Evening star., 1907-10-27
OUTLINES HIS PLANS ROBBED BY FOOTPAD
Address Made by Postmaster Brutal Attack Made Upon
General. Mrs. Louisa Louis.
SCHEME OF PARCEL POST POLICE SEARCH FRUTLESS
Objections But the Unsuspcng
Companies Overcome. Way Home
HELPING COUNTRY 7 MERCHANTS FELLED PAVEMENT
Probably the Vcinity-Believes She Can
Accomplish Identify Assaant
Brutal Attack Made Upon
Mrs. Louisa Louis.
POLICE SEARCH FRUITLESS
Unsuspecting Woman Was on Her
Way Home
WAS FELLED TO PAVEMENT
Her Screams Attracted Residents in
the Vicinity-Believes She Can
Identify Assailsut

Ms Louisa Louis reported 10 tho pN-
lice last night that she was attacked by
a coiored hehway yuau on q street, hut a
few feet from 1+th street. while she wa1
proceeding t. hey home in the Lcaumass
apartment house. at 18TH and . streets
The attack IS declared Ia have been
brutal one. Mrs Louis having been knock
ed down and robbed OF her pockcthook
containing $l3 and some private papers
and other articles The footpad did no.
secure the property. however. without eu-
counterlng stout resistance.
The point al which she was atta.l lled
is thickly populated aul was well lighted
by the street lamps At o'clock last
night the negro tiptoed up behind her and
dealt the unsuspectiug and un,S,oftsd
woman a heavy blow on the head. knock
ing her face forward to the pavement
Immediately after securing the pocket
book the robber made his escape
AS soon as a report OF The Outrageous
occurrence Was made the police officers
from the second and eighth precincts ana
Detective Howlett. from headquarters. at
once started to work on III" case. MIS-
Louis having supplied them WIN d'
scription of the colored man p 70
late hour las; night. ii was said, no irac"
Of the highwayman rad been found.
Regarded as Bold Crime.
This attack. according to the police 10
another to be added TO the list OF similar
crimes that have been perpetrated, tar
ing the past two weeks In which th"
thieves showed unusual daring in he &C
complishment of robbery. Mrs. Louis. II
Is said carried her pocket book. which
was small leather one, In her hand.
holding on to 1t by a strap WhlSh runs
along the back of the book. She had
been doing some shopping on 18Th street
and white on her way home had just
passed the entrance of snort aieF Whlch
| extends from . to Corcoran streets.
Pedestrians were passing along l4th
street and she did not suspect that she
was in any danger. Suddenly the man
| approached and dealt her the blow as
| sta ID. She was stunned temporarily, and
| she believes a club or other weapon was
! used by her assailant.
/ When she recovered consciousness she
/ found her assailant standing over her try
| ing to possess himself of her rocketbook-
She turned on her sid and held on to her
/ property. Finding thai she was going to
! make a struggle. the footpad seized the
PROSTATE woman by the throat and placed
one Of his knees on her back. holding
her firmly against the sidewalk With
/ his free hand the hghwayman tugged a.
/ the pocketbOok.
"Oh, don't Kill me. she pleaded. as he
pressed his fingers into the flesh Of her
! throat
She however, continued to resist. and
being a woman Of good size. Mrs. Lewis
managed to prolong the struggle in hope
| that some one might come to her assist
! ance. She finally succumbed to the su-
! perior strength of the ruffian and released
| her hold on the pocketbook.
/ Screams for Help.
| The robber then snatched the handbag
! fro Mrs
had secured the object of his attack he
| jumped to his feet and started to run to-
ward the alley entrance. She was deter
mined to capture the man. IL possible.
and she arose to her feet as quickly as
her injuries permitted and began 10
scream at the top of her voice. Some ono
passed her near the scene of the hold-up
| a minute later and to him she related her
I experiences in brief. but he seemed to
pay little attention to the story. Had he
started an outcry she believes the assail
ant would probably have been captured.
Persons living . street near the
scene OF the robbery heard the cries OF
the injured woman and from door
| aid came to her" She was assisted into
| the house and there given stimuants.
| She was suffering from hysteria at that
time. and her rescuers did what they
could TO quiet her. After a short time
an elderly man volunteered to escort her
| to her home at 18th and . streets. Her
| husband, A. H. LOUIS 10 WIOH "dS
married about a month ago, Is employed
| at CriswelIs drug store at Tth and I
| streets northwest He was notified and
went to his home.
Assailant Hidden in Alley.
Mrs Louis had noticed no one following
! her and she was unable to see any one
in the shadows of the alley. The as
| sailant evidently standing against
| the wall of the house at the corner of
the alley.
Il thought some one had run out of the
| alley and accidentally struck me when
! the blow was delivered" sta+ed Mrs.
Louis last night When / saw the col
ored man bending over me and reaching
for my pocketbook I rea lied that the
| object was robbery"
DO you think you could identify your
assailant If you saw him again she was
! asked last night by Star reporter
| Yes l think I could she said got
| good look at him while was struggling
| with him on the sidewalk"
She has described her assatiant as
dark brown cOlored man. about twenty
| five years old; Ave feet five Inches tall:
medium build. with a small mustache. He
| was wearing she said, black derby hat
/ and a dark suit.
AS soon as the report was made to the
police Bicycle Policemen Sweeney and
| Garratt of the eighth precinct were sent
securing through alleys and streets near
| the scene OF the vicious assault. in an eff
fort to locate the fellow. but their search
was futile.