Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-24
THUG ATTACKS
SPOKANE WOMAN
Mrs. ]. z. Maxwell Dragged
From Street, Choksd and
Robbed.

the lawn IN front OF the residence
OF Willis J. White, 2416 Dean ave-
nue., about $3.50 o'clock last night.
Mrs. J. e. Maxwell, 013s3 sher-
wood avenue. wife OF the president
of tho Columbia Realty company. was
choktd into insenslblIity Dy her as
sailalt and robbed OF a purse con-
tanning a $40 check and So. The
robbdr either overlooked valuable
diamond ring and a gold bracelet.
which Mrs. Maxwell was wearing.
or was frightened away. Mr.. Mark
well Is the son OF y. Maxwell, one
OF the heavy owners OF the Hercules
mine, in the Occur d'Aienes.
Mrs Maxwell was walking along
the street, when the thug slipped up
behind her, threw his arms around
her neck and dragged her from the
walk several feet into the yard and
threw her down. Securing possession
OF heF purse the rObber fed from
the stene OF his crime. after threaten
Ing Ais victim, who had regained
consciousness, with death II she
made an cutlery OF attempted to get
up from the ground on which she
lay with her face N the grass.
Suffers From Attack.
After tho disappearance OF the
thug Mrs. Maxwell went into the
White residence, from where she was
taken 70 her home in a carriage. She
was suffering severely from the shock
givOH her nerves by the atrooious as
aauIt and from the bruises on her
throat made by the fingers OF the
robbtr. She was unable to give the
police description OF the man.
Sem at her home last night. Mrs.
MAXWELL. who had been placed in her
bed on her arrival there after her
thrilling adventure, had partly re-
covered her composure. although she
was IN considerable pain from her
injured throat.
Seized From Behind.
II cant give ali the details OF my |
experience, "a II was all so unexpect.
ed and was unconscious part OF the |
time" said Mrs. Maxwell, Il was
on My way home and Just as was
In front OF 24i6 Dean avenue I /
heard footsteps close behind me.
Thinking II was man, stepped on |
the Sidewalk couple OF feet on the
lawn 70 let him pass. Suddenly |
felt \ mans arms around my neck.
Ny hFst thought was that Mr.. Mark
we'll had come to meet me. but whom
the man frightened his grip. twisting
my head back and hurting me, I |
realized that ! was In the grasp OF
q stranger and tainted.
Sinks Fingers Into Throat.
The next thing knew l was ~
Ing Oh the ground with my face in the
grass Il seemed to me that I was
waking up out OF a nightmare.
started 10 turn over and the man who
was bending over me clutched me by
the throat, He sank hia fingers into
my throat 10 deep that could not
breathe. lie told me that he would
KIN inc II ! said a word and then,
iooaening his grip on my throat. he
asked me- whore my purse was.
told him u was In my muir. He
could not SEQ the mum as had drop
ped L when he first began to choke
me. II told him did not know
where Il was. Telling me to be quiet
he locked for the mum and found Il.
could not see what he was doing.
as ! kept my face close to, the ground
He told me that he was going to stay
there a while and watch me and that
II ! attempted to set up or make
noiae he would shoot me. II seemed
to NIB that after ne said those words
] falhted again,
Recovering consciousness heard
some one walking on the porch OF
The house. I looked up and saw Il
waa . boy, was da1ed and. not
hihhing for the moment OF the rob
Der, asked the boy whether his par
ehts were home, lie said they were
and then ! got up and went into the
honsA. | think the man must have
run away on hearing the man open
che door, do not know how long
Yah unconscious, II seemed to me
like 4 long time. but Il was probably
not more than couple Of minutes
from the time I hrut felt myself IN
the arasp % the man until regain
% consciousness the second time
and aw the boy on the porch