The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-29
Son of Aged Woman Beat Her
Cruelty Several Times and
Shot at Her Once
But Was in Jail at Time Of Midnight Attempt to
Kill Her--Robbery Was Not Motive Dispute
Over 81 1000 Insurance Policy an
Incident

Mrs Anna Perry who was murder
ously assaulted aoout midnight
Thursday night, at her home, 1897
Washington avenue, was in far
way to recover yes erday Dr. Nc
Manus expressed the opinion that,
although the injuries were severe,
and the woman's advanced years
were against her, she would recover
lin due time. There are three ugly
| wounds on the right side of the wom-
| ans face and head made by three
blows with the bloody claw hammer
which was found on the table near
| the bed on which the woman lay
when assaulted. 1t is the Tr S opin.
| ion that the blows wee delivered
| from three different directions, none
| of them straight downward blow
The woman was lying on her left side
the time and the blows are all on
the right side the side on which she Is
blind, having lost her eye. One blow
| vas delivered on the jaw and tore up
the .cuticle. almost down to the, chin
and this too cut into the flesh, and a
third cut through the ear and into
the skin behind the ear. There was
no fracture of the bones, and the DR.,
accounts for this In the case of the
jaw bone by the fact that the woman
was asleep when the blow was de-
livered the muscles being relaxed
and the jaw gave way as the cruel
hammer came down upon it. The
other two blows were not given with
sufficient directness or strength to
cause fractures of the bones.
Mo Satisfactory Clues.
Chief Egan has been trying to find
some clue to the person who commit
ted this latest midnight assault upon
woman, but up to last evening hal
been unsuccessful Several cfreum,
stances point indirectly to different
parties, but none is strong enough.
when taken in connection with oth.
ers- to offer tfaiit. ATTY fhasis for a definite
opinion. The bloody hammer found
on the table. belonged on the prem.
Uses. That it was left there bv the
assallant goes without saying. Mrs.
Julian. daughter or Mls. Perry, said :
In reply to DIR. McMaSls' question
that the hammer belonged in the
hack room, and it must have been
picked up there by the assailant as |
ne made his way toward his victim |
after having propped open the screen
door at the rear to admit of his quick /
escape after dealing the murderous
BLOWS and extinguishing the light.
Or. McManus was called to the
scene abort ! o'clock in the morning
and reached there doout half an hour
ater He found Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
mere 1.-THE latter beng Mrs. Perry's
iaughter) and one or two Others. The
julians live in the brick house lust
apove the two story frame occupied
~ Mrs. Perry. and there is 25.foot
'acant lot between the two houses.
II answer TO questions by the DR.. Mr..
'ulian said he Vas awakened bv
noans or groans, which must have
'een quite loud to be heard in the
rick house; he hurried ort OF the
house and climbed the back fence
md found the old lady wandering
loout in her hack yard talking if.
atlonally and calling for her dead
husband When the DR.. saw the in
ured woman half d1 hour later. she
vas quite rational and seemed to be
ble to tell clear story of what had
happened, except as to who struck
ere, saying she was asleen at: the
lme and was awakened by the blows.
1rs. Julian said she went to her
nother's house by the front gate aid
nteres the house by the side door,
nd when asked why she had not fol.
owed her husband said she went the
Their way because she could get in
asier that way. Neither Mir. Julian
or his wife saw any one on the
remises. The Julians seemed in.