Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-02
a BATTLE wITa a BURGLAR.
A Plucky Woman with a Revolver
successfully Battles With a
Black Robber.

The wife of Charles w. Sands, who
lives in one of the pretty detached houses
in tho village of Richmond Hill, L. L.,
had a startling experience on Thursday,
the 9th, with a negro thief, who kept
her in a state of terror for over half an
hour, and was at last driven eff at the
point of a pistol. Mira. Sands was left
alone during the afternoon, her husband
having gone to one of the ao AGENT towns.
About 5:15 o'clock abe left the house to
go TO the barn. When she was returning,
she heard stealthy footsteps behind her,
and looking around she saw a villsinous
looking negro wal following her. Quick.
ening her pace she reached the back door
as soon as possible, but before sho sue,
ceeded in closing it the negro was at her
side. he seized her by the wrists, pushed
her back Into the kitchen and shook her
violently. The woman struggled with all
her might. The negro to subdue her,
caught her by the hair and dragged her
around, while he struck her several
violent blows in the face and breast.
When Mrs. Sands had become almost
exhausted he said: 81 want the vatuables
in the house. Come and show me where
they are."
l thought, Mrs Sands said cit was
better to give him our valuables. / know
that my
LIFE WAS IN HIS HANDS.
l told him l would show him where
they were and that he might take them.
BE quick them" he said.
II went up stairs to the front bed
vOcr, tuhnrn -, L,,nl,-l .,l 7 lo.A NIL
negro followed me. I hesitated an in
btant when we reached tho room, my in.
tention was, if posaible, to rush Gown
stairs and make my escape, The fellow
evidently suspected my intention for he
again took hold of me by the hair and
struck mo q blow in the stomach, at the
same time taking hold Of my hand and
pulling off my wedding ring and diamond
ring"
Come" he said, a., me see what is
under these mattresses2"
VI lifted the mattresses and disclosed q
quantity Of silverware which had been
kept there for some time. | know that
husband kept his pistol under the
pillow and 1 managed to get hold of it
and put it in my pocket while the negro
was hunting up the silverware in a crs zy
built which / had just finished. Watch.
ing for a favorable opportunity l rushed
past him and ran down stairs closing the
door behind me. He followed me but !
got in the road ahead Of him and In some
way managed to get over the fence into
the yard of an ad% joining house. When
| was about q dozen feet from the fence
the negro was in the act of climbing it,
DREW q REVOLVER
and pointed it at ~him,pulling the trigger.
The revolver failed to 60 off, but it frigh.
the fellow and he started on a
run to the barn, where l saw a white
man waiting for him. ! again snapped
the revolver and 1t went off. l fred a
second time ct the men. l saw both of
them dinappsar behind the barn and I
think neither bullets took effect"
The pistol shots Immediately brought
the neighbours to the spot. They found
Mrs. Sanda with a smoking revolver in
her hand and in a state of great agita-
ton. 1t was with much difficulty that
she was able to explain what had taken
place. When the facts became known
about seventy-five residents of the vii.
|sge, armed with pistols and shotguns,
started in securing parties through .he
nd Joining woods in search Of the negro
and his white confederate. Some of the
remained out all night and the
was kept up yesterday. The
r%ufdans, however, were not arrested, and
II is thought they made their escape by
way of Jamaica, about a mile and a half
from the scene OF the Outrage.