The Caucasian., 1913-08-05
FR|GHTHJL DEED
COMMITTED BY F|END
Throat of Dallas Young Lady
Cut From Ear to Ear.
BROAD DAYLIGHT Is TIME
}Eaiss Florence Grown, the Victim
ss1urdered in the Business Sec
tion, after Desperate Struggis
FOR Her Life. +...@u...#u..""- ...=..* l.

tion, after Desperate Struggle
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With her throat cut from ear to esr
and horrible cash severing her Jug
nlar vein, the body of Miss Florence
Brown, stenographer of the Robinson
& Styron Realty company, Dallas,
was found dead in the rear Office of
that company, 40 Field street, in the
heart OF the business district, shortly
before 8 o'clock in the morning.
The crime was one of the most bru-
tai indale criminal annals OF Dallas
county. Doctors viewing the body
shortly after death stated that she was
beaten unconscious by her assailant
after terrible struggle. Before he
made his escape the man cut the lady's
throat with single slash, that almost
severed her head from her body.
Surmises OF physicians are that the
killer was possessed of remarkable
strength. He took his weapon along,
for thorough search Of the Offices
failed to reveal any instrument that
could have been used in the attack. J.
Miss Browns body was found by 3
member of the firm for whom she
worked. She was carried to the office
by S. B. Cuthbertson of the firm in
his automobile, arriving at s o'clock.
She spoke to a member of the company
socn after her arrival, who left for
the courthouse. A few minutes later
an employe opened the private Office
of Mr.. Robinso on and found the dean
body of Miss Brown in the rear ROOM
It was lying just inside the doorway
of the wash room which leads from
Mr.. Robinson's private office. On the
inside Of the right wrist was the i'm
print of q mans teeth. So deeply had
she been bitten that the blood spurted
out. a gold ring belonging to the
stenographer was found on the floor
crushed and broken.
Evidence showed that after the kill
ing the slayer had stayed in the wash
room and removed all signs of guilt
from his person. "a bowl full of water
that was bloody and a towel bedaubed
with blood stains were left by him.
Patrolman j. Randolph Brown, the
victims father, was the fist police
officer on the scene. The awful sight
caused him to collapse and he sank
sobbing into chair.
News OF the murder spread like wild
fire throughout the business district
and hundreds Of excited men crowded
into Field street with threats Of later
vengeance upon the slayer should he
be caught.
Pr. ]. T. Watson, retained BY the
county attorney as special medical in,
vestigator into the killing Of Miss
Brown, after examining the body said
Besides on her head, evidently per-
formed with some blunt instrument, I
found distinct ingernail prints upon
her face, neck and the upper part Of
her chest She must have struggled
desperately for her life. The knife
cash cut almost two thirds OF the way
through her neck and must have been
inflicted by . powerful man. Florence
Brown u her struggles grasped the
knife which her assailant welded. On
her right hand two of her fingers were
cut to the bone. No evidence was
found Of criminal assault
Miss Brown, who was twenty seven
years old, was of high character and
9 church worker and loug . resident
OF Dallas.