The state herald., 1893-09-29
MIS-. DECISIONS suRoLARrRAr
II Caught and Hold Two the First Time
1t Wns sprung.

A widow of tho namo OF Susannah
Dickson, owning farm within hall a
mile of this place, stys a Grenada.
Miss, correspondent OF the Phltaael-,
phia Times, recently hit on n novel
manner Of capturing burglars. One
night it happened that she was left
entirely alone by the rest ~ tho
household, and as II grew late she
heard noises In the kitchen that
made her suspicious that there was
some one fcloniously inclined on tho
promises. So she bethought herself
OF large wardrobe, old-iashioned in
make. and shut herself therein,
locking tho door after her.
She could hear tho men as they
rummaged tho house, and their
voices in dispute In regard to the
value of this object or that. She
recognized two Of them by their ac-
cents. At last they had collected
everything they considered worth
carrying of and loaded it into empty
pillow slips when, casting his eyes
about him, ono Of tho rogues sspied
the t7urdrobc. and calling out to tho
others that here WAS depository
where something Of value might DO
concealed, he started toward 1t, fol-
lowed closely by the others
Mrs, Dickson, alarmed Mt tho
though, OF falling into the hands OF
30 unprinciplcd band OF wrotches,
involuntarily gave II spring forward
rs II to escape from the confined hole
In which. TO her heated imagination,
she could be murdered and her near
est noighbor hear nothing Of what
was taking place. As sho threw hor-
self against the door In the attempt
to escape her weight caused tha mas
sive old piece of furniture to fall
| forward on its front, crushing be-
meath it two OF tho three advancing
men. The one in the rear sprang
back In time TO save himself, with
the exception Of the great toe on the
left foot. Tho bono Of that was
broken. however, and injured In such
q manner rs to make tho wound very
painful and serious,
But this was nothing TO what his
companions had sustained. One lay
as though he we're dead. He had
been struck on the hoad by u piece
oI tho network; browning the ward
robe, while tho other was pinned be-
meath It firmly. and hold so by Mrs.
Dickson weight In about half an
| hour the rest of the household re-
| turned homo and were surprised to
SEQ and hea- nothing of the lady.
/ They found :hc two mon. one still
unconscious. and tho other pleading
Tor his liberty.
Hearing no souud from Mrs Dick
son within, the latter rogue cndcav-
bred TO secure his release by Htatina
that while passing by ho had seen
Mrs. Dickson leaving the house
with ncighbOr who had come for
her In great hastn to nurse sicl;
child. and that, not liking to leave
| her house alone she had rcquested
him and his friend to romain there
until tho rest should return. when,
entering. the eat had lcapcd from the
top OF the wardrobe and upset IL on
them before they could escape. Tho
fellow having hitherto borne u fairly
good character, tho story sounded
/ plausible enough, and he was about
TO DO SGT at liberty when the lady In
the wardrobe revived sufficiently to
call out: ''Ihicves' Robbors' Help!
Helplt
At this tho man threw himself out
Of the nearest window. and would
have made his escape had not Bob
Dickson. the widows nephew. leapcd
out after him and aitef short strug-
rls succeeded In capturing the burg
lar. The rest had busted themselves
liborating the pool widow. who was
soon ablo TO tell the story Of her snt-
fcrings for herself, and insisting on
an officer being sent for, to whom
she doscribcd tho burglar who had
escaped. Search we made for him.
but he had had time to secure q horse
and Is still Mt large, The remaining
thief is still lying insensible from
conclusion OF the braia.