The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-28
A WILD CHASE.
She Walked in Her Sleep and Her Hus-
band Ran,

band Ran.
Several nights ago a prominent business
man living on Thirty-frst street, Omaha.
was awakened 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 be found his
wife lying unconscious ON the floor with
several ugly gashes on her face and neck.
1t instantly dawned upon the husbands
mind that burglars had entered the 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. q
well dressed gentleman, who proved to bs
an equally well known young business man
returning from a late card party passed by.
Arrayed in his nlght-gown, the husband
hurried down the steps and called Justify to
the young man. The latter turned and
gazed upOn the figure in white. One glance
was suffic ent to terrOriZe a less superstitious
man. The husband hurried toward the
young man, but the latter took fresh grip
On the Overcoat which had hung carelesSly
over his arm and started east on Farnam
street on dead run.
"Stop, thereW yelled the husband.
But the injunction only served to acceler-
ate 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, yell
ing at every bound when he could summon
breath. Once or twice the young man
turned to see if he was pursued, and then
took fresh grip on his coat and plunged
forward into the damp atmosphere
When the young man struck the hill in
front OF John A. McShane's residence il
seemed that all hope had gone and his legs
showed signs OF weakening. The husband
gained several laps and he seemed to pro-
gress 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,
turning savagely upon his pursuer, ex-
claimed:
"WhaIn thunder are you chasing me for.
anyhow"
The husband gasped for breath as he re-
piled:
"What in thunder are you running for?
My wife has been attacked By burglars and
want you to go for doctor. Now, will you
90 get one?'
A glad light burst upon the young man,
and. feeling as though he was brand
snatched from the burning, he hastily took
the number of his purSuer's house and hast
ened 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 to Thirty-frst
street, to see if he could be of any further
assistance. But in the excitement of the
moment the young man had become Con-
fused 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 hus-
band on the street and explanations fol-
lowed. The doctor had found the house,
and had administered to his wife 1t was
not case of burglary at all. The wife had
simply risen and walked in her sleep, some
thing she had never done before. In at
tempting to pass through a big pane Of
window glass she had sustained her in-
iuries Omaha Wnrld- Hnrald