The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-08
RFPELS HICHWAYMFN
WITH CROSS IN HAND
Doctors Wife Aided by Quick.
witted Daughter Fools
FoOtpads

NEW YORK-By a rare display of
nerve Mrs Robert II. Theyson, wife
of physician living at 1928 cambridge
avenue, saved herself and her daugh-
ter last night from two holdup men,
Mrs. Theyson is the president of the
Ladies' Aid society of the Seventh
Street Methodist Episcopal church.
Her daughter Emma is treasurer of the
Sunday school Yesterday afternoon
they attended a meeting OF the Ladies'
Aid society. 1t was late when they
reached the terminal of the Third ave-
nue. l. line on their way home.
They started to walk westward along
the Southern boulevard when they OBJ
served, near the grounds of the Ursu-
line convent, that two men were fol-
lowing them. They saw the men jump
over the wall into the convent grounds
and run, crouching, for a distance of
100 feet The men reached a clump OF
bushes in which they hid. Mrs. They
son kept her eyes on them. and saw
them descend to the sidewalk in front
of street lamp whose light they pre-
viously put out Then one of the men
ordered Mrs. Theyson to halt. She
wheeled and faced them.
Cross for a Weapon
She always wears silver cross, sus-
pended from a pearl necklace. She
held this out in her right hand and eX-
claimed:
Move another foot and I'll blow
your heads Off"
In the glimmer of a distant light the
silver cross appeared like the barrel Of
a revolver.
Although outwardly brave and de-
termined, Mrs. TheySon said afterward
that she was on the verge of fainting.
One of the footpads said, loud enough
E.N..
careful"
Yes. I've got gum" she replied.
And 1 know how to use it, too. One
move more and I'll fill you both full Of
lead!'
Miss Emma Theyson, a young wom-
an of 20, sharing in her mothers real
fright, helped her carry out the ruse.
Selling her mothers arm, she said:
"Oh, motheri For heavens sake
don't shoot them. Remember what
happened the last time you. shot "a
thief"
Terrified and amazed the robbers
stood transfixed While Mrs. Theyson
backed away slowly. holding out her
weapon to cover them.
60 ahead, daughter she exclaimed.
IF they attempt to modest us I'll
shoot"
When they felt that they were out of
accurate range of the woman the high
waymen turned and fed into the rear
of the convent grounds. Mrs. TheysOn
and her daughter retreated to Balm
bridge avenue and Southern boulevard.
There Miss Theyson, completely I'M
nerved, sank to her knees. Her mother
half carried, half dragged her TO their
home, a short distance away. AT the
front stoop the girl tainted. Once in
side the house, Mrs. Theyson also COL
lapsed.
The police of the Bronx Park station
were informed of the case at once, and
detectives were sent out to find the
highwaymen.
Second Holdup There.
''They spoke like foreigners" de-
clares Mrs. Theyson. Undoubtedly
their object was robbery But for my
little ruse they would have surely got
the best of us. The trouble with this
place is the lack OF police. They are
never here when they are wanted, but
are in other places playing cards"
Mrs. Theyson's is the second case of
the kind. Two weeks ago Miss Bessie
Allen, a resident of the park, was at
tackled by two men and robbed on her
way home in the evening within i
stones throw of the scene of the They
son incident.