The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18
ATTACKS Lone WOMEN
NIGHTLY MAURAUDER WHO FIRE.
QUENTs THE VICINITY OF SUM-
NIT AVENUE
LIZZIE CAREY ASSAULTED
WOuid-Be Thief Struck Her Three
Times, Knocking Her Down, but
Failed In His Purpose of Robbery
Are Aroused and Appeal for PO-
lice Protection.

Residents of the Seventh ward in that
portion west of Dale street and south OF
Summit avenue are greatly excited over
the numerous assaults which have oc-
Cured recently on unprotected women
in that neghborhood.
Friday evening Lizzie Carey, a domes-
tic, in the employ of Philip Schaub, OF
6S2 Lincoln avenue. was Knocked down
and an attempt made to rob her, at the
corner of st. Albans street and Lincoln
avenue. The assault and attempted rob-
berry occurred shortly after 9 o'clock, and
the thug was only thwarted in his pur-
pose by the Shrieks of his victim and the
fact that she held tightly to her pocket
book
Miss Carey was returning from the
house of friend on Grotto street, and
while walking on the south side of Lin
ccir avenue, between st. Adams and
Grotto street, was accosted by rather
trampish looking fellow, who demanded
her purse. Without waiting for his de-
mand to be complied with the thug
struck the woman three times in the
face, the last blow knocking her to the
ground.
Grasping her pocketbook the tighter,
Miss Carey screamed as loud she was
able, and several residents in the vicin-
ity FASTENED to the scene. The fellow APP
peared to pay but little attention to the
men. who, hearing the screams, were
running rapidly to the spot, but con-
tinued his efforts to secure the womans
purse. and only desisted when the gen.
tlemen who answered the cries for help
were a few feet away.
The thief made his escape by running
across the vacant lot toward Goodrich
avenue. Miss Carey was attended by
DR.. Fl. ]. OBrien, and, while not seri-
ously injured, suffered severe shock
by the assault.
A H. Rogers, of $50 Portland avenue,
who, with Dr. O'Brien, heard Miss
Careys screams and fastened to her as
sistance, said he had not the least doubt
but that the thug was the same one who
had attempted to rob Lizzie Tach, a
domestic employed by him, Tuesday
night The girl, he said, was returning
home about $50, and was stopped by
man, who insisted that he had met her
at a dance last winter. AS she was di-
rectly in front of the house when the fell
low accosted her, she screamed and ran
up the steps to the front door.
Mr.. Rogers, surmising what the trou-
bic was, grabbed a revolver and ran
down stairs, but the fellow became
frightened and fled before Mr. Rogers
had a chance to take a shot at him,
The assault and attempted robbery of
Miss Carey was reported to the police
yesterday and detectives put to work on
the case. Miss Carey could give no de-
scriptoin of her assailant, but Miss Tach
describes. the fellow who stopped her
Tuesday might as of medium height.
dressed in dark clothes and wearing a
SLOUGH hat He was smooth shaved and
had the appearance of tramp.
The district where the assaults oceurr-
ed is outside the territory covered by
the patrolmen from the zRonde, street
station, and application will be made by
the residents to the mayor to have one
or two officers transferred from the
downtown district for duty in the
neighborhood at night. -.sAi