The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-06-28
Fiendish Outrage at Syracuse.

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The Syracuse Standard of Thursday,
June Ia, contains the particulars of one
of the uost british outrages that ever dis
graccd any city.
The canal-boat Hickory Bush lying in
the north side cut, Salina, waiting for a
cargo, was boarded on Wednesday even
ing, May 80, by eight miscreants who
have long been the terror and disgrace oil
that part of the city, and the young wo-
man employed as cook was forcibly car
ried off and outraged.
The details of this horrible affair are
sickening in the extreme. The following
are substantially the facts of the case -
The young woman in question is an Eng
lish girl, about nineteen years of age,
without q relative in this country. She
has for some time past lived in Glen Ha-
ven, but recently came to the city in
search of employment. She applied to
the intelligence Office of King & Mann,
and after waiting several days accepted
the offer of boat-captain to 60 or board
as cook. The very next day after hel
engagement, while the boat was lying at
Salina, one of the Infamous gang came on
board under pretense of getting cup o.
water, and tried to induce her to 60 with
him. She however Indignantly refused
and the scoundrel left, mutteriDg ferocl'
Gus threats. About 10 o'clock the whole
gang boarded the boat, and breaking O.
pen the cabin seized the girl. She call:
cd upon the captain for aid, and escaping
from their hands clung to him and i'm
plored his protection.
The poor, miserable poltroon, either
terrified or in the conspiracy, refused t.
interfere, and the girl was forced from
the boat and carried along the tow-patl
and fields to the woods east of Mr. Brigg'
at Grecnpoint. Her cries for pity wer
unhecded, her entreatics were disregard
cd and her shrieks were stopped by
gag. With blows and violence she wa
hurried along, and at last was forcibl.
stretched on the ground, the strongest en-
hcauicN Of the gang Staaaclimg on her ankle
while tho vest accomplished their hellisl
purposes. The wretches did not aban
don their victim until 3 o'clock in tn
morning, when they conducted her to an
other canal-boat and locked her up
From this she however escaped, and b
the aid of several salt-boilers and gentle
men passing in the street she was enable
to identify several Of the miscrcants.--
Three have been arrested, but to the di:
grace of the city two of them have foun
}, bail. The others are known and will b
brought to justice if they remain upo
the Western Continent.
The poor victim has temporary asy
lum with Captain Titus at the Penitent
airy. where she is slowly recovering fror
the effects of her horrible treatment. Ii
any one visit her there, examine her cor
dition, listen to the details Of the out
, rage as given by her to the sympathizin
, friends into whose hands she has faller
and see her hopeless and heart-broken;
they have a spark of umanity in thei
E bosoms, while their hearts will bleed wit
pity for her, they will turn to steel tc
ward the authors of her wrongs, and wi
be filled with determination that an aW
6 full retribution shall follow Her hn1I
are complete masses Of bruises; the mark
of an iron-shod heel plain upon her side
and her mouth and tongue are swolle
and discolored from the effects of the ga!
This one outrage did not satisfy thes
monsters. Their passions receiving a
additional stimulant from the brutalit
already accomplished, and maddened be
yond the reach of caution, they CONNER
ced another assault upon woman whoI
they accidentally met, after o'clock i
the morning. Nearly terrified to deatl
she ran into she yard and garden of on
of our most respectable citizens, closel
pursued by them. The gentleman wa
awakened By the cry of murder, an
Fastening out, rescued her from her pur
suers. This occurred upon one of ou
principal streets and after daylight in til