Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-06-14
Outrage (!
ESCAPE OF THE sCoUNDRELs.
Public Indignation |!

We find in the Chicago "Press" the fol-
lowing account of a most fendisb outrage in
Michigan City:
Thursday night a Scotch girl,of good habits
and reputation, arrived OF Michigan City On
one Of the trains, and inquired for an engineer
on the New Albany and Salem Railroad, to
whom, il was afterwards nscertained, she is
engaged to be married. The Runners OF
Child's house came across her, and told her
the man she asked for was out on the road,
but would lie in that night, and that he board
Ell at Child'S house, where she would meet
him if she went there. The story IS utterly
false, as the man has never boarded there
butthe unSuSpecting girl went with the scoun,
dre'S. She laid of her outside garments and
ate some supper, in paying Tor which shc
showed that she had some money, end also
tina! she wore gold rings on her fingers and IN
her ears.
Some time after supper, Mrs. Childs offer
ed her o glass of wine, socially, saying that
it was Of the best quality, and would do her
good after her ride. The gl!l impruden,ly
drank the wine, although she observed that
MIS-. ChiltS drank none Of it herself. In less
than ten minutes, she thinks she fell asleep,
very much against her inclination. When
$ he awUke she found herself in a barn upon
some hay, her person violated, her purse and
rings gone, and her earrings actually torn out
of her ears. She tried 10 get up, but was not
able TO rise 20 her feet. Soon after, Mrs.
Childs and Mrs. Kimball came 10 the barn
with a candle and looked al her, bat said
nothing and left her again in the barn. As
soon as she recovered so as 10 be able 10
walk, she CROPPED her way out of the barn,
and went 10 q house in tie neighborhood,
when she told her story, and was properly cared
for.
Warrants were Immediately issued for tho
arrest of TIE three men, bu; it was ascertain
ed that only Childs was in the place; the 9TH
ers had gone of in some Of the night trains.
Close watch was kept upon the house IN hopes
the two might return, and also 10 prevent the
escape of Childs. AS they had not returned
by Saturday night, as the people feared ChllGs
would manage to escape the neat day, II was
resolved to take him aud search the house
A large crowd went 10 the house, and Chllds
hearing them coming retreated to the garnet,
where he was pursued. AS one Of the party
was mounting through the scutiIe, Chllds
struck him from above with q knife, splitting
one OF his thumbs, aud causing HIM 10
drop down to The foo! below. others mount
ed, but Childs taking advantage of The confus-
ion, kicked off the siding al the gable end,and
jumped twenty feet into the back yard, nm
seen by the crowd and escaped. In his fall
he dropped a revolver, each of the six barrels
loaded aud capped, and a large DIRK kniie'
and in haste, left them where they Tell.
The crowd was so infuriated at his escape,
that in spite OF the remenStrance o! ile more
moderate, they commenced destroying the iur-
niture, and in short time carried everything
in The house out into Tire street where They
piled il into heaps, and burned it 10 ashes.--
The windows were all knocked out, many Of
the doors battered down, and every article OF
crockery shiyered to atoms. All day Sunday
The town and the suburbs were secured IN
search Of ChildS, without success.
1t appears that the owner OF The house VINO
is q very estimable old Quaker, living about
six miles from the city, is glad enough TO have
the house cleared of its tenants, even Of mo
petun ary loss 10 him,e in doors and wlntows
and The community has no other feeling ihah
that Of sa lislaction, that The miserable villains
are routed.
The two women, Mrs. Childs and Mrs.
Kemba.l are still IN the place aud not molest-
ed. We do not give the m OF The uhlor-
tuna,e girl and the engineer. and hope they
may mol find their way into the public pirnis'