Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-06-24
4 Desperate Midnight Chase

WHAT CAME OF AN OMAHA wOMAN'S WALK
ING IN RER sLEEF.
Several nights ago prominent business
man living on Thirty first street was awsk.
ened from sleep and discovered that his wife
was missing. Hastily arising the husband
began search of the premises In the
hallway of the first floor he found his wife
lying unconscious on the floor with several
ugly gashes on her face and neck. Instant
II it dawned on the husbands mind that
burglars had entered tha house and that his
wife had been attacked.
There was no one in the house to send for
help. The husband threw open the front
door and fortunately, or unfortunately. a
well dressed gentleman, who proved to be
an equally we'll known young business map,
returning from a late card party, passed by.
Arrsyed in his night gown, tho husband
hurried down the steps and called Justify to
the young man. The latter turned and
gszed upon the figure in white. One glance
was sufficient to terrorize less supersti-
tious man. The husband hurried toward the
young man, bat the latter took fresh grip
on the overcoat which had hung carelessIy
over his arm and started east on Farnam
street at dead run.
''Stop, there" yelled the husbind.
But the injunction only served to accele.
rate the sgeed of the young man. Il ssem-
ed the only chance in sight, and the hns.
baud oung to it. With his night robe flap.
ping in the breeze he few over the pave
ment, yelling at every bound wheu be could
summon breath. Olce or twice the young
man turned to see if he was still pursued,
and then be took q flesh grip on bis coat
and plunged forward into the damp atmos-
phere. Oa and on went the yonng man,
and ou and on followed tho husblnd. It
seemed race for life. But nature could
not stand everything The husband 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 hopa
had gone and his legs showed signs of
weakening. The husband gained several
laps aud he seemed to progress right we'll
on an uphill run. At the top of the bill
all the breath was gone from the young
man. and hatless he halted, and, turning
savagely upon his pursuer, exclaimed:
"Whatn thunder are you chasing mo
| for, anyhow"
The husband gasped for breath as he re.
Piled: What in tho thunder are you run-
uing iol? My wife has beeu attacked By
burglars, aud want you to go for dec
| tor Now, will you go get one?''
A glad light burst upon the young man,
and, feeling as though he was a brand
snatched from the burning, he hastily took
! the numher Ct his pursuer's house and
hasteued away in search OF e doctor,
The young man repaired to his own
home, where he summoned DIR. Riley hy
telephone. Then he sent TO the stable for
his team, and drove out on Thirty-first
street to see if lie could be of further assist.
ance. But in the excitement of the moneut
the young man had become confused on
Numbers, and after an hour's search for his
pursuer's house be retired to his own
home, and was soon lost in slumber.
The next day the young man met the
husband on the strest and explanations fol
lowed. The doctor had found the house
aud had administered to the wife 1t was
nos a case of burglary at all The wife had
simply arose and walked in her sleep, some
thing she had never done before. In at
tempting to pass through big pane OF
window glass she had sustained her iniu-
ries.-Omaha World Herald.