The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-03
ELECTED, SHE FAINTS'
SIGHT OF BROKEN FURNITURE
TOO MUCH FOR WIFE
When Constable swoops Down on
Homo of Mrs. r. M. Burdick, She
Drops Baby and Falls to Sidewalk
Unconscious-Is Made iii and Pre-
pares to Sue for Damages.


Wearing only light house wrapper
and carrying an infant baby in her
arms, Mrs. Ralph M. Burdick was fore
ed from her home at 89S Selby avenue
early yesterday morning, when Consta-
BILE William p. Fountain served a writ
OF ejectment upon her. BY her side as
she left the house toddled a boy two
years of age, the woman's oldest child.
No sooner had Mrs. Burdick reached
the street than she fell to the ground
in dead faint. The baby was dashed
from her arms, but luckily escaped I'M
hurt. Neighbors cared for the woman,
while the constable and his men put
her furniture into the street. Yester-
day Mrs. Burdick was removed to the
home of her mother, Mrs. George w.
Dunlap, 912 Iglehart street.
Is Told to Vacate.
The trouble which caused Mrs. Bur-
dicks illness yesterday resulted over
the sale Of a house. Burdick rented
his dwelling from Mrs. Fannie Allen,
who sold the property three weeks ago
to Walter G. Stephens, manager of a
business college. Stephens was anx-
ious to obtain possession Of the house,
on the Burdicks that they would have
to move. He claimed that their rent
was two months in arrears. The first
order of ejectment was made returna-
BILE In Justice BlackWelHS court Aug.
~. Burdick did not appear, and the
writ to oblige his family to vacate the
house was issued.
Shortly before 7 o'clock a. m. Con-
stable Fountain appeared at the Bur-
dick home Without giving the woman
any chance to don her street garments,
she was told to leave. He then re-
moved the furniture.
The humiliation was more than Mrs.
Burdick could stand. To be obliged
to leave her home was hard, but to see
her furniture thrown from the house
was more than she could bear.
Falls on Sidewalk.
With cry of anguish, the woman
fell to the sidewalk. Neighbors who
had witnessed the action of the con-
stable rushed to her assistance and she
was carried to one of the adjoining
houses.
Medical aid was called and DR.. Cook,
who took charge of the case, said that
the woman was in a serious condition.
When seenlast night at her mothers
residence Mrs. Burdick said:
les, WAS GJeCl6u from my nome
today. They came when my husband
was away at work. I do not care to
discuss the matter, but the statement
that we owe rent is false The land
lord wanted to gain possession of the
house at once, for he is anxious to re-
move from his present location.
Will Sue for Damages.
my mother, Mrs. Dunlap, consulted
an attorney today and we have found
that the election was Illegal. We will
bring suit at once to recover damages.
Our furniture was ruined and several
pieces utterly demolished. A new baby
carriage, valued at $25, was broken.
Our household goods were out in the
street all day. and 1T was not until
night that we secured permission to
store them in old barn."
Mrs. Burdick Is pretty little wom-
an. She is decided brunette Before
her marriage she was Mabel Dunlap.
and was well known socially in ST.
Paul. Miss Dunlap was married to
Ralph M. Burdick four years ago.
7Burdick is twenty-five years of age
and his wife is twenty-three. They
have two children, a boy two years of
age and baby son four weeks. Bur-
dick Is an electrician, employed at the
state agricultural school.