Negro Chokes and Robs Woman

An African American man escapes after assaulting a woman in New Jersey.

Princeton, N. J., Jan. 20- Mrs. Stella Applegate, of Princeton, was brutally assaulted in the outskirts of the town by an unknown negro. She was on her way home, when the negro jumped from a clump of bushes, hurled her into insensibility. Her cries brought aid, but the negro escaped with a gold watch and 15$, leaving her in a critical condition. Mrs. Applegate, who is about 30 years old, is the wife of Frank Applegate, of Princeton, and in the employ of the Princeton Lighting Company.

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