Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-08-19
FOUGHT BURGLARS
MRS, H. BLAINE DAVIS PLUCKY
FIGHT AGAINST ODDS.
Two Masked Men Entered Ellsworth
Home Saturday Evening-Mrs.
Davis Near Death When Found.

tin H. Joy house on High street
about o'clock Saturday evening, for
purpose of burglary. Mrs. Davis,
alone at the time except for her in
FAINT daughter, made a plucky fight
to protect the child, but was beaten
in the uneven battle, and was near
death when found by her husband a
few minutes later. The burglars
made good their escape, dropping
their loot on the way.
When found by her husband, Mrs.
Davis, gagged, and tied hand and
foot, with her feet drawn up to her
hands at her back, was in the bath
tub The water in the tub was full
to the overflow outlet, and Mrs.
Davis, though unconscious, was MAX
ing an instructive effort to keep her
face out of the water. She was on
her knees, and bent forward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis had returned
about 7.3O from an auto ride. Soon
afterward, Mr.. Davis went across the
street to the McGown store, and their
niece went out for the evening.
Mr.. Davis left by the front door,
leaving the door open but the screen
door closed.
Mrs. Davis, after little work
down stairs, put the baby to bed and
was preparing bath. She thought
she heard the screen door swinging,
and went down to latch it. AS she
did so, two men were standing on the
walk in front Of the house.
She returned to her room, adjoin-
ing that in which the baby was
sleeping. There was light in the
baby's room but none in her room.
A few minutes later she heard the
light snap off in the baby's room and,
turning, was confronted by two men,
one entering the room by the door
from the hall and the other through
the baby's room. One Of the men
turned a fashlight in her face, and
demanded money. Mrs. Davis told
them she kept no money IN the
house, as they paid everything oy
check.
At this moment the baby began to
cry. One of the men exclaimed
keep that d-n kid quiet, or 1t
will wake the whole neighborhood.'
The larger of the men replied, III
silence the kid, all right" and
started toward the crib. The thought
of danger to her child aroused all the
fighting instinct in the mother, and
she sprang for the larger OF the men.
The other tripped her, and she fell,
striking her head at that time, she
thinks.
She got to her feet again, and as
the larger man ran past her she
grappled him again, thinking he had
the child. In the struggle she tore
the mask from his face and knocked
the fashlamp from his hand. Ire
dim illumination from the 1lashllght
on the floor was all the light IN the
room, and she could not see the
mans face distinctly.
Mrs. Davis was making plenty OF
trouble for the larger man, but the
other came to his assistance. she
was finally forced against the foot or
a bed. and bent backward over the
footboard. She heard her back snap,
felt an intense pain, and that is all
she remembers. She was uncon-
scious when they tied her up ana
threw her in the bathtub, but thinks
the water partially revived her. me
only injury she sustained was TO hef
hack and the shock to her nerves.
Mr.. Davis returned to the mouse
about $50. He was little surprised
m find the house in darkness, but
did NOT think of it seriously until
ba heard groans or means from up
stairs. Then he ran up stairs ana
found his wife in the condltloll
described. A mans handkerchief
was stuffed into her mouth as sag
and a FELLOWSHIP was tied about her
face. She was unconscious, ana ne
could not detect her breathing, put
her heart was beating.
Hastily summoning doctor, MT.
Davis applied first aid, and had MS
wife breathing when DR.. knowlton
arrived. but it was two hours later
before she regained consciousness
If Mr.. Davis had been few minutes
later in finding her, it is believed she
would have been dead.
While Mr.. Davis heard no SOUND
| as he entered the house, II IS pc
lieved the burglars ran out OF the
| hack door as he entered. They had
gathered up silverware and jewelr3',
| Including rings stripped from MIS-.
| Davis HU2GlS, w MIN NCiS A""Ni'''
in the act, but this loot they dropped
at the back door when one Of them
collided with a clothesline in making
his escape.
Mrs. Davis could not give any ac-
curate description of the men except
that one was large man ana the
other much smaller The larger man
must bear some marks of his en-
counter with Mrs. Davis and with the
clothesline. AS soon as possible, ar
alarm was sent out, and police OF
neighboring towns and cities and the
State police were on the lookout for
the men, but as yet they have moi
! been apprehended.
Mrs. Davis is still suffering from
| the shock, and from the injury 10 he1
4 spine, but it is hoped there is nc
permanent injury. -,
The baby was asleep in is crii
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