The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-03
ATTACKS A GIRL.
Continued from Preceding Page.2

the assault to the desk clerk at police
/ headquarters, but 1t was late last night
put on the case. Not until after 10
! o'clock this morning did any OF the
/ plain clothes men from headquarters
visit the home or make an effort to
find the guilty party.
Girl Was Ironing.
IdeIa Anderson was ironing In the
kitchen when a swarthy, dark com
plexioned man appeared at the door
and crowded by the girl to place
near the kitchen range Inc glrl
five weeks old baby brother was quiet
! ly sleeping on a bed in an adjoining
room. Only a light portiers separated
the two rooms and the visitor almost
instantly observed the babe
The man towering above her de-
manded to know where the mother
was. Idela said she was at the home
of neighbor. This seemed to reas-
sure the man and he became more
calm and deliberate in his actions
Il was almost scared to death, the
girl told visitor to the home TINS
morning, and when he glared at me
out of those big brown eyes, wanted
to run or hide. but [ was penned pc
hind the table and knew 1 couldn't
! get away His eyes began to look IKE
/ balls of fire. I was so frightened, l
/ hardly know just what happened, but
tried to be calm and talked PACK
at him, but it didn't seem to do any
For few minutes the man surveyed
4 the rooms Of the house, then ne return
4 ed and asked for something TO eat puI
Idela told him there was nothing 70
give him. Then the unexpected guest
asked for jewelry and money and TIC
girl said there was none. .
The girl is but Is years Old She is
strong and tall for one of her years
/ but to her every minute seemed an
! hour and all The time she was Vonder-
| ing il her mother would ever return
! Suddenly the brute made snow OF
affection and the brute asked the girl
if she didn't wish she was married:
It's none of your business, repIIec
| IdeIa is as firm and calm a tone as
! she could command.
| brute and he started around Inc taple
| toward the young woman AS ne came
! close he put his arm around the girl 3
waist and she pushed him away win
all the strength she had. Instantly ne
was back again and this time he grad
bed the girls arm and wrenched It.
| 'Stani back shouted the girl, who
was fervently praying that sonneoIs
| would hear her or come to the rescue.
| stand back or I'll hit you with TINS
iron" and Idela made a move as II
to hurI the fiat iron at the head OF
! her intruder
Avged by Revolver.
Then the brute lost his temper and
the steady approach of few minutes
\ before became more persistent and ex-
i cited The mans hand went to his
hip pocket and he drew an ugly look
| ing revolver. He held the gun CLOSE
| to the girls face.
See that?" he snarled, as he kept
| coming closer and closer, well, 1t
| loaded and I'm going to use 1t II you
| don't do what I say. I'm going to XIII
| you, that's what I'm going to do
| All the fight which the girl had mus
| tered a few short minutes before was
| ebbing fast, but she made one ma
h. -fr. or r
command, she hurled the nat iron al
the brute, standing there before her
1t missed him and the man struck ou'
wildly with his fist. The blow struck
the girl on the head and she Ien =
the floor. As she rose to her feet, the
man grabbed her and held her in his
"Ioolxv here, missy" he was saying
you want to keep quiet, that's Wnal
you do. If you don't, I'm going 70 XII
| YOU And say and the excited VII
! lain gave the girl a look that made
the blood turn cold, SAY, II you ever
tell anyone. III come back ana GET you
/ that's what I Will. You can't foil me
you can kill me if you want TO-
sohbed the defenSeleSS girl, VINO was
irving to keep her courage afloat, "bui
nlease. please don't kill baby, she
walled.
uprafsed hand and the brute lowered
over her as though about TO strike
but the girl thinks he did not agar
strike her. Suddenly things In the NJ
tie kitchen began to swim before tnt
girls eyes, her muscles relaxed ana snt
grabbed the table for support There
the child-woman's memory OF the ter
rible half hour ended. The man dc
not modest her further after she be
came unconscious, says the girl Sh'
had looked at the clock few minutes
before. It was not yet O'Clock.
ZEo+E,ov FINDS Her Daughter.
At 2.15 the mother returned from
the neighbor's home, where she nae
been visiting unmindful of the Tragedy
being enacted in her own home BE
fore the mother crossed the Atti'
bridge of the street railway company
she heard the screams of the lnfan
child and fastened her steps to th'
home. The babe was still lying OF
the bed as she entered the room Tner
the mother went to the kitchen Ther'
or the floor was Idela, hyster1cai ane
semi-conscious.
please, Oh please. don't kill tn
baby" she was saying. Il don't care
if YOU kill me, but don't kill baby.
Then the child would stop, wiring ne
hands and start all over again Sta-
avay. stay away" she would say
stay away, or I'll hit you with thl
iron
There was no telephone in the An
derson home The home of the near
l est neighbor was 200 feet distant
Finally Mrs Anderson saw the neigh
Dor woman in her yard and called t.
her for help.
After his attack on the Anderson
girl the man had ransacked the house
Il The dresser drawers were open ant
their contents showed that the visito
had made a parting search for gain
but he did not take anything
1t is probable that the man left tn
house BY way Of the kitchen door
through which he had entered, thel
made his escape along the banks o
4 the little stream. He left no clue a
to his identity and every circumstanc'