The morning times., 1896-11-12
SHE HELD TO THE BURGLAR
Plucky. Miss Annie Davis Gave
Him a Struggle.
FOUND HIM IN THE HOUSE
SingIe-H anded She Tackled Notori-
Ous Bill Carter and Fought Him
Out TO the Street-Passerby
Caught Him and He Is Now Be-
hind the Bars.

Miss Annie Davis lives at No. 513 Sixth
Street northwest, and the people III the
block Were saying last night tnat si.e is
the pluckicst young woman in Ill wash
tngton.
iea erday Miss Davis fought n Lurglar
single hanued for ten minutes ana core OH
enough of his clothing TO furnish ne oiice
with sufficient evidence To convict lheir
man.
The burglars name is William Carter,
thick set, ncayily built colorcd man, who
has police record. He is now locked up
at the New Jersey avenue station.
Miss DAVIS lives with Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Buckley at the house ON Sixth street.
Mrs Buckiey's nephew is very Ill, and Mr..
Buckley wa>away yesterday. AT o'clock
last evening there was no one in the house
but the two " omen and the little boy up
stairs in bed
Miss Davis was in the kitchen attending
TO some household duties when she heard
a noise in the dining room in the 'front.' part
of the basement When she opened the
door ana saw The siIverware scattered about
on the table and the sdeboard drawers
broken open, she didn't faint she looked
under the table for the burglar.
FOUND THE BURGLAR.
He wasn't there, hut there was the
silver and lie Iroken siGeboard and every
thing scattered about TO show where he
had been The Young W oman stood up and
surve yed the situation.
Realizing that there was no man in the
house to call upon for assista nee, the young
woman resolved to capture that burglar
herself Instinctivcly she walked toward
the door that leads from the dinlns-rOom
into the hallway. Just then Mrs. Buck
ley's little house dog, which was IN the
hall began To bark furiously. Miss Davis
swung the door open and 1t Jammed up
against something soft ON the other side.
She knew she had found her burglar.
Summoning up all her courage the young
woman stepped around the corner OF The
door and confronted the housebreater.
What are you doing in here?" she said;
give me back that silver"
The man was considerably relieved To
find il was a woman who had caught him.
What's de matter miss? | amt got
muffin. he replied
Yes you have and l want it quick"
said Miss Davis, and reaching forward she
grabbed the man by the collar.
With an oath theburclar caught herruugil-
ly by the shoulder and attempted to throw
her from him
MURDER "Thieves!' Robbers
screamed Miss Davis. and Mrs. Buckley up
stairs heard the cries
BROKE FROM HER GRASP.
In an instant she mad hurried down stairs
and reached the hall Just in time to see the
man fighting lis way. toward the door,
desperately trying To free himself from the
slender white fingers which Clutched him so
tightly.
In anohter instant Mrs. Buckley had run
back up stairs and out the front door. and
was crying stop thief" on the front steps.
Frantically the burglar struggled and finally
reached the basement door. With final
wrench he broke away and dashed up the
steps and out to the street.
on the opposite side Of the ~ay vas
Mr.. James Walter, an employc of Wood
ward Il LCthrop. He saw the man dash up
the steps and break into a run down the
street. Mr.. Walter gave chase and over
hauled the man as he turned Into E
street. With the assistance Of several men
who had follow ed the chase the negro was
captured and brought back IT, the house.
Very surlily he denied having taken any
thing when questioned by Mrs Buckley
The man was locked into the dinmeroom
and a telephone message sent 10 police
headquarters in five minutes Detective
Carter had come and was on his way 10
the central office with the prisoner When
be had gone Miss Davis laughed and Went
back TO the kitchen TO see if her cake had
burned.
When questioned by the officers the
prisoner gave his name as William Smith.
He was at once identified. however, rs
Bill Carter, Il thief and housebreakar. well
known to the police. The man was but
recently released from jail. He IS short
and powerfGl-looking, and has a reputa-
ton as 4 tough.
He denleu .hving been in the house and
said they had captured the wrong man.
Detective Carter returned to the house
on Sixth street and saw Miss Davis She
still held in her hand piece OF a black
silk necktie which She had torn off in the
struggle with the burglar. Mr.. Carter took
il to headquarters and found it fitted eN