The morning call., 1891-06-19
SHE DID NOT FINCH.

A Brave Girl Faces Revolver and Helps
Capture Two Burglars.
Margaret Murphy, pretty domestic Of 10
years, is the heroine of South Brooklyn
to-day. She brayely entered the house of
her employers brother yesterday, knowing
that two burglars were there. She chased
them out, and when they scaled fence she
went over the fence after them, says the
Brooklyn Eagle. When they pointed a re-
volver at her she did not finch, and she
continued the chase for half a mile and
until she saw the two burglars arrested.
Margaret is employed in the family of
James O'D0nnell of 1924 Forty-fourth street.
She was sitting OH the stoop of that house
yesterday afternoon, when she saw two men
force open basement window of the house
of Michael OD0nnell. 257 FOrty-f0urth
street. She knew that Michael O'DonnelPs
family was away. She looked about for a
man to whom she might apply for assiS-
lance, but seeing none, she ran across the
street and jumped through the open win
dow. She found the burglars busily en-
gagged packing up clothing One of them
drew revolver and told the girl that il she
did not remain quiet he would shoot her.
will yOu?" asked Margaret. Then
sh0otw and looking into the barrel of the
revolver she set up series OF piercing
screams to attract attention. The burglars
looked at her for moment and then b0ited
through the back door, Margaret was at
their heels, and when they went over the
fence she followed. She scrambled up the
fence, and while she was climbing over the
top of it the revolver was pointed at her
again. She did not fall back into the yard,
but sat astride the fence and screamed again.
which resulted in bringing head to every
window in the neighborhood.
The burglars ran through lot aud
through other lots TO Fortieth street, with
the girl in hot pursuit The revolver was
used to intimidate her several times. but she
would not be intlmidated. There was a
crowd coming across the lots, but Margaret
was well in the lead and she kept close TO
the two men despite their efforts to frghten
her The men ran through Fortleth street
to Third avenue and along that avenue 10
Thirty-first street Margaret led the big
crowd of pursuers all the way, the men ana
BOYS who Joined in the chase keeping at a
respectful distance out of regard for the
pistol.
At Thirty first street Pol ceman Fitzger-
aid and some citizens caught the thieves and
Margaret was in at the finish ahead OF all
others. She was flushed with excitement,
was over-heated and cut of breath, but did
not appear to have thought of fear. Her one
desire seemed to be to succeed in doing her
duty as the servant of the brother of the
man whose house had been entered by bur
glars, and she was Overjoyed that her effort
had resulted in the arrest of the bnrgl rs.
As soon as she had regained her comp0sure
the policeman took his prisoners TO the
Eighteenth Precinct Staton-house, accom-
panied by Margaret, who appeared as COM
planant. The burglars said they were
George Edwards and John Harris. They
would not say where they lived. The police
say they are New York crooks.
Margaret was cheered by the crowd when
she left the station-house, and as she walked
home she was pointed out as woman who
did not fear an armed burglar. The pris-
oners were arraigned before Justice Tighe
this morning, and Maggie was present TO
swear against them. The men were held
for examination and were taken before Chief
Campbell after which they were photo
graphed.
Acting Captain Collins of the Eighteenth
Precinct said this morning: q consider
Margaret Murphy the brayest girl L ever
met. l found in Harris pocket a 38-calber
revolver. This was pointed at the girl six
or seven times. but she did not finch. Her
rushing into the house where she knew
burglars were at work, and her continuing
the chase in the face Of a loaded revolver,
are acts that very few men would have per-
formed