Show MA MASKED KED VILLAIN ASSAULTS TWO GIRLS ON THE STREET A severe pounding over the head with wih an aj umbrella and lusty screams for help defeated the purpose pUrO of f a masked am ked ruf ruffian finn fian fan who attacked e two if girls on Fifth South street str et between West Vet Temple and First vye t late last evening The fellow was chased chae several blocks block by a couple of men but finally succeeded in eluding bin hia pursuers The young women vomer whose names could not be learned were walking home from front town alone when they were attacked As they reached a dark place in the th sidewalk near the te middle of the block a man who whid was wa described as block who being being tall tail tl and slender and having a ablack ablack ablack black mask masic over over his face suddenly stepped out from behind a tree and grabbed one of the young women by bythe bythe bythe the collar colar of her dress With a scream she Jerked away from him tearing her collar colar off of to free herself and continued screaming for help elp Her plucky pluck com corn companion companion panion promptly jumped d to her assist assistance assistance ance ace and began plying her h r umbrella over the head of ofte the ruffian with wih telling effect e L Attracted by the screams of the girls girl C J Crabtree and a da a n friend who were a short distance away came caIe running to the te scene Hearing them th m coming the ruffian sped westward w stward on the te street pursued by the two fw men They Tey chased him several blocks blacko but the fellow dodged through a block and quickly disappeared from sight The thoroughly r frightened girls had bad hadin hadIn badin in the meantime run gun Jn into the house house of an old lady Jady nearby and were later safely conducted home hom by the neighbors neighbor who were aroused by the ex cx excitement e After losing track track of their man Mr Crabtree and friend came up town and notified the police of the matter m ter An officer made madean an ainest investigation ton in the vicinity but could find no trace of the ruffian rf n |