The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-15
KIRKLAND GIRL IS
SLAIN BY SLUcCER
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ficers whom they deem qualified %
carry on volunteer patrol work
More siuooer Victims
All reports OF missing persons on
file at police headquarters have
been checked over. but none OF
them record woman dressed as
the victim.
City.wide horror and Indignation
has reached high pitch following
tho discovery OF the murdered
woman. and four attacks made by
men on women late Saturday.
Women 70 Meet
4 mass meeting was called for
women TO meet At the Good Esis
cafeteria at ? p m "Wednesday by
Womeu's Good Government league.
20 obtain first-hand accounts from
slugTcr victims, and devise meant
OF protection.
People Of beacon hill. determined
20 protect their women from slug.
ger attacks. vill meet az Beacon
Hiii school Tuesday evening 10 out.
line plans for public safety
Citizens patrols ara already on
tho Job. and dozens OF men In the
Green Lake district turned out Sun
day night 10 search for man whp
vas found in the home Of Mn. 5
Eh.lm. SOS y. s8rd n
The woman and her daughter
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screaming when they found him
there. lie followed them from the
house, then ran up tho street
Shots Fired ., slueaer
n. u. Schroeder. fireman aboard
the fireboat Snoqualmle. who lives
next door. heard tho screams and
reached the scene q second after.
He fired shots at the fleeing man
but failed 90 bit him
Later police officers. with SerEt
Gus Hasselblad. arrested w Nord
Eren. 30. at tooth -. and i4th ave
y. W. on suspicion that he was the
man. but Mrs. Ehcim could no, def
uitely identify him.
Sordgren insisted that he was on
his war home from a store. where
he had purchased ciEarets. but he
IA silil held at police headquarter'
for investigation
Girl erusally Attacked
The most brutal attack Satur
day night was made on Miss Geor
zine TAYLOR. s005 Aahworth ave. q
telephone operator. who was knock
ed unconscious as she stepped from
the door Of the Kenwood exchange
Office. 18th ave. y. r and r. 65th st.
at s o'clock
She was found PROSTATE by 4
company employe who left the
building five minutes after Miss
Taylor.
Fifteen minutes earlier Mrs.
Krath. 2l33 LaurelshRde ave. was
seized by the hair. struck over the
head and pulled into the brush near
Walk /. on I.aurelshade ave.
This would tend TO confirm the
theory that more than ono degener
ate is terrorizing women In the city
Found Dared
She was found. dazed and moan
Ing. by George Eyton. OF the house
boat Kumback Altho she told q
disconnected story, hairpins and
signs OF n struggle were found In
the brush.
About p. m. Saturday, n man
chased Mrs. T.. J Vine. 1907 27tf
ave. He graspod her three times
but she succeeded in breaking away
and finally escaped. Mt eth ave.
near Union at
Mrs. Vine reported 10 the police
when she arrived downtown. and
said she had noticed the same man
picking mushrooms In vacant loi
near her home In the afternoon. She
described him ps being about . feet
g inches tall. % years OF age. and
wearing soft gray hat. tan coat
dark trousers and tan shoes.
AZ $50 p. m. Mrs. August Mich
lotti. 1922 18th ave. s., was attacked
by n man who came to her door rs
map salesman. He attempted "a
grasp the woman. She fought and
the man fled.
Erse Jansen, 10, 560s Empire
way. carried her fathers revolver
TO protect herself from attack when
she went on an errand Saturday
evening When she stumbled and
fell the gun discharged and wound
ed her In the right leg.
DR.. II. 7 Buckner and John Ore
her. newspaper reporter. we're bruis
cd and cut when the city ambulance
colded with Madison 81. cable
car at 18th ave. and Madison ST.
while answering the call for Mrs. J
Krath.
Fourteen slugger suspects have
been arrested by the police during
the last 80 hours.
Three were held for further lnves
tigation. The others were released
after proving their identity and trac
ing their actions to the satisfaction
OF the police.