The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-10

/ kill her with it She was not frightened al
| first. because she did not believe the man
meant what he said
When Ratzlon after abusing her pro-
/ fanely and after keeping her prisoner
/ in the turnstile booth for many minutes,
| tried 70 climb over the wick-l work. shs
was Frustrated with fear ami called for
/ help none too soon.
"TlI put your eyes out" yelled the in
/ furiated sutton, as he attempted TO plunge
the red hot iron through the openings in
:ho brass work.
When this startling story was told by
the young woman 20 Superintendent
Isaac Barton of the Brooklyn Elevated
railroad, ne was at first slow TO believe
il; particularly in view of the fact that
help could have been summoned sooner
than il came, and that Miss McMail re-
fused to make complaint against the
brakeman. Nor has the miscreant yet
been arrested.
The ticket agent explained that she
hoped. while the man was tormenting her,
to get him to leave quietly. 50 that she
might avoid notoriety.
The young woman lives with her mother
at No. S23 Broadway, Williamsburg. She
has sister. Lille, also a ticket agent OF
the Brooklyn Elevated railroad. She
/ has been in the employ of the company
for three years. Miss McMail IS quite q
handsome girl. She is q years Of age.
Ratzloff is A tall muscular fellow OF
Russian descent and is not bad looking.
He has known Miss McMail for two years.
Employees of the road recall now that he
had frequently been seen hanging about
the station in conversation with the pref
" ticket agent. They do not recollent,
however that their previous meetings
had teen turbulent. He always bore the
manner o. lover. He went to work
generally via the Lorimer street sta
ton. and quit by the same route.
Many weeks ago, however, Miss McMail
informed Ratzloff in view Of her engage
ment to marry Henry Manager, a ma
chinist, on November %, that HIS atten-
tons were not agreeable. He was fur
iouSly angry a this.
you shall not marry him. he e1claim-
ed. You shall marry mer
Ratzloff was persistent. The younk lady
then openly EXPIRE ;sed her annoyance at
his ettentions.
Last Thursday RatzloT, then in his cups
iulTarted to an elevated employe that he
would nave his reV,l;e upon the girl
who had rejected him.
Friday was mis- day off. At half-past
he appeared at the Lorimer street station.
He was somewhat intoxicated. Miss Nc
Mail, as soon as she saw the man, quick
" locked the door of the ticket booth,
which cannot be opened from the out
side without key.
1--WE come to do YOU" announced Ratz-
loft
The young woman begged him to go
away Instead he seized a small poker
that lay near the stove, and as he put Il
among the redhot Goals. said: II want
to know right now whether you are going
t marry me?'
Miss McAIail repeated her refusal.
Then I'll kill you. I'll put your eyes
out with this poker" said the brakeman,
and he stood by the stove, waiting for
his weapon to come to red heat. Upon
the arrival of a train he would retire to
the platform. He would say nothing while
a passenger was in the Office. A man.
unknown to Miss McMail, remained in
the place, but he offered no help. She
thinks ne was a friend OF Ratzlon.
The young woman says she refrained
from asking aid of passengers because
she did not want the fuss 10 get into
the newspaper
A train mad Just left the station and no
one was in sight when Ratzloff took the
poker from the fire, ran TO the booth and
thrust il through the wicket at the young
womans face. She screamed. Ratzloff
then tried 10 climb over the booth, which
has no top.
1t was at this juncture that a police
man. on his way to report to duty, enter
ed the office. He seized Ratzlof. took the
poker from him, and placed ii in bucket
of water on the top OF the stove.
He placed Ratzloff under arrest. He
was astonished when the young woman
begged him not 20 take the prisoner to the
station. He finally yielded, aond escorted
RatzIoff to the foot of the stairs. warned
him against returning. The polceman's
name Is unknown.
Mrs McMail, the ticket agents mother.
said last night that her daughter was I'll
in bed with nervous prostration. RatzlOf
could not be found. Superintendent Bar
ton is investigating the case.