The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-09-21
CAN'T FIND THE Man
WHO. MADE The ATTACK
STRANGER MADE AN ATTACK ON
AGED WOMAN BECAUSE SHE Y
REFUSED HIM 4 PLACE TO
SLEEP.

SLEEP.
A most atrocious outrage occurred
Saturday night a. the home of Mrs,
stephenson, who lives in the extreme
eastern part of the city, on the south
side of the road, ana Just cast of the
fair grounds. A strange maj appar-
entity about % or 80 years old called
at Mrs. Stephenson's home about
dusk and asked for a nights lodg-
ing. She replied that she had no
rom TO pare, and that she did not
keep %boarders. The fellow urged
that he be kept, saying. that he was
tired and worn out and wanted, o
place to sleep. After a second refus.
al the stranger left the place.
Mrs. Stephenson walked into the
back yard for a few moments and
to her surprise and terror the strang-.
Ell stood behind her. He repeated
his demands for a place 20 remain
all night, and offered some money in
payment. Mrs. Stephenson was
alarmed at the sccoad demand. and
again refused to keep him. With
that the stranger caught of Mrs.
Stephenson at the throat and bore
her to the ground, she screaming for
help, The stranger threatened to
kill her if she screamed any more
but it, did not have the effect of stop
pings her, and to stop her the strang-
er showed his fingers down her
throat. Fearing that Mrs. Stephen
sons scream would attract attention
the stranger released his hold on the
] woman land hurried away in the
darkness.
AS SOON as possible she went to
the homo Of Mr.. Christopher, a short
distance 10 the east, and on the or
lposite side If the road, and remain
ed. Latd iii the evening, about
1880 O'Clock, Mrs. Stephenson was
brought ID the city and taken to The
office of DIR. Ball After an cxan,::-
nation it WAS ascertained that Mrs.
Stephenson was not injured to any
extent, aside from a few bruises on
the body and her palate suffering
from the force of the strangers fing.,
crs being in hex throat. ii .q
TIE police we've not notified of the
attack until about II o'clock ana
they, secured the town in the hopeA
of finding the fellow. The assums
ton is that, he got out of town as
quickly as POSSIBLE.
Mrs. Stephenson stated that the
first time the stranger came to tie
house he was without a coat, and on
his second appearance he wore the
outer garment. She also stated thai
when she vas throttled she could
breath, and the ~supposition is that
the liquor urged him on the attach.
NO clue has been secured as yet lead
ing to the strangers identity. "a
Nina, S. D.-The sheriff of Ed,
munds county is looking for a party
whose name in the warrant is John
Doe. for obtaining money under
false %pretenses. 1t appears this,psrq
ty drove into Nina Saturday III in1ia,
covered Hupmobile auto and alleged,
to one B. w. Shrewsbury. that he
could cure the 22-month.oldt baby Of
being cross-eyed within three
months, for which he wanted sac I'M
advance. He finally took f&45 I'M
cash and left a pair Of glasses which
the Aberdeen opticians advise MI.
Shrewsbury are plain glass. The
party signed guarantee AZ g
BURNS, to cure the child's eyes With.
in three months. but registered at
the Ward hotel at Aberdeen that
night as G. Bernstein, d MlnneApo-
lis. sssgES@s
It is thought that this 8 same
party who did some optical work
around Leola and Andpvcr n year!
ago, claiming that he was u partnef
OF DR., Miller. sss
sg