The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-05
BURGLAR, OR COOKS BEAU!
ytr1rR UHIcB, Mr.. JACKSON OUT-
torGBT Hrs NFDNISHT FOE.

s.,b ,he CooE, said u was Nsthtpg-
NJ ,cL.on Know. Bettsr Now Amer
ru..I,s Up the FIEht OF uIs iife win
the Mnr Hs Found in the Ktchs-,
who. sarnh s-y-, 2. H-- sweetheart.
whether it was desperate burglar with
-bom hs had a tussle on Saturday night. or
msrely man who feared he would be mis-
,.t., Tor one. Henry n. Jackson OF ~ East
Xinetv. second street In not at present quite
.urs But of one thing he il sure: he had
,.,y nm pleasant half hour lie thinks the man
had ioH
NJ jackson hlred a new servant girl three
v.eks ago Her name is Sarah Patterson. and
bs describes her as large. robust. and cross
.vet She came In answer to n newspaper
Advertisement and brought references; but
Mrs Jack son. who Is q little woman with
fonr.months old baty, was too busy to look
them up SO sarah was hired. anyhow. As
time went on Mrs Jackson thought she had
co, A treasure Sarah was willing. respectful
elearly and deft. She cooked meat to turn.
and made fine hasty puddiuEs. She ironed
NJ Jackson's collars without traying them
a, the rundown. She wanted but ono night
awce. Tor herself Sarah had o sweetheart. It
tutps out His name is Thomas CouRhlan. He
ia ~ years old and Ii bnrly and athletic. This
ia the man Mr.. Jackson thinks Is a burglar
Thomas says lie IL not. Mary says he Ia not
Mr. Jackson says II he Is not he Is u mighty
good understudy Of one: and he certainly never
heard " him before "a Marys lover.
IN saturday night Thomas called on Mary
The time ~ his coming is not definitely known.
NJ JACKSON and his wife and four-monthS-
old babr and mother-in.law went ub stairs
after dinner which was at 7 o'clock. The baby
was put tn bel and Mr. and Mrs Jackson sat
down to play backgammon. They PLAYED sew
sral games What happened aitcr tho last
game MIR. jackson tells graphically
II was Just about going to bed" he said last
night TO SuN reporter. aud suppose II was
about II o'clock. when tho burglar alarm rang.
nected with the alarm. aud 1 have an indicator
in my room. looked Mt the Indicator and saw
that tho alarm came from the rear Easement
had heard the glrl Sarah go up stairs
about hall mn hour before, and wondered that
mad put out the lights. went into the entry
and called to het, sgrposipg she was In bod:
the balustcrs at me from the floor above. she
was fully dressed.
%S' out SG 70 'GG% S uSn and d" :.s
hyou've left any Of the doors open ,.n
WAITED In the entry, and after few moments
to bar the rear door. / thought 1t strange that
Dom and got ready Tor bed. 1t was not twenty
Einut-s after when IN. ALARM, rang again. l
Those alarms don't ring, except when q
&sar is opened or closed. So junusl M and
,SS on so my Tsg:y.r nSn the
vent into tho entry and called Sarah again.
She came down dressed as before al,
There's somebody down starr SAID.
want you to go ahead with match SO can
she sr rrotssteI against going ahead. or at
ed DOWN. " i"iio~sd. At III. FOOT Of The stairs
s ss sc "sSas an S' Ro "sn srrd %
basement. There was n dim liaht in the din
irg room and also IN the kitchen. started
hack through tho harrow entrY and paused mt
tho open Eiichen door.
crlned my neck to look into the room,
and ut the same nstant u club Thil2ed through
tho air,wlthin mn inch OF my head. sawa
bnrly man fall to his knees q Inost at my feet
made him lose lis balance. Without pausiEg
smomrnt threw myssli on him and grabbed
% MS back. But / had a tight grip on lis
throat and can clutch pretty hard
,owsr M sr nsr to IN" threw rev n sm
an =: Thought | might overpower him u
could nnrn him first. A. matter 81 fact, after
hut hs was underneath. The next instant he
Pal pulled himself away from mo and got On
" Ne stood looking at eAch other We were
both ut ~ breath and was so weak ! could
Sn hrd mat ma" v me psNe c6sn .n ny IN
y, ! thought 1t odd taat hadn't heard = word
from sarah, and armed 20 lnnk for her. She
way Al the moment turned the man spTanG
'or me.
=" He'd nave had me- II the tai le hadn't been
between NJ, ] saw him start around H. aud.
.llck ~. could pulled the revolver lie
w"rl had hecn spoken. | hadn't much
breath 70 speak with. anyhow, but managed
" in KIN you il YOU move a step" think |
Then he let ont torrent 81 oaths and
MT. Ia t,IrfN l,..rt n
nrsd 10 one side. The bullet struck the table.
L,1ughrd through It for two Inches, then
glanced upward, and imhsdded itself In the
Window frame beyond him. Ths next moment
h.Was on top Of nle.
don't remember exactly what hArpened
,hsn. except that we elinched and go, out into
'ho entry struggling. We tussled with all the
nlr there was n Us the whole length Of tho
,oknock his head against tho wall and no was
w r., to DO tn" zane for me. got good
rot TO the front hoor We started back. lie was
lying To bite me.
'" There are double doors leading into the
ulhing room. When he got hack abreast "
these the mar threw his whole weight on me.
AM We both crashed through, ! didn't know
NhAt mad hdppeneh, hut the next moment We
we're IN mad scramble on the noor. and the
man was on top
wasn't much lie LETT in me. That mans
featelng conld feel on ny face Ike the not
Eisd and the strength / had lefi was the
strength oi 2 man for his vile and child,
were TO be done Tor knew that IL might
90 hard with them. didn't know whether |
EAs lighting mailman or not. but knew that
teIything depended upon myself and that
Were was no help at hand.
N, cant tell you how We ever got back 20 the
ntchen again, IL was TouR and tn m BILE all
ue way, II seemed as II IL were hours. hut
Ne hhallY did get back again as knew from
hOOF
4, Pretty soon / felt that all was IN ] knew
mat could hold out hut few minutes longer.
fhd believed the man would murder me after
Was helpless, he seemed so furious and
aeHle, ate Al the very moment OF despair
toIeihing happened that was the only thing
iu W. world that could have saved me.
-. IN rollluR over and over We brought up
sh2r, ana nat the legs Of the sink. For single
mHtl' mad nv right arm free In that ln-
nan head
vas Llird, and probably couldn't haVs
p. ne" = had tIled II was q chance shot and
= 49, lhe work. caught him right behind
lHF"r'IY 'T'yless
rullel myself from under hinl. and at that
E"he'i hpl't believe cared whether had
@.5'4 h'W or not. | got 10 my Knees aud