St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-17
The Plucky Wife Of a New
York Baker Saves
His Life.
She Receives the Bullet In
tended for Him, in
Her Body.
Chicago Police Think They
Have Spotted Smells
Murderer.
A Slick Piece of Forgery Per-
petrated in Montgom-
cry, Ala.

NEW YORK. Feb. l6.-Baker Nicholas
Goetz and his wife Mary keep a little
shop in the eastern basement of the
double brown stone tenement at 162
West Houston street. On the other
side Of the StoOp the bakers younger
brother. Valentine, and his pretty wife,
Madeline. carry on grocery. The two
stores are connected in the rear by a
door through the dividing wall.
The dual establishment was very
happy one until last night. Then a
short. slim. amiahle looking fellow
entered the bakery and asked Maggie
GoetZ. sister Of the baker. who was
behind the counter, for two pies and 10
cents worth OF crackers. She got them
and wrapped them up for the purchaser,
and he handed her counterfeit 81 bill.
She ScrutiuiZed the bill and said:
Il am not much of judge of money,
but don't like the looks of this
''Oh, that's all right" the young fell
low remarked. reaSSuringly.
Excuse me- the girl said, I'll see
about it,"
The baker was asleep in the back
room. so she went through the rear door
into the grocery store, and asked her
brother Valentine about the bill. He
good. and came into the bakery with it
in his hand:
Where did you get this?" Valentine
asked the young man.
Out of my pocket"
Il want no joking. Where did you
get it?''
lin liquor store up in Twenty third
street.
Fast or West?'
West"
''Do you know that it is no good?"
As Valentine asked this question the
young man advanced toward him, say
ing: Il don't know any more about ii
than that stove does"
The best thing you can do is to 60
back and find out where YOU got that
bill, Valentine said.
But how about my cakes and pies??''
You Will have TO pay for them.''
But l have got only 20 cents, and l
would have to walk up town."
You can't have the pies and cakes
until YOU pay for them"
Give me back the bill Them
Valentine, Suspecting that the Young
fellow would try TO pass the bill else
where, declined TO return it to him.
The young fellow said. threateningly:
Il will have my BILL
You will not" Valentine declared.
stepping toward the young man as he
backed toward the door,
If you dom give up the bill you will
go, the young man shouted, putting
his right hand behind him.
Valentine put out his arm as if to
grab the young fellow. Maggie, fearing
trouble. ran up to him and said:
Don't make Il fuss; l will give you
the BILL
Before the words had passed her lips
the young fellow had drawn a big self
cooking revolver and sent shot through
Valentines shoulder. Valentine grabbed
the man, who fired again. The second
ball struck the plucky groceryman in
the chin and plOughed a furroW across
his neck. His wife ran into the bakery
from the adjoining store to the assist
ance OF her husband. She threw her
arms around the neck of his assailant
Just as he fired another shot. 1t passed
over his head and lodged in the wall.
Another shot struck the brave little
woman in the abdomen and she fell.
The wounded woman sank down in a
chair, and a dozen willing people ran
Tor physician. DR.. L. J. DOlin exam
ined the wound and declared that she
would probably die. He refused to
probe for the bullet. The husbands
wounds are not dangerous.
The young fellow said he was Charles
Giblin. twenty-three years old, wire
worker. He says he is married
The wounded woman was more So
llcitouS about her husbands injuries
than her own. When Dr. DOlin said
Valentine would recover. she claSped
her hands and said: praised be God:
l saved him."