Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-05

'Help! Help, Help, For Gods
sake won't some one help me. my
throat is cut! He tried to murder
me" were the screams of woman
that rent the air and aroused The
residents along Seventeenth street be
tween Seventh and Eighth avenues n
G:30 Ibis morning.
The woman was in the street and
! had been met and slashed in the face
hands, throat and body by "A knife in
! the hands of man whose attentions
! she had repeatedly declined
Found bleeding i'm the street.
People rushed out of houses along
! he streets. some of them in their night
robes and discovered the woman bleed-
! Ing in the street. She was found 10 be
Mrs Efie Baker. a wash woman. who
was making her regular Monday morn
ing calls 10 people whose washing she
had gone for weekly when attacked.
Near her i'm the street was the little
wagon ON which she carried the bas-
kets Of clothes.
Because she had refused to longer
M y company NAiH illlllr i'aAi Nv llbN
land. who rooms at 1909 Third avenue.
and carpenter At Rock Island arsenal
seriously attacked Mrs. Baker with a
knife while she was on her way 10 Sc
cure some clothes for washing on Scv-
enteenth street this morning at the
hour stated. and ne then cut his throat.
from the effects of which he may die
Mrs Baker is not in a dangerous con
dition, however. and is expected 10 re-
cover. After the cutting afTray. Mrs
Baker walked to her home. l706|
Fourth avenue. and Rowland ran for
The police station cutting his throat
while on The way. Upon reaching The
station it was found that HowIand was
in a serious condition and DR. DeSlva
was summoned Or Sala was called
to the Baker home. and the woman.
together with Rowland, were taken tol
the hospital.
Cut in Eight Places.
Mrs. Baker received two severe cuts
on the right hand and the thumb on
the left hand was almost entirely soy
cred He cut her waist She was also
very painfully cut on the chin and sus-
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her head and neck. Rowland cut his
throat from ear to ear.
Ho,NIand's Act for Revenge.
Howland had been rooming and
boarding with Mrs. Baker. who keeps
a number of boardors. for several
months and had been keeping com
pany with her. He had however she
alleges, abused her on several occa-
sions and he was ordered to leave the
house two months ago. Since that
time Mrs Baker has been in constant
fear that he might do her and her lit !
tie child injury. Howland has been
rooming at 1909 Third avenue but has
been keeping up his attentions greatly |
to her annoyance.
Several weeks ago her house was
set on fire in a very peculiar manner /
and HOwland was suspected of com
hitting the deed. Some clothing was
placed back of a stove saturated with |
kcrosine and set on fire Rowland was |
seen very frequently on the promises
at night. and if was thought by Mrs |
Baker that he is he guilty party. The
matter was reported TO the police but |
they treated the affair. she says. light |
ly and gave to the matter no further
Not Allowed in Her House.
Mrs. Baker. through fear. made M |
with him. but would not allow him to
go TO her house. He had been i'm the |
habit Of sleeping in the cellar having |
been seen walking around the house at
night This he admitted to Mrs. Ba- !
ker. A quilt was found on the base
ment fOor a number of times. Hall
lowe'en evening about S:45 a noise |
was heard i'm the cellar. and John
who rooms at her home. |
Howland was found en-
deayoring to conceal himself behind
one of the boxes. lie was unable TO
explain his presence and was ordered
To leave.
Persists fn His Attentions.
At 7:30 the next morning. thinking
the boarders had departed for their
work. Howland called at the house and
asked Mrs. Baker to go TO the theater
that evening but she refused and told
him that she wanted nothing more To
do with him. Judging from his actions
for the past several weeks il is thought
that he contemplated killing her if she
refused his attentions.
This Hc1nins,s Co~ardIy Assault.
This morning she departed for some.