The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-11-07
Little White Girl
MUIR EROUSLY AS.
SAULTED BY NEGRO
Viciously Slugged and Rob
bed of Her Scanty
Earnings.

tho vicinity Of the Cote Brilliante
school are incensed to a high degree
over tho beating administered Miss
Clara Liljeholm one Of the littlest
girls Of the neighborhood, who was
/ held up and robbed by a negro high
wsyman on tile corner Of Mafitt and
Taylor avenues, the report Of which.
on account Of The precautions condition
Of the victim was not made to the
police mul Wednesday morning.
Miss Iil'chorn IS a stenographer for
the Peokhqm Candy company She
lives at 45jl Kennerly avenue While
on her way home from work Monday
evening at 6 o'clock she was accosted
by a AL negro man fully three times
nci weight. who dealt her a terrific
blow across the face with what is
! thought to have been a sandbag knoC X
ing the helpless young woman sense
Jess. she lay prostrate on the street
until she recovered consciousness,
VIXEN her screams brought assistance.
Although Miss Liljeholm remembers
nothing after being struck, marks on
her body show that the highwayman
took no chances on her making on ont.
cry before he escaped with whatever
money she had on her person.
Sore spots and the imprints Of shoe
ends show that the brute had no com
passion for the weakness Of the young
woman his one Thought, evidently, be-
ing tc escape before an alarm could
ne given, even ii murder had to be re.
sorted to
Miss Liljehcm is now confined to
ner bed at home. where she IS being
attended by a physician. Her condi-
lion is said TO he critical II is not
thought that she will he able TO be
about for a week or more should her
condition improve
When attacked Miss Liljcholm car
red a purse containing about So cents
This was taken, as wen as several lit-
lie ornaments Of jcwelry Of small val
ne which size wore.
Her diminuiive stature has excited
he sympathy Of the entire neiehbor.
hood, as a demand from the negro
would have been enough 70 secure her
belongings without resorting TO such
heartless measures to obtain them.
Miss Lnieholms upptf md lower
lips were mashed aeains, teeth boy
tho impact of the first blow delivered
by the black Her face is now terribly
swollen and it IS feared that erysipelas
may ensue. With but great effort can
the unfortunate young woman ten Of
hey experience
II got off Cass avenue car at lay-
lor avenue and walked south 10 Maj
ht avenue. A few yards from The
corner Of he sanitarim renee ! no
ticed a hig man approaching He had
mis- hands lehind him. l did not sus-
peet anything
II was hurrying. when suddenly
something struck me. forgot every
thing felt myself falling, but ] was
helpless. guess was unconscious.
Il regained my senses some min
utes aftarward When ! awoke ! was
On my knees shouting for assistance.
looked about; there was no one near
ne Again and again / called, and
soon some men came from a corner
grocery. ] missed my pocketbook i'm
modiately Then / knew that had
been beaten and robbed
Through my mead stingipg pains
were shootine ard was sore about the
body. whore I suppose / was Mcked
by the man.
i don't see why be wished 10 punish
me In this way would have been
too scared 10 resist him If be asked
me to give up my pocketbook" said
The pretty little mite. as the tears ran
down her eyes. the tears that have
earned the compassion of all who know
Miss Liljcholm. and which might aug
er had for the william Who is reepon
sible for her plight should he fall in
me hands OF those living N the ncish
borhood
Miss Liljeholm IS about Is years
I'D. A little child is saiu 10 be the
only one hat Witnessed the stack.
The chila was brought to the Tenth
district station 10 identify a negro
under arrest there. hut she was unable
10 iecudfy him.
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