Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-01-22
B0WSER'S BURGLARS.
MRS B.TELLS OF \ HORRIPYING MIDNIGHT
EXPERIENCE.
Mr.. B.s Bravery In Presence Of the Danger H,
yeqrred For-Ths Interesting Story He
Told 70 the Reporters.

fOl some weeks past / nave Dtvn nervous
about burglars, hut every time l have sug-
gestsd that we ought To have 4 burglar
alarm he has replied:
''Boshl burglars know what house to
enter. "
Put we have something to steal
Certainly We have; but no burglar Is
goinE 10 enter Il house when BE- knows
that tie owner stands ready to shoot tho
top Of his head oil. Dout't you worry
about burglars. They know me, and know
enough to keep away from me"
\ week ago the house revt to us was
entered and despoiled, and the next day I
begged Mr.. Bowser for heavens sake to
get an alarm connected with our doors and
windows.
TO scare burglars away ~ he exclaimed
in the key of &. "Not much Let EN-
come in. | want EN- inside
And you-you would capture them
Never II capture The burglar who
gets into my house dies there The coro-
her may come and sit on that body, but it
will be . limp Of ~liteless clay ~
And ven w0u't yet III alarm
No, Ma ain. I'll bring home Il shotgun
au.l q base ball bal, but Just to comfort
you. Nature has given me all the weap-
un~ / want against burglars.
Then Mr.. BDw@"r crossed his hands
under his caat tails and walked up and
iown in such u scIi.sati-tied way that !
took courage. Next day he brought home
the Il and the club, and ~ he deposited
them at the head Of the bed he explained:
IT'S simply to give you more conf
dence; understand" For my part I'd give
$500 to find 4 burglar in my house
That night, soon after midnight, heard
something fall ia the house, and | nudGed
Mr.. RoW>er into wakciulns.s and told him
Of il.
Its that iufrrua! Old cat" he growled
in reply. .'You'vr 20; burglars on the
brain, and hope one will come
Ten minutes passed, aud ! was sure /
heard >omc creeping up stair,. !
nuj..d MG. Bowed again and told him 50,
bat he replied:
WIS h'">'Ir u you "nEe ne ~ IE',i,
'iS' .""n '""" 'u''''P Tux ''"''i!i"'' y
. the might You ran boa luAatI' on shorter
notice than anybody | ever E,GIi Of Now
@" 1" ~i,yp and
Th" rrI-on he ~iopPci there "aS htcom.e
Il l.ls lantern was tll,hgG in uui itrr. sud
4 stern yu.cr exclaimed
IF either one Of Yen make il move 70 get
up III bio" ycur hr..inF uu:'"
The burglar had yor4e the victim,
. whc.r b ord M. Bow>rr va hmGorinG
:o., ,,o..d oyr, us The midnight maraud-
e., on whose l~irrl,~- cley thr coroner was
to .i.. Ms ready To- b., "avt' 81. ! con
SEES wa- badly frightened, but ! did rot
/ I,s, NV s,u.ss. / knew hr WIS ;hcr" Ia
rob. ond he had all ~" advantage, ana
. did not move = iinEr'
Come. old rnap." continued the bar
' pI.r after, MONICA, IL want sOur e,rvices.
/ Oct ,uf Of l,ot"'
cake ali ,G,. n,,,. bat SPARE our liyrsn'
. pleaded Sir. ii1wser.
/ Ha''1'hat', what I'm going 10 40, uid dulfer,
Climb out u that ami huHt uP your
wealth.
"lth that he lighted the gas, "a down
ON the edge OF the bed, aud Nj. b3"sei
brought hitA hotA my ""tchS', all cur
JeweiTy, "ndthr 900 hidden IN the dresser;
never "a" NJ, h'ws"r 50 oOl'sihh aHo
thoughtful, lie even fuhiin"gt" me
dresser to hnd my iaet limestone pm ana
he sIld yes, SIT, n M, SI 10 thai