The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-05

II I have killed him. There stood
with an unconscious burglar at my feet
The broken clock lay upon the floor near
the door where it had been dropped by
the burglar.
Giving Mr.. Burglar no further notice
resolved to send for the police. Upon
reaching the front door met my mother
returning from a call. 1 astounded her
by relating my experiences. and when
she learned that the man was uncon-
scious upon the floor in the front room
she showed signs of collapse then and
there, but I Immediately assured her that
there was no danger, as the man was
perfectly helpless.
while we were bordering over which
should remain while the other went for
a policeman my burglar came dashing
through the room where we were and
ran from the house with the speed of
a deer. He left the clock and I felt
greatly relieved upon his departure.
THE papers got hold of my experience
and pictured me in various ways. such as
knocking out burglars, etc. l object to
this but some girls may profit by my eX-
perience, in that they may learn to re-
tain possession of their nerves, which is
the most important thing to do in hand
ling burglars.
Producing piece of unclean cloth, dark
red in color, Miss Cothran related her
second experience with housebreakers by
giving the information that she grabbed
it in an effort to hold a burglar one
night a few weeks ago after he had
entered her room and carried away a
number of gold rings and other articles
of value.
eff had seen him before he made his
exit through the window" continued
Miss Cothran, che would never have es-
capped me, but he was in the Lead don't
you see, and consequently / held the
sack while he escaped.
q "I was awakened that night by the
noise the burglar made in getting out OF
the house. How long he had been there
no one knows but remember distinctly
his agility and haste in getting out when
he found that his movements had aroused
me. I presume this cloth was worn over
his face. There were small white strings
tied at two corners, which is believed to
have been for the purpose of covering
his face, or possibly a dark lantern as
the center Of the cloth was of several
thicknesses.
MY third experience with burglar
which I hope will be my last occurred
while 1 was visiting in a southern city
a short time ago. My temporary home
was in a fiat. and I felt almost immune
from anything of this kind, but was dis
appointed.
"One morning, found later that 1t was
8 o'clock, I was awakened by an I'M
usual noise at a window. Not being
accustomed to the vicinity, endeavored
to dismiss the suspicion that the noise
was occasioned by nocturnal visitor,
but in vain There would be a slight
creaking noise, then all would be per-
fectly quiet for several minutes. A
resumption of this strange sound, fol-
lowed by lapse of several minutes of
silence caused me to again attempt to
dismiss the idea, but could not. After
laying perfectly quiet for some time. I
resolved to put an end to the rather I'M
pleasant feeling by investigating. I
started toward the window. Then I re.
f1eoted. 1 almost concluded to stay where
was, thinking that the noise was
caused by the wind. I saw big, ugly
looking revolver which lay upon a dress