The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-25
UNDER THE BED.
A Plucky Fight with an Armed
Burglar.
boston Heraldl

[Boston Heraldl
Samuel W. Creech, Jr., ESQ.,, of the
well-known law firm of Perry 4 Creech,
on returning to his home, No. 800 Colum-
bus avenue, Wednesday night, at 1l:60,
had an adventure with a burglar, the de-
tails of which are decidedly interesting.
1t seems that early in the evening SER
want girl, who was intending to leave,
complained to Mrs. Creech that some one
had taken from her bag a silk handker-
chief. Suspicion pointed to a new girl
who had arrived during the day, but a
search through her trunk and pockets
failed to reveal the whereabouts of the
missing article. Later in the evening a
window in the second story was discov-
cred to be open. This was shut and
fastened, and, soon after, it was noticed
that some one had been ransacking the
contents of the bureau in the sleeping
room of Mrs. Crecch's daughter.
Mrs. Creech believed that one or other
of the two servants was guilty, and re-
solved to confide the matter to her hus-
band when he should arrive. Mr.. Creech,
as before stated, returned home Just be-
fore midnight, aad, after locking up the
house, proposed to disrobe and retire for
the night. Seating himself near the door,
he chanced 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,
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 further,
and distinctly saw the outlines of a mans
arm, and was about to slip quietly out
for an officer, when his wife, in whose
mind the strange occurrences of the eve
ming were still fresh, noticing her hus
bands movement, suspected the truth
and cried out in alarm: There's mar
under the bedw Finding himself dis
covered, the burglar endeavored to craw
from his hiding place, when Mr.. Creecl
sprang forward, and, planting his feet
upon the fellows throat, tried to choke
him.
The burglar, after a while, sue
ceeded in getting upon his feet, and drew
a large clasp-knife, which he opened and
fourished in Mr.. Creech's face. Mrs.
Creech ran to the window, threw it up
and screamed "MurderW at the top Of
! her voice. Meantime Mr.. Creech haC
grasped the burglars right arm, which
he held in vice-like grip, and forced the
fellow backward against the wall. The
thief by this time seemed to realize thai
he had vigorous antagonist to cope
with, and began to beg. He asked to be
allowed to go, adding, II haven't hur
your "No," answered the plucky law
yer, "but, d-n you you would if yol
got the chance" Mrs. Creech at thi
moment left the window, and stepping
up to her husband, said in loud whis
per: "Shall l bring your pistol~ Though
there wasn't even toy pop-gun in the
house, thi little strategy had its desiree
effect, for the fellow be an to weaken,
and exclaimed, in whining tone, "Oh
you don't mean to kill me!'
Yes, if / can," was the response o
Mr.. Creech, who tightened his grip upol
the fellows arm and held him firml.
against the wall, hoping every m0lnen
tn 1t assistance would arrive. Thougl
Mrs. Creech's mother and daughter loinee
in the crying for help, no one came t.
their aid, and the burglar, growing des
perate, made another break tor liberty
and succeeded in gaining the landing a
!, the foot of the stairs Here Mr.. Creecl
again collared him, but, after har'
struggle, the fellow freed himself, an,
dashed through a window, making hi
escape. Under the bed were afterwar
S found the missing silk handkerchief an
and rubber pencil case belonging to NJ
Creech. 1t looks as if the handkerchit
y was intended to be used as gag, fror
t the manner in which it was folded. A
r it was, the fellow did not succeed in ca
: rying off anything of value, as he vi
f doubtedly would have done, had he nc
G been discovered.