Will County IL Archives News.....Mrs Sutton Resists Armed Agent August 20, 1900 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com September 1, 2007, 10:26 pm The Sumner [IL] Press August 20, 1900 Looking into the muzzle of a loaded revolver, Mrs. Walter T. Sutton, of Joliet successfull fought with an agent claiming to represent the Rizard Photograph Company of Chicago. The agent called to deliver a picture ordered by Mrs. Sutton, and when she refused to accept it he attempted to enforce collection of the amount due at the point of a revolver. Mrs. Sutton seized the man and called loudly for help. Her husband and brother rushed in, gave him a beating and kicked him out of the house. Mrs. Sutton retained the revolver as a souvenir. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/will/newspapers/mrssutto102gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ilfiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb