Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1905 — Woman Victim of Acid Dead. [ARTICLE]

Woman Victim of Acid Dead.

Chicago, May 11.—Mrs. Emma Gibbons, 25 years old, is dead as the result of Injuries received a month ago, when she was attacked at 388 West Vau Buren street. A man entered the woman’s room, knocked ber seuseless, and forced muriatic acid down her throat. Mrs. Gibbons had been unable to speak since, but the police say she made a written statement accusing a former suitor, Harry B. Thompson.