The sun., 1891-05-17
SHE FLOGGED A M4SaER
A St. Louis Girl Proves that She 10 Able
to Take Care OF HERSELF

Prom The Globe Democrat
That the women OF st. Louis are very well
able to take care OF themselves in any emer.
Rency was evidenced carly Saturday morning
by n little Incident which occurred at Ewing
and Easton avenues. Joseph Tingett. m
ron.worker. who is employed In ono OF the
South st. Louis iron works. and living on
Francis street. was returning homo from his
nights toll Saturday morning at $50 o'clock
and as be approached the above mon toned
point he noticed tall man and a medium
sized womansx alkinR along the opposite side
OF The street. apparently engaged in earnest
conversation. suddenly the woman stepped
back pace ,.s ard dealt TIE n man .tunnng bIow
staggered backward. 20 Unexpected WINS
this proceeding on her, part. and before he
silver handled um mbrella which she carried. md
began beating him over tho head with 1t. Tho
%sn stood for %onen as thOugh perfectly
raised i as tIousS aSoas u s'rffs rH
$50 quickly hnd the. whole thing happened"
x,bnx :ad mr. ~ MRH1 M n ma no time to do
started Star across tae streoi. rho man G heard I me-.
and hardly turning around to see who l was
stree: on, n run, the blood streaming from ihs
cuts in his head. did not attempt 70 follow
her on tho verge Of Mysteries after tGe great
strain she had no ~ doubt boon under q, a NV
down She then told me her nan,s was MI MIS-
kosS MoIlins. md that sho lived out nenr
10 nccompnny her home: but she would not
allow Il. and after sceing hor snteiy on car
Alter soms az trousiea % BIO AS D,noat report
or succeeded n finding Miss Morlilg Mt hor
home so%s nt.a li.t.nSe back from ls,Sn ave:
II ON q severe headache and seemed In u high
STATE, NJ nervousness. NO doubt caused ty tho
SariSas questions size told TIC icliowins story:
Ill went MT to The tne theatre % With ,,, Young indy
Friday ad Spent hS ns AZ
morniSs. mo % hcwsvsr, ro-S o intsndin@s @ % ostsi
avenue faHinl none in sight. so concluded 10
walk up Eeston ayenue until q car caught up
x RI &s;n ha. ct asoq Ss1H9Sa Ss
Snt nad nG f and H%assd
il j wonldn' { allow him tho pleasure II escort.
ing ME bone: In male no roniy to the , Hnestioa M %
allow me- and attemoted 10 cateh h,li OF NY
soa him So sds Hssp aw '.S o s
wsYld Ssll The Ioics; He ,Igdy si,np ISps,sa s d..
Slipped his arm around my waisr, toe my.
self from him aud 4S,rn.k him as hard as /
COulu III lu0 IpC'. no ttWSE0Tou ONrk AMI i
swung my umbrella VIII Oh l.. n very heavy
one, and strusk him couple q times az hard
as could In the face with II. He wrenehed u
from me- and was about TO hit me with II,
when heard some one shout Hold up! and
tho next minute the man dropped the uni-
brells and ran the street. 1 saw q man
then coming down across The street an,
parsntly lnbcrer from his dress. and
ior the next. few minutes lost all
track ~ things When came 10 my sense,
aQain tha man. wanted to take me home but
wouldn't let h,m, an,l car comii q along Just
Then I boarded l. ana Got hone without am
was apparently not more than 20. had dark
hair and eyes. and wore very small black
moustachA. did NOT pay enough attention to
him to notice how he was 'lrassed. hut Ia ike
u scratch his eyes out ~ that lr could never
see another woman TO insult her."
Mise MerlInR is u gnet. Ie.feciabe girl.
mipglnv very little with her neiThlors an!
% years OF ago. and In telling her story worked
herself up 20 9 great degree Of Of & excitement,
that The ,culprlf can be arrested o. she be-