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July 27, 1901
Wauwatosa News
Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
In Knin, Dalmatia, a cattle dealer is murdered by two men for 500 crowns after selling beasts, but his daughter escapes with the money. She seeks refuge in the killers' hut, where they plan to strangle her but mistakenly kill their own relative in the dark. She escapes, and the murderers are arrested.
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A Veritable Nemesis.
A melodramatic story of Nemesis quite Oriental in color comes from Knin, in Dalmatia. A substantial cattle dealer, having sold a couple of beasts for 500 crowns, stealthily gave the money into his daughter's keeping for safety. On the way home two men who knew of the transaction waylaid the pair and murdered the father, letting the girl escape.
Fleeing in terror she at last took refuge in a solitary cottage, where she told her story to the woman, letting out also the secret of the money. The hut turned out to be that of the murderers, who on returning chagrined at the barren result of their crime, were surprised to learn that the prize still lay unsuspiciously within their grasp. The girl was invited to rest for the night, sleeping with another girl of about her own age, the murderers intending to strangle her as she slept.
As it happened, the two girls changed places during the night, and the men, going in complete darkness for their fell work, strangled their own relative, while the intended victim, paralyzed into silence, lay still until all was quiet again, and then managed to make her escape through the hole in the wall doing duty as a window. The murderers have been arrested. -London Pall Mall Gazette.
A melodramatic story of Nemesis quite Oriental in color comes from Knin, in Dalmatia. A substantial cattle dealer, having sold a couple of beasts for 500 crowns, stealthily gave the money into his daughter's keeping for safety. On the way home two men who knew of the transaction waylaid the pair and murdered the father, letting the girl escape.
Fleeing in terror she at last took refuge in a solitary cottage, where she told her story to the woman, letting out also the secret of the money. The hut turned out to be that of the murderers, who on returning chagrined at the barren result of their crime, were surprised to learn that the prize still lay unsuspiciously within their grasp. The girl was invited to rest for the night, sleeping with another girl of about her own age, the murderers intending to strangle her as she slept.
As it happened, the two girls changed places during the night, and the men, going in complete darkness for their fell work, strangled their own relative, while the intended victim, paralyzed into silence, lay still until all was quiet again, and then managed to make her escape through the hole in the wall doing duty as a window. The murderers have been arrested. -London Pall Mall Gazette.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Extraordinary Event
Survival
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Justice
Fate Providence
What keywords are associated?
Murder
Escape
Nemesis
Dalmatia
Cattle Dealer
Strangulation
Arrest
What entities or persons were involved?
Cattle Dealer
His Daughter
Two Murderers
Murderers' Relative
Where did it happen?
Knin, Dalmatia
Story Details
Key Persons
Cattle Dealer
His Daughter
Two Murderers
Murderers' Relative
Location
Knin, Dalmatia
Story Details
Cattle dealer sells beasts for 500 crowns, gives money to daughter; attacked en route home, father murdered, daughter flees to murderers' hut and reveals money; they plan to strangle her at night but kill their own relative by mistake in darkness; daughter escapes through window, murderers arrested.