Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1884 — “YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE.” [ARTICLE]

“YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE.”

Petticoated Highwaymen Women; Garroters Frequent in Chicago. [Philadelphia Telegram.] A young stranger in the city, while walking along a prominent thoroughfare at 2: o’clock in the morning, was confronted by a young and handsome-featured woman, who suddenly sprang in front of him out of a dark alleyway. Thrusting a eocked revolver under hls nose, she gave utterance .to the stereotyped highwayman’s phrase, “Your money or your life!” Preferring hislife to his money, he yielded upthe latter, which was eagerly snatched by the boid woman highwayman, who, after ordering the now thoroughly terrified man. to keep silent, under pain of death, quietly walked away and disappeared in the darkness. [Chicago Dispatch.} Ed Bordlng, a waiter in the TremontHouee r had a queer experience at an early hour in the morning, near the corner cf State and Polk streets. He was walking north en State street, and was rather intoxicated. Hesobered up somewhat when a woman rushed up to him, with a drawn revolver, which she presented at his head, and ordered him to give up his property. She then relieved him of an open-faoed silver watch. Women garroters have been very frequent in Chicago, this winter.