The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-15
BLOODY COLLAR
AND A CHISEL
Continued From First Pagc.)
which was frustrated by the lady's
bravery and presence of mind


bravery and presence of mind
Mr.. e. l.. Harris a young man who-is a
moulder at the LynchburS Plow WorlSs
is compelled to leave his modest home.at
No s9V6 Elm Avenue, every morning. a =
O'Clock, returning to breakfast about q
CLOCK. He has a wife and young BABY
| and usually leaves them i'll the house
with a negro domestic servant, but this
her own home. Mrs. Harris, who was
sleeping with her little child after her
| husband had gone to work. was rudels.
awakened at about o'clock by some
one shaking the blind to her room viii
dow so vigorously that an article on the
mantel was knocked off.
The bedroom is upon the ground floor
and the window faces the front street on
which the houses are thickly and closely
located. Next to the bedroom is hall
way and then comes the dining-room, 4
companion apartment to the bedroom.
Inc shaking OF the blinds continued for
some minutes and Mrs. Harris realizing
that something must be done, got up.
She was raised in Bedford, county. and
has q strong nerve, so gong=to the case
in which her husband kept his double
harreled shotgun, she opened ii; took
out the pieces and put them together
or, as the gunsmiths say, assembled. Then
putting cartridges III place she was ready
for developments.
She did not have long to wait; for the
would-be intruder not being able to open
the blind Of the bedroom window left
that and went to that belonging 10 the
dining-room, where ne raped and tugged
at the blinds with such strength that he
pulled off i Slat.
BY this time. Mrs. Harris, gun in hand,
had crossed the hall and was in the din
ins-room waiting to see what next would
occur. The shade was down at the FROM
window, hence she could not see the man,
nor his hand, when he broke off the .slat,
reach through and unfastcn the catch,
hut she soon heard the blinds open and
the efforts of the scoundrel. as he tried 10
raise the window. There is a side Win
dow in this dinnE-room, and not wish
ing to shoot without knowing who it was
before her, Mrs Harris quickly raised the
side window and discharged the gun,
then she screamed loudly for help. Sons
of Mr.. S O. Fisher and other neigh
bors quickly responded and came TO her
assistance. BY this time the fast-re-
treating steps OF the intruder were heard
i'll the distance and the dim outline of him
could be seen rs he made towards the line
of the Southern Railway. 1t was impos-
sible to find his tracks as the space be-
tween the sidewalk and tie house is
tagged with pavement. The neighbors
staid with Mrs. Harris until Mr.. Harris
returned to breakfast.
When asked if his wife, like many
other ladies at the present time had not
become exceedingly nervous after hearing
of the Weber CAGE Mrs. Harris replied
that she was not too nervous to put the
pieces OF a double barrel shot gur togeth-
er and load it, besides which the window
blinds would show where Stats has been
broken by the man. He reported the case
to the police, who are investigating It.
MI. Harris feels sure that the person
who made the attempt to enter his home
knew that he was at work aud the ser
want was not there, leaving his wife with
her small shild completely at the mercy
of a scoundrel. if he should break in.
The affair is creating great excitement,
but there have been no new develop
ments and the city is once more quiet.