The times., 1897-08-20
4 FOUL CRIME EXPIATED
Fiendish Assault Of a Tramp
Upon a Farmers Wife.
CRUEL RETURN FOR KINDNESS
He First Asked for Food and She
Gave 1t to Him Neighboring
Farmers Organize ii Posse, Catch
Him md Put Dozen Bullets in
His Body.

Chicago, Aug. 19.-An unknown tramp
met swift retribution for a crime upon a
woman this afternoon, near Mannheius,
Cook county. A small army OF farmers,
crime could take place within sight and
almost adjoining their city limits OF Chi
cago, took the law into their own hands
Shortly after the dinner hour, when fer
husband and the farm hands had returned
TO their work in the fields, Mrs Carl
Seinska, the wife of well-to-do farmer
living near Mannheim, was startled by
roughly dressed man entering the Kitchen
where she was alone attending to her
housework. The man asked for food which
was given him. Without warning he at
tackled the defenseless woman. She strug
gIed with Linn, screaming loudly for heip.
The riend then bound his victims hands
tightly. She continued TO scream as long as
she had the strength. This enTaged the
brute and he made a terrible attack Gpon
her. after gagging her So she couldno longer
raise her voice. He added 10 the outrage
i.y siasbing his victim S lower limbs with
knife.
After t,,e assault the fiend started from
the nnuse, leaving Mrs. Seinska gagged
aud bound on the floor.
After lying in a serii-unconsciols con-
diion TO. several minutes, the wOln';n
revived and finally succeeded in loosen
ing the knots which held her, and then
size staggered across the fields, where
she found her husband and some other
men at work. To them she told the
story.
The alarm was spread quickly, and forty
farmers responded, armed with niles,
shotguns. revolvers, pitchforks and axes
The pursuit was not difficult one,
for the direction taken by the tramp was
readily learned. He had made short
cut across the fields, evidently intending
to reach Chicago. After d chase of three
miles, lie was sighted in cornfield.
At first he attempted TO hide, but ap-
parenly fearing that his whereabouts
would be discovered, he suddenly started
on run. The pursuing party rapidly
gained Oh him, and. seeing that escape
was hopeless, he turned upon his pur-
suers with two Tevolvers. He opened fire
upon the advancing army OF avengers, a
revolver in each hand. None or his oFiE
let's however found human mark, though
it was at first reported that one man was
wounded.
The pursuers, grim and silent, waited
until they got within easy range and
o pened fire. One bullet rea ched its
mark, disabling the fleeing man. 4 vol
ley from rifles, shotguns and revolvers
then laid the villain low with a dozen
wounds in his body. The farmers then
closed in upon the now helpless brute, and
though death was only question of a
few moments, he was beaten with clubs
and kicked to death, his body being an
| unrecognI2able mass when they had fin
ished with it.
Having avenged the assault upon Mrs.
seinska, the lynchers went quietly to their
homes.
About 8 O'Clock this afternoon tele-
phone message informed the coroner. The
body was taken TO Dunning, where an in-
quest will be held tomorrow.
No arrests have been made, nor is IL
likely that any win be made
Mrs Seinska is in a serious condition
she is a comely woman under thirty years
of age The tramp, who has not been
Identified, was about thirty-five years old
and is supp5sed TO be from Chicago