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Show GUIS' MSf ERIOUSLI IITAGKEB : -: A Ali-SEVERELY CUTON MCI fflBPJAB .. BAYtKET ON BUSIEST STREET M CITY have been all night, and I am satisfied satis-fied that the man, whoever he was, intended to out my throat, and he would have done so if I had not thrown back, my head when I saw his arm across my face. Fears, to Go Out. "I am so frightened that I am afraid to go out on the street, though I cannot think of a single reason why any one should do such a thing to me." In speaking- of the assault, Mary's mother said: Mother Is Mystified. ' . "The whole thing Is a mystery to me. The more I think of It the deeper It gets. Mary has always been a home girl, never caring to go out with boys. I have been awake all night trying to think Of some cause for such an attack as this, but I can think of none. I do hope that the man will be caught, whoever who-ever he Is. He could not have had anything any-thing against Mary. I fear that It la some crazy person, and that he may make a similar attack on some other glrL" Mr. Burton said: Beyond Comprehension. "The whole thing is a mystery to me. It Is beyond my understanding. 1 can-, not comprehend It. In the whole life of the child there is nothing to cause such an assault. As far as I know, there has never been an act in her life but would make a friend. I cannot understand un-derstand it, but heaven knows, I hope the murderous assailant will be caught." ' ' ' ' ' ' Mary Burton, Aged 16, Victim Vic-tim of Murderous. Assault; Puzzle That Officers Are Unable to Unravel. . h POINTS 1H MYSTERIOUS ASSAULT. jAs " - , S An unknown man attempted to' cut the threat of sixteen-year-old I 9) Mary Burton Monday afternoon about 4:30 o'clock. . , "X . i The "Jack the Slasher" wounded the girl In the neck. The gash is J long and deep, and almost severed an artery. Had it been a fraction of W an Inch lower. It would undoubtedly -have killed the girl. , JJ ' The scene of the mysterious assault was Main street, between First i ' South and Second South streets the busy heart of Salt Lke City. t Hundreds of persons were passing, yet so far as known none wit- W . ' i nessed the dastardly deed. . . 1 The girl can give no reason for the attempt upon her life. She has (S : no enemies, and has never had a romance. She goes to high school. She Is the daughter of Robert T. Burton, Jr., a stock broker. She did not see her assailant. He came from Tehind, and she saw - ! only his arm. She felt a stinging sensation, and was so dased and fright- ened that she did not realise what had happened. . The Sheriff and his deputies are mystified. They think the assailant mistook Miss Burton for some one 'else. - ' Praised by Friends. Several of Miss Burton's neighbors and young fjieodwere seen and, "3V'Hhj. out-exceptiotf they spoke of her unassuming unas-suming modesty and freedom from anything like guile. In speaking of the wound Dr. C. F. Wilcox said: Almost a Fatal Wound. "It was about two Inches in length and about half an Inch In depth. Had It been a fourth of an Inch deeper It would have severed an artery, and the result might have been fatal. Had the same cut been made two Inches lower on the neck It would have meant death." The cut Is Just under the chin on the right side. ' . Who la this murderous assailant, ana what was his object T Work on Two Theories. Sheriff Emery and his deputies are working along two theories. One is that the mysterious assailant mistook Miss Burton for some other woman. wo-man. They think it may have been the jealous husband or lover of a woman whom Miss Burton may resemble In appearance, ap-pearance, and that the wound the young high school girl received was intended for another. 1 , Deed of Insane man. The other theory Is that the blow was struck by an Insane man whose mania Is as dangerous as that of "Jack the Ripper"- who terrorized a portion of London several years ago. Others Are In Danger. If that theory Is the correct one the dangerous maniac is still at large and likely at any time to make a murderous assault upon any woman he may pass In the street. Points to "Maniac's Work. The fact that the assault upon Miss Burton was made In the busiest street In the city In broad daylight with hundreds hun-dreds of persons passing would Indicate that the insanity theory is the correct one. It hardly , seems probable that a sane man even though Inflamed by Jealousy Jeal-ousy would run so great a risk. He would wait until he could come upon his victim in a secluded spot where risk of detection would be small. . 