The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-15
CAN SHOOT TO KILL.
A Woman Sends q Tramp a
Leaden Warning.
she WAS ALONE. BUT NOT AFRAID
Hearing q Nightly Narauder at Her
Door, She Puts Him tn Flight With
a Winchester Briiet.

Mrs Lilly Taylor. cs so Lewis street
Il nsrvy sowa woman wao under trying
circumstances knows row 20 handle 3
Winchester rife with the SKILL ard rapidly
OF a professional az the man who at
tempted to brsAk Into her house last
"Wednesday night ao1 knows 20 hzs cssa-
gTsa. Mrs. Taylor Cred one ss1o. from
window. not ~ bat 5tist ~ min. merely
&C arouse him 20 a sense OF tins great
risk thai he was running.
Mr. and Mra. Taylor occupy the one
story modest house al ~ Lewis. which
stands isolated, its Eeares; nsighbor being
some thirfy-ssve yards away. The bus
band Isaac Taylor rus.s saooting gal
IeTy al the corner OF South Third ana
Washington streets IN connection with
fruit stand both OF which Keep him down
town as hate as II O'Clock at night TIE
yesiDg wife with her first born. Just Two
months old. keeps The little home and
has 10 Fen4aiu alone Until the home com
ing of her husba nd She Is quiet. modest
ard unassumsns. and her retiring dlspo~
aitfon might lead to the belief that she IA
tisnid. A. least some persistent loafer
thought 50 and attempted 20 take advasa-
fage Of his conclusions. IL is ssfe to say.
however, that he no longer thinks 30 and
Is not likely 90 again tempt fate with
the possible result of finding - BAH so
serewing through his vitAss. as u surely
will " ae comes again.
The door OF the house Is weak affair
and every night Irs. Taylor. beside lock-
ing II braces IL with wooden chair
caught under the knob. Last Tuesday
evening. while about 10 retire. she heard
some one noiseiessly try the door she
called out, inquiring. who Is there NO
reply was made and I'm few SECONDS she
saw that whoever II was was trying TO
~4a8
reached for her trsisty rifle and called
out. warning the man Of his danger. and
threatening TO fire through the door The
fellow Needed the warning and quickly
ran away The wife reported the matter
10 her husband on his return and eotn
concluded that the marauaer would not
again dare return. He was pefsssteh's
however. and did return.
On Wednesday evening. shortly after
O'Clock, and after Mrs. Taylor mad re-
tired for the night, she heard the same
steaithy steps creeping up to the door.
Most women would have screamed and
tainted Mrs Taylor did neither. She
gave the baby an extra tuck. slipped out
or bed picked up her Winchester riiie,
and waited Developments. The same
maneuver was gone through: the knob
al the door was turned aud tried. ana theh
the heavy pressure again brought against
the door and strong effort made TO burst
m.
eyer. saved both the door and the mans
life. for had the door and the chair given
away the man would have been killed In
his tracks az Mrs Taylor stood ready
with the gun 10 her shoulder. cooked ana
ready to fire II necessary She called oht
in a loud. firm voice warning the fellow
away. and again threatening 10 nre
through the door If he did not make
tracks. The fellow. as matter OF pre-
caution. Jumped away from the door. but
crouched close to the house. evidently
manning another attack. Mrs. Taylor all
this time Was I'm the dark. there heinz no
light In the room into which the front
door opened There was n window Few
feet away from the door which was part
ly raised Mra Taylor went To this. the
darkness OF the room completely conceal
Ing her and the bright moonlight without
giving her the advantage. She saw the
crouchiag figure of the man who. after
waiting what seemed to Mrs. Tayior an
hour raised himself again and this time
came toward the window
Mrs Taylor felt that the time for de-
cisive action had come. She was cool and
collected enougia 10 think. She did not
want 20 kin The man, so she determined
10 Are close enough To him TO LEI him
knew she meant business from her stand
point "a much a. he did from his, So she
thrust the barrel OF the rifle through the
window and. pointing 1, a little TO the
right of the man fired. That was enough.
The fetlow gave n loud grunt, turned and
fed with rapieity that showed he was
thoroughly frightened. Mrs Taylor heard
his retreasiug footsteps with grim salts
faction. and had humorous desire TO ac-
ceierate his going with another shot, but
felt satisfied to let well enough alone
II arm not AT all afraid, bu, think my
wife can take care of herself" said the
husband of this brave woman TO a re-
porter OF the Pass-Inselllgencer last even
Ing. II had n shooting gallery last sum
msr and nay wife commenced practictng
aud In short time became SO proficient
thai she could knock out spot the size
Of a half dollar at ifn yards every shot
she takes naturally 10 firearms and
handles them with the skill Of profess
xionaI of course | mean rifles. as she
dass not care for revolver.
II wouldn't think Of leaving her alone
IN such shack half the night were q not
that have full confidence In her hrRvFTyr
egainess and determination. and any one
who breaks into that house takes hts life
IN his harda.
Mr. Taylor said he knew Of no enemies
that either he or his wife had II, that
neiehserhoed or anywhere eise. and he
could thsak of no one who could - guilty
81 prosecuting his wife Aheat a year ago
a ns.gfthoF had seen some ono provfl.ng
srnHnd the house on a moonlight night.
tsnf that waa ALI Mr. Taylor says that
he knows his wife will shoot 20 hit az tho
rext man who tries the same game. and
he has advised her so 30 do and ask no
questions