The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-17
ATTACKS WOMAN
IN HER OWN HOME
RObber Knocks Mrs. J. r.
Scheid to the Floor.
LEAVES HER UNCONSCIOUS
HUSBAND FINDS HER LYING IN
A STUFoR.
| TTAcKED by a robber and shocked

A TTACKED by a robber and knocked
unconscious on the floor, Mrs. Mary
Scheid Iay in a stupor az her home
al 6fS South Eighth West street FOR over
an hour before she was found about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, by her hus-
band, J. +. Scheid.
1t was another hour before she was
able 20 tell her husband what had hap
pened.
She was at her work IN the kitchen
when a man suddenly appeared ar the
door Without saying a word ne walked
across the room and grabbed her By the
throat.
Where is your money! he demanded
in a rough voice.
She tried 10 loosen his grasp on her
neck and pointed 20 the dresser in the
next room. The man showed ner back
wards into the adjoining room and with
his hand sta at her throat searched
through the drawers. He found the small
handbag which contained sOms small
change. and when he saw there was
nothing much in il he threw IL on the
/ Then he pushed her backwards into
the bedroom, and she commenced fight
ing him.
lie Ioosened his grip on her neck and
caught hold Of her arms She screamed
Fearing her cries would arouse the
neignbOrs, he cuffed her on the head ana,
kicking her feet out from under her.
threw her 10 the floor. He then escaped
out the back door.
Children in the House.
Mrs Scheid IS in delicate Aealth and
the tail on 10 the floor rendered her un-
/ conscious Her Two children, he older
about 4 years Old, were playing IN the
house but evidently did not hear their
mothers screams. When her husband
came he found his children crying.
Hunting through the house. he saw his
I wife lying on the floor unconscious.
He called in some of the neighbOrs for
help and the woman soon regdined con-
/ seriousness, after which she was cared for.
/ She was dazed for some time ana was
I unable to tell 3 clear story
The police were notified and Detectives
Shannon and Raleigh were detailed on the
case. The woman was unable 10 give a
/ description OF the man further than that
I he was dark COmpleNiOned and heavy set
Through the rear of the lot ms foot
I prints could be seen in the mud and snow
where he had Jumped over the fence
/ and crossed the street. He could be
( tracked no further and the detectives
/ have secured nothing TO work on.
Seen Slzulking Night Before.
/ Mr.. Seheid came home with his father
, in-law about II O'Clock Thursday night.
I After entering the front gate they saw
a man jump over the fence In the rear
Of the house. They did not follow him.
but Watchd him cross through the block.
| He was a man OF the same build as the
I one described by Mrs. Scheid and is be-
] lieved 10 be the same fellow Mr.. Scbeid
told his wife about the circumstance that
/ evening but nothing more was thought
about II.
Yesterday afternoon some of the neigh
I bOrs saw "A man standing around on the
/ street corners and later IN the day he
] was seen in a vacant house across the
! street from Mr.. Scheidis residence The
[ next door neighbOrs had been outside for
water several times. but they heard
I nothing and saw nothing Of the man.