The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
WOMAN HIS VICTIM
Passengers on a Pennsylvania Car
Chase a Highwayman.
Mrs. Kate Parker Assaulted Just After
Dark Last Evening, Between st.
Clair and Pratt Streets.

There was an exciting chase after a foot
pad on North Pennsylvania street shortly
before 6 O'Clock last evening. a heavily
loaded PennSylvania-street car suddenly
came to a stop midway between st. Clair
and Pratt streets and almost simultaneously
a shrill whistle sounded out from the side
walk.
What's the matter" almost everybody
on the car cried.
\ number OF women sprang to their feet
and the conductor shouted to the motor
man. Go ahead. What are you stopping
for?' From his box in front the ~six-foot
motorman replied. "A Ieddy's bein' sand
bagged out here" ana with that he leaped
from the door Of his car and started north
on a run. The cry almost caused "a stam-
pede among the passengers. many of whom
crowded 10 the doors. tumbIed off and took
part in the chase.
"Oh. my: L hope they will catch him."
exclaimed an excited little matrOn with a
double fur collar high up about her neck.
The other women made similar remarks
and the men who remained stood peering
out the windows into the foggy night. for
IT was already dark, to catch a glimpse of
the exciting events occurring. The police
mans whistle was being blown by Maj.
James Wildman, president of the Board OF
Works. who had rushed from his residence
near by on hearing the screams OF the
highwayman'S defenSeless victim. The sit
uation was thrilling. Those left i'm the car
felt that they were having an unusual ex-
p~erience and everybody talked to every
body else without Introduction ON the pros
pect of the fleeing footpad being o~vertaken.
Dinner engagements and anxious wives at
home in ignorance OF what might be de-
laying the absent ones were alike forgotten.
For once nobody grumDled at the delay.
Shouting and an apparent commotion up
the street lent interest 10 the event.
Presently the huge form of the motorman
abruptly Informed the passengers that
YOU couldn't have ketcbed that fellow
with a horse. he is gone down Pratt
street like a deer
Meanwhile the woman who had been as
saulted was being cared for by the friendly
neighborS She gave her name as Mrs.
Kate Parker, Of No. % Talbot avenue.
she said she was on her a home when n
snort. stOcky man sprang out from the
shadow OF a tree and grabbed her. The
fellow held her arms and Kissed into her
face: Give me your ~pocketbook quick or
I'll choke you" She thought of nothing
but TO scream, and that she did very Justify.
The man rudely clapped his hand over her
mouth and gave her a blow on the head
that sent her To the ground, but she kept
mp her cry. The moment the car came
along Major WidmaH and others rushed to
the scene and the would-be robber took TO
his heels. These facts were all duly related
TO the occupants of the car in snatches and
To the occpantS OF the car I'm snatcheS and
ordinations by the men crowded on the
platform
ana so tney uldnt get nlm, Sdlu the
aforementioned little woman with fur.
her pretty face wrinkled with a frown.
"Clang, clang," went the gong, the men
climbed on and the car moved on TO the
north.
After the fOotpad had put a safe dis
lance between himself and the locality pa
trolman MackaSsey appeared. After hastily
gathering the particulars he started in the
wake of the ruffian. Mrs. Parker, COM
pietely upset by the attack. was assisted to
her home by a party Of gentlemen. Her in
JurfeS are in no way serious. Nothing like
Al accurate description OF the footpad
could be obtained. although Mrs Parker
thought he might be colored.