| Show DARING ATTEMPT A villian tries to rob a woman in broad daylight yesterday during the progress of the auction sale at the Loch nitz markstone Mar of the most daring attempts at it has been the province of a newspaper man to record ot recent years was enacted was present at the sale making a few small purchases and there was also a tall young fellow dressed and newly bartered who closely watched the and when aha went out at the rear door the fellow followed her put one of his hands 0 er her mouth and the other on her throat and proceeded to choke her she screamed as best she could when alie would be rubber who now had one hand in her purse containing 15 realizing that he would be caught if he dallied much longer released his hold upon the woman and her money seized her parasol and gloves and escaped through the alley east of Ha slams butcher shop mrs fawkes who is in a delicate state of health fainted from strangulation and the attendance of a physician was required to restore her the scoundrel knew she had money having seen her buying a few articles at the sale and resolved upon stealing it it was a bold i desperate attempt as the store was full of people and the act w as committed near to the rear door aj soon as able the poor woman baethe police a description of the but up to a late hour last night lie had not been apprehended herald jelv 12 |
