Another June 1st attack doubled police efforts to find the assailant or assailants "who have terrorized the city." The Crescent-News of June 2, 1934, splashed news of the fourth attack on the front page.
"Mrs. Henry Hasch, 61, 1137 Emery Street, was the latest victim. She was hit on the head with some blunt instrument as she answered a rap at her back door Friday night about 9 o'clock.
Mrs. Hasch last night received a half inch gash in her scalp above and somewhat in front of her left ear. She was stunned for a few seconds during which her assailant ran through the side yard and across Emery street. Then she ran screaming to the sidewalk. Dale Rosendaul, who lives the next house south, had just driven into the garage. He took Mrs. Hasch to a physician and notified police. Severity of the blow was attested by the large lump on Mrs. Hasch's head. She suffered from shock, but today was reported recovering...
Mrs. Hasch is the widow of the late Henry Hasch, who died last March. She has lived alone in the Emery street house ever since, except for the time she has spent with relatives. She had just returned Sunday from a week with relatives in Toledo.
Last night she visited Riverside Cemetery during the early evening. After her return home, she had locked the barn at the rear of her lot and had been in the house only a few minutes when she heard a knock at the front door. Approaching the door, she saw a fairly well dressed man with light shirt, dark trousers and long black hair. She opened the screen and without a word, he hit her.
Whether the attacker used a broom handle found near by or a rock or a blackjack could not be determined. No footprints could be found in the garden which extends from close to the house to the barn."
Police were still not convinced that they were dealing with the same attacker because there were some discrepancies in the description. However, many citizens believed that a "demented" man was at large, preying upon women.
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