The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-11
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A queer Mania which POSSESSES, a
, lIidnight Marauder in San Fran.
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tSah FRANCISCO Chronicle. ls3 Jud a,s,he
1.-THE. worthy. citizens living in the sn,
4 baEban districts OF South San, Francisco
and Bdtchertowi1 are greatly excited al
i presene;sbut their excitement an6tifts
fto aImast nothing iwllenl compared with
their indignation, r., The, peace Of their
1 homes has been suddenly shattered by
the advent of d efahK III tfeii 'hiidsf.
and all the efforts of ,0fSeera Bennett
land the. other, policemen stationed in
that district have thus far been unsnc-
ceSsffl In ferretiAg him out When the
neighbors meet in the morning the first
i question they ask Ones stanotAef isl
i+sNhose feet we're, tiekled last. .nieht2pi
The cause of their uneasipeSs can briefly
be explained Shortly after midnight a
few weeks ago a gentleman living With
his family pear the slaugheeFehouse was
awakened from his sleep by the piercing
shrieks Of his daughter, young miss of
l6 summers. He grabbed a revolver
and hurFiediy ran to her room, in the
Eexpectatien Of meeting -burglaK The
girl was almost dead from fright, andin
broken accents shenarrated to herfather
the cause Of Sthee outcfy.' She had been
rudely awakened from her dreams Of
innocence by a tickling sensation in the
s0les of her feet. When she opened her
eyes she saw, by the, aid Of the pale
moonlight which was struggling through
the bed d-raom awindOwg q nlasked man
standing Ut the foot of her. bed. She
shrieked, and the intruder sprang
through the window out into the yard, !
which Is few feet below, and made his |
escape The fathera first thought that
shes girl had been dreaming, bnt the
cold, night air, wafted up from the bay, 4
soon made him realize that the bed room |
window was open and the adventure was
a reality. He closed THE window and /
sal. down on a. chair to eegitate ON the
strange affair, when his teeth began to
chatter He started OF for his own bed
to continue his meditation, when he dis.
covered that the front door was open.
He closed and locked the door, and when
he reached his bed room he found his
wife closing The window IN the room. I
4 hurried investigation showed that all 1
lie windows and. doors on the lOwer
do0f of the house bad been opened by.
The midnight prowler. The next day
the police authorities were notified OF
the action of lthe nocturnal visitor.
night passes now but some
female is awakened by the fiend tickling
ner feet. As soon as the victim wakes
Ip the. man ,imakes his escape either
iilfoHgh an open window or door. Intq
every instance the prowIer opens all the
loors andwihdows In the house before |
le proceeds with his dexiltry. sTheiHan u
wears q wide-brimmea hat, cRnries
lark lantern and has the lower portion /.
# his face concealed by towel or a
10th. He never steals anything, or at I.
my rate nothing hassbeeni missed from
he houses visited, except in one case,
where towel was missing. II is prob. ,
Iblaathat the fiend forgot his disguise
hat night and took The towel to use as III
mask. A few nights ag9.a married
ady felt the prowler tickling her feet L.
;he quickly lit a candle, which the in .
ruder aS promptly blew out aud then !
umped through open window. The :
ffcers have been seaEching for him, !
nd he seems to be aware of the fact,
or he always selects victim at dis
ance from where the officers are sta
ioned. Il Unless he il. eanght.in short 9
In1e the fair lasses In he,lOcality in 7
asted by him will be compelled to wear :
heir shoes In bed to prevent having !
heir sleep disturbed. ''-ss''''''''''" '''' n
OF late COWS have been stolen from {
tables in the vicinity, and some of
hem have afterward been found shot.
If the others no traces have been found,
ut whether the cattie-steaGng is apart
{ the programme carried out by the
feet ticker" is not known. o