Deseret Evening News | 1904-01-18 | Page 8 | Hattie Pitcher Arrested

HATTI E PiTCh E R Alt U ESIE I IA A Young School Teacher Charged Chor cd With Wih Felonious Assault Assaul Sioux City Cly a n J Jan n Pit Pitcher Pt Pitcher cher tho the young woman oman school schol teacher who asserted she had been lIeen shot bound and gagged last Tuesday night In him II tim tho thI nen hotel at lt Sillier Miller ler S 1 I D was to today today day arrested on a n warrant sworn out nit by Iy half hall a 11 dozen prominent business businessmen men tacit of ot Miller She Sho Is charged with wih as its assault II sault with wih Intent to commit felony and Ind administering either cither to 10 Wilbur Wibur Quirk guirk for tor the th purpose of ot robbery Quirk was UHS WiS a clerk cleri in u Il drug store at Miller MicI On Tuesday night he was held lucId up by hi b two masked persons Peron bound hound gagged and amid after oter havIng been made un unconscious unconscious conscious by hy the use of ot ether Ither watt was WAt tied to tn an ito Iron bed where he wits waa found round the th next lext 11 morning In n it serious condition He lie could not glye n mt I description of his Ild assailants and tho tIm affair remained a mystery Miss Pitcher Picher at lt first said sall she had been bern shot accidentally ac She took the tha thI sheriff to the place and pointed out time the revolver with which the wound waa WI In Dieted but wih would not say sn who shot her hor Drops of blood were found leading from the drug store hero Quirk um Wid assaulted to the hotel Other arrest are aro ar promised