Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-12-05
ANoTHER OUTRAGE.
An Ola German woman Attacked.

SHE Is BADLY BEATEN AND LEFT EoR
For the past twenty-five years on old
German woman. whose name is supposed
to be Cathafine Krohl, but who was famil-
iarly known as "Old Aunt Katrina,n has
occupied building in what is known as
"Peet's Hollow,n which is situated in the
First ward and below Msh's farm, above
Eleventh street. She was o freebooter, as
no one ever asked her for rent and no one mo-
Tested her. Why she lived all alone in such
secluded place no one knows. She was in-
OHensives and attended to her own busi-
ness, and is between 40 and 80 years ofage,
None of the people in the vicinity seem TO
know anything of her antecedents or her
business, and no one would have thought
there was any danger OF her being moest-
ed.
Last evening word was brought to the
Mayors Office that she had been brutally
beaten, and was lying in n precarious con-
dition in the building she called her home.
AS Coroner Portcr's wagon was away on
another errend, Chief of Police Hopes,
Coroner Porter and DR.. g. w. luedi, pro-
ccedeG on foot to the locality where the old
and inOifensive woman was found lying on
the bed, with a bloody apron over her head,
besmeared with filth and almost dead.
Near the door was pool OF blood, ana
blood was splattcred around the room.
They took the door off the hinges, placed
her on it. and with the assistance of other
parties conveyed her to the city hosp tai.
After cutting off her hair it was discovered
that there were at least five or six wounds
inllictsd ON her head, supposed to have
been made with boat pole with an iron
end ON it, which was found in close prox-
unity to where she was found. Her head
was almost black from the bruises and cuts.
She was properly washed, dressed, and her
injuries attended to.
1t is reported that two colored men were
seen lurking in the vicinity on Wednesday,
and it is supposed they arc the parties who
made the attack.
What object the assailants had in view
is hard TO imagine. The house or hovel
was not prepossessing i'll appearance, and
was in a fearful filthy and disgusting con-
dition, II was evident that the old lady
was not in possession of money, or she
would not have remained in such a scClud-
ed spot or lived in such an abjcct condition.
From the position in which she was found,
in close proximity to the door, it is sup
posed the assailing parties attempted to
force the door and were resisted by the old
lady on the inside.
The pole, especially the iron portion,
seems to be covered with blood and spots
of blood are scattered over the wooden
part. Tn" wooden hood which Mrs. krOhl
had on her heaa Is alin0st saturated with
blood. The pole, apron and hood HrU NOV
at the Mayors office, aud proper efforts are
! being made by the police to unravel the
mystery and secure the arrest of the as
sailants. 1t is to be hoped that they will
be caught and brought to justice.
Mrs. Krohl is at the city hospital, and
is receiving medical attendance, but is III
too exhausted a condition to give any ac-
count of the affair.
| " hen she RECEIVERS more light may bt
shea on the manner of the attack. and Il
description obtained of the attacking party
-HarriSJ,rg Telegraph, Of last Friday.