Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-11
A DESPERATE MIDNIGHT CHASE.
An Incident That Came of an Omaha
woman's walking in Her sleep.

An Incident That Came of an Omaha
woman's walking in Her sleep.
One night prominent business
man living on Thirty-first street was
awakened from sleep and discovered
that his wife was missing. Hastily
arising, the husband began a search of
the premises In the hallway of the
first floor he found his wife lying un-
conscious on the floor, with several
ugly gashes on her face and neck. In
stantly it dawned on the husbands
mind that burglars had entered the
house and that his wife had been at
tackled.
There was no one in the house to
send for help. The husband threw
open the front door and fortunately,
or unfortunately, well dressed gen.
tleinan, who proved to be an equally
well known young business man, re-
turning from late card party, passed
by.
Arrayed in his night gown, the hus-
band hurried down the steps and called
Justify to the young man. The latter
turned and gazed upon the figure in
white. One glance was sufficient to
torrorize less superstitious man. The
husband hurried toward the young
man, but the latter took fresh grip
on the overcoat which had hung care
lessly over his arm and started east on
Farnam street at a dead run.
stop, therep yelled the husband.
But the injunction only served to ac-
celerate the speed of the young man.
1t seemed the only chance in sight, and
the husband clung to it. With his
night robe Tapping in the breeze he
flew over the pavement, yelling at
every bound when he could summon
breath. One or twice the young man
turned to see if he was still pursued,
and then he took fresh grip on his
coat and plunged forward into the
damp atmosphere. On and on went
the young man, and on and on followed
the husband.
1t seemed a race for life. But nature
could not stand everything The hus-
band was plainly gaining and the young
man was plainly losing his breath.
When the young man struck the hill in
front of John A. McShane's residence
it seemed that all hope had gone and
his legs showed signs of weakening
The husband gained several laps and
he seemed to progress right well on an
uphill run. At the top of the hill all
the breath was gone from the young
man, and hatless he halted, and turn
ing savagely upon his pursuer ex.
claimed:
''What'n thunder are you chasing me
for, anyhow
The husband gasped for breath as he
replied: "What in thunder are you run
ming for9 My wife has been attacked
by burglars and want you to go for q
doctor Now, will you go get one2"
A glad light burst upon the young
man, and feeling as though he was a
brand snatched from the burning he
hastily took the number of his pur-
suer's house and fastened away in
search of doctor.
The young man repaired to his own
home, where he summoned DIR. Riley
by telephone Then he sent to the
stable for his team, and drove out on
Thirty-frst street to see if he could be
of further assistance. But in the ex
element of the moment the young man
had become confused on numbers, and
after an hours search for his pursuer's
house he retired to his own home and
was soon lost in slumber.
The next day the young man met the
husband on the street and explanations
followed. The doctor had found the
house and had administered to the
wife. 1t was not case of burglary at
all. The wife had simply arose and
walked in her sleep, something she had
never done before. In attempting to
pass through big pane of window
glass she had sustained her injuries. -
Omaha World Herald.