The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-25
Miss Holmes Tells of Last
Nights Terrible
Experience.
Agent Held in Bail for
Duel on the House
tops.

Y had not turned the gas out more
Z than five minutes before my roommate.
Mss schmidt, gave ar awful scream
I half turned in the bed. and there.
facing us, beheId the figure Of a man
His eyes seemed 10 pierce me through
and through.
i shrleked In terror and, as I did
the intruder turned deliberately. walked
around the foot OF my bed and stepped
through the window out on the roof.
.As-3e -Waiked past me he kicked ever
my water pitcher. He seemed 70 be ab-
solute,y calm"
This was the deScrip ion given today
by Miss Leola Holmes. OF her adven-
lures with the midnight marauder. who
forcibly entered the room where she
and her friend. Miss Mabel Schmidt.
were sleeping. and was frightened away
by their screams
The burglar has not been apprehendeI.
In some manner he succeeded in es-
Gaping the clutches Of the police.
Charles c. Dioudonue, an agent IN the
specially business, who was arrested
las night by Policeman Holmes. q
brother Of one Of the girls. for shoot
ing him when he went out on the roof
the Police Court this morning by As
sistant District Attorney Ralph Given
on 500 bond
No charge was placed against him. but
II IS expected that he VIII be uitirsateIv
argaigned for assault with a dangerous
weapon The wound in Holmes arm.
which. IL is alleged. was inflicted by
Dleudonne's weapon. is noJ OF a serious
nature, and the policeman expects 10 be
ba K az MS post within a few days.
That the marauder-s motive was not
robbery is the firm conviction Of Holmes.
the first policeman on the scene OF. the
shooting, and the other policemen who
came 20 his assistance. Both OF the
Sirls expressed themselves as doubtful
Of The theory or robbery
She Had Premonition.
Miss Holmes is a pretty girl o. nine
teen. rather slender and Of the bru-
nette type At her home. Il21 Q street
northwest. she seemed calm. although
her adventure has unnerved her.
Did You ever have a permonitIon -
she asked Wei that was exactly
what came TO me last evening. From
s clock until retired had a feeIing
happen So greatly did tho feeling
work upon me. that I spoke TO my chum
about ii. Sh-. however. merely laughed.
When we retired I found thar my
nerves were 50 on edge that I could not
sleep Finally, at 1 O'Clock, I arose and
1t the gas. Something seemed 70 be
wrong. I felt it.
7 had not turned the gas out more
than FIVE minutes when my roommate.
who was facing the wall. shrieked-
half turned. and there. in the semi
darkness. made out the figure Of a man.
I felt as if an icy hand had gripped ny
heart. wanted 70 spring from the bed
and run. but had not the strength.
Every muscle in my body seemed
paralyzed-
Il screamed again and again Then
the man who had been keeping his
eyes on US during the whole time, de-
Hberateiy walked to the window and
climbed out on the roof Soon after
ward my brother rushed into the room.
pistol in hand. and started out on the
roof I heard a pistol shot and that
is the last thing I remember. I tainted. -
Mr.. Dieudonne declined to issue any
statement further than explaining that
he saw a man CrOuChing on the roof
and supposing him 10 be a burglar.
fired at him
Had Been 70 Theater.
Accom- panied by Miss Schmidt. a book
keeper in a downtown department store.
Holmes attended the theater last even
ing. The pOliceman's sister and Miss
Schmidt room together at 1421 Q street.
Holmes and the young woman walked
homo from rhe thparar- arri vi~,e- a. ~r-a
house before Miss Holmes, who also had
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