Iowa
Old Press
The Des Moines Register
Des Moines, Polk co., Iowa
Saturday, June 23, 1906
SAY DRUGGED WOMAN WAS EAST SIDE GIRL
Police Believe Woman Found Unconscious in Ravine Near
St. Joseph, Mo., is Maud Hall of Des Moines Street.
Later investigation by the police has disclosed the fact that the
woman who was found by police, in St. Joseph, Mo., lying
unconscious in a ravine near one of the parks of that city and
who gave her name as Maud Hall and claimed to be the wife of a
Polk county official, was well known East Des Moines girl, who
resided near Seventh and Des Moines streets, several months ago
and who was said to be for a short time an inmate of a house on
East Court avenue.
The young woman had been staying in St. Joseph with a family
named Stewart at 203 Francis avenue and was drugged while
drinking beer in one of the parks. It is said that two men
carried her away to the ravine where she was found, where she was
assaulted. The young girl refused to give the police any
information as to her assailants or to tell anything about
herself. The police here are confident that she is the east side
girl. She claimed that she was on her way from Des Moines to
Centerville, Mo., where he mother lives and had stopped for a few
days’ visit with friends in St. Joseph. The police here
believe that the story of her being the wife of some county
official is fictitious.
IS OVERCOME BY HEAT WHILE DRIVING HOME
Benjamin Sarman of South Ninth Street Suddenly Loses
Consciousness and Falls From Wagon Under Wheels.
Overcome by heat yesterday afternoon, Benjamin Sarman, who
resides near the Barbar Asphalt company’s plant on Ninth
street, fell from the wagon in which he was riding and narrowly
escaped serious injury. Sarman is a man about 70 years of age. He
was driving into the yard near his home when he suddenly lost
consciousness and fell to the ground in front of the wheels. The
horse, becoming frightened, started ahead, dragging the wagon
over the body of the fallen man.
Luckily no bones were broken. Friends carried him into his
dwelling and Assistant City Physician Losh was summoned. He
worked with the unconscious man for over an hour before he was
revived. It is feared that the sunstroke and injuries following
will cause his death.
[transcribed by L.Z., February 2018]