The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-05
HER BRAIN INJURED
MRS. J. j. NORLING IS ASSAULTED
BY A THUG AND ROBBED
OF $26.
SHE is OF THE VOLUNTEERS,
AND HAD BEEN COLLECTING
MONEY FOR THE CAUSE OF
SALVATION.
MIsCREANT HAD FOLLOWED HER
To Her Home and Beset Her With
in Few Feet of a Busy
ThrOng.
SHE is OF THE VOLUNTEERS
MIscREANT HAD FOLLOWED HE

AS the result of a dastardly assault
and hold-up on the threshold of her
home, 236 East Seventh street, shortly
after o'clock last evening, Mrs. J. j.
Norl1ng is in a precarious condition
from conclusion Of the brain. She was
attacked by an unknown thug, and
after she was felled by brutal blow
her pocketbook was rifled of $26 In
her fall the Woman'S head struck
the edge of a stairway, rendering her
unconscious. Half an hour later she
was found lying in a heap in the mar
row space between the foot of the
stairs and the doorway. When carried
to her room it was found impossible
to restore her by the usual methods,
and DR.. Charles Dohm was called. He
found Mrs. Norling suffering from a
severe conclusion of the brain and only
succeeded in partially resuscitating her
after an hours hard work. Mrs. Nor
ling suffered great pain, but in short
gasps managed to tell of the hold-up
and attack upon her. At the base Of
the brain large conclusion, showing
the dangerous nature of the fall which
Mrs. Norling received when knocked
down by her assailant. DR.. Dohm was
unable last evening to determine the
full nature of her injury.
The hold up was a bold piece of work
and the villainous assault indicates
the desperate character of the perpe-
traitor. Mrs. Norling is a member of
the American Volunteers and came to
the city several days ago in the inter
eSts of this orgamZa ton. She spent
the greater part of yesterday collect
ing SnhGnrintinnc
Having been promised a sum of money
by an up town physician after supper
last evening, she called for the dona-
ton and was on her way home at the
time she was attacked. In the street
car, when paying her fare, she noticed
that sinister locking man with
smooth face, dark complexion, black
cap, and long black oyercoat, peered
into her pocket book. When she alight-
ed from the car at Seventh and Wa
couta streets the man also left the
car. Somewhat disturbed by the
strangers action, Mrs. NoTling hurried
toward her home. but owing to the
early hour and number of people on
the streets, really had no fear of mo-
lestation. The man kept close behind
her until she stepped into the hail way
leading to her room, on the second
floor of the block where she is stopping
with the family of A. l.. Preston.
Then the man quickened his pace and
called to her to wait a moment. Mrs
Norling looked over her shoulder,
meantime hurriedly pushing the door
open, when the thug crowded into the
entrance and pushed her inside sufii-
GENTLY to allow the door to close. Be
fore the frightened woman could cry
out she received powerful blow on
the breast. knocking her backwards so
that her head came into violent con-
cussion with the lower stair.
Mrs Norling knew nothing until re-
viving under the ministrations of DR..
Dohm an hour and half later. That
the thief was moi a novice was evil
denced by an examination of the floor
where Mrs. Norling was found. He
had thoroughly searched the uncon-
scious woman's clothing and distracted
the purse from where he saw her
place it in the car. Then to- avoid a
possible clue to detection, he took the
money from the receptacle, losing 10
cents and a penny in the operation,
and flung the pocketbook in the vic
TINS face.
Mr.. Preston was the first to discover
Mrs. Norling PROSTATE at the foot of
the stairs. Her body was in cramp
ed condition, her limbs twisted as she
had fallen under the savage blow. This
was about o'clock. Mr.. Preston had
gone home at S:303to change his cloth
ing, and was going out after finishing
his toilet. He recognized Mrs. Nor
lings apparel, and, calling for assist
ance, carried her up stairs. The
stolen money, Mr. Preston says, was
in the denomination of two $40 gold
pieces and six silver dollars. Twenty
dollars of this amount, Mr.. Preston
said, Mrs Norling had received three
days ago from her husband, while the
smaller amount belonged to the Vol
unteers At midnight Mrs. Norling
had lapsed into partial unconscious
ness and her friends were very much
alarmed at her condition.