Ogden Evening Standard | 1910-11-30 | Page 1 | Suspects Arrested

Three Attacks by Negroes Ne-groes on Defenseless Defense-less Women Chicago. Nov. 30 Three attacks on women recently bv negroes have aroused residents In the neighborhood of Fifty-sixth street anil Monroe avenue. ave-nue. Ten negro suspects were arrest ed after last night's attack on Miss Madeline Kobard. All the assaults, which included robbery rob-bery and cruel beatings of the victims vic-tims are attributed to two persons, one of whom Is described a.s a "colored "col-ored man under medium build,'' while the other was a tall negro. Because eif the kick of police pro- tection members of the Chicago Wo- . man's club and professors connected with the University of Chicago, in addition ad-dition to prominent citizens, have Interested In-terested themselves in yurleis plans lor better patrolling and lighting of the neighborhood. l ast night's victim. Miss Robard, a teacher of French, was on her way to ; give lessons when she was seized by a colored man. who stifled her crys 1 by pressing bis hand over her mouth , He dragged her to a vacant lot, beat- ! ing her over the head with a revolv- j cr while he took three rings, a gold watch and a small sum of moiiev from her. Miss Robard Is in a serious condition condi-tion at a hospital, where she was ta- ' ken after her wounds had been dress- ' e(I at a residence near the Kcene, j