The evening world., 1907-09-10
Rohher Shoves a Handkerchief
Down the Throat of Mrs.
Minnie Buhler.
HE TAKES HER WATCH
Husband the Leader in ALI
Night Hunt for the
Misereant.

Mrs. Minnie faAia= The eighteen. &c
rear.ola wife OF William Ruhler. Of No.
ssa beacon avenue in the Van Nest
dix,ric OF the Bronx. told the police
,,.yt.y- row ssfe had been attacked IN
she woods In shc rear of her home by
q man who. after binding her arms
sstus!ing a handkerchief into her mouth
and then beating her insensible with
his tsts. had ribbed her.
The young man then made on In the
unaerarush. leaving the young woman
10 die. unless strength came back and
made II possible for her TO seek aid.
when the story was related 10 Podcc
Cant Lincoln GRAY. OF The WestchesteF
etstioH, he assigned Detectives ia'T'r-
Slnogue and Fried. and Mounted Po-
t.rrrrrn ftuot-,-- 10 tist. ease, q .H-dss s
tectiyea and Huoiey hurried To the
woods and there came upon mob OF
4 fiffy men headed hy Otto weiner. OF
No. aig Beacon avenue. and Joseph Des-
mond. another neighbor OF the Buhlers
Many OF the men carried reyolvers or
guns and others had clubs.
With them also was fierce bulldog
Husband Leads Posse.
William Euh1er, the husband. after
searching all through the night, to-day
organized sand OF nifty OF his neigh
bors and friends. Every one Of these
men was armed with revolver or gun
and Buhler carried a rope.
The attack on Mrs. Buhler occurred
within half mile from the Haunted
Oak the place where Gussie Pfeiffer
Hha strankled 70 death by Joseph Cir
ard two years ago
In describing her nssnilant Mrs
Buhler said tina, he was clean
shayen. with broad shoulders and long
arrns. and ragers twice as strong and
long as those OF an ordinary man,
Mrs. Buhlcr's Story.
The young woman Is expected TO be-
come d mother In the next week or
tive. and her condition was thought TO
be critical for time In telling her
story to Police Captain Gray she said:
Il had got moro than half way TO my
mothers when heard tootxtepS behind
me Suddenly a man seized me and
bore me 10 the ground.
.'He said TO me: Give mo what money
you have
mad little or no money. but was
wearing an old watch and chain. !
could not possibly answer tho man be-
cause his fist was over my mouth.
fought him hard and managed TO
regain my feet. All this waila ne seem
ed afraid that ! would be able 10
scream and held his hand over my
mouth
Then my strength left me and !
rank to the ground thoueat ne was
going TO kill me- FIrs;, he. stuffed
red cotton handkerchief in my mouth.
Then he took out cord and lied mv
hands and w-ists He intended ;ylnr
niy seet. TOO. sdt sF5e cord Eavg out.
when he discovered this he a.rurk
me repeatedly with his fists in the
head and face ana became suncon.
scious. ! revived once and ne was
standing over me Just having torn the
watch and chain from my neck Again
he began to beat me. saying; Now +.
you make noise YOU will die.
Fled from Victim,
''The man must have beaten me tor
rihly the second time. when ] ro.
gained my senses again hc was gone.
Night was coming on fast, tired 70
unite my arms and hands but 1t vas
impoasbie. The handkerchief was still
In Has mouth lAtter tta:pGadana- etrari
managed 10 get to my feet.
MY mothers homo was closer than
my own home. and ] started there
Three times fell falnt!ns from pain ant
fright before I got d'osc 70 the house
That is all l can teIl Until | WAS revived
hcre. with the doctors standing owe,
me-"