Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-09-22
WOMAN TELLS
STRANGE STORY
MRS. EuNIcE cURRIE TELLS Po.
LICE SHE WAS ATTACKED AND
ROBBED BY UNKNOWN MAN.
POLICE INVESTIGATING
Victim Says Stranger Came Into Her
Apartments In Leighton Build
ing Sunday Afternoon;
Room Aansacked.

Mrs. Eunice ,Currie has filed com
plaint with the police that she was at
tackled last evening in her apart.
ments in the leighton building and
robbed OF $50. The police have been
given a description of the unknown
assailant and are now searching the
city for him. Mrs Currie was stabbed
on the left arm by her assailant and
wound five inches long was inflicted.
She was hit on the head by the
stranger with the butt end of a revol-
yer and knocked unconscious, accord
Ing to the information given the po-
lice. and while she was in this cond1-
ton the robber ransacked the room
and secured the $50 in money.
a Found by Daughter.
Miss Betty Currie, daughter, was
the first one to discover her mother
lying in the corner, unconscious. ana
bleeding from her wounds. AS soon as
Mrs. Currie regained consciousness she
gave the details Of the attack, and the
case was Immediately turned over 10
the police in an effort to capture the
unknown assailant. Miss Currle TINS
morning stated that she was down 70
her mothers place of business on
East Second street and as her mother
had been feeling Ill during the after
noon, she called up the apartments
to ask her what she desired for sup
per, as the mother had requested that
It be sent up She called up her
mother by telephone, but was unable
to get any response. Fearing that
something had happened, she hurried
to the apartments, but was unable 10
gain entrance. Miss Currie became
frightened, and accompanied by gen.
tleman friend, went to the apartments
and started search. Gaining entrance
she found that the rooms had been
ransacked and there were evidences
that scuffle had taken place.
Her mothers room was also ran
sacked. the mattress had been re-
moved from the bed, the trunk opened
md the contents upset on the floor.
The living room was then entered and
II like the remaining rooms in the
ranse, was torn up. They found Mrs.
rrrrie lying in one corner, uncon-
'scious, and with a deep flesh wound
,n her arm, which was bleeding pro-
,usely.
Mrs. currle Tells Story.
When Mrs. Currie regained con-
seriousness, she gave the details OF the
attack. She declared that she had Just
aiken down the receiver Of the tele-
nhone to send an order to the restau-
amt for her supper, and heard knock
IN the door, but upon opening it found
no one around. She then went back to
the telephone, when someone came
into the roof and threw their arms
around her neck and tried to pull her
away from the telephone. She thought
It first it was her daughter, but when
She turned around she was Mortified to
see a stranger, who demanded her
money. Mrs. Currie said she tried to
break away from her assailant and a
lively tussle followed. She tried to es-
rape from the room, but her plans
we're blocked by the man. who hit her
over the head with a revolver or some
Dther weapon, knocking her uncon-
scious. She remembered nothing after
that until her daughter and her friend
came into the room. She described her
assailant as tall fellow with black
mustache and wearing soft hat. He
also wore dark suit Of clothes.