Evening journal., 1899-12-09
ATTACK
BY BURGLARS
Mrs. Samuel Jones Almost Killed
Early Yesterday Morning at
Her Residence.
SHE Is STILL HYsTERICAL

SHE 10 OllLL II . SAGhASAL
THE WOMAN WAS cHoKED INTO
UNCoNscIoUsNEss BY A COLOR
ED MAN DURING THE ABSENCE
OF HER HUSBAND.
One of the most dastardly attempts
to rob and possibly commit murder oc-
Cured early yesterday morning at the
residence Of Samuel R. Jones, No. 4O5
East Fifth street.
Mr.. Jones is employed as a fireman
on the p. W. & B. railroad, and re-
sides at the aforementioned address
with his wife and little daughter. His
runs on the road occur at uncertain
hours, het sometimes working during
the night and at tOther times during the
day.
FOUND HOUSE IN DARKNESS.
Thursday last was one Of the Occa-
sions on which he had night duty to
perform, and left his home about
o'clock.i the afternoon, bidding his
wife and child goodbye and telling
them he would return shortly after
midnight Mr.. Jones arrived home
shortlyafter I o'clock yesterday morn
ing, andiupon nienteiing' the house by the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. flower part of his
home gins darkness. Proceeding down
the hallway he stumbled over an over
turned chair near the diningrOOm door.
This aroused his suspicious, and he
called to his wife, who usually awOke
when he returned at night, but received
no answer. Glancingl up the stairway
he saw that all was darkness in that
portion OF the house with the exception
OF a small lamp that was burning at
the heads of the first flight of stairs
The alarmed husband ran up the stair
way and grasping the lamp. went into
the second-story back room, occupied
by himself and wife.
a DISTRESSING SIGHT.
When he entered the room he found
the bed clothing on the bed tossed up,
but the bed unoccupied. Passing around
tho foot a distressing sight met his
eyes. Lying upon the floor close by an
open window was his wife. She was
unconscious, and upon her throat were
five rcd marks indicating that someone
had choked her.
Almost overcome with grief, Mr..
Jones tenderly lifted mis- wife and
placedsher upon the bed. He then has
tened from the house ard quickly sum-
mOned DR.. Theodore Becker, residing
at the northwest corner of Fifth and
Poplar streets. The physician at once
responded to the call and hurried to the
aid OF the unfortunate woman. Mr.,
Jones also notified BARLEY Lee, who
keeps a saloon nearby and the two men
made an examination of the house.
Lying upon the steps Of a door leading
,fEQl sae rear ya1a was
Ffaps3ad 4 SILVER. pitsher aRd two silver
.,,gpriza cops .HiA ambfella Mas falsq
: found nearby. The Kitchen door stood
= open.and.l 1T is the preslimptionethat thg
Thtrudefs passed elit OF the house thai
way and dropped the hurdle in theil
effort to escape over aTear fence.
STILL HYSTERICAE. 4.
I. .Dc I3ecNer. wbPzddv har5, with Mrs
Jones. but was unable to restore her x
full consciousness. At times she be
cane violent.andxt Yas with difficulty
she was kept inSbed. All day yester
day she was extremely hysterical, an,
would sit'up and exclaimf in lov
zone: There is theinigger. Keep him
away from me- He'll kill me, Oh, M
athroatiS Don't let him come near me!
The poor woman WIS slightly bette
this. morning 9nd was removed at nool
today to the residenee of het parents
No. 1O1 West Sixth Street. This wa
done al the suggestion of the husband
who thinks that a change of scene ma
restore his wife to her reason.
TWO MEN IN THE HOUSE. -
When seen by an Evening Journs
reporter this morning. Mr.. Jones state
that the object Of the men. Of whoI
there were two. was undoubtedly bun
glaTy. This theory he bases on the far
of the bundle being found in the rea
yard.'
'son "Wednesday night said NJ
Jones. while / was away at work m
wife was sitting i'm the kitchen readin
a nauers At about 1890 o'clock she w;
stattled by noise at the ,windoY
Locking in that direction she saw tv
men, one d negro, staring in at her"
FWhen the men saw that she notice
them one said: They're still up ye
dlfi Atpfllcus
NOTIFIED THE POLICE.
Continuing, Mr.. Jones said: "Wh'
my wife Informed me Of the fact to
her to go to her parents and get 7
volver so If the men appeared aga
and attemptedsto enter the house, S
would hava something to protect he
self with. This she neglected to do.
also informed the police and they Ike
watch onNny house Thursday mig
but saw nothing wrong mp to the tn
! got homel
SEE A BACK WINDOW.
MF. Jones states that he has no il
how the men entered the house unli
it was through a small window leadi
from a side alleyway TO the diningroo
There wer6 no MARKS OF violence
amy of the shutters OF doors OF I
house. and it is not probable that
wife left the Kitchen dooI~Hnfssten
MIS- Jones lItd not grecoveied e
sciousness, sufficiently 20 state whet
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