New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-03

An ATTEMPTED RAPE.
MEETING OF CITIZENS.

From The HorneHsriHe ~. " Tribune, Extra, we
learn that Monday, the goth ult Young girl named
AlmDa Gray, only II years Of age, being on her way
from Oweeo 10 Waverly fell in with woman who
Induced her to turn of Der for the purpose
of passing a night at Hornesville, where tho woman
said she had friends They arrived at the last named
place in company with two conductors of the New
YoIk and Erie road, and went 10 hotel where they
were shown sittiDg.room with bedroom attached.
Later in the evening, the landlord was passing the
room be heard entIeaties from the gill; and oaths from
one Of the conductors, Baretow. He Immediately
knocked at the door, apd ordered the man 10 leave the
h0usS b. az go trying TO force Miss Gray way 9TH
him. but this the landlord would not allow. The girl
SIS IL that BDstOw would undoubtedly have accom-.
pished bis attempted crime, had the Interference Of
The landlord not compelled him 70 defist.
After Delay warraot was issued for the arrest
of BaIstow, the conductor bat for reason II
not served and he escaped. Toe feature In the
case was the appearance a the gls father, who weo
before Justice and obtained d warrant against his
daughter On the ground that she had committei an
assault and battery GU Barstow. The constable, how
ever, did not dare TO serve the process.
These facts having become generally known among
the citizens of the place and tue previous good charac
ter of Miss Gray having been well established public
meeting called by the following card signed by
more than one hundred and twenty-five citizens:
Whee0s Vic atoms Of law II frequent in
village Involving in nany The serious consequence'
Which, in instances find poogists and
1T the esen Hotel the 26h inst certain ;on
occurred revolving TO the feelings Of every hghminded honor
able peFon bay any regard fer law ndvidu. rights
rhersa Of tie employees Of the NewYoIk aud Erie
Railroad Company geup informed shield
the peroDs implicated from leSa inveR9ston tae crime
ckarged aided by certain individuals resident among us,
We the uneersgned hereby pledge ourselves 10 aid far
IN power lies orciIg the and reporting every
oyee the Road known TO be engaged 10 efforts defeat
the enc of Justice and axng the brand Of nay aud
az Of citizens in this community attempting 20 accomplish
me object and recommend meeting Of the people SINH
La feelings be held bennett Hall Friday evening March
30, 1860.
An overlooking audience attended the meeting thus
called, and / 81 of resolutions adopted. The
tenor of there folows: That certain residents
OF the vlrRe and certain persons employed by The
Raroad Company mentioned were in the habit OF die
turbing the peace and quiet of the community by
drunkenness gaming and crime various other FORMS
that the Railroad Coupsny. although it couutsnanced
no sucb persons should endfavOr 10 reform these
abuees; recommending that Vigilance Com mittee of
Eve be appointed whore duty IL should be to find out
end bring to speedy justice all guilty of oenses against
the public MORALS oenouncing those Of the cz ems of
the place who had sndeayored TO shied the criminals
end giving warm praise TO the keeper Of the hotel for
his energetic action in aesislDg Miss Gray.
The Superintendent Of one division OF the New York
and Erie Railroad present at the meeting with the
assurance that the Company would DO everything 10
their power 10 ferret DOT all their employees who
concerned in the sar. Barstow had not been arrested
at the latest accounts