Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-11
A Lewis County Youth Becomes the
Hero of the Hour in Kansas
TFrom the Kansas City Journal.


Hero of the Hour in Kansas
City, Mo.
TFrom the Kansas City Journall
Kentucky the home of modern chiv-
airy, has another gem TO wear In her
bristling crown of pride and glory in the
person of Thos. Marshall Blackenham
Last evening while Mrs. Ella Edwards.
a wealthy and beautiful young widow OF
a call she was set upon by three masked
robbers At the place where the mis-
creants came upon her there Is long
distance between the street lamps and
is a most favorable locality for the per-
petration of villainous deeds Mrs. Ed
wards was within block of her home
and never anticipated any foul play, as
she was used to traversing that part of
the street in the early evening. All at
once, when about midway between the
lamps, the three men sprang out and
seized her. One threw cloak over her
head, but not before she had uttered a
piercing scream Instantly, as If he had
risen from the earth, the bold kentuck-
ian sprang like lion among them. Right
and left he landed with his Hercuean
fists. There was terrible struggle as
the three footpads We're powerful men.
Undaunted by their resistance the Ken
tuckian fought them sngle-handed never
yielding an inch. Two fell as though
turned in an endeavor to escape, but
came to a sudden halt with bullet in
his left leg. The noise of the shot
brought policemen to the spot. All three
of the assailants We're arrested. One of
them is "Cribber'' Darnley, veteran
footpad, who has served several terms,
and is regarded as a dangerous man to
tackle Another of the beautiful trio is
'Cross-eyed' Bronson, wanted badly in
New York and Philadelphia for safe
cracking. He has murdered several Off
GERS who have attempted to arrest him.
The third is "Bully" Adams who last
year cleared out an entire sheriff's posse
trying to capture him.
irhe lady lost nothing except her con-
sciousness. Her, pocketbook, containing
three hundred dollars, her gold watch
and diamond necklace were jolted from
the hands of the robbers when Col.
Blackenham's mighty fists landed. Col.
Blackenham, like all heroes, is an eN-
ceedngly modest man, and acts as if he
were not aware he had done anything
out of the ordinary. In the meantime
Col Blackenham refused to accept the
gold watch the grateful lady besought
him to take, but. later .on-who knows?
The old, old story, possibly.
"Well, sub, staid away long enough
to let that story sink into the heart Of
the beautiful Flossie, and prepare for
NE a haven of welcome and favor.
when 1 returned l demeaned my
sell as becomes a modest hero, unas-
suming but with quiet dignity that
bespeaks the Importance of the man
on whom it sits.
when | met Flossie ut church there
was no ice on her, no sub. She bow
ed to me, smiled, trembled a little
while her eyes emitted sparks that
flew upward from very warm heart,
She took a proffered arm and leaned
on it with that air of delicious depend
ence so grateful to the heart OF the
true hero.
"After we had been married about
two weeks l told her about my ruse.
She gazed at me a long time. her ex-
preston a compound of mirth, aston
ishment and mock contempt.
FINALLY, she made motion as if
throwing something away.
"'There, now!' she exclaimed, knit
ting her brow. No more romance
reading for me. AS for you, Mr..
Blackenham, l want you to study law