Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-26
FIEND MAKES
FOUL ATTACKS
ON TWO WOMEN
THROWN AND ROBBED WITH
BRUTAL VIOLENCE
SECOND VICTIM TERRIFIED BY
sHRIEks OF FIRST
Both Struggle FierceIy and Force
Their Assailant to Flee, but
Not Before He Secures
valuabIes

DIR. Mary A. Gabler, an osteopathic
physician, living at 1877 West Thirty
ninth place, was assaulted near her
home last night by an unknown man
and few minutes later Miss Helen
Rhodes of 231 South Hill street was
assaulted and robbed at Santa Bar
bara and Normandie avenues by, pre-
sumably, the same man.
The assault upon Mrs Gabler was a
peculiarly vicious one and she had
desperate struggle with her assailant
before she was able to beat him Off.
Mrs. Gabler was on her way home
from up town and was nearing her
residence when she was seized from
behind by man whom she had passed
on the walk and was thrown to tho
ground.
The man then bent over her and
began searching her clothing for val
uables. She struggled to get away
from him and he handled her roughly,
tearing her clothing and bruising her
body and limbs.
Mrs. Gabler finally by several we'll
directed kicks drove the man from her
long enough to get to her feet. She
struck the man heavily In the face two
or three times, at the same time
screaming for help.
Several men by this time had arrived
on the scene, and Mrs. Gabler was es-
corted to her home after she had given
the men the direction In which the
man had gone.
The police were notified and Motor
cycle Officers Hickok and Hickok on
their machines and Detectives Craig
and Moore In an automobile searched
the streets and open country to the
south and west, in which direction the
man had run from the scene of the
assault.
Within half an hour of the time of
the assault of Mrs. Gabler, Miss
Rhodes, who had been visiting friend
on Santa Barbara avenue and was
waiting for a car at the intersection
of Normandie avenue, was approached
from behind and assaulted In much the
same fashion.
Miss Rhodes had been standing on
the corner In the shadow of some trees
when she heard the screams of wo-
man, evidently those Of Mrs. Gabler.
This frightened her and she moved to
an open space and took seat on
carriage block in front of a residence.
She had been sitting there only a
few moments when she was approached
from behind by man who ran UP
softly on the grass. seized her by the
throat and ankles and threw her to
the ground.
The man kept hold of her throat and
tried to search her clothing with his
let go of her throat. AS he did so she
screamed several times Her cries were
heard by the people living in the house
and they turned on the electric light on
the porch of the dwelling. The man
then took fright and ran, but not be-
fore he had grabbed Miss Rhodes
purse which she had dropped when
first attacked. 1t contained seven dol
lars.
The man, who answers the descrip-
tion of the one who assaulted Mrs.
Gabler, ran west on Santa Barbara
avenue and escaped in the darkness.
Miss Rhodes, as soon as she was
able, took a car and came direct to her
home. She notified the police at the
central station and Detectives Kelley.
Murray and McCann went out on the
case, and, in conjunction with the Off
GERS from the University station,
searched the entire section of the city,
but without getting any trace Of the
robber.
Both Mrs Gabler and Miss Rhodes
were severely bruised by their assail-
ant, but were able to give'a good de-
scription of the fellow and clear ac-
count of the assault made upon them.