Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-29
A WoMIN'S STR.irEGY.


hihig aNNhitiHE
The strategy of Mrs. Harry Simmons,
who resides with her husband in Guthrie's
Row, over Market street bridge, saved her
from being the victim of Il telnnious us
snult shortly after O'Clock Friday night
The Young woman, who is but 10 years
old and quite good looking, was alone i'll
the house with her brother, u boy of 10
years, when Andrew Bloom, hurley Ger
man entered the house and engaged in
conversation with tine couple. The
womens husband is employed by the
Adams Express Company. lie had not
yet returned from work. The German
lives next door to the home of Mrs. Sim
mons and is employed at Whites hair
factory, ON the callsewav.
As soon as he entered the house Friday
evening Bloom sent the wuman's brother
TO cigar store for some tobacco. The boy
had no. sooner LETT the house when the
German seized the young woman around
the waist and attempted to carry her up
the stairway leading from the first tl0Or.
The woman, thoroughly alarmed, WAS too
frightened to realize the meaning of her
assailant at first, but as soon as lie reached
the first step she desperately fought to free
herself from his powerful grasp 4 des-
perate struggle cnsued during which Bloom
| cndeavored to force the woman up the
stairway and was succeeding in doing 50
| when her rare presence of mind came to
| her assistance. Mrs. Simmons apparently
ceased struggling and asked her lSsailant
to release her until she got some wood for
the kitchen fire. The German temporarily
relaxed his hold and the woman passed
ont into the rear yard, ustcnsibly to fetch
the desired wood.
As soon as she reached the yard, she
quickly scaled high board fence and
fled quickly down the causeway towards
Market street bridge Meantime the boy
had reached home and finding the house
deserted became alarmed. Knocking at
the door of Bloom lie asked what had be-
come of his sister, The German replied
that she vas Out in the yard. The boy
proceeded there and not finding her re-
traced his steps and started III search Of
her. When he reached Market street
bridge he found his sister, weeping bitterly
and wandering aimlessly about. She APP
pearCd bewildered, lie asked her the
cause of her grief when She informed the
lad that Bloom had attempted to assault
her. The boy went III search of an officer
Sergeant stuart and Patrolman Massey re-
| spOnded immediately and accompanied
/ the woman and the boy home. They
! instituted search for the assailant and
| found him ut his home. Bloom was placed
! under arrest and taken to the city hall.
| lie is married and has wife and two chill.
4 drei.
| nv llSDaIll III lne WbllNn IS nephew
| of ifucer Charles l.. simmons. of this
| city. The couple are thoroughly respect
able and industrious people. They re.
| moved TO this city from Newark, Del.
| The woman sustained painful injuries at
! the hands Of the assailnnt. and was suffer.
| ing much from fright Friday night. DR..
| Paterson was summoned later in the
evening and found the victim severely
| bruised about the body as result of the
! Germans brutality in forcing her against
| the sides of the stairway.
bloom was given hearing before Judge
Ball on saturday and held IN 81 900 bail
4 TO answer at the upper court.