1 t 22"v DF. -Walker- building. - Two -minutes In the presence of Miss Burton will convince anyone that she Is modest, without a trace of the coquette. Goes to High School. She is a pupil of the West Side high school and Is known by her teachers and fellow pupils as an Industrious student, one who Is given more to her studies than to play. In school she is known as one who wishes to answer "prepared" every morning when the roll is called. She Is not In the habit of going out in the evening. When she does attend a dance or the theater, It is usually with her father or mother. To a Telegram reporter Miss Burton told her story Tuesday morning. BY MARY BURTON. "I attend the West Side High school. I left school Monday afternoon about 3:30 o'clock and came right home. I had a little lunch and then went down to papa's office In the D. F. Walker block. I wanted to see papa about something. I remained there for perhaps per-haps five minutes and left the office about fifteen or twenty minutes past 4 o'clock. - Hurried to Meet Sister. ' "I had told my little sister when I left home that I would meet her on the Clock corner' in a few minutes, and I was afraid that she would be waiting. So I walked as fast as I could. You know, there are lots of people in town, and I did not want sister to wait for me very long. Saw a Man's Arm "I came up on the west side of Main street and had just passed the alley above the old Teasdel store when some one came up behind me, on the left side. I know that it was a man by the glimpse of the sleeve which I saw, as I saw the arm across my face. Felt Stinging Sensation. "I thought . that it was some one A mysterious and nrpbabipr murder-. murder-. us attack was made upon Mary Burton, aged 16 years, daughter, of Robert T. Burton, Jr., Monday afternoon. ' With' a raxor or some other sharp ln-' ln-' etrument, an unknown man attempted ' r to cut the girl's throat. In Heart of City. The attack was made while the young woman was in Main street between First ' South and Second South streets,; the busiest thoroughfare in the city about 4:30 o'clock when hundreds of persons per-sons were in the street, and yet so quietly quiet-ly and so quickly was it made that the Incident escaped observation. . ft yet remains a puxzle to the Sheriff - and his force to whom It was reported. Who the person Is or what his motive ; was Is as much a mystery to Miss Burton Bur-ton as It Is to the officers. ; XS Cut Under Chin. Ci aucn n sssault could take place in Main street at one of the busiest hours of the day seems impossible, yet the deep cut under Miss Burton's chin etands as evidence of the murderous as- :sault. Is there a Jack the Slasher at large in Salt Lake? If so who will Jse his next victim? ; If not, what was the cause of ft murderous assault Monday? Who is ' tie attempted murderer and what was his object? 2Jo Motive Apparent. ' ' There Is nothing In the case to admit of the suggestion of a Jealous lover, ' nothing of a personal spite that can be thought of either by the young lady or her parents. As far as Is known, the assault was " that of a mysterious person, who faded ' from view as suddenly as he appeared. . Case Full of Mystery Not in years has a case with as much mystery presented itself to the officers, of the law of Salt Lake as this one. If the wound which the would-be murderer Inflicted had been two Inches lower on the neck of Miss Burton, the young lady would now undoubtedly be dead Instead of alive to tell her story of the assault. Eas Not an Enemy. And yet when her story is told, with : that of her parents and neighbors. It , - only adds to the mystery. She has no rejected lover in fact has never had a lover; has not an enemy on earth as far as she knows. "I lay awake all night thinking if there was anyone who would want to injure me, but I can think of no one," said Miss Burton Tuesday morning. I Her father and mother are equally at ,' a loss to account for the assault Who the Victim Is. Hiss Mary Burton Is the slxteen-year-Jold daughter of Mn and Mrs. Robert T. Burton, Jr., and lives with her parents at S9 East North Temple street. Her father t Is a stoc broker with an office at room who was going to put bis arm around my neck, but why ha should do so I did not know. The next moment I felt a stinging sensation under my chin. Saw Blood on Hand. ' "It was all so sudden that I did not know what to do or say. I put my hand to my face, where I felt the sting, and when I looked at my hand I saw blood. Dazed by the Attack. "I was so scared Jiat I caught the' arm of a lady who was passing and walked .with her for a short time. She asked me If I was hurt and I said that I did not know. You see. It was ail so sudden that I did not know if l was hurt much or not I did not feel any pain at the time, only a stinging sensation sensa-tion where you see I was cut. Went to a' Doctor. "With my handkerchief on the bleed-lng bleed-lng place I went at once to the office of Dr. C. F. Wilcox and he sewed the wound up. "I have no Idea who it was that cut me; It was all done so quickly that I did not have time to think. I have not an enemy In the world, as far as I know, much less do I know of any one who would try to do. anything like this, . Thinks Murder Was Intended. "I have thought of what might |