Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-08-14
Mrs. Luther Lowe Assaulted by AN TN
known Man nt Her Home Near Inde-
nrmdcn,.--scnrch for the AssaiLnnt.


pcndcnce--Scnrch for the Assailant.
Mrs Luther Lowe, the daughter Of w.
y. Crcnshaw. one OF the prominent farm
ers of Jackson county, had n terrible ex.
perience Monday night with an assailant
who was apparently bent on outrage and
robbery. As result of the hand-to-hand
fight with the rufan she lies Frustrated
at her home six miles east of lndepend-
ence. The scene of the outrage was half
mile distant from the home of her father,
", ~ trenshaw. For the past year Mrs.
Lowe has been residing in Il neat little
f9mr room cottage just at the brow of
hlll, Her husband Luther Love- is en-
Eased IN business at Independence, and
does not 1--we at home, Mrs. Lowe has been
staying alone with her little children in
fancied security for the past year.
She never dreamed of danger until rudely
awakened by some one attempting to gain
loves residence, lcO yards distant, is an
other house where b. p. Sinclair and
family reside. Leading down from the Sin
clair residence is an unfreGuented road
with high weeds on either side. Surround
ing Mrs. Loves cottage are numerous
corntelds. while to the south a half mile
distant is the public road. The house is
located in a favorable spot for marauders
to enter, and the surroundings guarantee
sufficient means of escape.
Mrs. Lowe is a delicate little woman, but
withal plucky enough to live alone When
Journal reporter reached her residence
yesterday she was lying on Il couch. The
room was filled with sympathetic neighbors,
them. Mrs. Lowe inquired anXiously II the
bloodhounds from Lafayette county had
told that the telegram reached Sheriff
Wright too late for him to catch the morn
ing train, she seemed disappointed. Mrs.
Lowe related her experience and the bat
tie she had with the supposed tramp.
Az, ~ retired about o'clock with my chil.
tempting to gain entrance by the way OF
a door leading from the porch. The fellow
was pulling on tn" door and the noise
lNts ~ ? na4t trFF 4 rad I.
was, there and what was wanted: He re-
piled, 1 want in. ! replied. You can't
xiii you i was badly frightenie'd and and
heard him walk off the porch around to the
east windaw. The window was open and
plainly for the moon was coming up. In
his hand he carried a stick, which he
leaned up against the house. He had on
hat and a light colored shirt. Although
frightened ! watched MIN preparing TO
break the window pane, Tearing the screen
away he grabbed his stick and with one
blow smashed the glass. ran and un-
then opened the door to the south and
the cornheld to my fathers house
II heard the man coming after me. He
fell over chair with an oath. BY this
time | was i'm the yard running in my
night clothes and bare feet, stumbled,
fen, and was unconscious, l suppose, from
fright, Tor a moment. quickly regaincd
my feet fust in time to elude his grasp. /
then ran north, intending to 20 to Mr..
SinClair's. My pursucr was too fleet of
foot, and caught me at a rain barrel at the
northwest corner of the house, ] screamed.
but soon fclt big. rough hand over my
mouth ana a vice-like grip on my throat.
ually sank to the ground from exhaustion.
"Fiudlng that l was too weak to make
on my throat, ana with one knee on me,
commenced to tear the clothing from my
body begged for my E, lie "a ana IN my honor
money. | only had 10 cents, but told him