The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-27
ATTEMPTED
ROBBERY
Miss Weiser, Telephone Girl,
Fights Off a Thug.
MADE GALLANT Defense
Saved Her Christmas Present
by a Stratagem.
POLICE HAVE A CLUE
And Expect to Effect His
Arrest Soon.
POLICE HAVE A CLUE

Miss Ute weiser was held up last even
ing while on her way home from work.
Miss weiser works in the telephone Office
where she has been employed for about
eight months. Last evening she left the
Office and started home about go O'Clock.
She lives on the corner Of First and Ohio.
Just as she reached Mr. Kernan's grocery
on Douglas avenue. she noticed a man
was walking behind her but thought
nothing Of it. Pretty soon she turned
north and then it was that she CHANGED
10 look back AID saw that the man was
a young fellow and that he wore a light
overeoat. He followed her up the street
(Ohio avenue) and when she had reached
the middle Of the block, overlook her and
placing his hand on her shoulder. de-
manded that she give him her money.
When he made the demand, she screamed
and then he seized her by the throat and
tried TO choke her so that she could not
scream. Her first thought was about a
very pretty ard valuable locket, which
she had been given for Christmas pres
ent.
The locket is a small gold one, about an
inch IN diameter. It mas some flowers
engraved on it and the stems of the low
ers is set with pearls. ana on each side
Of the locket are two large opals
AS the man pushed her to the ground.
she tore the locket from the chain and
thrust it under her. All this time she was
screaming and finally. after what seemed
to her an age. the fellow became fright
ened and ran away. She then ran home
as fast as she could go and her step
father. Mr.. John Baughman. at once ran
out and notified the police. Officers Fox
and Il. Sutton al once went To the scene
and saw Miss Weiser and got as 5000 a
description Of the fellow as they could.
They have heir eye on a certain young
man and it is probable that he wiz 0e
arrested as soon as he can be found. She
was not abl= u give very accurate de-
scriphon last evening owing TO her fright,
but she saw him soon enough to tell what
he was like pretty we'll IL VIII so pretty
hard with him if the officers &c. their
hands on him.
Miss Weiser IS one Of the most efficient
operators in the telephone Office and has
made Il great MANY friends among those
who became acquainted with her voice
in their use of the telephone She is only
10 wears old and her brave fight last even
ing showed that she was made or the
right kind of stuff" It is safe % say
that no -one" viii make an attack IN her
again while she is Oh her way homa.
The officers say that she must have
made a terrific defense from all appear
ances.
Last evening when the officers saw her
she still nad black and blue spots on her
throat where the thug had choked her
The boldness of the attack IS one OF the
features that is very surprising. It was
scarcely dark on the street where it oc-
CURED and there were a number Of tights
burning. In fact. there was a house not
four rods away. one or the l2Cies in the
house said that she heard d woman
scream but thought that it was some of
the children. who We're playing out doors
They had been PLAYING in the front yard
not five minutes before and she suppl sed
that they were SIN there.
She was very near home and t was
only few seconds until the alarm was
given but the fellow mad gone through a
vacant lot or through some weeds and no
trace of MIN could be found.