The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-10-14
BATTLES WITH An INTRUDER
Man Leaps from Window of Boarding
House and Escapes and Search for
Him is Being Made all Over Western
Part Of the County.
From Monday IS Daily

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The people of the village Of Salem
were aroused this morning over a dast-
ardly assault made at an early hour
today on Miss Mary Brockmeier of
Whitewater, who is teacher at the
Salem schools. just after one o'clock
this morning an unknown man entered
the room of Miss Brockmeier at the
Sherman boarding house in Salem and
made sensational attack on her. Miss
Brockmeier shouted for help and the
man leaped from the window of the
room and escaped. Since that time
people of the village OF Salem with the
ties from other towns in the western
part of the county have been searching
for the man. Salem is much aroused
over the sensational attack on the
young woman and Sheriff Stahl is
maintaining large force of deputies
in the village with orders to bring the
man to Kenosha just as soon as he is
arrested Miss Brockmeier was hyster-
zeal this morning and she suffered ter
ribly from fright and from her fight
with her would-be assailant.
The Sherman boarding house adjoins
the Foster store in Salem and Miss
Brockmeier had made her home there
since she came to Salem to teach with
the opening of the school term. She
had been reading in her room until a
late hour Sunday night and when she
retired just before midnight she
heard no one in the neighborhood Of
her room. She was awakened just af-
ter one clock to find a man standing
over her bed. The young woman made
an effort to get up when the fellow
seized her. She struggled with him and
began to call for help and the man at
tempted to choke her. Finding that
other people in the house had been
awakened he released the young woman
and jumped out of the window. When
other people from the boarding house
reached the room Of the teacher she was
in such highly nervous state that she
was unable to give any definite descrip-
tion of the man. AS soon as possible
posse was organized and search was
made about the village but no sus-
picious parties were found Sheriff
Stahl was notified of the assault just
after five clock this morning and he
left at once for Salem to take charge
of the hunt for the man.. He returned
just before noon declaring that no ar
rests had been made in the case. The
sheriff declared that it was his opinion
that the man had entered the place
with the intention of robbery. He had
visited several other rooms and had
secured a gold watch and bracelet
both belonging to Miss Brockmeier but
nothing else had been taken from the
house. The sheriff declared that Miss
Brockmeier was still hysterical this
morning. The room in which the at
tack took place was dark and her only
chance to see the man was when he
was at the window before his escape.
She declared that it would be imposs-
ible for her to describe him.
The sheriff declared that he was
hopeful that the man would be under
arrest before the day was over. Miss
Brockmeier was at her school this
morning but she was still suffering from
the results of her experience with the
midnight marauder.
81 believe that this man entered the
house with the idea of robbery and
that the assault on Miss Brockmeier
was an impulsive one and not premed-
iated,'' said the sheriff after his return
from Salem. CT have no clew to the
identity of the man but there seems to
be reason to believe that he is Salem
man and if he is, it is probable that his
arrest will be effected before the day
is over. The people of the village are
aroused against the fellow and if he
is caught they will insist that he be
punished to the fullest extent of the
law