Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-10-23
RALPH KISNER ESQ.
BOLDLY ASSAULTED

At about 6 30 O'Clock Tuesday even
ing Ralph Kisner, Esq. was attacked by
man at the entrance to his office,
over the Adams Express office. He
was knocked down twice and was
dragged to the top of the rear entr-
ance. \ large crowd soon gathered and
the whole building was searched with
out finding any trace of the scoundrel.
Mr. Kisner had just returned from
supper and found the Office door
slightly ajar. Before he had time to
open it he was struck a terrific blow
in the breast which felled him to the
floor. He tried to get up but was
knocked down again. Then he was
seized by the collar and pulled back
wards to the rear stairway. As soon
as he was released he ran down the
front stairway and gave the alarm.
Nothing was disturbed in the law
office, but there is no doubt that Mr.
Kisner's assailant had been inside.
He evidently had no time to go through
the place as the unexpected arrival of
Mr.. Kisner compelled him to get
away.
Not ten minutes before the assault a
stranger walked into Gosh's drug
store and asked Arthur Lane, the clerk,
what time Edward Sayre Gearhart,
| =,
be in. Mr. Lane replied that he did
not know Then the stranger said
Cant you tell me:' To this Mr..
Lane said he thought it would be
about seven O'Clock. The stranger, who
| seemed very nervous, again asked
Are you sure that it will not be be,
fore seven:'
| Immediately after leaving the drug
store the stranger met Henry Loeb IL
front of the stairway leading up tC
the offices of James Scarlet, Esq. He
asked Mr.. Loeb where Mr.. Scarlet
office was and the latter showed hin
up the steps. 1t was but shortly afte
this that Mr.. Kisner arrived and wa:
attacked at the head of the stairway
The descriptions given by both Mr.
Lane and Mr.. Loeb were that the maj
who questioned them was tall, witt
black moustache, wore brown Goa
and black slouch hat. The polio,
were Immediately notified and begal
a search for the footpad, who was ;
bold as to make an attack in the mai
part of the town so early III the even
ed over these frequent attempted burg
larles and holdups and are making
determined eff rrt to aid the police i
their efforts to catch the miscreant-
Searching parties were out last even
ing, but all their zeal was of no avail
Within less than half an hour afte
the assault upon Mr.. Kisner Miss En-
ma Turner, d. l.. & w. Avenue, wa
, held up by strange man on East MAJ
/ ket street. In front OF the Brando
residence, a few doors east of Ferr
street, she met a strange man who III
} tremendously seized her by the arm
{ at the same time remarking: Let
see, didn't we meet i'll Sunbury.
/ Terribly alarmed Miss Turner made
, frantic effort to release herself, profess
ing that she had never seen the maj
, | The villain only frightened his gras
| and attempted to drag her along, r.
l marking See here, | want to talk
you - Miss Turner, however, succeed
, ed i'll escaping and rapidly reGrace
. her steps homeward. The man, sll
; said, was rather short, thick-set fe
= low, dressed in brown suit and derb
hat. The street at the time of the a.
sault was quite deserted, n circumstan'
which no doubt emboldened the ma
to make the assault at that early hou