The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-11-20
ESTABLISHED 1854.
BIND AND GAG A LADY
Mrs. w. II. Axes Bound and Gagged
at Her Home Southwest of leon
Tuesday by Two Masked Men.

sault was made on Mrs. W. H. Axes
at her home on the old Jasper
Record farm 2 II miles southwest OF
Leon Tuesday afternoon about. )
O'clock Tuesday afternoon, when
struck Mrs. Axes over the. head with
something, tied her hands, placed
a gag in her mouth, and ransacked
At the time of the assault Mrs.
Axes was talking over the phone % to
at the home of Roy Hines, neigh
mark, Is, here's two men" and
that was the last of the conversa-
ton, and she supposed Mrs Axes
had hung up the cp phone. o;ab6ut Ab6ut
was passing by and found Mrs.
Axes lying. in the road near, the Lit
tie River bridge. and her two year
old baby with her. He secured as
sistance and Mrs. Axes was taken
to the home W OF 6; ohinsSag L; Sage nearby; aGG
called, who found she was suffering
there being a large lump raised.
After recovering somewhat Mrs:
Axes said as she heard slight
noise while talking at the phone she
turned around and saw two men
wearing masks, who grabbed her.
and in the scuffle she knocked the
cap Off the head of one of the men,
and says he had dark curly hair and
was a large man, the other being
somewhat smaller. One of them
strcuR her over the head with what
she thought was a revolver, and that
was the last she remembered for
som time, and when she recovered
CONSCIOUSNESS the baby was crying.
She managed to get hold of the
child and started down the road,
but became exhausted about 100
yards from the house, and could go
no farther.
neighbor. Gid Sage left home about
noon and went to the c. r. Fiercy
sale northwest OF Leon, and dfucr
the sale was over they drove down
near Pleasanton on business, a1d
they did not reach home until about
g o'clock that evening.
The other children of M. and
Mrs. Axes were at school, and
Howard Sage went down after them
and took them to the Sage home. A
batch OF bread. was all ready to put
in the stove, and after getting, the
children the house was closed AM
sheriff Fulton beng notified phoned
bloodhounds, who arrived in Leon
at 3 o'clock yesterday morning,
driving here in an auto. They wait
ed until about six o'clock and then
started the dogs on the trail. They
picked up a scent and followed it
straight north through the fields,
Painter home just west of Leon,
then north to the Decatur road at
the home of J. c. johnson, then
west to Decatur, where the dogs
kept on the trail strong all the time
until they reached the sidewalk in
Decatur, and here the trail was lost,
and Mr.. Thomas said it was useless
to try and follow it farther. He re-
Everything in the Axes home was
turned topsy turvey, the drawers in
the side board, dresser. and other
things being pulled out and scatter
ed over the floor, chairs were up
side down, and signs of 2 scuffle
were evident Mr.. Axes had no
money in the home, but they had
War Savings Stamps and bonds. and
some notes and other papers; but he
an examination as to whether any
of them had been taken or not
The little two year old baby was
badly frightened, and all dow yester-
DIV would be scared and commence
CRYING if arv strange person came
near her. She probably is able to
realize something of the terrible
scene when the men attacked her
mother
Mr.. Axes has ffered a reward for
$500 for the arrest and conviction
of the guilty. rarties. but having a |
good start, it. is hardly likely they
will be arnreherded.