Show CHILD CHOKED r BYA BLA BY A BURGLAR Littie Citte Caddie Wright Heroine of Thrilling Adventure i SCREAMS AROUSED FATHER I t ROBBER LEFT ON O OHR BOBBE LEF K HER HR THROAT THOAT 4 t T 1 ITTLE 13 earold Caddie Wright JK L L living at 6 South State street street was awakened from her slumbers at midnight last night by the stealthy tread of ot a burglar burgl She SM cried aloud to t warn her father who slept in the room rom She was seized by the robber and choked almost Into insensibility but succeeded in arousing her hel father who at once gave chase to the desperate thief thief The child chUd was sleeping in the same room wih with her father Charles CharleS B R Wright last night and ad her mother had h d decided to sleep in one of the th rear rooms On account of the absence ce of two sons who were were expected home later the door dor of the house was left open The family retired early eary and ad the little daughter was placed on a cot cotin cotIn cotin in the te front room in which her father Shortly Shorty before midnight ht was startled started from her sleep by a noise noie to which she was unaccustomed She opened her h r eyes wide and raised herself hersel on her elbow She looked long before she discovered that a a strange man was standing beside her and wits was W s peering down at her in the darkness She a bit frightened and at once asked him what he wanted Warned Waed to Keep Quiet Keep quiet little girl gir he said or orI orI orI I will wi kill kU you and your papa papa She w nt alarmed at all aU about her herself he herself self but when he talked about killing her father she shut her eyes and screamed as loud laud as she could He put his hand over her mouth and forced forc d the child to remain reman silent Keeping her voice olce muffled by a firm fr grasp of his hand band he told her that tat she must not do that again agIn or r he would surely Eurel be compelled to do what he had bad threat threatened threatened threatened ened ened She struggled and fought but was powerless He Be held her firmly to the bed with wIt his bis hand band hand drawn tightly across her mouth Her scream how however however ever eyer had aroused aused her mother in the rear room Dont make that noise Caddie Caddie she said you ou will wil wake your father and hearing hearin no further sound the te woman again fell feU asleep The burglar thinking that he had succeeded in frightening the child into obeying his hi command removed his hand and an started to make a tour tur of the room As A soon as he bd had turned his back the little girl rose In her bed and and screamed again with all aU her might might He turned viciously ag and ad rushing to the t bedside seized the child by the throat and choked choke her into quietude He tight tightened tightened tightened ened his s grasp gra P until her fer tongue tong was vas forced force out and cruel black marks mark were left when his hand was finally taken Gave Chase Chae to t Burglar She had Iad aroused her hel father however spite of the attempt of the burglar to force her he to remain quiet Mr Wright sprang from his bed d and ad see seeIng seeing Ing Jn the burglar choking hs daughter ran rn towards him The he highwayman who had been watching the sleeping man loosened his grasp on OI the child chUd and ad made for a window which was raised With Wih a a bound he was out on the street with Mr Wright In close pursuit He H was outrunning lb the pur par pursuer pursuer however and ad Mr M Wright called for Tom Tam McCoy of the McCoys stables was oa passing passing in a buggy at the time and at once gave ga e chase Others Oter who were walking on o the sidewalk Joined in inthe inthe inthe the pursuit pursuit The burglar outran the crowd and ad dodging behind the huge huse bill bl boards at Sixth South and State escaped in the darkness Entrance to the house was easily I gained by the burglar who simply passed through 1 the rear re door and into the other rooms roms He made a complete tour of the house leisurely examining the te dressers and closets coset and every other place where he imagined valuables would be stored store The room rom in which he was intercepted by the bravery of the child was the last he had visited Before he lie began the attempt to loot the room he made sure that escape was easy A large sum of money and other valuables It Is said were ere under the pillow on which Mr Ir Wright slept at the time of the attempted burglary It I is believed that the burglar learned of pf the fact and that the attempt was made in the absence of his sons with some apparent chances chance of success |