The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-05
FOUGHT AS::IF FOR LIFE.
MISS Green's Terrible Struggle With a
Highway ASSaiIant.
ATTACKED AT DUSK ON THE ROAD
Sill" Fought Desperately and win
Sup"rhuninn Strength IntiI u,cIp
Snm" thokrd NcnrIt to Death,
She Worstcd the Man WHO WINS
Afterwards Arrested
H'rnm Now York SIM {

tFrom New York SuuC
Stamford. Conn. oct 3-Cus cob has
turned out the gritticst young woman
oi the year. She is Olive Green the.
st"pdauSht"r of S"lcctmau ! AIh,r,
lockwood She was held up ON Wed
n"Sday evening by burly man. and
not only successfully beat him of i'm "A
hitc"n-m minute" tight. but before Ia" cs-
capped Sf" ripped of enough of his coat
I" max" his identity certain when later
he was captured
On "Wednesday evening Miss Green
went as usual Ia the poSiuilicr but was
i"w minutes lat" in returning There
Is Il Junction OF three roads Just above
TN" corner whor" she would turn into
IN" street on which her hum" is Just
ahoN" TINS place il the Diamond hin
Methodist Church. There are no houses
Immediately besides the road. but llru-
" ul them are in sight. II was about
a quarter past O'Clock when Sh" pass
Ell IN" church. She met her Stapfathor
ii Few moments before He was driving
To Greenwich. y minute before sin, had
met her uncle, who was also out driv-
ms she saw - man ahead OF her ON
IN" road. IN" possibility that he would
hct"Sl her never entered her mind uu-
III within u few feet Of him Then.
naturally hit timid she stepped out
oi the path and passed him several feet
away she did not look at him
Miss Green had hardly passed when
lh" man SpranI upon her she wore :.
light coat with big pun sleeves. and A..
got hold of one of her sleeves ana ,hnn
oil her arm. she screamed. and turu-
!nG quickly, swung her, arm around
illS mold slipped, ANA sh" started Ia run.
tie was only foot or two behind her.
ana reaching ont for her She had
hardly gone twenty steps when her toe
mt stone. Her skirts swish.d around
nor ana she could not recover herself
Down Shc Went. II" was so clos" behind
hti mat he fell over her He seized her
and held her. she screamed nt tn. tnt
of her voice, and struggled. Shn ,ri,I
To Srt l"ns" but hr held on and she gran
pIru win MN and pulled him down h,.-
SD" her. She kept screaming AS sh.
fought II" was grabbing wildly at nor
,ht"Ai' ana cuising and telling h,r To
smut her mouth and h" wouldn't hurt
htI; Tier fear gave her added strrugth
ana Sh" struggled on over and ol..,.
III me dusty road they rolled
Alongside the road is a ditch. ana they
fought on the cdsc of that a moment
Then they tumblrd i'm. rho rail h,ni,.
inc mans hold ana Miss Green iumucd
w and climbed out of the ditch in.
man was after her ANA got her within
wv" '"ct She Erarulcd with him again.
SACK anu forth they wr"stlcd. lie got
h"f ny the throat ana stopped hon.
screams for a moment She tor. his
hand away.
stop screaming" he said as n. got
another hold and scratched
with his nails Sb. ,",,rt, 'n' mrSh
ly She got him lbs he m.ri, n,,d q
nally With tro,nrudnus .I,,,
twisted him of his feet and threw him.
Eut he had such a hold IN, i'.',.
ricd her down win MN 81, 'I
advantage" Sh" got both Of his wrists
ana bent his arms hnct ,i,,,H
groanol Hui sb.. rnuIIr', 49, -.
ADVANTAGE and -. th,,.ty 3d.,
Then they rolled over ana over an.,i,,.
She grabbed him ly ,hn nan, ~, 49,.
face, ana by tho ciorhinr 81.
melted him ana he strurk w.,
screamed when H., jidu't h,,', t',
tho lhront. bui IN. st,I.s.,i,, ,,d
her ont of breath nu- no, ,''',,''
were weaker His cn,tcl ~, b.,. ,i....',
rrcw tighter ana tighter
You're straugline me sh. ,,,,,,,i
Yes. damn Won I'm XII ,,,, =.
snarIcd If YOU DOM lL.,r maj r,,,,,I,
shut Il
Again Miss Green MANAGED T., ..., 80,
h"r feet. but he ARCS, as unicI,i, V.i,T
on" hand at her throat ara ,hc ntt.,.
around hor waist he. trind ~ t.,,.i ~ =
bnrk t,utI - go. ~, ~ az