, 1870-05-27
BRUTAL sCOUKDREL1sM.
A Womans4 Chamber lnyAaed by
Robbers at Night-She in Chsked,
llBentcn, Alcked and QAngeFoRsly
TntmTeM.

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elscnten, Atcked and Dangerously
injured.
From the 81. Louis Democrat, Xaya1
An unusually atIocious piece Of ruf6lnidm
was perpetrsted At about ! oc1sck Sunday
morning., at the residence Of Nj. o21es, who
side Of Olive, between Fourth and Ftitn
streets. "
III. Oakes family, consisting, besides him.
sell, Of wife, two children, and his Mifes sister,
occupy the upper part OF tho house On the
northeast corner Of Tenth street and Howard,
through the yard Mr. Oakes usually goes
home early, but on Saturday night went to the
1evee to await tho arrival OF steamboat on
which his sister was expected His family re-
tired, Mrs. Oales leaving the doots unfsst-
cned for his return, and lamp burning in her
room above slept her sister End little daughter.
At about o'clock Mrs. Oakes avoke as two
men entered the room. one negro and one
white man. She WAS probably awakened BY
their entrance, though they made little noise.
yard, up the atairs, through the kitchen, and
were IN her chamber. The negro Instantly.
Hprang TO her, seized her by the throat, Ard,
with his knees heavily pressing On her body,
began choking her, bidding her to make no
noise, to utter not . word, but to point out to
them where her husbands money WAS She
tainted, and the white scoundrel searched. He
found 3 pocket-book containing only some 930,
at which they were disappointed and
became enraged, aud the negro dercely
threatened her life, choked and beat and kicked
her, while his confederate ransscked the ROOM
The negro tried 10 pour some liquid down her
throat. Gut in the struggle tie vial broke aud
the contents we're spilled At length the mis-.
creants dragged Mrs. Oakes from the bed and
through window thst Was close BY, cut upon
the porch, she falling upon her back and re-
ceiving additional injuries. Here they struck
her til she relspsed into apparent ingenablity,
her through the window upon the bed, but
leaving her head hanging over the window sill.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Oakea' little boy lay in breath
lees terror upon the floor, where be had been
placed by one Of the dastards, with threats Of
death it he made any noise. The wretches
fed, having awakened no one but Mra. O1kee
and her child.
They could not have been gone long when
Mr.. Oakea came home Passing up stairB, be
| found the bedroom in darkness. Cropping
for the lamp, he found it at length beneath a
= pile Of clothes, the wick turned aoun, still
from taking FIRE. Turning up the wick. the
| Light showed him the apartment in fearful con
fusion, his wife apparently corpse and his
child nearly as Meless with fright. Tho sister
| up etairs was called, TIE neiShbors were
aroused, and physician VAS summoned. Dr.
Scott came in and sttended to Mrs. 0akes.
She remained nearly or quite insensitle, with
swollen face and neck, and bruised person;
and had apparently suffered severe internal
injuries
In the room were found new razor sud the
sheath Of bowl. knife, left BY the scoundreis.
Not until Sunday NOON did Mrs. Oakes regai,n =,
consciousness, and then suffered 20 aeuteiy
that opiates had at ooce to be adrnln,steG11ea. G
She Was able, however, at intervals TO leu LEI
story. oh,..t
It appears that tie r1ians hsa no oD.Go. ~
for,nes;on . IT he faniIy atYaira, and doubtiess
ts,i. sha nnrortun1y m Of III. Oakes' sbsence TO
1tssat .a sne ppabhery Which they expected would
rev.rs them. Ills to b feared thas NJ
Oafes' lie viii b. eacridced by theE Hsekea. i
va nTecarious, and her present condition Is
critical