Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-13
WOMAN AIMS GUN
TO HALT OFFICER
Constable Sent to Seize Furniture
Meets Resistance That
Battles
FORBIDDEN TO ENTER HOUSE
Mrs. Fisher Finally Turns Weapon
on Self, but Relative
InterveneS
TO ENTER HOUSE

"Stand back! Don't you dare move
another step, or I'll surely pull this
triggerr' exclaimed Mrs. Goldie Fisher
yesterday as she pointed loaded pis-
tol at the head of Deputy Constable
Harry w. Bell after he had broken
open the front door of her home at 4415
Stanford avenue.
The officer was given a claim deliv-
cry document issued by Justice Sum-
merfield's court on oath of the manager
of a furniture company which alleged
that Mrs. Fisher was unlawfully
holding furniture belonging to the
company. The document set forth that
the woman purchased furniture of the
company, the bill amounting to $125,
this amount Mrs. Fisher having agreed
to pay in installments.
Claiming that she was in arrears on
the installment payments, the firm Sc
cured a claim delivery, and, armed
with this, Constable Bell went to the
house, determined to secure the money
or the return of the furniture.
Bell stated that when he informed
Mrs. Fisher of his identity she imme
diately slammed the door and refused
to acknowledge the service of the legal
paper. Though his sympathies were
with the woman, Bell had to perform
his duty, and, placing his shoulder to
the door, forced it open.
An eXpressman and one of the firms
representatives accompanied him over
the threshold, but the trio did not go
more than a few steps when Mrs.
Fisher pointed the revolver at the
deputy and Historically bade him to
halt.
Bells companions backed outside,
while the officer stayed to show Mrs.
Fisher the futility of her resistance,
but the determined woman, not wishing
her home to be dismantled, did not let
the gun waver and again ordered Bell
to leave the house.
The deputy stepped outside, and,
drawing his gun, displayed 1t to Mrs.
Fishers view, at the same time In
forming her that he would never shoot
a woman, but that he was determined
to do his duty. He further informed.
her that he was about to enter the
house and she should think seriously
before pulling the trigger.
According to Bell, Mrs. Fisher then
turned the gun toward her right temple
and threatened to shoot herself If he
persisted in carrying out the orders of
the court.
1t was at this exciting iuncture of
the realistic drama that Mrs. T. Mar
tin, relative of Mrs. Fisher, appeared
on the scene and made a settlement
satisfactory to the furniture company.
Mrs. Fisher at her home last evening
said:
'I would have shot that officer, and
he knew it. 1 don't blame him, for he
was only doing his duty; but I do
blame the furniture man. I wasn't
going to let him take my furniture
away, for then the children and L
would have had to sleep on the floor.
I offered to pay the last installment,
but they insisted that l pay $40 court
and constable's fees, which 1 refused to
do have no money. My husband is
very sick in Kansas City, and want to
get to him; but 1 really don't know
where the money Is coming from. One
of my little boys is sick, too
"I never turned the gun on myself,
and I tell you that officer would have
had to walk over my dead body before
he could have taken one piece Of fur
niture out of the house. He admitted
that I had the drop on him"
Relatives of Mrs. Fisher stated that
she is an expert marksman, being able
to hit a 25-cent piece at fifty yards
with a rifle.