Linn-Multnomah County OR Archives News.....Russian Finn Goes oN Spree At Albany September 19, 1904 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sheron Faynor nitwittwin@hotmail.com June 17, 2008, 6:50 am Morning Oregonian September 19, 1904 Woman Tries Every Means To Have Spouse Rleased From Jail After the Assault. Albany,Or.,Sept 18-(Special)- Because of a desperate assault on his wife with a buthcer knife at an early hour this morning.Harry Ackermann,a Russion Finn,was today lodged in the County Jail,charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. Ackerman,who recently came to Albany,and is an employee in the Albany tannery,began a spree as soon as he received his week's wages Saturday night.The carousing had continued until nearly morning,when Ackerman's wife came up town and endeavored to persuade her inebriated spouse to return home.Failing in this,Mrs.Ackerman returned to their rooms in a lodging house,and ,knowing the ugly disposition of her husband when drunk,locked the doors. Soon afterward Ackerman went home,and,placing a ladder against the house,climbed in at a window and attacked his wife,choking her into insensibility.When she recovered he again assaulted her,this time sizing a murderous looking butcher knife,with which he made a vicious thrust at her.The woman threw up her hand to ward off the blow and received a bad slash on the hand and arm.Her screams attracted other roomers in the place and the brawl was ended,the police being called to take charge of the wifebeater. The Ackermans give evidence of having been in this country but a short time,neither of them speaking English intelligibly.The wife spent the day endeavoring to secure the release of her husband,but this was refused,and his preliminary hearing will be held tomorrow. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/linn/newspapers/russianf28nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb