PLUCKY FIGHT.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3470, 26 April 1920, Page 7

PLUCKY FIGHT.

GIRL ATTA(‘,‘vKS BURGLAR

KN_OCKED DO\VN \\'lTlf CHISEL.

Nl-;W'C.-\sTLI2. April 16

The plucky resistance by Miss I Gertmde Phelan, at Wziratah, aguinstl a burglar found in her room at midnight. has been reported to the police. | Two nights ago Miss Phelan he:u"(ll Ea, noise in the house, but on investi—'§ g-a.ting‘ it was found the intruder had ‘gone, t‘l:ol_lgh he left; behind 2: bag; Econtaiiiing jewellenv. Last night?" Miss ’Phel-an was disturbed lb-y the flash of fa, t:orcl1 across her face, and she slaw ‘a, man in the room picking articles ‘of jewellery from the table and plac'ing them in a bag. She lay quiet. until the nlan moved to a room occupied ‘by. her father, an elderly mini. 3 She then arose, and ‘as she reached the door was knocked down by the burgmr. She jumped up, and attacked him with a chair, but he made a fresh attack with a chisel. giving her two blows on the forehead and then decamped. ‘

The household was awakened, but the man got'safely away, though he

again had to leave the bag containing a collection of jewellery and other articles behind. Misgs Phelan is suffering from an injury to her head.