Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
W 0 M A N
IN
FOR
HOUR
Mrs. j. H. GIassman, Sick,
Struggles With Negro In.
trUder to Protect Her
Seven Children.

Mrs. !. H. elassman, aged "A, 26O7
Bristol street, mother of seven chill
dren, was the victim Of attempted as
sault BY negro Of huge stature in
her home last night.
Her oldest son, Earl, found her
lying on the floor at midnight in an
unconscious condition, with a chlor-
,oformed handkerchief gag in her
mouth.
A purse containing $3s, all the
money the woman had, which she
kept inside her corset, was taken
ffom her by the asailant.
Wages Terrific Battle.
The woman, whose youngest child
is six months old. gave terrific bat
tie to the intruder, for nearly half
an hour then fell on the hoorain an
unconscious condition. Torn cloth
ing and hanks Of her hair were
flung about the floor amid the up
turned furniture and dining room Z
table, evidence of her fierce strug
gle.
A negro partner Of the assailant
was posted at the front door of the :
house as a lookout and held her
imprisoned in the house while her
assailant committed his attack upon
the frail woman. Six children,
ranging in age from six months to
10 years old, were asleep during the
mothers struggle
Don't Kill MY Baby"
"Oh my baby, my baby, don't Kill
my baby. Get away from me, you
brute. That's all ~the money I've
got" she kept crying in dclirium
during the night. AT an early hour
this morning, the hysterical woman
was still in a serious condition, at
home under the care of a physician
Incoherently, she told her story
to detectives who later secured the
city in an effort to catch the two
desperadoes.
Il heard somebody at the win
dow in the rear room. ] telephoned
to my brother, Alfred Pape who
visited me early in the evening.
While L was at the phone ] saw
a. flashlight id the kitchen. / ran
to the front door to escape but was
confronted By another negro who
stood on the porch. When / turn
ed around to go to my babies. !
was struck by club,
"I'll kill your babies if you don't
come across with some money" the
brute said.
Pursued Her in House.
Here, the woman fell into a sec
ond faint and it was several minutes
before she was revived. AS best
she could, she continued her story,
Il tried to, get out Of the dining
room window hut he jumped over
the chairs and table after me. He
caught me and demanded money
again. | pleaded with him to let
me alone. That's all the money
got. Please don't kill my babies,
l cried to. him. when he raised II
SAP ready 10 kill me. But he tore
my hair and clothes, then put a gag
in my mouth that smelled of chloro-
form, and j knew no more"
Buttons and bits of the woman's
clothing were strewn about the floor.
Found By Son.
The oldest son, Earl, 18 years old,
employed at the Drexel Pharmacy,
found his mother lying in the door-
way of the dining room at midnight.
He entered the Nhouse through the
back door and stumbled over the
Unconscious body of his mother, ly-
ing in the doorway Of the dining
room. Mr.. Glassman was at Liii-
coin attending the legislative meet
ings The little girls were still
asleep when the oldest son entered
the house.
Neighbor Hears Noise.
Miss Mary O'neil, living next
door, said she heard a peculiar noise
in the GlaSsman home about II
o'clock but paid no perticular atten-
ton to it.
The bureaus in two of the bed-
rooms were ransacked, and blue
steel revolver stolen out of one of
the drawers, The window through
which the assailant entered was COW
cred with mud and footprints. The
unmasked negro used barrel -
climb to the window.
Screams Over Phone.
Alfred Pape. 303i Emmett street.
brother of Mrs. Glassman, sped to
the Glassman home when he heard
the screams of the woman over the
telephone. He told police he saw
two negroes running north on
Twenty-eighth street on his way TO
TO the Glassman home. The Glass
man children, James is. Robert ~
Ruth 10. Bessie 6, Florence ?, and
Eleanor 6 months old. were asleep
IN Bedroom set off from the room
wherein the mother waged her ter
rifle struggle.
Mr.. Glassman is employed at the
court house.
Negroes Visit House.
The telephone was lying on the
floor when the son arrived home,
caused BY the negro's lunge at the
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