San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-22
WOMAN SEIZED
. BY INSANE MAN
AND ASSAULTED
Kidnapped on Downtown
Street and Thrown Into
Automobile.
PRISONER TWO HOURS
Horrible Story Of Mistreat-
ment Told Police by
Frail Woman.
PRISONER TWO HOURS

Mrs. Lillian Terry, 20, of Dallas,
Tex, was kidnapped while on street
in the heart of the business district of
San Antonio at $3.50 o'clock Sunday
night. Held prisoner by a man, be-
lieved by police to be insane. the woman
was rescued by officers at 80 o'clock
Monday morning after having, she
claims. been twice assaulted.
Detectives are holding a 22-year-old
man. identified by the woman as her
assailant. He gives Dallas as his home.
| Police say he is the man who created
a reign of terror among residents near
where Dwyer avenue terminates at the
northern edge of the United States
arsenal, in this city, month ago by
his wild demonstrations. He is said to
h been released from an asylum a
year ago.
With his apprehension an automobile
which Austin police requested local po-
lice to maintain n search for, was re-
covered. Police Chief Griffin of Aus
tin wired officers here Saturday re-
questing the man now In custody be
detained il found.
Mrs. Terry frail little woman. is
the wife Of Hugh Terry, "A. They give
Dallas as their home and said for sew
cral weeks they had been living at the
camping grounds in Breckenridge park.
Says Man Drew Gun on Her.
Mrs. Terry had attending moving
picture show, according TO her state
ment 10 the police, H& husband was
waiting for her, having parked his au-
tomobile on Alamo Plaza where they
we're to meet at $3.50 o'clock. When
his wife failed to return after two
hours, Terry reported the fact TO the
police and asked assistance in a search
for her.
According to the statement made by
the woman, she was en- route to Alamo
plaza at Q 80, but lost her way. While
on dimly lighted side street, she says
she was halted by the man who ad-
dressed her by an endcaring term. When
she protested. she said the man got a
shotgun from an automobile. cooked it
and threatened to kill her if she gave
an alarm.
Was Thrown Into Car.
Paralyzed by fear, she could offer
little resistance, Sc said. when he
grabbed her by the throat and threw
her into the automobile. He then drove
rapidly away.
Detective Ruhnke and Sergeant Proc
tor, the latter OF the military police,
found Mrs. TerreJ at l 80 Monday
morning near the extreme northern
terminus of New Braunfels avenue, at
the eastern edge of Alamo Heights, after
resident had summoned the police.
Her alleged assailant was taken into
custody by Sergeant Proctor as he was
en- route to the city, after wing en-
gagged a service car.
Was Twice Attacked.
In a statement. to Detective Sergeant
Hopkins, Mrs. Terry said that after
having lost her direction while en- route
to Alamo plaza, she was accosted by
the stranger. who, she said, addressed
her as Hello Sweetness" When she
protested being accosted, telling HIM
she was married woman, she declared
he went into rage, grabbed the shot
gun, and Selling her by the throat,
threw her into the automobile.
when ] got into the car" said Mrs.
Terry, sit seemed to me that he was
going away from town. We did not go
through the main part of the city. He
tried to make me believe he was a sol
der and an officer of the law and also
a chauffeur. He told me he was going
TO take me to Laredo, Mexico, and that
l would never see my husband again.
1--WE drove around for about two
hours and stopped in the woods some
where. not far from where he parked
the car. He forced me cut OF the car
in the woods and we struggled for what
seemed to me an hour. but | was scared
and l guess it was not that long. L
finally had to give in to him. /
hoalr into tho and
and drove toward town. We ran out
of gas. He turned the car r. md and
ran il down the hill trying to start it.
/ begged him to get som" gas 50 that
we could get back TO town and he said, |
well. in a little bit" He kept on say |
ing this and finally he attacked me
again.
HE said that he was going to take !
me to Mexico and Tut me in rooming |
house where ] would have to make |
money. When be started after the rs
/ tried to pursuade him TO let me 60 ]
with him. He finally let me. but told !
me, if / whimpered like i wanted |
to get away, he would blow my |
brains out. I went with him and while |
he was in the house getting the gas l |
told an old man my trouble. He didn't |
seem to appear like he wanted to pay |
any attention to me. The old man |
seemed to be scared. too. When he saw |
me talking TO the old man lac came rum
ming out. ! was holding on to the old |
man and he tried to make me turn him |
loose. ] held on to him and this is
when / got away :, om him. This was /
the last / saw of him.
Il then ran and reached smother /
house This is where the Officer found
me- told the people about it and they
the pn''se." !