Show lr I N 0 AnACKI ATTACKS I THREE WOMEN IN SAN fRAN FRANCISCO ISCO I Dark Strangler Strangled Suspected Suspect Suspect- ed Man Scared Away Before Crime Committed I I ONE UNDER ARREST Screams Bring Help to Two Women and Assailant Assail Assail- ant Is Beaten Off SAN FRANCISCO De DeCo Dec 6 6 United Press dark strangler strangler stran- stran Return Press Return of the gler charged with the the murders of twelve elderly Pacific coast women was believed indicated today with reports of three fresh tresh attacks in San Francisco In each case the fiend was fri frightened frightened fright fright- ened away before he had accomplished pUshed his purpose purpose While the attempted outrages wei wele e not believed perpetrated by bythe bythe bythe the same man the fiend figuring in one intended assault was virtually identified as the swarthy foreign looking degenerate believed belle re responsible responsible responsible re- re for Cor the slaying of women ln Oregon California Oregon and Washing Wash n. n v. v Tile The attempted outrages all occurred oc oc- d in early darly morning hours t to today to- to day Mrs May Butler 30 a rooming ho house se maid was awakened by a aman aman aman man to whom she had rented a room Sunday He lie leaned over o her bed and admonishing her to re remain remain ren re- re main n quiet attempted to attack her HAS ASSISTANT When she struggled a second man entered the room and assisted the first who answered In almost every detail the d description of ot the twelve time murderer Steps on the stairway frightened them away before Mrs Butler lost consciousness The second attempted attack was as upon Mrs Irene who was preparing to retire with her two small children A man entered the unlocked front door and began to disrobe Mrs oIls screamed and awoke William Snyder 78 residing next door Snyder hastily dressed and entering the home beat off the fiend with a cane Mrs Jessie was awakened awakened awakened awak awak- ened In the house she occupied alone by a man beside he her bed Despite his threats she screamed loudly enough to attract Pat Ger- Ger haw walking past the house houge Ger- Ger haw v forced entrance and the at attacker attacker attacker at- at fled EUGENE UGENE Ore Dec 6 United Press Press Press-A A man giving tho name name of oC Morris lorris was held for Investigation investigation investigation here today In connection with the murders of Mrs Bl Blanche Myers of Portland November 29 I and Mrs Florence F. F of Seattie Seattle Seattle Se Se- attle attie November 23 |