Evening star., 1946-01-26
Armed Man Routed
After Beating Girl
In Assault ATTEMPT

A pretty, 18-year-old Recon-
Istruction Finance Corp. stenog-
rapher was badly beaten early
today by an armed man who
entered her firSt-f1oor bedroom
through a window and attempt
ed to assault her, police reported
today.
The girl, Jane Lartz, who was
graduated from Calvin Coolidge
High School last summer, told po-
lice she kicked the masked man in
the chest with both feet when he
ripped the covers off the bed and
knocked him to the floor.
Her screams awoke her mother,
Mrs. Sara Lartz, and Marine Corpl.
William R. Gibbons, %, of Quantico,
Va, friend of Miss Lartz's brother,
John F. Lartz, jr., who was a guest
at the LartZ home, 207 Quackenbos
street NV. The Marine obtained a
pistol and exchanged shots with the
fleeing man on the street.
Awakened at 3 AM
Miss Lartz told police she was
awakened at about am. by a voice
warning her, 1--WE got AS. Don't
scream At first, Miss Lartz said,
she thought she was having a night
mare, but when the voice repeated
the warning she opened her eyes
and saw tall man with a dark
scarf over his face" standing beside
the bed.
Miss Lartz said she screamed for
help, and the intruder struck her on
the face with pistol, inflicting sew
eral deep cuts and a number of
bruises over the left eye, behind her
ear and on her nose and cheek.
Her screams awakened her mother
and the Marine. Mrs. Lartz obtained
a .32-caliber pistol and gave it to
Corpl. Gibbons
Meantime. Miss Lartz said, the
masked man had jumped out of the
window. Corpl. Gibbons said the
man was nearly block away when
he came out the front door.
Fires Two Shots:
He told police he fired two shots
in the air to frighten the man into
stopping and the intruder fired one
shot in return before disappearing
The girl was taken to Garfield
Hospital for treatment, where four
stitches were taken in the cut be-
hind her ear and over her eye. She
returned to her home later.
Police later recovered the girls
purse from the street in front of the
Lartz home. The contents were
strewn wildly about.
Meanwhile, police are investigat-
ing the possibility that the same
man might be involved in burglary
attempts in the same neighborhood,
committed during the night by a
man answering the same general
description
Market Owner Slugged.
Earlier, police said, a man at
tackled George P. Kreger, 40, pro-
prietor of the Temple Market, l4Ol
Seventeenth street NV, in front
Of Mr.. Kreger's home at 1889 Que
Sada street NV. Mr.. Kreger re-
ported he was preparing to enter
the house at 1925 pm. when the
man struck him on the head with
blunt instrument.
Police also reported another Incl
dent in the home of Marcus Cohen,
80, manager of the Hechinger Build
ing Materials Co., who lives at lit
Oglethorpe street NV. Mr.. Cohen
told police he was aroused at $50
am. by the noise of some one run
ming down the stairs. He said the
man apparently had entered his
bedroom and took a bathrobe, pair
of shorts, trousers and a billfold
containing s6.
Suspects Pants Burglar.
Then, the man entered an adjoin-
ing bedroom where his l1-year-old
daughter, Doris. was sleeping with
a girl friend, Leila Baskin, II, of
6514 Seventh street NV, and took
Clothing belonging to the Baskin
child and a watch and 81 belonging
to Doris.
Mr.. Cohen told police he believed
the intruder was the pants burglar"
who was active here a year ago
Police later reported the articles of
clothing from the Cohen home were
found block away in Fort Slocum
Park.
An hour later, according to police,
Euclid E. Testu, 81. of SIG Under
wood street NV, was accosted by
man yearing a light-colored over
coat in the 500 block of Underwood
street. He said the man had
shiny object" in his hand and
quoted the man as saying, This is
a holdupl"
Mr.. Testu told police he ignored
the man and kent walking