Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-13
WOMAN USES BAG
AS CLUB ON THUGS
Intended Victim Puts Second
! AssaiIant to Flight After He
Draws Blackjack
FEMALE CROOK ROBS MAN

Bandits. hold up men. safe blowers
and other thieves continued their ac-
tivities yesterday and last night in all
pnfts OF the city.
A clever woman operator cut n
pocket from mans oyrrroat md got
41I0. In the northwest section woman
fought hold up man and retained her
handbag. which three minutes later she
used as a weapon agninst Negro thug.
Safe blowers were routed by a mcr-
chant. who fired Mt them as they cs.
capped in an automobile. A hold.up man
was captured after patrolman had
fred several shots at him.
Mrs. Emma Denny. 2J38 West Firth
street. returning from a shopping trip
late Saturday night. stopped mo-
ment at Twenty eighth and Cumber.
land streets. The corner was bril-
liantly 'lighted. and numerous other
shoppers were about.
A man about twenty years old grab
bed Mrs. Dcnny's handbag hanging
from her wrist. She resisted and in the
struggle the handle was broken from the
fastening on one side of the bag. When
the woman screamed for help the ban
dit ran.
Second AttacK Made
Less than five minutes later. Mrs.
Denny says. Negro attempted to
strike her with a blackjack. This hap
pened at point less than ton yards
from where the first man attempted to
steal her handbag.
Mrs. Denny struck the thug in the
face, and he did not modest her further,
but ran east on Cumberland street
Not a soul came to my aid, said
Mrs. Denny today. II screamed. OF
/. III 80 k,,g h,,, .
Ing shelter in some doorway 10 heln
me. I'll have to carry a gun. guess. y
At Seventh and Christian streets yes
terday woman halted Christian Bow
er. whose home 10 at 3G2 Wyoming
avenue, and asked how TO reach cor
tain point downtown. She appeared
TO have difficulty in understanding
Bower. and he raised his arm, pointing
the direction.
Five minutes Inter Bower found his
overcoat pocket had been cut away and
&1T0 in notes stolen. lie reported to
the police that no person other than
the woman had been near enough to
him to "pull the trick.
Interrupts Safe Robbers
When Charles \. Turnpool. flrricr.
Of Fifteenth street and SusQuehanna
avenue. heard noises in his store early
yesterday morning he slipped quietly
from an upstairs apartment and inter-
cepted two men crouching near safe
which contained the Saturday receipts,
Turnpool, armed with revolver.
opened fire. The men ran from the
street entrance TO an automobile stand
ing a half square away with the en-
Eine running and a third man Mt the
wheel. They leaped into the car and
escaped over Broad street.
Daniel First. claiming residence in
Baltimore. was arrested by Detective
Clay after an attempt had been made
to rob Joseph Brown. Seventh and CAL
lowhill streets, yesterday.
Brown. according to the police. was
held up by First. and yelled for aid.
Clay responded, and First turned long
enough to fire a couple OF shots at the
detective. Then he ran east on Callow =
hill street. the detective finally over :
taking him near Fifth and Race streets.
after emptying his revolver at him.
Nicholas Rctchup. Eleventh street
near Ellsworth. was held up and robbed
of S15 and some jewclry by two men
at Fifth and Somerset streets, last night.
The bandits escaped
Moses Franklin. Negro. was arrcstcd
after he had piled up number Of pairs