The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-30
MRS. picKsoN's BuRoLARTHAr
1t Caught and Held Two tbs First Time
IL Was Sprung.

1t Caught and Held Two tbs First Time /
II Was Sprung.
A widow of the name of Susannah
Dickson, owning farm within half a
mile Of this place, says a Grenada,
Miss, correspondent Of the Philadeif
phia Times, recently hit on a novel
manner Of capturing burglars. One
night it happened that she was left
entirely alone by the res. Of the
household, and as it grew late she
heard noisc- IN the kitchen that
made her suspicious that there was
some one fcloniously inclined on the
premises, So sho bethought herself
of large wardrobe, oldfashioned in
make. and shut herself therein,
locking the door after hsr.
She could hear the men as they
rummagcd the house, and their
voices in dispute in regard to tho
value Of this object or that. She
recognized two oi them by their ac-
cent? At last they had collected
everything thay considered worth
carrying of and loaded II into empty
pillow slips when, casting his eyes
about him, GHe of the rogucs espied
the wardrobe, and calling out to the
others that hero was a depository
where something OF value might be
concealed he started toward 1t, fol-
lowed closely by the others
Mrs. Dickson, alarmed at the
thought Of failing into the hands Of
SO uuprincip.ed band Of wretchcs,
inyoluntarily gave spring forward
as II TO ss.upq from the confined hole
in which, to her heated imagination,
she coulu be murdered and her near
es, Deighbor hear nothing OF what
was taking place. As she threw her
self against the door n Tho attempt
to escape her weight caused the mas
sive old piece of furniture to fall
forward on IL front, crushing be-
meath it two of the three advancing
men. The one in the rear sprnug
back in timo to save himself, with
the exception of the great toe on the
left foot. Tho bone of tina: was
broken. however, and injured in such
4 manner as to make the wound very
painful and serious.
But this was nothing to whnt his
companions had sustained, one lay
as though he were dead. He had
been struck on the head by piece
OF the network crowuing the ward
rob5. while tho other was pinned be-
meath it firmly, and held so by Mrs.
Dickson weight In about half an
hour the rest OF tho household re-
turned home and were surprised to
see and hear nothing of the lady.
They found She two men, one still
unconscious, and the other pleading
for his liberty.
Hearing no sound from Mrs. Dick
son within, the latter rogue endcav-
! ored to secure his release by stating
that willie passing by he had seen
Mrs. Dickson leaving the house
with a neighbor who had come for
her in great haste to nurse sick
child, and that, not liking to leave
her house alone, she had requested
him and his friend to remain there
until tho rest should return, when,
entering. the cat had ieaped from the
top OF the wardrobe and upset it on
them before they could escape The
fellow having hitherto borne a fairly
good character, the story soandcd
plausible enough, and he was about
to be set at liberty when the LADY in
the wardrobe revived sufficiently to
call out: '.rhieves' Robbers Help
Help
At this the man threw himself ont
OF the nearest window. and would
have made his escape had not Bob
Dickson, the Widows nephew. leaped
out after him and after short strug
gle succeeded in capturing the burg
lar The rest had busicd themselves
liberating the poor widow, who was
soon able to tell the story of her suf-
ferings for herself and insisting on
an officer being sent for. to whom
she described the burglar who had
escaped. Search was made for him,
but he had had timc to secure a horse
and is still at large. The remaining
thief is still lying iusousible from
concussion of the brain,