The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-12-04
UNDER THE BED.

UNDER THE BED.
A Plucky Fight With an Armed Burglar.
Boston Herald.
Samuel w. Creech, Jr., ESQ.,, of the
we;lknown law firm of Perry & Creech,
on returning to his home. 800 Columbus
avenue, Wednesday night, at II so, had
an adventure with a burglar, the details
of which are decidedly interesting. 1t
seems that, early in the evening, a SER
want girl who was intending to leave,
complained to Mrs. Creech that some
one had taken from. her bag a silk hand
kerchief. Suspicion pointed to a new
girl who had arrived during the day,
hut search through her trunk and
pockets failed to reveal the whereabouts
of the missing article. Later in the
evening, window in the sdcond story
was discovered to be open. This was
shut and fastened, and, soon after, it
was noticed that some one had been
ransacking the contents of bureau
in the sleeping-room of Mrs. Creech's
daughter. Mrs. Creech believed that
one or the other of the two servants was
guilty, and resolved to confide the mat
ter to her husband when he should ar
rive. Mr.. Creech, as before stated, re-
turned home just before midnight, and,
after locking up the house, proceeded
to disrobe and retire for the night.
Seating himself near the door, he
CHANGED to glance under the bed-a
low, French one-and caught sight of q
mans felt hat lying upon the floor. He
would have paid no attention to this,
supposing it to be one of his own, with
which his little daughter might have
been playing, when his eyes rested upon
a striped shirt-sleeve. He peered fur
Their, and distinctly saw the outlines of
mans arm, and was about to slip
quietly out for an officer, when his wife,
in whose mind the strange occurrences
of the evening were still fresh, noticing
Der husbands movements, suspected
the truth, and cried out in alarm:
"There's a man under the bed" Find
ing himself discovered, the burglar en-
deavored to crawl from his hiding
place, when Mr.. Creech sprang forward,
and planting his feet upon the fellows
throat tried to choke him. The bur-
glar, after awhile, succeeded in getting
upon his feet, and drew large clasp
knife, which he opened and fourished
in MIR. Creech's face. Mrs. Creech ran
to the window, threw it up and scream
ed "murder!' at the top of her voice.
Meantime Mr.. Creech had grasped the
burglars right arm, which he held in a
vice-like grip, and forced the fellow
backward against the wall. The thief
by this time seemed to realize that he
had vigorous antagonist to cope with,
and began to beg. He asked to be al
lowed to go, adding, II haven't hurt
you." NO." answered the plucky law
yer, "but d-n you! you would if you
could have got the chance" Mrs.
Creech at this momeut left the window,
and stepping up to her husband said, in
loud whisper, "Shal: bring your pis-
toi?' Though there wasn't even a toy
pls1ol in the house, this little strategy
had its desired effect, for the the fellow
began to 'weaken," and exclaim ed in
whining tone, ''Oh. you don't mean to
kill mel" eyes, if I CAM" was the re-
Spouse Of Mr.. Creech, who frightened his
grip upon the fellows arm and held
him firmly against the wall, hoping ev-
cry moment that assistance would ar
rive. Though Mrs. Creech's mother
and daughter joined in crying at the
windows for help, no one came to their
aid, and the burglar, growing desperate,
made another break for liberty, and
succeeded in gaining the landing at the
foot of the stairs. Here Mr.. Creech
again collared him, but, after a hard
struggle, the fellow freed himself, and
dashed through window, making his
escape. Under the bed were after
wards found the missing silk handker-
chief and rubber pencil case belong
ing to MIR. Creech. It looks as if the
handkerchief was intended to be used
as gag, from the manner in which it
was folded. As it was, the fellow did
not succeed in carrying off anything of
value, as he undoubtedly would have
done had he not been discovered.
Trade Marks.
Inter-Ocea
General Payne, commissioner of
patents. being asked what effect the de-
cision of the supreme court, delivered
Nov. 18th, declaring the trademark
law unconstitutional, would have re-
piled that it would be serious, and
many business interests suffer. Whether