New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
A SUCCESSFUL RUSE.

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| Now, young woman. you've got to show ne the
/ quickest way out OF this house. and remember fs
you scream or try TO trick III blow your brains
! out"
| She walked down the stairs. with the burglar a.
her heels. She took turn leading to the front ot
| the house and N the dim light the burglar did
notice his surroundings AS she reached the f-st
floor she pointed 70 the front door and said lOudv
| That the only way to leave this house n
| that room''-pointfns TO her left. where door
| stood a1ar-"are my father and brother. adv!ss
you to quickly
The burglar knocked her aside and dashed TO thu
! front door But her voice had reached her father
and brother who rushed to her assistance They
pursued the burglar. and near the lodge gate over
| took and captured him
Some years ago the young daughter OF sd-
miraI met with similar experience IN her Wash
ington home She had gone 20 her room late. and
| while undressing dropped her watch As sis
stopped pick It up she glanced casually under
| her bed and mans figure under It. His back
wa, toward her. She went undressing Then.
| renarktug aloud that she thirsty. she picked
up a tunbIer and went out OF her room She ran
| TO her fathers bedroom and awakened him Tho
police called and on their arrival the burglar
was hauled from under the bed.
The late Mrs. James B. Ricketts,. well known n
washington society. had deserved reputation for
coolress under trying circumstances The story or
her spending three months IN Libby IN small
room with her husband. General Ricketts,. and
twenty-six officers and men IS well known
Just before the Civil War she accompanied Gen
Ricketts, a
rival the general went scouting expedition
and she was LETT alone n their quarters Ths
third night OF his absence she retired early She
had been asleep time when suddenly size be-
came wide awake and conscious that some ons
was looking at her. She raised her head and
glanced about the room. which was fairly well
lighted by moonlight Her attention was attract
ed by shadow in one corner. which she hecau,s
aware caused by c-oUchIng fgurs-
SHOT THE BURGLAR
She slipped her hand under her pillow pulled
her revolver. and aiming II in the direction OF
the shadow called:
II give you one mnuts to leave the room then
I fire.
With q bound the nan dashed 70 the open win
dow. Mrs Ricketts, fred as he climbed out Ths
shot reused the post. and the burglar quickly
captured. Mrs Ricketts, had wounded him IN the
shoulder.
The wife OF a government official met with al
uncomfortable adventure year ago this Juns
when she accompanied him TO The Jamestown eI-
position They took the night boat Norfolk
and occupied separate staterooms She found r
difficult TO sleep account Of Iumpy mattress
and went to her husband. AS she left her state
she locked the door. She asked her husband
go back with her. He for the steward and
they entered his wffe's stateroom and dragged
the mattress or tho bed They found a burIy
negro slowed away under il
wealthy New York widow who spent some
time in Havana last January several days before
for New York went out IN a car
rtage 10 MAKE farewell calls.
Some Of the carriages in Havana are built Ike
brougkams. bat instead Of windows IN the hsrS
have merely openings and curtain As the car
risss rolling along she heard a slight nOiss
behind her. and turning her head saw a man
peerins in through the opening. Fe evidently
standing the back springs. Before she could
Cry out he had caught her around the throat.
and holding her securely began tearing or her
jewelry with his right hand. He tore a diamond
dog collar from her neck and seized her well filed
purse Then he released his hold and dropped
off the carriage. The wheels made much noise
that the half strangisd woman had great din
Guilty in stopping the coachman who had been
unconscious Of what was transpirfng behind hts
back.