Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-10-04
. DESPERATE MIDNIGHT CHASE
An Incident That Came Of an OmAn-
woman's walking in Her sleep


An Incident That Came Of an Omaha
goman's walking in Her sleep.
One night "A prominent business
man living on Thirty-first street was
awakened from sleep and discovered
that his wife was missing. Hastily
arising. the husband began search OF
the preiuises In the hallway OF the
first floor he found his wife lying un-
conscious on the floor. with severai
nolv rashes on her face and neck In
rtantlv il dawned on the husbands
mind that burglars bad entered the
bouse and that his wife had been at
tackled.
There was no one in the house 10
eend for help. The husband thre"
onen the front door and fortunately,
or unfortunately, a well dressed gen
tleman. who proved 10 be an equally
well known young business man, re-
I t,rning from a late card party. passed
| by. -
Arrayed in his night gown the nus
hand hurried down the steps and called
lustily to the young man The latter
urped and gazed upon the figure IN
!
terrorize a less superstitous man. Inc
husband hurried toward the young
man. but the latter took fresh grip
on the overcoat which had hung care
lesslv over his arm and started east ON
Farnam street at a dead run
stop. therer' yelled the husband
But the Injunction only served TO ac-
celerate the speed of the young man.
II seemed the only chance in sight ana
| the husband clung to it. With nus
5 night robe tapping in the breeze ne
{ Sew over the pavement, yelling at
q every bound when he could summon
= breath. One or twice the young man
Q tnrned TO see if he was still pursued,
and then he took fresh grip on hls
; coat and plunged forward into the
~ damn atmosphere. On and ON went
tba vorn0 man. and on and on followed
the husband
II seemed a race for life. But nature
n could not stand everything. The nus
! band was plainly gaining and the young
A man was plainly losing his breath
= when the Young man struck the hill IN
a front of John A. McShanes s residences
a. il seemed that all hope had gone and
M his legs showed signs OF weakening.
:. The husband gained several laps and
,a he seemed to progress right well on an
:. nnbiu run. At the top of the bill al
% the breath was gone from the young
!. man. and hatless he halted, and turn
nj ing savagely upon his pursuer ex
Nv claimed:
n. .sWhat'n thunder are you chasing me
cd for. anyhow
- The husband gasped for breath as n
IN reolied What in thunder are you run
ming fort My wife has been attaeke'
in bv burglars. and want you to go for
~. doctor. Now. will you 60 get onef
te. glad light burst upon the youn
NE man. and feeling as though he vas
an brand snatehed from the burning q
-, hastily took the number Of his pui
in suer's house and hastened away
mt search of a doctor.
,-o5 The Young Ian repaired to his on
-, home where he summoned DIR. Rile
80 nv telepbone. Then he sent to u
- stable for his team. and drove out {
90 Thirty first street TO see If he could
of further assistance. But IN the
element of the moment the young ma
had become confused on 1umbers, al
,one Yff4r an hours search for his pursue
hiea house he retired to his own home a.
pes was soon lost 10 sumner
1als' The next day the yozng man met 7
ases husband ON the street and explanatlo
tolie followed. The doctor had found I
! in house and had administered to
Vat. wife. 1t was not a case of burglary
dine al. The wife had simply arose a
pen walked in her sleep, something she .
HoIy never done before. In attempting
un pass through big pane OF wind
900. glass she had sustained her HJuiis1
600 Omaha World Herald.