Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-23
Young Married Woman Found
Bound, Gagged and Hanged
Feet Up
LIFE HAD BEEN THREATENED
Two Letters in Which Unknown Par
ties Had Warmed Her of Impending
Dsnser-she Is in Very Serious
condition-Her Husband Fired Up
on in the Dark.

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Amy Kimberly, the young married
woman who was found in her room
yesterday more dead than alive, her
feet tied together, her hands triced
behind her back and gagged with a
handkerchief which had been thrust
into her mouth, remains a mystery.
Mrs. Kimberly's assailant, after bind
ing her as stated hung her by the feet
to the door knob, leaving her head upon
zeal assistance, but soon after regain
ing consciousness, she became hysteri-
cal and is now in precarious condi-
ton. Before becoming hysterical, how
ever, she told the following story:
II went to my room early Saturday
evening and prepared to retire for the
night. took off my clothes and after
arranging my hair. extinguished the
light in my room and was soon asleep.
Before retiring did not hear any noise
I was asleep for perhaps an hour. was
make any alarm, man entered my
room He wore long macintosh coat
and had his face concealed by hand
kerchief. l called out to him and said.
who are you?" He replied. your time
has come" was so frightened that
l was afraid to call for help. The man
struck a match and lit the gas in my
room. He then told me If I made any
attempt to escape, or cried out, that he
would kill me. BY this time was
half fainting with fright and did not
make any attempt to escape or secure
help. He took the sheet from my bed
after compelling me to get up, and tore
1T into strips. He first took handker-
chief and forced 1t into my mouth, and
then bound my hands behind me and
tied my feet with the strips of the
sheet. He was brutal in his actions
and made no attempt to keep from
hurting me, and kept talking all the
time about getting even with some one.
When he picked me up in his arms
and started to carry me, as l thought,
from the room suppose / tainted, for
l did not know anything until nearly
morning. When I came to I was hang
ing by my feet from the door knob.
My head and shoulders rested upon the
floor and 1t seemed to me that my
head would burst, 1t ached SO fearfully.
The pain in my shoulders and limbs
was awful. I tried to release my feet
from the door knob, but could not.
mouth and tongue We're swollen and
tried to get the gag out of my mouth,
but was helpless. gradually became
so numb from the terrible strain that
lost consciousness and do not recol-
lect anything more until I found the
doctor and friends working over me.
have lately received several threat
ening letters, the last one being re-
ceived yesterday. 1t said: You go
tonight; your husband next"
The woman became hysterical while
talking, and all attempts to get further
information from her have failed. She
Is stranger in Keokuk and came here
from near West Liberty, Iowa, about
a week ago. She secured a position
in the Huskamp shoe factory. She says
that she was married to young farmer
near West Liberty on the oath of last
December, and that they separated on
January 90. She is about 81 years old
and very good looking. A telegram was
sent to her husband at West Liberty
apprising him Of the facts. and he wired
back that he would be in Keokuk by
first train IL possible. When he ar
rived he was conducted at once to the
bedside of the injured woman, and was
apparently much affected when he saw
her. He states that on last Thursday
night when he was going from his home
to West Liberty he was shot at twice
by two unknown men. but escaped
death by his horse plunging when the
shots were fired.
The affair has created profound
sensation here, and the police depart
ment is conducting diligent investi-
cation nf tho strange Occurrence