Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-07-26
A PLUCKY YOUNG LADY.
SHE CHAsEs A BURGLAR OUT OF
HER HOUSE "A THRILL.
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ING EPISODE.
The BllrlmOre American Of July
l5in says; Miss Marguerite HerslI
had qniLe = thrllliag experience at
her Residence, 1926 west John
stree, Monday morning. HeI
mother and sister being at the
seaside, and her father out oil
town, she aud her brother Geclded
not to keep h0nse bur, to take their
meals at their uncle's, on Lanvale
street. They, however occupied
the house at night. When Miss
Hersh came home from break fast
about 8 o'clock she was surprised
to find the shutters on the dining
room windows open, but thought
her brother had forgotten to close
them the night before. The truth
was, q burglar bad entered the
house through the window, and
was az that moment robbing a
wardrobe IN room close 10 the
young lady. Miss Hersh spoke TO
Miss Edyth Lamb, who lives next
door, telling her she was going to
take "A walk, and would return 10
two hours, which, no doubt. the
rObber heard. She bad gone
several blocks, but fearing the rain,
and having forgotten her umbrella,
returned home TO get ii. Her
brother had gone down town to his
business, and there was no one las
she thOughD in the house. When
she reached her room on the third
floor, she was startled to find locks
to the dressing case, wardrobe,
&c, broken, and the contents OF
the furniture drawers scattered all
over the floor. A gold bracelet
was found on the steps and a knife
with the blades open was sticking
In the wardrobe. She thought of
burglars at once and started for
the Darkroom window to call Miss
Lamb. Everything in this room
was also topsy.turYy. She said
yesterday she felt sure when she
got to the back room that a man
was in the house and down stairs.
The back and front doors were
locked and she was a prisOuer.-
She neither screamed nor tainted,
but walked down stairs with a
heavy step, trying to initiate a
man. The back parlOr was in
great disorder, and Ratchet with
which the shutter had been chop.
ped open was on the floor. A mo-
ment later she heard the dining
room window.shUtter creak, and,
summOning all her strength, she
rushed forward and shouted,
"Who's there !" In tEinkling a
man Jumped from the window with
his arms full of silverware. The
brave young lady ran down into
the yard after the burglar aud lock.
ed the gate. Miss Eva Lamb, from
Der back window, saw Miss Hersh
chasing the robber, and rushed over
to her help. Miss Lamb thought
Miss Hersh was UNCONSCIOUS when
she reached her, but she was not.
Her excitement was so intense that
she couldn't speak. The burglar
made good use of his legs and got
away. His game was broken up,
tor in his haste he left nearly all
the silver he had found. The pc.
lice were summoned, but before
they got there Miss Hersh saw two
men sneakingly pry open the back
gate. Against the advice of her
lady friends she went down boldly,
confronted them, and ask what
they wanted. They pretended to
be in search of garbage. She or
dered them of and they left at
once. Both looked like Italians,
and had a pair of long black tongs.
They were evidently confederstes
of the first burglar IN search OF the
silver he had dropped. But for
the young lady's returning home
and her brave action, the house
would undoubtedly have been
robbed of all the silverwsre aud
jewelry in 1t. The young lady
suffered for several hours from
but yesterday had
nearly recovered. Nothing bot
praise was heard for her bravery
and pluck IN chasing alone a bur-
gIar out Of her house. baltimore
American.