The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-09
STRUCK In THE DARK.
4 Stranger Assaulted by a
Mysterious Man.
AN UNKNOWN WOMAN PRESENT.
Peculiar Affair ON Third Street Last
Nixht-Th. Victim uneenselsas
Fren the Blow.

D. NJ Robinson. who is thought to be q
stranger IN the city. vas brutality assaulted
by an unknown man last evening ABOUT 7
o'clock few steps south OF the Seattle
Undertaking Company's rooms. at 1924
Third street. while IN the company OF an
unknown woman. The woman paid no
attention TO what had happened and dis
appeared, as did also the assailant after he
had taken look at his victim.
The lights In Plymouth Congregational
church shone out brightly on the wet
sidewalk as \ man and woman were walk
ing past The woman was of medium
height, dark complexioned, with black
eyes and rather thin features, and Was
dressed in black. She had on dark coll
ored sack, with high puffs at the shoulders.
She was o good looking woman. or az
least that was the opinion OF H. Douglas.
q pedestrian. who CHANGED to be near
them. The man was OF medium stature,
had rather course yet interesting features,
and to oil appearances . mechanic,
The couple did not seem TO know that
two men were standing on the opposite
side of the street, under the trees, watch
ing every step they took. One of them, q
large msn, who was dressed in a black
suit with light overcoat, suddenly left
his companion and walked across the
street. striking the sidewalk short dis
lance behind the man and woman, who
were nearly in front of the undertaker's.
He never hesitated moment, bnt quickly
walked up behind the man aud dealt him
a terrific blow with his right hand, which
held some kind of weapon. The blow
landed on the mans left eye with full
force and he fell to the sidewalk like a log.
nearly knocking his female companion
down with him. Strange as 1t may seem.
she did not give the faintest cry or seem
disturbed in the least. She recovered
from the jostle her companion had given
her in his fall and then walked straight
ahead toward Pike street without saying q
word.
The mysterious assailant gave one
glance at the form on the sidewalk and
then walked in the same direction. hav-
ing in the meantime been joined by his
male companion from across the street.
The two walked unconcernedly toward
Pike street, closely followed by Mr..
Douglas, who had been an eyewitness to
the whole affair. When within a short
distance of Pike street the large man
said:
Lets go back and see how he is getting
along"
His friend agreed and they returned,
while Douglas went on in search of a
policeman.
He found Officers Mlliken and Peer on
Pike street, near Third, and told them
what had happened. and that the guilty
party was looking AZ his victim at that
moment. The three rushed back to where
the man lay. now surrounded by crowd
trying to find out what had happened,
but there was no trace of the big man with
the light oyercoet or his friend. Mean
while the patrol arrived in answer TO call
from private telephone, and Officer Mil
iiken lifted the still unconscious man into
the wagon. As soon as the police station
was reached Capt. Hogle telephoned for
Health Officer Palmer and received the re-