The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-23

"oA, those horrible eyes-those horrible
eyes
KIN me. kin me, bat spare little
Sadie
"They had me by the ears-two big
black men with awful eyes-they had me
by the cars with revolvers TO my head. -"
Between nervous fits and screams Elsie
skaats at ! o'clock this morning began
telling Of her horrible experience with
robbers at the residence of Pat Gould
last night
1t was one Of the most pathetic scenes
q reporter Tor the Eagle has ever seen
Detective Park Massey also says il beats
anything he has seen.
Elsie Skaats is all gold-proved and
tested by last nights experience
She is % years Old ana the grand
daughter of that venerable old gentleman
who invented the expression Poor Jerry
used so often and SO Familiarity at polid-
cal meetings during the memorable riv-
airy between Jerry Simpson and Ches-
ter / Long.
Elsie is servant. buC as grand a little
LADY as ever lived
Pat Gould lives at the corner of Hillside
avenue ana Harry street-three miles
from the Eagle Office. He is a business
man Of good standing as a money maker
and money saver Two negroes had an
idea that he kept good deal of money
IN his house
Last night Mrs Could formerly Miss
Sadie NcCarthy-the sister of the Nc
Cartlg boys. so well known to the peo-
PIE OF Wichita-drove to town from her
kome-which is practically in the coun-
try-to get her husband who stays down
town late Saturday night on account Of
being busy. She left Elsie Skaats with
her three children. and Bill, Swedish
man. at home. Bill started TO 20 to bed
about O'Clock and said so TO Elsie. In
stead he come down town. Elsie put
the little children-Sadie ana two others
all under years Of age, into her own
bed, till the parents would return She
then proceeded to undress for bed her
self
She heard footsteps on the porch and
thought it was Bill. Two negroes rushed
in, each with revolver and one with
a knife. They grabbed little Sadie and
said:
We VIII kill the child unless you show
rs where the money is-we know it is
here"
NO. no; XIII me, said Elsie; kill me,
kin me. but spare little Sadie"
The negroes looked threatening One
put the knife TO little sadie's throat.
Elsie summoned all her strength and
tried to drag the child away from them
They each took hold of her ears. drop
ping the child, and placed revolvers on
either side Of her head.
She obeyed them and opened her own
trunk first. There was nothing IN it but
trinkets. She opened Mrs. Gould's trunk.
and they found nothing there. She
orened Pat Gould'S trunk They found a
box of jewelry. but refused 10 take it.
They wanted money
Elsie opened ali the bureau drawers for
item, and they searched them carefully /
l. is probable that they heard the roll OF
Mr.. Gould's buggy and escaped. They
die not take thing with them. so far az
could be observed in the excitement.
When Mrs Gould came TO the door she
sow through the glass that burglars had
been in the house.
Elsie. she cried. rushing into the room
o. Miss Skatts. The three children rose /
ul in bed. Elsie was dead 10 ali sp-
pearances. For more than three hours /
she remained in that condition
DR.. McClees was sent for. He went To
the house with friends as fast as team
could travel IL was at first thought that I
the young lady had been chloroformed.
After tho administration OF restoratives /,
for two hours. she spoke. In a so,ni-ooa- +
scious state she said: lis little Sadie
here's she alive2
She was assured that Sadie was alive.
oh. those horrible eyes, Those horri-
bic eyes,
who was here. Eisie2"
Two awful looking negroes. with re-
yolvers and knives.
During the following hour she gave
broken details.
They wanted TO XIII little Sadie, hut
wouldn't let EN-. They made me open
n trunks and I opened them scream
ID. and they said they would Kill RE.