The evening world., 1902-12-05
Pretty Mrs. Emerson, Whose
Beauty Makes Her a Prey to
the "ogIers," Defended Her.
self with Vigor.
SCARED THREE OF THEM.
One Of the Fellows Who Laid VIo-
lent Hands on Her ls Badly
scarred-she Used Revolver to
Good Effect on Another Occasion.

All women love to be admired for
their beauty. "but there are some whose
dellcately modelled features. beautiful
dreamy eyes and deliciously graceful
figures possess that peculiar subtle
charm which is source OF continual
distress to them in that 1t attracts the
invidious attentions of those pests of
society who feel 1t their duty to annoy
every woman who fascinates them.
Probably there are few II any women
who possess this strange power to fasci-
nate all who behold and who have suf
fered more from its possession than Mrs
Ellen Emerson. of No. co West Ninety
eighth street. Mrs. Emerson Is one of
those dainty little blondes who looks as
II she had just stepped from the canvas
of some famous delineator of beautiful
faces. From the tip OF her foot to the
coil of her golden hair she is an alluring
charm.
When she passes along the street every
one turns to watch her. and of course
the masher annoys her.
Dagger to Protect Her.
But Mrs Emerson has proved her
ability to protect herself from these
fellows on more than one occasion. on
Wednesday morning she was followed
to the very door of her apartment by
three of them. She turned upon them
and fought them off with a dagger.
slashing one OF her prosecutors about
the face until, dripping with blood and
cut in a dozen places, he was dragged
away by the other two. when all three
ruflians fed from the house
Mrs. Emerson was returning from a
shopping tour, when she not, ICED that
three weli-dressnd young men were fol-
lowing her. She FASTENED as she neared
her home and they. too. walked faster.
Then she Thought she might throw
them Off the trail by doubling a block
but they hung on the trail like blood
ho1nds, and finally, breaking into a rum
sac made for her apartment and ru shed
upstairs. Before she could gain The
door OF her apartment one of the men
had seized her about the waist on the
landing
IHcd Revolver Once.
Some time AGO Ms Emerson's hus-
band had given her a little revolver
with which to ward off mashers,
but when one day she snapped 1t in the
face of an ogier she was arrested. Then
her husband got her little dagger
winch. she could wear in her corsage and
Use ! necessary. So when, the man
grabbed her about the waist she drew 1t
ana struck him fun in the face with its
Sharp point. inhicting a deep cash As
ne did not release his hold she struck
h.m again ard agan. until the blood
was dripping from a dozen wounds.
All this tine she was screaming for
assistance, and pS the tenants appeared
al their doors, he other two men who
had followed the boljest one into the
apartment house fearing arrest. dra gged
their companion away and hurried aim
ntO the street.
II don't know who the men wore"
sold Mrs, Emerson to an Evening
world reporter TODAY, "and | can't
understand why 1t IS that | am so per-
sstently prosecuted. I am sure that
never give these men the sllghtcet en-.
couragcment. But 1t dosn't seem 10
make the least difference. Wherever 7
90 unaccompan!ed | am made miser-
able by some nasher's attentions
When | walk along the street the first
ring | know ! feel that some one Is
'oll"wlng me know 1t by the way.
whoever J. is, keeps step with me.
When / slow up to let them pass they
come alongside ana nudge my arm or
stare into my face until ! could cry
our. II 1t was not for the fear of at
trlCtirS attertion.
IT is the same way when | ride in
street car; always some one ogling
or nudginE me. until my very life is
made a burden"