The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-06-12
A SURE SHOT.
VIM. Ives, veseran MInnsspolis Cfti.
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MsHEAPoLIs. june 10
VIM. II. Iysa, known 60 ell old residsnts
Of Minneapolis "a ths former sickss agent
OF the Manitoba railroad, In q hale and
hearty man Of 90 years, with sn English
cut Of beard and steel gray eye that - 4
looks II you sugeests the calm sighting
along the barrel Of gun. He has always
been hunter and has reputation In the
city OF being one OF tbs surest shots In the
northwest. Last night hs had IN oppor-
tuni,y to exercise his sxill in saving his
own life and protecting his home. II was
about o'clock wheEs he was awakensd BY
the rattle OF blinds In q rear window. ne
vas not sure that n wAs an intradsr. Soon
hs heard subdusd sounds In ths rear OF
the house as Of some one moving eau
tiousIy about. He thought 1t might DO
some Of the occupants OF the house,
and as he explained: 4 am not .
man 10 hunt about the house at the
dead of night for burglar" And 50 he
lay quiet. The bead OF bis bed faced the
door. Suddenly In the dim light form
came gliding softly through the door. Al
that moment Mr.. ives held pistol In bis
hand. The intruder paused moment,
tnst long enough for Mr.. Ives to become
aware that he was negro, and then, hold
ing Que baud toward the bed - II he he'd
d weapon In his grasp. he ejacuiatsd
hoarsely:
Your money or your iifs."
Scarce had the last words escaped from
his lips when Mr.. ives finger prsssedr the
the trigger Of the weapon he hsid, there
vas fash and the Negro rseled back, .
ballet havisg struck him I'm the centsr OF
ne neck. He made blind rush for the
rear part Of the house. When In the cen
Der Of the dining room there was another
cash and bullet found It's way into his
abdomen.
He realized that he had failed and Q
sroan escaped from him, bat he continued
bis course and leaped from the window
where be bad entered just III time to es-
eape third shot from the unerring marks
mans pistol. Then there vas confusion
10 the house. The family came rushing In
and hghts were brought. The fioor was
found to be spotted With blood. Outside
the window where the burglar had entered
we're found his shoes and coat. In his
haste 20 leave he had not thought Of them
MeanwhiIs the fleeing burglar, bleeding
oopiously from his wounds, was rapidly
weakening. He fed through the rear pcr-
tion of the lot and Just as he rsached the
walk be foil down exhausted. A few mo-
ments later, some printers coming home
from their nights work, found him there
groAning In pool OF blood. He was too
weak 10 speak,
AZ the city hospital where he was taken,
Al was found thai his chances OF life were
20 uncertain that the physicians would ex-
press NO opinion as to whether he would
recoyer Between death and long term
Al prison he stiil hovers.
Then came the Identification. Inspse-
tors Doyle and Lawrence know about every
crook Of any note la the northwest. No
sooner had they clspped eyes on the burg
lar al the hospital tins morning than they
exclaimed In one breath:
-Frisbia."
And so 10 proved. The wounded burg
lar was none other than J.. w. Friabis, q
noted houssbreaker, who had just nnished
q three year sentence at saltwater for
burglary. He was In for 81. Paul job
and had been released only last Wednes-
day. Not jet week out Of prison he had
gons back 10 his nefarious profession and
committed crime the alternative results
Of which viii be asath or more years In
prison. Frisbie 10 big, buriy fellow, q
years old, whose strong constitution mas
pull him through.
frisbie was very Low all day and at . lats
hour tha opinion of the physicians wal
that he would NOT recover.