed and sWore, and twisted himself to no
| purpose; the courageous lady would not
let him GU, With a desperate effort he
| freed him self at last and reached the hall
way. Mrs. Kidd was after him in a mo-
ment and again grappled with him. Step
| by step she foug It the way down to the
| landing below, where the mans endurance
proved too much for her and he aga n
threw her flom him. Down he ran as
| fast as a deer, and Mrs. Kidd following TO
the street He had turned a corner, how
ever, before she reached the door, and that
was the last she saw OF him. She told her
story hastily to an officer whom she met
and started for home. It was then only
when overcome by the great excitement
and physical strain she had undergone.
that she tainted. Upon her husband S re-
turn Mrs. Kidd gave a clear description Of
the robber, and stated that she would not
have the least difficulty in Identifying
him. Mr. Kidd VISITED the Rogues' Gal
| lsly in the hope of finding there picture
| of the man she desci ibed.
| The weapon puiuted at her and which
| she so courageously knocked from the
burglars hand was found on the floor Of
her room. 1t is revolver with sven
chambers. Several detectives have been
put upon the G. ST. and every effort will be
mace to secure the burglars arreSt-He
| is supposed to have entered the house DUR
ing the absence of Mrs. Kidd.-NeoU York
Herald.
DR.. Deems, pastor of the Church OF the
Strangers, New Y ork, recently SAID that
he preached the same old Methodist SER
mons that he did when a member Of con-
ference, and always found the most effec-
tive to be those he had preached to the col
ored people while riding circuit in North
Carolina. When sermon OF his was quo
ted in the papers it was sure to be one of
his 'scolored sermons" He thanked God
| sfOr the wonderful and unexpected sue
cess he had attained"
An elevator of the Grand Hotel, Paris,
| l.
| killed its three occupants, the Germat
| Baroness Setback, Roch, the superntend-
ent of the hotel and Carderet, the mali in
| charge. No Commissions revealed them
selves upon the bodies, but from the mouth
| and ears Of each there ran a small stream
| of blood. Death was caused by cOngeS-
! ton of the brain, created by the concus-
| sion.
n, W. Cabell, of Pittsylvania, says the
Tribune Of that county, was before the
Mayor, of Rocky Mount in Franklin, and
the Mayor, LESSEE Prunty fined him 50 for
fighting and contradicted his statement
about il. Later in the day Cabell got
cowhide and inflicted some fifty blows on
the Mayor for which the town council fin
ed him $40. He haden't gotten hold of
the town council at last accounts.
"Forest and Stream describes the novel
manner in which = two-inch water pipe
that had become clogged was cleaned. A
hole was punched through an eel's tail and
a string was passed through. The eel was
then started through the pipe. An occa-
sional jerk reminded the eel to advance,
which he did, going the entire length. A
bunch of rags was then tired TO the string
and the pipe was cleansed.
Spiritualists will be interested in the
case of Miss Ma nnie Lee, late of Boonville,
Ind. who committed suicide on Wednes-
day last by taking morphine. She left
note. saving: '.Going to meet Fanny Dill
bingham, who suicided in January Bury
me so close to hei that none can get be-
tween us. Hold seance at Terra Haute.
Call, and we will testify we are toget her.,
Queen Victoria's wedding presents to
her granddaughter, the Princess Charlotte,
Of Prussia. are q pair Of pearl and diamond
earrings and a dress trimmed with Honi-
ton lace, besides other presents among
which were stuffs of Scotch and Irish
manufacture. and pocket handkerchiefs
embroidered in Ireland.
The reason given for girls not being
able to throw anything with the precision
az 9 hoy is that her collai bgna is aome
inches longer and some degrees! lower |
down and. being long and crooked, inter- !
feres with the free use of the shoulders.
The Gar has since. bis return to the cap-
ital written letter to Krupp, highly COM |
plimenting his guus and their efficiency, as
proved in the late campaign on Turkish |
soil,
Marshal Canrobert has sent Lord Napier
a telegram of congratulation in English
on his selection to command an expedi-
tionary force in the event of war.
Gen. John A. Dix, Thurlow Weed and
Uncle Daniel Drew, are happy because they
have lust drawn their pensions OF 1874 each,
for services in the war OF 1917.