The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-23
WOMAN HALTS BURGLAR.
At Point of Revolver She CompeIs Hin

to Go.
You get out of there or you're a dead
man."
The speaker was Mrs. Frank Clark.
wife of the street car moterman. The
person addressed was a man whose head
and shoulders were inside the transom
in the front door of the kitchen of the
Clark home at 1910 North Waco avenue,
a house constructed In the shape of a let
ter ''T'' with the kitchen as the stem
The time was little after nine O'Clock
Saturday night.
Mrs. Clark. a pretty little woman,
weighing slightly more than one hundred
pounds. and in heighth as proportion
ateiy small, had been over to one Of her
neighbors and had just returned home
Mr.. Clarks work occupied his time until
after twelve o'clock. AS she stepped in
at the back door of the kitchen. she
heard the screen ripped from the kitchen
door opposite her
II thought that 1t was some one just
trying to scare me- explained the nervy
little woman" In another instant. how
ever, l saw mans head in a black hat
slowly raise until it was just framed in
the transom. 1t seemed 10 me that he
must see ne as there was only a. thin
fdrapery over the glass. But whether he
saw me or not he drew back his fist
and smashed in the glass ! did not wait
longer, but walking to the end of the
room where the lamp stood on the table.
I took II and going back across the room
went into the bed room. where I kept
a good 80 revolver. After searching
haN
into the kitchen. The man. who appeared
TO be OF heavy build but young, had
gotten his head and shoulders through
the transom and in another minute would
have been in the room Throwing my
shawl back from my right arm, | walked
right UP to within about this distance.
(three or four feet, pointed my gun al
his head. and looking him straight in the
eye. said: Now YOU get out OF there
quick or you're dead man He softly
cried oh" and his eyes looked as big
as saucers. He dropped back TO the
ground and | heard him light with
thud l don't think that he will bother
me any more" The heroic woman's
eyes flashed as she recalled that exciting
incident.
house were at their windows and doors
thinking that some one was trying 10 rip
their screens OFF. They had reached those
next to the Clark home in time 70 see
the man drop to the ground and run.
They called 70 Mrs. Clark and after
learning Of the affair urged mat she come
over and stay with them. She declined
with thanks II didn't intend 10 be driven
out Of my home she explained after
ward. So home she staid with the tran
som open and the lock of Of the psrlor
door. which the robher had tried in vain
TO break in.
With her revolver always near her she
went about her work, waiting for her
husbands arrival and the possible re-
turn Il the burglar. but the latter never
came. And well hc didn't for Mrs. Clark
declares she doesn't believe that she viii
shoot the next Intruder. And II ] had
shot you may 10 sure I would have
killed him. declared she I would have
shot that man Saturday night, but don't
you know Il is awfuny hard 70 look
right into any mars face and deliberately
kill him. ! feel like giving him a chance
for MS life. At least ! did then. bot
nor wait and take chances
was I nervous Not any more thar
7 am right now But 7 vas foolish That
fact frightened me some after It was al
over. for think how defsnsele-z / would
have bsen II while ] gas scc0ting around
over the house. looking for that Euu. the
man had gotten ~ and confronted RE
There was one good thing even IN thst
coutiuzency mad enough presence =
mind % take she lamp along Ei-h ne.
Again Sunday night Mrs Clark stsiS -
home alone much sEaiust the wishes suh
salf-ftzffons u Mt Clark she siziE II
hopes that the burglar would again make
his au-,earsacs il & unnecessary O. re-
ate that Re didn't
Ms Clark has something rrCre than
mere nerve O. hzck her ooarsEe sns q
a good sho; attn both rice ard revolver.
having won txo medals for her Superior
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