Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-06-13 | Page 7 | Wild Tale is Told

WILD TALE IS TOLD, Husband Claims Wife Is Victim of Outrage by Thieves. Special to The Tribune. LOS AXGELES, Cal . Juno 12 If the story told to the detectives tonight Is a true statement of what happened to her, Mrs. W. E. Alexander Is tho victim of ono of the most dastardly crimes ever committed by thieves In this city. She is the wife of "William E. Alexander, who three months ago was dismissed from the pollco forco because he paid more attention atten-tion to the Ascot races than to his police duties According to his story to the officers', of-ficers', he returned to his home. 1214 Birch street, this afternoon and could not tlnd his wife Woman Is Helpless. The woman Is a helpless Invalid and cannot lea'o her bed without assistance Tho bed wott empty and for u tlmo no trace ol her could bo found. Alexander says he finally found her In a clothes closot, bound hand and foot, with an miller garment tied securely about her head To him sho stated that sho had falli n asleep, but was awakened by bearing bear-ing two men talking. When she opened her eves sho found that sho had been P0CUr lv tied ami blindfolded. The non told her to remuln dulet and sho did SO Lifting her from the bed. tho thieves placed her In tho cIonoi and closel the door. Then they ransacked the house, searching everywhere for money. They f,, jiid about $ No description of them could he secured by tho detectives, for tho reason that their alleged victim did not see thonv her face having been covered before sho was awakened bj their voices. The detectives do not believe the Story, Alexander has had no regular employment employ-ment since he was dismissed from tho pollco force, and no person would sup-poso sup-poso he had mone In his house. Ho declares de-clares the J1 stolen was tho only money be had In the world.