The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-10
ASSAILED A WOMAN
ONE OF LEWELLINGS COWARDLY
PETS ATTACKS ALONE LADY.
Mrs Rules Mouth Fastened With q
Higbwayman's Hand While Hsr Son
Passes the Scene Of the Robbery
Ignorant Of HIS Mothers
Perilous Position.

Robbers. help! robbers.!i
Snch was the cry of distress that rang
through the chilly air last night in the
neighborhood of the Missouri Pacific de-
pot a. Twelfth street.
It was feminine voice, and it fell on
no ears except those Of the cowardiy rob-
Der who attacked a lone woman there aud
proceeded to rob her.
The lady was Mrs. H. ". Rule. wife of
Harry Rule of the international Loan aud
Trust company.
Mrs. Rule at O'Clock left her home and
went over to Mrs Garver's, to consult on
some Humane societ Y matters.
1t was while returning from this mission
in the interest of humanity, that she was
attacked. On returning homeward about
6 O'Clock, she proceeded directly to Main
street to catch car, but as none was III
sight she walked along towards home at a
brisk pace, as she was in hurry. AT the
crossing of Twelfth street a train was on
the track, but an opening having been
made, she quickly passed through and
continued walking briskly north. When
about half way between Twelfth and Thir-
teerth streets she saw man coming to-
wards her who she thoughtwas herhusband
and addressed him. just then the man
grasped her By the hands and pushed her
fran the sidewalk onto some plowed
ground and then wrenched her hand
satchel from her. 1t was at this time that
she called loudly for help, and in the ex-
element the man dropped the hand satchel
in order to prevent her shouts by placing
his hands over her mouth, which he did.
With the other hand he searched the
ground for the hand bag, but he could not
find it.
At that moment Mrs. Rule saw her son
coming along on bicycle and she at
tempted to cry aloud again, but in vain.
for the hand Of the cowardly
scoundrel was pressed hard over her
lips, and thus the son passed
along gaily, not knowing that within
few feet OF his path his mother was in the
hands of a highwayman.
At the approach of other footsteps the
robber fled, but without the hand satchel,
his coarse oaths falling on the ear Of Mrs.
Rule. for he bitterly cursed his luck in not
having secured the hand satchel which,
evidently to him, contained her pocket
book and money.
When he had fled Mrs. Rule regained
her feet aud flew holheward in great terror
and excitement.
When she entered her home her pale
cheek. muddy costume and some blood
spots on her face alarmed the family very
much. aud it was several moments before
she could explainthe details of her exciting
encounter. Her husband and son returned
with a lantern to the scene of the assault
and found her hand-satchel, which con-
tanned some three or four pieces of money,
where the robber had dropped it.
The police were notified, and they COM
meuced investigating the case at once.
Up till midnight they had not found the
robber or any clue to bis identity.
If caught it will go hard with the scoun-
drel, for. even though the times be hard
and the lenity of the governor, who has
publicly proclaimed protection to tramps
and criminals, is established; nevertheless
there is no protection in Wichita for
coward who will intercept and rob .
woman on the highway.