Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-08

coming and was hid behind the telephone
pole that, when she reached that point
he jumped out and struck her. either
without warning or in response TO her re
fusal to comply with his hendish demRnds;
poor woman across the street and back
into the rear OF the yard between toe
Lowe and Hughes homes where he per
fected his atrocity, left his victim dying
and where she was found.
Result of Autopsy
DIR. w. h. Lavender performed a post
mortem exA mination Sunday evening. The
examination showed that Miss Rummelhart
received twb blows on the head and a cut
on the throat, either of which would have
proved fatal The blows on the head were
on the right side over ear and left side
over eye The latter blow. which was over
the frontal bone, caused severe fracture
of the skull. one OF the worst Coroner Brsi-
ley ever witnessed at an autopsy. The cut
on the throat severed the windpipe aud
was caused by razor nr. Lavender be-
lieved. although that wound indicated the
use of a sharp instrument causing n stab
wound. The doctor also found evidences
OF criminal assault.
2 The woman who was assaulted saturday
night at Twenty-sistb and Dodge streets
died yesterday morning at O'Clock at the
Omaha General hospital and was identified
late in the afternoon at the morgue as Miss
Josephine Rumn'Nlhart OF the Scandinavian
Young women's Christian Association home
at .Twenty-sixth and Capitol avenue. and
employed as shirtmaker by Thomas s. kei-
ley, Sixteenth and Chicago streets.
Up to late hour last evening the po-
lice were unable 10 evolve any tangible
clue on which to work The case now
stands as a mystery beyond the theory
that the womans assailant intended crim-
nal assault and killed his victim to sub-
due her or 10 suppress her outcries. The
woman carried no purse or handbag and
her only valuable article with her was an
ordinary ring. Every member of the po-
lice from Chief Donahue down worked en-
the case yesterday.
Never RegniBed COusciousDess.
Miss Rummelhart did not regain con
sciousness and consequently gave no infor-
nation which might have helped the police
in their work From the first DR.. w. ..
Henry and DR. ]. 3. Ralph. who attended
the woman offered little hope for her re-
covery, as she had two wounds, both
OF which were fatal in themselves. A deep
ga sh In her throat and wound from some
blunt instrument on her temple causeI
death in few hours.
Miss Rummelhart was 40 years Of aga
and single For. the last year she made her
home at the Scandinavian Young Woman $
Christian Association home, and Formerly
lived with her brother, Joseph A. Rummel-
hart OF the Omaha Stationery company.
1907 Farnam and who resides at III North
Forty-frst avenue
Had Been 10 Visit a Friend.
Miss R,Immelhart was returning Satur-
day evening when assaulted. from Visit
with a close friend. Bette Anderson, who
/ works as a domestic at 2Ol Farnain street
The time between Miss Rummelharts de-
parture from her home and that when
she was found wounded by w. B. Hughes
| and Paul Lowe, between 1868 and .56
Dodge street, was accounted for by Miss
| Anderson. with whom Miss Rummelha,t
| visited The scene OF the tragedy is on
the natural route of travel between the
homes Of Miss Rummelhart and her
| friend The shirtwaist found near Miss
Rummelhart when picked up had been
Z laundered during the evening at Miss An
/ derson's quarters.
The lapse of time between the hour OF
the murder and time OF Identification
/ placed the police at great disadvantage'
! their hands being practically tied. For
Z several hours yesterday tney NoIkeu OH u
wrong Identification OF the woman. the
whole department being out on the report
/ that the murdered woman was Miss Wilks
! Ward OF 2lS South Twenty-fourth street
and a daughter of Charles Ward. an old
time street car conductor. The strange
part OF the thing was that Mr.. Ward
himself called al the morgue about 10
O'Clock Sunday morning and positively de-
cIared the body before him was that OF
his daughter With this belief strong in
his mind he left the morgue crying bit
terIy. The police at once set to work on
that false Identification.
Nov MIstake was Made.
Having heard carly in the morning OF
the murder and in an hour later being
I advised that his daughter had failed TO re-
turn to her home Saturday night. Mr.
Ward at once concluded his daughter had
been murdered and rushed into the niorguo
10 view the body. Trembling he ap-
proa ched the cooling board and turned HIS
head away for an instant His eyes blinded
with tears. the man firmly told the coronoI
tho body was that OF his daughter. Mr..
Ward then went to his home 10 console
his wife. who had in the meantime been
advised by telephone OF tha supposed death
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