The Washington times., 1904-11-13

and was crossing the bridge, near Ell
more street. when a man stepped from
the darkness and snatched her purse.
Then she was struck a terrific blow on
the head. In her fall she struck the
rails Of the track, and this fall prob
ably inflicted the injury TO her lip. She
was left lying on the track by her
brutal assailant. DR.. WhallOn attended
her for two weeks. II that girl had
been run over 1 presume the police
would have said II was an accident"
DR.. WhallOn said: The facts are as
DR.. Pattie has represented them. was
called into the case, and II was some
time before l confidently felt that she
would survive. Her parents did not de-
sire any publicity, and naturally l re-
Trained from making any report OF the
occurrence. Miss Causing was robbed
OF her pocketbook. and as near as she
can remember she IS OF the opinion that
her assailant was s colored man. How
ever, this would be difficult matter for
her 10 decide IN the darkness The cut
IN the back OF her head looked as II II
had been inflicted with a Ratchet and /
was struck by the similarity or that
wound and those which appeared upon
the heads OF the other unfortunate
young girls. IL is the greatest wonder IN
the world that Miss Causing was not
murdered as her asSailant struck her
frightful blow She would have gladly
given up her purse. but the man tried
10 KIN her. IL Is my opinion that he is
the same man who killed Louise Mueller
and Alma Steinway. In yiew OF these
crimes l decided 20 make the matter
public"
Mrs. Harry c. WINES is tbs latest 10
suffer. That she escaped death or worse
fate Is due 10 the accident that her hus-
a
parently starting for a distant pharmacy
TO get medicine. She answered a loud
knock on the front door OF her home, 1873
Alabama Avenue, at II O'Clock the night
short thick built man. who asked IN a
surly tone for food. The stranger pre-
tended TO leave the premises when she
declined to feed him, but instead he
slipped 10 the rear door OF the house and
hid behind IL. Mrs. WINES saw him
standing there when she went 10 the
back yard. She did not get e glimpse OF
him until her foot was across the Ihresh-
old. Then he pounced on her and seized
her throat in an iron grip.
She struggled with him, but he was
bending her slowly back across his knee,
his eyes glaring at her, his powerful
hands steadily squeezing the breath out
OF her body, when his clutch on her
throat slipped and she took advantage
OF that instants respite 10 utter one
piercing scream. Mr. Winner was IN the
house. He had changed his mind. on
the moments spur, about going 10 the
pharmacy, and was walking through the
front door when his Wife's cry rang
through the hall. He passed through
the house in long bounds. snatehing a
gun from an antler-rack as he sped to
her aid. The WOman's assailant heard
his heavy tread and fed. N WINES
pursued the fiend. blazing away with
both barrels OF his shotgun Oh the run.
but the Ripper" escaped Il. the dark
ness.
A cars timely appearance saved Miss
Dorothy HannafOrd. the lovely young
daughter or former Mayor Samuel Han
nafoTd. from Alma Steinway's tragic
end on the same night as the third Of
the murders. Miss Hannaford was re-
turning from meeting OF the Young
WOmeu's Christian Association to her
home IN Winton Place and WAS waiting
for a trolley coach near the s1Ot where
Miss SteinWay was murdered a short
rough looking man darted from a clumL
Of trees and grasped her arm She
screamed for help and voiced another
anguished appeal as she sank uncon-
sclOus 10 the road. The car gOng's an
swering clang diverted the ripper
from his murderOus work. Miss Hanna
ford was taken IN the car 10 her home
where today she sttll was III as a re-
suit OF her fTightful experience.
Mrs. Unkaback and Mrs Hagerdorn
neighbors or the Hannaf0rds, were at |
tackled an hour afterward by a man OF !
the same appearance almost on the |
same spot The Ripper" seized the 1
first matron's arm. but her companion /
threw all her strength into a blow full 4
on the murderers mouth and he stag
geFed back. Mrs UnlSab back recovered /
her balance and Joined Mrs. Hager- |
dorm IN beating OF the fellow He /
turned and ran as trolley ear ap-
preached.
The Weimer girls and Mamie Roddie /
who live near the scene OF these muir !
ders, were attacked by a strange man
while passing the Spring Grove Gene /
terry the night after the murder of Miss /
SteinWay II was about 10 O'Clock AT /
night, about the hour that ali the as
saults have occurred. The man stepped /
cut OF the shadow Of the cemetery and /
struck at the girls and tried 10 throw
one OF them 20 the ground. But tho {
three girls turned on him, and by pull /
ing his hair and digging their finger ]
la his eyes succeeded in making him
release his hold Finding himself out /
numbered the assailant leaped over the /
cemetery wall and disappeared among /
the grave stones.