SHOT BY WOMAN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 25, 19 June 1914, Page 3

SHOT BY WOMAN.

BURGLAR. STRIKES SNAG,

Sydney, June 3. Mr* Skinner, of Factory street, Clyde, has been looking for a. burglar for years, lihc met one last night. She was. surprised. The burglar was more surprised.

Mrs Skinnar was clearing away the thing* from the table about a quarter to eleven, after supper, her sou having just left the Ik use to go on night duty, There was a noise at the door. She turned qjuickly., jind noticed! a tall, thin man standing in the open doorway with a piece of iron pipe in his hand. "Now, don't sing out," said the man, "or I'll brain you! I want your money. Go and get it for me. You arc-quit* aloaa."

Although terrified, Mrs Skinner kept hfti heaU. She went to her room under pretence of gelling iher money which i>h.c kept taeri. She quickly returned with one hard hidden.

"Where is the money;" asked the burglar. "Here it is!" exclaimed Mrs. Skinner, ''lipping out ?. revolver iroin under her £ •. in.

"This is all the money you arc going to get," Hashing the revolver close xo his head. The burglar squinted down the bari'el for a second and then ducked his head. Quick as lightning he turned Mid bolted through the open door. Mrs Skinner followed him. The man tried to jump the fence of the backyard, mid as he attempted to go. Mrs Skinner called, "Stop! or I'll lire." Tlio burglar, however, was making a quick passage, anil did not heed the warning. Mrs Skinner put up the revolver, and took aim, living two shots in quick succession. "Oh hell, I'm shot," exclaimed the burglar as i.e tumbled down on the other side of tie fence.

Mrs Skime'r went to the fence to pick up the man, but he quickly gained his feet and made. oil.

• With the .:«noking revolver in her hand Mrs Skinner rushed across to MiTaylor, who is the night oll'ice.r of the Clyde railway station, and reported the occurrence. Mr Taylor at once telephoned to the Cranviile Police Station. Sergeant 'McDonald at once went to the scene of the occurrence. The man could not he found. There is a bullet mark in the fence. There are no traces of blood in the The polico are making a search of tlie district.