The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-10
FIGHT WITH ABRUTE-
A Woman's Desperate Struggle
in the Darkness.
PROMPT CAPTURE sy POLICE.
a sasisr Attacks . wsman ss Msdafghs
asa ostrsxes and Eses Hsr-kisx
Thrfiffsg story.

Mira Mary Kriser. "a elderly woman,
vho runs the View York iodgtng house 50
the corner Of soath Second and Weller
streets. ever the osd Industrial Army bar
racks. reported 10 tbs police yesterday
morning that che had been robbed and
ersninsliy assaulted By man who maas
his escape from the house. A description
os her ssssilsnt and the mo1eY taken Vas
given. and within enc hour and half
sergf. Tempieson had arrested K G.
Aiken. sailor. who sas positively sdenn-
lied BY Mrs Kriser a. her assaiIzat- The
shock Of the outrage completely nnnerTed
Mrs. krissr. aud IL was with considerable
difficulty that she related her experiences
Yesterday efternoon 20 Posr-isTEELIeKs-
cKx reporter.
Mrs. kriser has lived in this city seven
years. and before taking charge OF the New
York house ran the Union and Overland
houses on Weller street. Her story Is IS
follows:
about ! o'clock yesterday morning .
small. hezvy-ses man rented room II
from me fer the night After be had paid
me q cents lighted the lamp. Suddenly
be stepped 10 tie door and put down the
eaten. thus locking as both Ia the room.
he then put out the light, and. rushing AZ
Attempted 10 throw me backwards upon
the bed. ! resisted With ali my might.
and for a short time had lively scufiis
with htm- called for help and told the
man 70 release ma. but he paid no atten-.
tion.
The racket awoke William James, who
occupies the adjoining room, and be came
to the seems. Finding the door locked be
called TO let him in. The man replied
that he would put the lights out OF the
FIRST ~ who showed up | still con-
tinued to struggle and cried: He's killing
me-
James smashed down the door and
jumped into the room. As he did 80 my
ass&ilant released me and rushing at
James struck 81 him. but missed. Mr..
James then threw the man back into the
room and allowed me TO escape 10 my
room. Thinking the trouble was all over.
he retired. as had done.
The house was quiet for sons time and
the new roomer made no demonstrations.
Suddenly, however. / vas awakened by
some one kicking at the door of tbs
kitchen. which opens into my bedroom.
l called cut: Who 10 thsFef and man
called back: 4 want TO get in
GO away from that door i yelled.
al won't,' replied the man, III bust
the door In, IL you don't open it,
Il then threw on my wrappsr and
wanted. As soon as did so my former
assaElant crowded himself into the room.
locked the door. and grabbing me In his
arms threw me on the door. / tried to
yell, but the man choked me with one
hand and held my mouth with the other.
then made last effort and got away
from him and rushed toward the door
crying for help. The man was close after
me aud his hands we're on my throat Just
as he heard some one in the hall. He
chOked me until my tongue ran out OF my
mouth. and Kissed in my ear:
If you make q noise or cry for help
you viii never see the light of day
Il could not have made any outry, be-
cause the brute's fingers were fast around
my neck, and felt my strength failing.
He dragged me TO q chair and assaulted
me. Thinking I was insensible. he took
my pockctbook containing s. % out of my
wrapper pocket and eft the room.
AS soon as 1 recovered a little strength
vent into the hall and found that the
man as dressing himself in his room. I
demanded my money back, bat he brut-
ally refused, and told me that he would
give Ii TO me whea he got through with
me. He brushed past me and made his
escape from the house. l followed him
until he disappeared in tho alley that runs
along the side OF Hills maple syrup fac
tory on the opposite side Of the street"
The case was then reported to the police
and good description of the man given.
About an hour and a half later Sergt.
Tempieton found man whom he sus-
pected at the bar in Tommy Jones' saloon
on King street. Officer Tnom took the
man to the New York house where he was
identified by both Mrs. Kriser and James.
Al police headquarters he gave his name
as 4. c. Aiken and his occupation as q
atIn