Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-04-23

A STRANGE n NUMEROUS ASSAULT.
Mrs. Crane, wife of DR.. Crane, drug
gist, was the victim Of q most extraor-
binary assault on Monday evening last,
the explanation of which Is hard to COM
prohend. The Doctor resides on the
north side of L street, between Fifth
and Sixth Streets On the occasion re-
ferrcd 10 be was absent from homo. At
about niue o'clock 10 the evening some
one knocked Mt the door. Mrs. Crane
opened il, when she was sized by the
neck and throat by q man whose face
was covered and who said he intended
to kill her. She grsppled with him and
both fell to the floor. They had got so
far into the entry that the door nearly
closed, but Mrs. Crane succeeded in
opening it with her foot while down,
holding her adversary by bis hair. For
II time she was so far strangled as to be
unable to speak, but soon gave the
alarm. Both parties got out at the
door, where the man, while holding bis
victim down, struck her several times
in the face. The cries of Mrs. Crane
had by this timo aroused several Of the
ueighbors. A young man who was
passing With twoiadios saw tic assail-
ant strike his victim, and stopped to iu-
tercedc In her behalf. Several other
men made their appearance. The would
be murderer ran up L to Sixth street,
and was closely pursued by a mar named
Chnttertou. On turning down Sixth
street The fugitive encountered several
young men on the sidewalk, to avoid
whom be turned into the alley toward
Fifth street. On account Of the dark
ness further pursuit was abandoned.
Chiof Martz and special officer Bider-
mnn reached the house about twenty
minutes after the assault occurred. Mrs.
Crane had been bleeding profusely and
wns so much excited as to b unable for
some time to give anything like a clear
account Of the transaction. The entry
floor was examined and was found
to be quite bloody. On a further exam
instion a largo knife was found on
the floor which bad been dropped
by the villain in the struggle. Still
further along and under a chair or table
was found a hat and mask. The hat
was an old brown felt, apparently picked
up for the purpose Of disguise. The
mask or covering which had been worn
over the face consisted Of . double thick
ness Of mosquito bar sswed together in
the form of a cap, sufficiently large to
cover the head. This cap vas marked
with Q few drops Of blood. Yesterday,
Chief Martz arrested a Mexican named
Jose Panraz, on o chorge Of having
made the assault on Mrs. Crane. Pam
raz had been employed as o waiter at a
Spanish restaurant on Second street,
between and l., from which Mrs. Crane
has received her meals. Panraz had
been to the house several times during
the day on which the assault occurred.
He first brought Mrs. Crane her break
fast and returned afterward once or
twice, when there seemed to be but little
necessity for doing 20. There was moth
ing particular In his conduct, however,
to excite suspicion or alarm. When in
the evening the strange mar entered the
door Mrs. Crane believed from his size
that It was Jose, and calling him by that
namo asked why be wished to kill her?
Tho man answered that his nam Wal
not Jose, but John, and spoke in 9 dis.
guised tone of voice If 1t was really the
man shs supposed It TO be. Jose Ii re-
ported to have worn yesterday q differ
ent shirt from that which he wore the
day before. This report he denied,
however, to Chief Martz, and alleged
that he had made no change Of this
garment since Sunday. Mrs. Crane feels
certain that the shirt OF her assailsnt
was quite bloody The whole affair is
involved in mystery.-Sae. Union, april
22d.