Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-28
Dsstardly DeViltry.
villainous Work Where Women
Were the Victims.
A BURGLARS oowARDLY OUTRAGE.

He Enters n Room Occupied by Two
Girls and Fearfully Slabs One of Them
TO Keep Her Still-A Young Woman
Keeps an Appointment with Her Be-
trayer in st. Louis and Her Corpse Is
Found Next Morning In the Street.
LACROSSE, Wis, June 3s.-Lena Weber,
~ years old, residing with her father, John
Webbsr, a carpenter, at the corner Of Ber-
lin and st. Cloud streets, was stabbed and,
It Is thought, fatally wounded by a stranger
who was found in her room shortly after
O'Clock yesterday morning The murderous
scoundrel escaped, and up to late hour
last night was still at liberty. Lena and her
sister Kate occupied the same room, which is
located in an ar on the south side of the
two-story frame building. About 1;30 yes
terday morning Kate was aroused by
noise in the room, and on opening her eyes
saw man in the room.
Cool and Desperate.
The intruder was standing on the north
side of the room, where the girls had hung
up their clothes Evidently he was examining
them-looking 10 see what the pockets might
contain. Kate asked him what he was doing
there, and he told her to shut her mouth or
he would blow her head off. She asked him
what he wanted, and he replied that he
wanted money. She then told him that she
had none, and he again cautioned her to keep
still, and passed to the bureau and COM
menoed rummaging through the drawers.
Brutal Attack on Lena.
1t seems that Lena was awake while this
conversation was going on, or was awakened
bxys Gb., lal N he of ha ha.l
and climbed out and would probably have
been able to leave the room in safety had she
not stumbled over a basket that stood near
ths door. This attracted the attention of the
burglar. Making a stride toward her, he
placed one arm about her and with the disen-
gagged hand plunged a knife into her back
and drew it diagonally upward. The blade
entered little in front of the backbone on
the left side and a cash about nine inches
in length was the mark left by the ruffian.
The wound was little below the tenth rib
and extended up The left lobe of the lung
was exposed by the laceration. The dia-
phragm was penetrated and the severing of
the muscular tissues makes the wound dan
gerous one The chances for her recovery
are slight
The bastard Escapes-
The piercing screams of agony uttered by
the wounded girl and the wild cries for help
made by her terrified sister frightened the
murderous wretch. He dropped his victim
| to the floor and scrambled out of the oper
window just as Kate unlocked the bedroom
door to admit her brother, who had hurried
/ to the spot at the first alarm. Other mem
bers of the family also assembled, and the
wounded girl was laid upon the bed. Medi
| cal aid was summoned the police being mott
| fed at the same time, and in few minute.
the entire force was in pursuit of the Grim
fnal
| A Number of Arrests.
Yesterday morning several officers went VI
to Onalasxa. On arriving at Doc Moore
place gang of about forty tramps was dis
covered. A few were captured aud brough
here. On one of them was found long knife
with what appeared to be blood stains on it
Several other suspicious characters have beef
| captured, but so far the police are unable t.
say that they have a positive clue.
Miss Weber was barely conscious las
night, the doctors saying she had a chance o
\ pulling through