The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-08

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Madame Augusta Sohlkie keeps a
boarding ard lodging house at Il Uni
ver9ity place.
An officer who was passing in front
Of her house Yesterday morning heard
cries OF Murder :" and Police =
Running up the steps and into the
front door. which was partly open.
he saw a naked woman who was al
most fainting. 1t was after IL o'clock.
and the street was as lively as usual
at that hour. The wOman was Madame
Sohlkie. who told him that she had
been assaulted by two unknown men
who had aither entered the house by
false keys or had been admitted by
a servant
Madame Sohlkie was lying on a
sofa I'm "A neatly furnished parior, last
evening. She looked weak and worn.
and BETRAYED considerable excitement
in talking Of the assault. She was
born i'm France. and has been a dan
secuse i'm several OF the American
theatres.
Il discharged my servant 1irl this
morning." She said. because | be-
lieved she was robbing me. She went
away at about 10 o'clock. just about
| the hour that most OF the gentlemen
90 to their business. My..housckeeper
the only other servant in the house.
went out afterward. and | went up
stairs to make up a bed iii the second
story back roo ] heard steps on the
stairs. hut as the dodgers all have latch
KEYS. | thought probably one Of them
had come home 10 get something he
had forgotten. | went on with my
-l,,,1-i,Ir ~, a. ~ nttAn 100, 70 tl,o
footsteps. | was Just spreading the
second sheet as | felt a heavy hand
pressed upon the back of my head.
Before | could utter a sound | was
forced down upon the bed, facedown-
ward. At first l thought thought
that some of the gentleman dodgers
were playing a joke upon me-, but
when | was hauled to my feet | saw
that | was in the hands of two strang-
ers. shabby desperate, looking men.
like trampS or common d~runkardS. |
tried to scream. but before | could do
50 one of the men tied a silk scarf
around my neck, pulling it tight. and
| had no voice lett. Then they took
me to the bathroom. half dragging.
half CARRYING me. The tub had some
water in it. They stripped ne, or
nearly stripped me, AMI then | was
lifted into the bathtub. Again | tried
to scream struggling with all my
might, but as 20 as | opened my
mouth my head was plunged into the
water. | believe the men intended to
kill me, and gave up all hope. Al
though | am a strong woman | am
nothing in the hands OF two men such
as they were. After a while they.
loosened the scarf a little, and asked
them, Do you wan to kill me- No
answered the smaller man, who had
who had pushed me under the water,
.'we only want a little fun" As he
said this | broke from his grasp and
screamed, but he and his comrade
seized me before | could raise a gener-
I'll alarm. and carried me back into the
bedroom"
Did the men steal anything from
you, Madame:'
Yes. They took three diamond
rings and a pair of diamond earrings.
What else they took | don't know. rs
| lave been too weak to 90 about the
house to examine. | tainted in the
bedroom. and don't know how long it
was before | came to. When | did |
crawled down stairs, opened the door
and called for the police"
MISS LOUISE BRAEHM $ ADVENTURE IN \
Nlk ANTis IN y INt'h y bINC'N
LYN.
Mr.. Thomas Briggs, an elderly gem
tleman. lived SIX months ago with his
three daughters and an adopted child.
Miss Louise Braehm. Opposite, was
a Young man with light hair and whis
kers who was frequently at the win
dow: AS Miss Blaehm sat in her own
window sewing, the Misses Briggs
90 - , HE q ,nr-n Innl-inDr ai thni,
foster sister through an opera glass
In due time letters was received by
: Miss Braeham, in which the writer
said:
"Let me say it Will be my life study
to make you happy. Every comforr
shall be yours. every wish shall be an
ticipated. Above all, you shall have
the heart devotion of one that next t.
God, you occupy the first and highes'
I place in my heart
2 Shortly after the receipt of the las
| etter MIR. Briggs changed his resi-
E dence to 26S West Thirty-seventI
e street. The family to whom all thu
I letter had been shown as received wa,
5 greatly relieved. and thought that Mis-
[ Braehm would now escape her perse
t cutor. Still they cautioned her agains
e going out. even tothe door: alone.
On Tuesday evening, while Mr.
/ Briggs was out and while Miss Brigg
e the only one of the daughters a
: home-was on the roof with a frient
G who had called. the bell was rund.
n was shortly after 8 o'clock. Mis-
y; Braehm. who was intending to wal
|, out " it'll Miss Briggs, and who had he
' hat on. went down the stairs to an
Y swer the bell. She opened the doc
= and saw only a boy, who ran up tn
.-nr- @f 1tA Dn~+ In,1Cn n l-I,
IS that it was her nephew from up town
:, Miss Braehim stepped outside the door
\ As she did so a nan suddenly appear
# ed before her and putting M arm
r about her waist clasped his other han
e over her mouth and nose. The gin
|, girl suddenly sank into a sort of stu
por. She thought she was being con