Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-08
HAT PIN ROUTS
WOMAN'S ASSAlLANT
Two Gases of Assault Re.
ported in New York To.
day in Addition to Yes.
terday's Outrages-
Cleveland Man
Mobbed


assault a lone woman early today on
a West Side street adds another case
to the already long list of attacks
made on women and children In the
streets Of New York. The attack
would have been successful had it
not been for the desperate struggle Of
Adelaide Wildrer, trained nurse
who fought her assailant with hat
pin and finally routed him. Her as
sailant, Pietro Daurio, an Italian ped.
dler. was arrested.
The police are searching for an I'M
known man who attempted to assault
a 13-year-old girl named SADIE Momah
in the hallway of an Office building to-
day. The assaulter escaped.
Cleveland Case Reported.
Cleveland, O., Aug. 6-Angry men
and women formed mob which
threatened to lynch Walter Nc.
Cracken, carpenter. who, late last
evening, approached with insults, the
police say, two little girls.
! Half a doz n men held McCracken
to the ground and beat him with
whips, while others searched for a
rope. The arrival of policeman un
doubtedly saved McCracken's life.
Assallant's Victim Dies.
Dayton, O., Aug 6.-Abe Cohan
who was shot while accompanying
Anna Markowitz who was choked TO
death by criminal assailant. died to.
day. Owing to his delirious condition
the information he gave concerning
the tragedy is considered by the au-
thorities to be Of little value
Child BrutalIy Assaulted.
New York, Aug Cone of the most
brutal of the recent crimes against
women and children is charged against
Lucca Fontza, who was arrested at
New Brighton Staten Island. accused
of assaulting Antoinette Teluci, the 2
year-old daughter of Pasquale Taluci
of New Brighton.
| Fontza and Taluci are employed at
the same mill, and Fontza boarded
with the little child yesterday after.
noon while Mrs. Taluci went shopping
The mother had not gone far from the
house when the child's screams
brought her back.
When he saw Mrs. Taluci Fontza
rushed from the house, Mrs. TalucI
following him Her cries brought the
neighbors, and soon mob was. follow
ing the fleeing italian down the street
The pursuers overlook the fugitive
and he was knocked to the ground
and severely beaten and kicked by
men and women until a policeman ap
peared aud with club and revolva:
fought off the crowd.
Girl Seriously Injured.
The child, on the orders of magis
trate, was examined by physician
who reported that she was seriously
| injured. Fontza was held in $1,000
bail on a charge of criminal assault
Angelina Condarti. 6-year-old child
was found terrible bruised In {
thicket near the village Of Linoleum
vile, Staten island. She had been at
tackled by an unknown man.
John Ambatro. an Italian laborer
was arrested In Brooklyn this after
noon on charge of attempted as
sault on two little girls. and DAME
Lalo and Frank P. Body were arrest
ed on similar charges.
Woman's Body In Trunk.
Marseilles, France, Aug. Ga trun'
belonging to a man and woman VIII
arrived here today from Monte Carl
attracted the attention Of baggage
master who caused it to be opened an
LIT was found to contain the body .
woman cut to pieces. The man an
woman owning the trunk were arres
ed.