Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-06-02
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BRUTAL sCOUNDRELISM.
. Woman's Chsmbe Invaded by Rob-
NJ Ntght-She is ChOked, Beaten,
Wp,rLed anu Dangerously Injured.
From the st. Louis Democrat, oath.
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tucked anu Dangerously Injured.
From the st. Louis Democrat, oath.
An unusually atrocious piece OF ruthan-
lem was perpetrated at about one o'clock
Sunday morning, at the residence OF Mr..
Obs between Fourth and Fifth streets.
Nv Cakes family, consisting, besides
b;roself of his wife, two children, and his
,r;fa's sister occupying the upper part of
.hr bouse on the northeast coner of Tenth
str4et and Howard The apartments are
uttered from tho rear, through the yard.
Mr. Cakes usually goes home early, but on
Saturday night went to the levee to await
,Lo arrival of a steamboat ON which his
s,stsr was expected. His family retired
Mrs Cakes leaving the door unfastened
for his return, and lamp burning in her
room. With her was her little boy, and
in a room above slept her sister and little
daughter,
AZ about O'clock Mrs. Cakes awoke ~
two men entered the room, one negro and
one white man. She was probably awak-
ened by their entrance, though they made
little noise in coming in. They had passed
into the rear yard, up the stairs, through
the kitchen, and were IN her chamber The
negro instantly sprang to her siezed her by
Inc throat, and with his knee heavily press.
inc on her body began choking her. bid
ding her to make no noise, to utter lot
word, but to point out to them where her
husbands money was She tainted, and
the white scoundrel searched. He found
nocket-book containing only some $780, at
which they were disappointed and became
enraced, and the negro fercely threatened
her life. choked and beat and kicked her,
while his confederate searched the room. The
negro tried to pour some liquid down her
throat, but in the struggle the vial broke,
and the contents were spilled, At length
the miscreants dragged Mrs. Cakes from
the bed and through a window that was
close by, out upon the porch, she falling
upon her back and receiving additional in
iuries. Here they struck her till she re-
iapsed into apparent insensibilty, when
thew. probably thinking her dead, flung
her through the window upon the bed, but
leaving her head hanging over the window
sill Meanwhile, Mrs. Cakes little boy lay
in breathess terror upon the floor, whore he
had been placed by one ofthe dastards, with
threats OF death if he made any noise. The
wretches fled, having awakened no one but
Mrs Cakes and her child
They could not have been gone long
when Mr.. Cakes came home. Passing up
stairs, he found the bedroom in darkness.
Groping for the lamp, he found it length
beneath pile of clothes, the wick turned
down, still burning, the chimney prevent
ing the clothes from taking fire. Turning
up the wick, the light showed him the
apartment in fearful confusion, his vile APP
parently corpse, and his child nearly as
hfeless with fright. The sister up stairs
was called, the neighbors were aroused,
and physician was summoned. DIR. Scott
came in and attended to Mrs. Cakes. She
remained nearly or quite insensible, with
swollen face and neck and bruised person,
and had apparently suffered severe internal
injuries.
In the room were found new razor and
the sheath Of q bowie knife, left by the
sconndrels.
Not until Sunday noon did Mrs Cakes
regain consciousness, and then suffered so
aeutely that opiates had at once to be adj
numbered She was able however, at in
tervals to tell her story.
Itappears that the rufians had no object
but money. They must have had accurate
information of the tamily's affairs, and
doubtless took the opportunity of M.
Cakes absence to attempt robbery which
they expected would reward them. 1t 10
to be feared that Mrs Cakes life will be
sacrificed by their wickedness and unname-
able meanness. Her health was precariouss
and her present condition is critical.