Evening journal., 1921-08-15
FIRES WHEAT
STACKS, Then
ROBS HOUSE
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the youth should be captured and
consequently the officers are taken
every precaution to land him safely
in jail.
Mannon. whose home is in Chris
tcnburg Va. had been working on
the Cecil farm for several months.
He is said to be on parole IN Vir-
ginla for shooting some one there. It
Is alleged that he fred the wheat
stacks to get Mrs. Cecil out OF the
house 80 that he could rob the place
in the absence Of her husband. sher-
IN Seth is said to have found let
ter in the house yesterday, thought
TO have been written by Mannon TO
an aunt In Christenburg. In which he
said that he would be home IN Sep
tember and would pay her what he
owed her IN he had to sell the shirt
from his back 70 do so.
Mr.. Cecil Is said 10 have been sus-
picious OF Mannon for some time
and knew that his wife was afraid OF
him. Early Saturday afternoon
when he left home 10 go 10 Port
Deposit 20 meet two daughters. who
were returning from a visit no left a
revolver with his wife and instructed
her 20 use II II necessary for protec-
tion. There was no one else In the
house with her hut her nine months
old baby. The farmer gave Man
non plenty OF work TO do 10 keeT
him away from the house.
According 20 Mrs. Cecil. her hus-
band had not been gone more than
fifteen minutes when her attention
was attracted by a peculiar sound
from the direction Of the barn. Co
ing out she saw that three stacks OF
wheat close TO the barn we're or
fire. She saw Mannon but ne ther
disappeared. Carrying her baby ir
her arms Mrs. Cecil ran more thar
half a mile for help. Two men re-
turned with her and started nghtinl
the fire in an effort TO keep n from
spreading 10 the barn. Mrs. ceci
on going to the house, heard 4 no's'
upstairs and In a short time saw
Mannon coming out OF a second stor,
window 20 the roof
Mrs Cecil had the revolver hei
I husband had left and pointing Il n
Mannon told him 20 stay In IN
house or she would shoot He dis
appeared through the window agaii
and the woman went 70 the bari
and tried 20 get the two men ther
20 90 20 the house and capture Man
non but they were evidently fright
cncd and refused. She then re
turn in time to see Mannon agai
crawl through the window 10 tn
roof this time carrying her hu'
bands shot gun. Stnl holding N
baby In her arms the plucky woma
hred at tho desperate youth and 7
returned the FIRE with the shot er
shooting az her twice but fortunat
iy his aim was bad. She shot
b. him again and he then jumped fro
3, tho roof and Mrs Cecil fred thl
q shot al him as he disappeared in
81 corn field.
r After Mannon had escaped Nj
= / Cecil went into theshouse and foui
a hemmer had been used 10 bres
} into her husbands trunk fro
. which 500 In money. a sold waite
and other jewelry was missing.
BY this time other neighbors ha
arrived and succeeded In saving N
barn but the three stacks OF whei
were destroyed. Mr.. Cecil arrive
home about two hours later. Sheri
Seth was notified and the hunt fc
Mannon started.
) The Cecil farm is near Bait
Swamp and the old Woodlaw
Campmeeting grounds in the upp,
section OF Cecil county.
Mrs. Cecil is reported 70 be In
, serious nervous condition as a resu
/ Of her experience.