Mrs. J. J. Jinkinson Thwarts a Would be Thief in the Carnival Crowd Last Night, and Teaches Him a Lesson That Should Last for a Long Time.
Pickpockets and other petty thieves will hereafter have a wholesome respect for the prowess of the robustly healthy women of Bemidji and their ability to take good care of themselves at all times and in all places.
Last night Mrs. J. J. Jinkinson gave a strenuous demonstration of the Japanese art of jiu-jit-su that saved her the loss of her watch and chain and a valuable pair of gold rimmed spectacles, and incidentally did considerable damage to the person of covetous disposition who tried to hold her up for the spectacles and the watch.
Mrs. Jinkinson was passing the corner by the Miles “Golden Club” saloon, when some unknown man grabbed her spectacles and threw a handful of cut paper in her face, nearly smothering her. Her watch was also grabbed, but Mrs. Jinkinson hit the assaulter a hard rap over the head with her parasol and closed both her hands in his head of generous light hair, falling on top of him on the pavement. She proceeded to pound his head on the cement walk until the blood flowed freely and the man cried for help.
The would-be thief made his escape in the crowd, but not before he had been given a good sound drubbing that he will remember for some time.
Mrs. Jinkinson comes from the good old school of women who are absolutely afraid of nothing, and she amply demonstrated to the onlookers that holdups on the streets of Bemidji are not tolerated and that those who attempt anything of the kind will be handled roughly. (Bemidji Daily Pioneer, Aug 18, 1906)