Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-27
ATTEND IN BERLIN
German "Jack the Ripper's"
 Victims Little Girls.
WEE TOTS STABBED AND LEFT TO DIE

Police Tn Hunt After Supposed Luz
 natfc Capture Suspect. Who Nar-
 rowly Escapes Lynching
 .ta at Mob's Hands.
 BERLIN, July 27--A series of cold blooded crimes, singularly resembling the Jack the Ripper" murders but for the fact that instead of women the victims were little girls, followed one another with remarkable celerity almost in the center of the city and aroused the most intense excitement and indignation.
 Within short space of time the as- sassin successiyely enticed three girl babies, the oldest only five years old, into doorways of houses and stabbed them several times in the abdomen with a sharp instrument. As result one of the children is dead, another is dying and the third is dangerously wounded.
 The first knowledge that the crimes had been committed came when an occupant of the house at the corner of Ryke and Belforter streets found the body of Margaritha Prawitz aged four, lying in the doorway bathed in blood, the bowels protruding and the lower part of the body horribly gashed. This was immediately reported to the police, who were about to proceed to investigate the case when reports came that Hertha Lenst. aged three, and Ely Knispel, five years old, had been found similarly outraged. but still alive, in Prenzlauer alley and Hen sersdorfer street respectively. Rumors soon spread throughout that vicinity which magnifled the number of vic tins, and the inhabitants of the neigh borhood became intensely excited. Mothers sought their children in the street and made them return indoors in fear that they might meet similar fate. Crowds gathered about the po- lice station, shouting vengeance against the murderer.
 In the meantime the two victims who still lived were transported to a hospital. Their condition is extremely precarious, and they are not expected to survive. The officials acted quickly in an endeavor to locate the murderer and published an offer of reward of $1,000 for the capture of the murderer.
 Shortly after the crimes were con- mitted slip of paper with death head sketched on 1t was found on a public seat near the scene. On 1t was scrubbed a rambling hand: Away, away! In five minutes there will be a corpse. There is child murderer in the neighborhood. Deliver this note to the police. have killed children in Belforter. Prenzlauer and Henserdor- fer streets" The note was attached to the seat by means of a sharp single scissor blade, and it is assumed that the crimes were committed with the other half of the instrument.
 All the available police and detec. tivcs were ordered to SCOUT the neigh. borhood Some parents have reported that their children had seen a bag. gard man about twentyseven years of age, well dressed and wearing a cap, offering candy and fruit to little girls whom he asked to accompany him. A man was arrested shortly after. ward who tallied somewhat with this indefinite description. Later he was confronted by the two wounded chil- dren, 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 sta ton. The crowd outside the station. believing him to be the murderer, at tempted to drag him from the vehicle and lynch him, and he was only saved by the policemen drawing their swords and holding the crowd at bay. The people then attempted to storm the sta ton. and the prisoner was removed to the central station for security.