The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-08-18
Women Who Go Armed.

"A man who is posted in this rapid age
of ours" said prominent member of the
New York detective department the other
day, knows that women have under
gone q radical change in their system of
life."
"What do you mean ?"
''Simply that women are more self
reliant than they were in the days of our
grandmothers. This woman s rights move
ment has made them SO. When woman
is insulted now, in nine cases out of ten,
she defends herself, and, if the fellow
doesn't look out he's apt to get hole
blown through him."
sis it common for women to carry pis-
tolls ?"
''You may think I am exaggerating,
but there are more women who go armed
than men. Hundreds of cases come to
she notice of the police department whore
women get away with roughs and chase
burglars out of their houses that the peo-
pie meyer hear of. Now, when man
hears anything in the house at night, he
throws up the window and yells for the
police. but the woman, if she's'a game
one, clips her hand under the pillow and
fetches out pop If the intruder is
smart he makes tracks, for woman with
a pistol is the gamest thing on EARTH
"What kind of pistol do they carry ?"
Cali kinds; but the nickel-plated
Smith & Wesson is the most popular
among them. A woman never fires her
weapon at short range. She rushes close
to the person she wants TO shoot, and
thrusts the barrel right into his clothes.
She never takes the chance of missing
her aim. In every case brought to the
notice OF the department where man
has been shot by a woman the clothing
of the victim has been burned. You'd
hardly think it, but every other woman
who walks Broadway and Fifth avenue,
even in the most fashionable thorough
fares has pistol concealed about her. P"
"Where does she carry it?"
SIN the bosom of her dress invariably
This gives her decided advantage over
a man, for she can whip out her pistol
before he can divine her motive. A gay
old beau tried to kiss q young, sweet
faced girl at the corner of University
place and Fourteenth street. 1t was late
at night and the girl was returning from
the store where she was employed as
saleslady. He had been annoying the
girl for some time. Finding it was i'm.
possible to resist his gross opportunities
without creating scene. she said to
him, I will give you kiss on one con-
dition.' Name it, he exclaimed raptur-
ously. Meet me here at this hour to-
morrow, said she. Prompt to the min
ute he was at his post the following
night. The girl came a moment later,
and the old codger hastened to embrace.
She let him get his arm around her
waist, and then drawing a tiny pistol
from her bosom, she shot the venerable
lover in the hip. Being well known in
the clubs. the man refused to make
known the identity of his fair assailant,
and as he recovered. the matter was
dropped"
"Do actresses carry revolvers.
"Many of them do. Clara Morris is
proficient in the use of the pistol, and Is
said to always have one within reach
Ada Dyas is also frs-trate shot and
even had occasion to employ her skill in
| Madison Park. She had been pursued
a considerable distance by several
roughs. The hour was late and no po
| liceman was in sight. Having warned
| the fellows in vain to desist from theil
prosecutions, she drew revolver and
sent q bullet close enough to the head
| of the foremost to make his hair rise
! The towards took to their heels. and