Evening journal., 1896-10-29

Near Norristown-The Woman Killed
an tho Man wounded-Robbers Escape
with Money and Jewelry.
NoRRI,TowN, Pa, Oct 2q.-Charles
Kaiser and his wife of Norristown were
held up by two highwaymen on lonely
road near Bridgeport last night Mrs.
Kaiser was shot through the head and in
stantly killed, and her husband was
wounded in the arm by second gunshot.
The robbers secured two gold watches and
on the other iewelry worn by the couple,
even TO the mans shirt studs ana a pOck-
etbook containing s53 They then made
their escape
Kaiser and his wife conducted orayon
portrait store at 215 West Main street, this
city, and boarded in a house a short dis
tance away Late in the afternoon they
started In their private conveyance for
Gulf Mills, village near Bridgeport, to
deliver finished portrait On their re-
turn home, while driving along a lonely
road, the attack was made IL was at a
point about I = miles beyond Bridgeport,
near the Trenton cutoff of the Downing
town branch Of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Mr. and Mrs Kaiser were gayly chatter
ing, unconscious OF pending danger, when
two men sprang from the bushes lining
tbe road While one seized the horse by
tho bride, bringing the animal TO a stop,
the other covered he-Occupants Of the car
riage with a revolver and demanded their
money or their lives.
Kaiser promptly handed out his cash,
together with his watch, his wife's watch
and diamond pin. The robbers then
commanded them TO get out of the car
riage, and as they did so a pocketbook
which Mrs Kaiser carried caught the eyes
of the man with the pistol He demanded
It, but the woman hesitated. Almost in
stantly the highwayman leveled his re-
volver at her and fired. the bullet passing
through her head. AS Kaiser started to-
ward him, a second shot was fired, passing
through his right arm. The men imme-
diately made for the bushes and escaped.
Mrs. Kaiser IstantIy Killed.
A few moments afterward Frank Man
GILL, proprietor of the Farmers hotel, Nor
ristown, came along the road. lie found
Kaiser standing in the road, beside the
carriage, crying Murder The woman
was lying in the vehicle Mancill, scarcely
realizing the situation, induced the frantic
man to get into the carriage, and together
they drove madly for the house Of a
Bridgeport physician. Upon arriving
there it was found that Mrs. KAISER was
dead, and it is thought that she was in
stantly killed.
The police authorities of bridgeport and
NOrristown were notified, and the whole
surrounding country is aroused with in
dignation and horror. The Philadelphia
authorities have joined In the chase for
the highwaymen, and detectives have been
placed at every railroad station where they
are likely to be caught A squad Of
mounted policemen is securing Montgom-
cry county. A partial description Of the
men says that one was about feet in
height, weighing In the neighborhood of
goo pounds He had a light mustache,
but his face was blackened. The other
4was . feet Z, Weighing about $50 pounds,
and wore no oyercoat
A meeting Of the commissioners Of
Montgomery county has been called, and a
reward will be offered for the capture Of
the men.
Kaiser and his wife were both about 2s
years old They came here about sik
months ago from Mannheim, Lancaster
county. and did thriving business at
their Main street store, employing five
men. They had no children. Mrs.
Kaiser was a daughter Of George w. Rule,
a well known citizen OF Penn village,
Lancaster county, and Kaiser's relatives
are said to live in PHILADELPHIA