The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-19
HIDDEN IN HER ROOM SPRINGS
UPON HER WITH DAG
GER IN HAND.
Girl Wrestles With Fiend and Par
italy Protects Self Until Aid
ArriVed-Nan ESCAPED.


Armed with a knife and secreted
behind the door of her room. the I'M
known field who has bounded Bessie
Donley for the past half year. attack
ed her for the third time last even
Ing. and II was only by mere chance
that be did not succeed in carrying
ont his former threat TO end her life.
Grasping her throat with one hand
and holding the appraised knife in the
other he attempted 10 drive its blade
into her breast. but a. the arm de
seconded toward her Miss Donley was
able To grasp his wrist In this posi-
tiOn the two struggled back and forth.
until finally managing TO wrench her
throat loose the girl screamed for
help. A. she did so she sank her
teeth into his arm. With an oath. her
aSsailant struck her brutally across
the forehead. knocking her 10 the
floor unCOBSC ious. lie then made his
way out a rear door and escaped.
Tho assault. which Is the third per
petrated by tho same pc son. occurred
1hCrtly after . O'Clock ~ this time
Their was no ore In the house with
Miss DOnley. her ons sister being on
the front poT n ana her mother IN
~" rear var ! watching for Tn" return
Of her husband Hearing Bessi-'s
screams they r'.shed into the house
and called To her a. the man was max
4 y
stairway Wd.cn leads int thy ward.
10 ceiying NO reply the seconded the
stairs. and entering 'hr middle room.
Uncovered her lying on tlo Moor. un-
'ouscious To one size uf h"r there
Wv an empty knife Sheath. while h.r
C.'tilnc was badly 'O.n iurOuul cen.
tact with thr Sharp b'ldp Of lie
knife. On her forehead there was a
iarg" bruised confusion where she
bad been struck by her assailant as
he heard help coming
Aid vas summoned az once and In
q short time neighhOrs and friends ar
rived to assist ir restoring Miss Don
Joy To consciousness With the arri-
val n her father and brother. search
81 the ucighborhOod was made. but
ar has always been the case. the
Man of Mvsterv. as he has been
termed. Rad made h.s getaway. lcay-
Ing no trace behind
Entered House Unseen.
How hr entered the house is NOT
SHOWN Hu- WITH almost uncanrv
'lo'"rn"sf. T" avoided detection and
made hi- way To- She front room I'm
'hr upstairs where ne bid himself un.
VT Miss b1rlDH entered tho room 10
secure some object from Dresser
Tn describing the attack. Miss Don.
'f stated that she had crossed the
room and reached Tho dresser u uas
"hlN upon turning to leave tho room
IhHi she was aware of the fend's pres.
once. W Do" stepped from behind the
''or. drawing the Knife from tho
rH'aih. fh" ciri stopped. almost para.
~ o.. WIN iflEuf. Vow ! ID vet YOU.
lh" brute Missed as hc sprang toward
Dor With fhC weapon A. hc graspsd
Dor iN Tho throat and struck af her
WITH Tho knife Niee uuuicv partly rr.
'ol"ring from her FIRST terror. and
"'in iuc dorrcratrness ~ e "corncrcu
person. iusfiuCfivcly rraqpcd hts do
Fc"nding arm. holding 20 f a. no
made futile attempts 90 sink the blade
poi o her body in the struggle her
o .oihing was cut and iaeeed In several
places hy She knife. lille she received
numerous scratches ON the arms
slowly fhr breath was being choked
from her body by his left hand hut
rrc dared not loosen her grasp upon
Dis wrist A. last. however. win
tual despsirInr eTurf she freed her
throat and screamed as loudly az she