The evening world., 1902-12-05
Pretty Mrs. Emerson, Whose
Beauty Makes Her a Prey to
the "ogIers," Defended Her
self with vigor.
SCARED THREE OF THEM.
One Of the Fellows Who Laid Vic.
lent Hands on Her lie Badly
scarred-she Used a Revolver to
Good Effect on Another Occasion.

All women love to be admired for
their beauty. "but there are some whose
delicateIy modelled features. beautiful
dreamy eyes and deliciously graceful
figures possess that peculiar subtle
charm which is a source OF continual
distress to them in that 1t attracts the
%invidious attentions of those pests OF
society who feel 1t their duty to annoy
every woman who fascinates them.
Probably there are few II any women
who possess this strange power to fasci-
nate all who behold and who have SUI
fered more from its possession than Mrs.
Ellen Emerson. of No. co West Ninety
eighth street. Mrs. Emerson is one OF
those dainty little blondes who looks as
II she had just stepped from the canvas
of some famous delineator of beautiful
faces. From the tip OF her foot to the
coil Of her golden hair she is IN alluring
charm.
When she passes along the street every
one turns to watch her. and Of course
the masher annoys her.
Dagger to Protect Her.
But Mrs. Emerson has proved her
ability to protect herself from these
fellows on more than one occasion. on
Wednesday morning she was followed
to the very door of her apartment by
three of them. She turned upon them
and fought them off with a dagger,
slashing one Of her prosecutors about
the face until, dripping with blood and
cut in a dozen places, he was dragged
away by the other two. when all three
runlans fed from rho housa
Mrs. Emerson was returning from a
shopping tour, when she noticed tina t
three weli-dressnd young men were fol-
lowing her. She FASTENED as she neared
her home and they. too, walked faster.
Then she Thought she might throw
them off the trail by doubling "A block.
but they hung on the trail like blood
hounds, and finally. breaking into a run,
she made for her apartment and rushed
upstairs. Before she could gain the
door OF her apartment one of the men
had seized her about the waist on the
landing
Used Revolver Once.
Some time ago Mrs. Emerson's hus-
band had given her a little revolver
with which to ward off Washers,
but when n day she snapped 1t in the
face of an ogler she was arrested. Then
her husband gor her n little dagger
which she could wear in her corsage and
r9e .f necessary. So when the man
grabbed her about the waist she drew II
and struck him full in the face with its
sharp point. infictlng a deep cash. a
he did not release his hold she struck
him again ard again. until the blood
was dripping from a dozen wounds.
All his time she was screaming for
assistance, and eS the tenants appeared
at their doors, 'he other two men who
had followed the boldest one into the
apartment house, fearing arrest. dragged
their companion away and hurried him
INTO the street.
~ don't know who the men wore
said Mrs. Emerson to an Evening
World reporter to-day. land can't
understand why II Is that | am so per.
sstently prosecuted. | am sure that |
Inever give these men the slightest en-
couragcment. But 1t dosn't seem Ia
make the least difference. Wherever
80. unac:ompanied | am made miser-
able by some Washers attentions,
When | walk along the street the first
thing | know I feel that some one Is
following me l know 1t by the way
whoever T. is. keeps step with me
When / slow up to let them pass they
come alongside and nudge my arm oil
stare into my face until / could cry
out. II 1t was not for the fear of at.
trlctirg attertion.
1T is the same way when | ride In
a street car; always some one oglinu
or nudginE me, until my very life Is
made a burden"