Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-02
CHILD MURDERER
MADMAN RIPS OPEN sToMAcHo
OF THREE BABES.
A WHITE CHAPEL REPETITION
oeriIn Mothers Go Wild With Excite
msnt and Entire City is Up
In Arms.

BeTlin.-A series Of oldbioOded
crimes. singuiariy resembling the
Jack the Ripper murders Of tho
whitechapei district In London. but
aor the fact that instead of women tho
victims were little girls. followed one
another with remarkable CELEBRITY al.
most In the center Of the city. and
aroused the most intense excitement
and Indignation. Within a short spaca
Of time the assassin successivciy en-
tieed three girl babies. the oldest only
flyc years. into doorways of houses.
| and stabbed them several times In the
abdomen with u sharp instrument. ~
u result one Of the children Ia dead.
another Is dying and the third is dan
serousiy wounded.
The iirst knowledge that the crimes
had been committed came when an 90
! cupant OF the house at Ryk. aud bes'
forter streets found the body Of Mar
saIitha Prawitk. aged four. lying In
the doorway. bathed In blood. tho
lower part of the body horribly
gnshed. This was Immediately re-
ported to the police. who were about
to Investigate the case. when reports
came that Bertha l.enst. AGED three.
and Ely knispci. iivc years old. had
been found similarly ON the ground.
but alive. In tn. Prinzhaucr alley and
In Hcns-TS'Iarfcr street respectively.
RumorE soon spread magnifyins tho
number Of victims. and the Inhabitants
. OF the Eclshborhood became Intensely
excited. Mothers sought their children
In the streets and made them return
indoors for fear that they might meet
| . al La la a1aHh
the police station shouting vengeance
against the murderer.
| In the meantime the two victims
who were stIli alive were sent to
hospital. Their condition is pTccari-
ouR and they are not expected to BUR
yiyc.
| The officials acted quickly In m en-
dcayor TO locate the murderer. and pub
iIHhcd nm offer Of n reward OF 81 900
for his capture.
Shortly after the crimes were com
mittcd "a siip OF paper with u dcnih'3
head skcichcd on Il was found ON u
public seat In ih" square near tho
scene. On II was scribblcd In n ram.
bling hand:
Away. away! In Avc minutes
there will b. n corpse. There IN a
child murderer In the nciEhborhood.
Deliver this note TO the police. have
killed children In Bclfortcr. Prcinz-
haucr and HcnscrEdorfcr Streets"
The note was attached to the scat
by means OF u sharp Einsi. Hcirs'or
blade. and II IN assumed that tho
crimes were committed with the othar
half Of the instrument.
All the available police and dctcc-
tivcE were ordered to scour tho neigh
borhood. Some parents have reported
~ H.. I.f.
gnrd man. about 81 years old. wcil
dressed and wearing cap, Offering
candy and fruit TO little girls. whom
he asked TO accompany him.
4 man was arrested shortly after
ward who tailed somewhat with this
indefinite description. Later he was
confronted by the two wounded chill
dron, who. however. were too weak
to respond to the questions put to
them. The man was then taken In "A
cab. guarded by police. to the police
station. The crowd outside the sta
ton. believing him To be the mur-
dercr. attempted to drag him from
the vehicle and TO lynch him. and he
was only saved by the policemen
drawing their swords and holding tho
crowd Mt bay. The people then nt-
tempted to storm the station. and tho
prisoner was removed to the central
station for security.
Experts who have examined tho
note found on the scat have como 10
the conclusion that Il was written by
n madman. They will secure sam
pics of writing from the prisoner md
compare these with the note.
The streets OF the city and suburbs
are patroled by large numbers OF Po-
licemen. Intense excitement prevails
and the people are discussing tho
! question whether or not the murderer
Is still at large and whether the
bloody deeds are to continue.