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Show THE SPANISH FORK ASSAULT Spanish FoKtc.May 19. Special. Your correspondent paid a visit io the residence of Mr. ISarnev in company with Dr. Shores. 'The old lady who, had been assaulted, was in bed. She was badly bruised but was not seriously injured. She stated that the villian who assaulted her was of medium height, inclined to be sandy complectiooed. He nad muttonchop whiskers and looked look-ed as though he had not been shaved shav-ed for about a week. When he first entered the house he acted verv gentlemanly. "Where are your daughters?" he asked. "I have hnr r.rw. ' V but one," she answered, "and s little boy. They are not home al present. They are at the house of a neighbor," (about a mile distant). lit then asked for money, but the old lady told him she hd none. He then seized her by the shoulders. In the struggle she seized him by the whiskers. After struggling for some time he pushed her against th knob of the door and her nose commenced to bleed. The door knob struck her in the small of the back and she fell-to the floor. lie then chloroformed her and she lay in an insensible eondition until her daughter and son-in law returned about an hour later. 'The miscreant had ransacked the house and had emptied all tie boxes and drawers. He left without with-out finding any valuables. He has not yet been discovered. Enquirer |
