Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-28
UNDER THE BED.
4 Plucky Fight With an Armed Burglar.
Boston Herald.


Samuel W. Creech. Jr., E.o., of the
weil.knoNn law firm OF PER-, & Creech,
on returning 10 his home. 500 Columbus
avenue, Wednesday night, at IL 90, had
an adventure with burglar, the details
OF which are decidedly interesting. Il
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 silk hand
kerchief. Suspicion pointed to a new
girl who had arrived during the day,
hut search through her uunk 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 a 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 resolv ed to contide 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 a
mans felt hat lying upon the floor. He
would have paid no attention to this,
surprising it to be one of his own, with
which his little daughter might have
been playing, when his eyes rested upon
striped shirt-sleeye. 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
her husbands movements, suspected
the truth, and cried out in alarm:
"There's u man under the bed" Find
ing himself discovered, the burglar en-.
deavored to crawl from his hiding
place, when Nh. Creech sprang forward,
and planting his feet upon the fellow $
throat tried to choke him. The bur
glar, after awhile, succeeded i'll getting
upon his feet, and drew large clasp
knife, which he opened and furnished
in Mr.. Creech's face. Mrs. Creech ran
to the window, threw 1t up and scream
ed "murder" at the top OF her voice.
Meantime Mr.. Cfeech had grasped the
burglars right arm, which he held i'll II
vice-like grip, and forced the fellow
backward against the wall. The thief
by this time seemed to realize that he
had a vigorous antagonist to cope with,
and began to beg. He asked to be al
lowed to go, adding, Il haven't hurt
you" NO." answered the plucky law
yer, "but d--n you! you would II you
could have got the chance" Mrs.
Creech at this momeut left tie window,
and stepping up to her husband sal in
a loud whisper, "Shal | bring YOU PTS
tol?' 1h, ugh there wasn't even II toy
pisyo in the house, this little strategy
had its desired effect, Tor the the fellow
began to weaken" and exclaimed in a
whining tone. "0h. you don't mean to
kill mew Eyes, if | cam" was the re-
Spouse Of Mr.. Creech, who frightened his
grip upon the fellows arm and held
him firmly against the wall, hoping ey-
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 a window, making his
escape. Under the bed were after
wards found tue missing silk handker.
chief and a rubber pencil case belong
ing TO Mr.. Creech. 1t looks as if the
handkerchief was intended to be used
rs 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.