A desperate and dirty hobo, after being refused permission to remain overnight at the home of John R. Frey on the Pennington road Wednesday evening, drew a large and ugly looking revolver and threated to annihilate the entire family.
The members of the family were so badly scared that they scattered in all directions, and it was several hours before they ventured to return to the house.
Mr Frey, while the tramp was still flourishing the revolver, succeeded in getting into the house by a rear window, and got his shot gun. The tramp evidently knew what was going on, for when Mr. Frey appeared at the door with his gun, the tramp was making a fast line toward the north.
While this part of the program was being enacted, a son of Mr. Frey hurried to the hoome of John Hoover, about a half mile south and telephoned to this city for the police. Constable Gould responded, and hurried to the scene. When he arrived, the tramp had made good his escape. Mr. Gould tracked the hobo about two miles, and lost trace of him at the Kapp school house.
Here is is supposed that the tramp took to the fields, or went east to the banks of the Elkhorn. The action of the desperate hobo badly frightened the family, and they have not yet fully recovered from the shock.
Contributed by Jean Portner
