Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-21
WOMAN IS SAVED
FROM ASSA|LANT
ShriekS Bring Help, and Man Is
Caught but Allowed Later
to Escape

While walking at First and Hope
streets at Z o'clock last night Mrs.
George A. Becker of the Loomis apart
ments, 625 Loom1s street, was seized
by a man who attempted to drag her
to vacant lot nearby. The terrified
woman screamed for help and more
than a score of persons from nearby
rooming houses rushed to her assis-
tance. The assailant of the woman
was caught and held for a few min
utes, then allowed to go.
The attack on the young woman is
one of the boldest that have come to
the notice of the police. At the time
Mrs. Becker was intercepted by the
man there were many persons sitting
neighborhood, the street lights were
burning and persons were passing
along the street.
Mrs. Becker is the wife of George A.
Becker, who is employed as an elec-
trician at the Orpheum theater. She
is an accomplished pianist and teaches
a class in music.
Last night she left her home at the
Loomis apartments to go to the Ell
Doris apartments in Grand avenue,
near First street, to give a music les
son to a young woman. Mrs. Becker
was walking in First street and was
just crossing Hope street when a man
ran up to her, seized her by both arms
and said in a gruff tone:
"Come with me-"
SCREAMS FOR HELP
Without losing any time the man
showed her along the street in the
direction of vacant lot in Hope
street in the rear of the Majestic apart
ments The sudden attack 80 fright
ened the woman that she was unable
to cry out until she had been hurried
along nearly twenty-five feet. She
then began to scream, and Frank AS
mann, her husbands half-brother, who
happened to be passing at the time,
rushed to her, dealt the assailant a
blow'On the jaw and pulled her away
from him.
The cries of the woman attracted
others and more than score of men
seized the fellow and held him. AS
mann then escorted the almost hys-
terical woman to the Ell Doris apart
ments at 108 North Grand avenue.
Asmann remained with his sister-ln-
law until she had recovered her COM
posure, then went back to the scene,
expecting to find the man in the Gus
tody Of the persons who had effected
the capture.
When Asmann returned he found
that the captors had allowed the man
charge Of the crook also had disap-
peared.
Asmann went on his way, and a
short time afterward Mrs. Becker ap-
peared at the central police station,
which is three blocks from where she
was attacked, and told her story to the
detectives. Up to that time no report
was made Of the affair.
An investigation revealed the fact
that after being released by his cap
tors, the assailant of Mrs. Becker en-
tered Bostelman's pharmacy at $50
West First street, purchased package
of cigarettes, then ordered fountain
drink and calmly slipped it. The man
loitered about the place for nearly fif-
teen minutes and finally sauntered
down First street toward the city.
Mrs. Becker describes the man as
being about 25 years old feet z or 8
inches tall and weighs las or $50
pounds. He is smooth shaven, has
dark eyes, heavy eyebrows and long
eyelashes. The man wore light suit
and a straight brim straw hat.
The detectives believe that the man
might be the person who is responsible
for the numerous attacks on women
during the past three weeks.