Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-27
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Stranger Appears and Delivers
Young Woman From
Negro Assailant
SHE FIGHTS WITH HATPIN

Ar unidentified foreigner may come 'or-
ard and receive the heartfelt praise OF
Mist Leila Brown. 27l5 Madison street.
Who was attacked by a huge negro last
evening at Twenty-se, enth and V streets.
The young woman was on her way home
when a negro accosted and seized her.
lighting desperately for several min
utes 5abbins her assailant with n hatrin
several times in telling blows, she was
at out to faint when the Tescuer appeared
no caused the negro to run. Since that
time nothing has been seen or heard OF
ether of the men.
Miss Brown told the local police that
the negro had grabbed her and thrown
her down on the ground, She described
the negro as chocolGte-colored, about 30
years old, short and stout and wearing
dark clothes.
valuable watch stolen.
c. Vince, 25O1 N street, South Side, re-
ported the loss of a valuable open-fa ced
gold watch. stolen from his vest yester-
day while the latter was hanging from
nail in the restaurant he operates.
The police are looking for a man whom
Vince suspects of making away with the
valuable.
Fined for Assault.
Police Judge Reed landed heavily on
Robert Sleeves negro, who assaulted Leo
Blalack, 256 South Twenty-seventh street
Tuesday evening. In the melee, for which
there was no cause, according to the tes-
tmony this morning in police court Of
participants. Blalack sustained a four
inch cut in the middle of his forehead
What instrument was used is not known.
The cut was all but fracture.
According to Blalack, he and his room
mate were in their room on the night of
the fight, when Sleeves and another
man came up and attempted a fight.
Failing in their purpose they returned a
second time and the cutting resulted.
Mrs. Antonio Skrupa Dead.
Mrs Antonia skrupa, aged Sc years,
died suddenly at her home. 56S South Sew
enteenth street, at IL o'clock Thursday
morning. Death followed an attack Of
paralysis.
Mrs Skrupa is survived by six sons,
three daughters and twenty-six grand
children. She had resided in the South
Side for twenty-nine years. Her husband,
Thomas, died fourteen years ago.
Mrs. HATES Funeral Sunday.
The funeral OF Mrs. L. A. Hiatt, wife
OF the automobile man, who was burned
to death, following a coal oil explosion
at her home, 22O5 Q street, Wednesday
evening at 5 o'clock, will be held Sunday
afternoon. The services will be held al
St. Luke's church, Twenty-fourth and
! Vinton streets. Rev. Schafer officiating
Interment will be made in Graceland
Park cemetery.
MnEic City Gossip.
Comfy slippers. all colors, Soc, 81. N.2
pair Cressey.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Aldrich are rejoit
| ing at the birth of a daughter at thei
! home. The child was born on NoVemoe
2. Mrs. Aldrich was formerly Miss Dor
| Hasburg.
| A te e hone message from Missouri Val
| ley informed local police officers that
| Ford touring car had been stolen fror
| r.. +. Yoningerman of that place som
! time yesterday.
New Gypsy, lace and bottom, dun kid
Just received. Cresscy.
The South Size neighborhood Bible clas
| met with Mrs &. NJ. Day, 422S SOut
! Twentieth street, Wednesday morning q
| 10 O'Clock Twenty women were in al
| tendance,
Tut six members OF Coach Patton
| south Side High school foot ball team TC
turned from Norfolk last. evening ate
The Same. The rCma niF & members Q
the squad will stay viii relatives in tn
town several days.
New velvet GyDgy lace Hack blu