The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-21
BURGLAR WAS
SCARED AWAY
Mrs. C. M. CoSSit Heard Him
and Called for Police.
OVER THE TELEPHONE
He Heard the Bell Ringing So
Left the Premises.

Mrs. c. II. Cossit, of 215 North Law
renee avenue. frightened man away
from her home Tuesday evening, about s
O'Clock, by ringing the telephone bell.
Mrs. Cossit was at home alone about 9
O'Clock that evening. when she heard
scme one prowling about the house and
apparently trying the windows. She had
a little experience with burglars about
four years ago. so she lost no time going
To the telephone in her home and send
ing for the police.
The man apparently heard the ringing
OF the bell and the woman talking so he
Immediately stopped proving and Left
the premises, but not until Mrs. Cossit
/ had obtained a good look at him as he
walked out into the street and away
from the house. When she hung UP the
receiver she heard the man leaving the
yard, SO she ran to the front door, and
a., it was rather bright moonlight at
the time, she was able to give a good de
scription of the man. She could not tell
who he was on account of his hat shad-
ing his face, but she stated yesterday 10
q reporter for the Eagle that she could
identify the man if she should ever see
him walking down the street, as he
walked with a peculiar shambling gait.
ACCOIuliS 10 neE UtSCTIpllOI, the man -
very large man, Weighing perhaps 1S5
pounds, and well built. He is about five
feet ten inches tall. She could not tell
whether IL was a white man or a negro.
Mrs. Cossit is very adverse TO talking
about the affair, and would only give
very brief account of the attempted bur-
glary. She said: II was here alone,
when I heard some one prowling about
the house, and as we have had some little
pNyneriaOca uyitl, BURGLARS 1 Was
badly scared; so the first thing I did
was to go to the telephone and ring for
the police. AS soon as l was through
talking l heard the man going away, and
ran TO the front door and saw him going
down the street. l could not make out
his features, owing to his big hat, but
/ am positive that l would know the
man if ever I should meet him again. I
was pretty badly scared, but the police
came within ten minutes after L called,
and then my husband came home. 1t
was pretty big man, and I would know
him by his walk, as l have never seen
anyone walk like that man did"
Mrs. Cossit is charming little woman,
pleasant to talk with, and very much ad-
verse to having an account of her little
Incident get into the newspapers, but
frightening burglars away by ringing a
telephone may come in very handy with a
number of women in this city who are
often left alone in their homes while
their husband attends to some business
at the Office. The man would certainly
have not been loalng around that house
just for the fun of the thing, as in this
time of many burglaries the people and
police are watching for anyone providing
around other peoples houses. and Mrs.
Cossit's method Of frightening them away
will be exceedingly useful if the burglar
continues his depredatiOns.
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