Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-02-18


ASo7Hna c5 PsFa PHiLLIPs' TRANsA07Ioss.
-ItAppsars from evidence that We have
obtained, that Pete Phillips, the brute who
committed the fendiSh outrage on Miss
Bailey, undertook to violate The person Of a
lady who had arrived in this city some four
weeks ago on her way 10 Bracsville, Portage
Co., and being obliged to remain over night,
employed Phillips, who, II appears, was then
driving an omnibus, to take her to the City
Hotel. Instead of doing SO, he drove to an
out-of-the-way-place under the hill, and
undertook 70 accomplish his hsllish pur-
pose, but owing 10 her strenuous resi-. .tance,
be failed. He then drove back 10 Vineyard
street, and left her alone to find her way to
the hotel. She went to the American weep
ing, where she was kindly cared for. She
told her story TO Mr.. Ensign the next morn
ing, but being obliged to leave the city inn
mediately, she did not enter a complaint,
and the ScOundrel escaped juS'i ice. Phillip
boasted Of this attempt to violate this lady
to private watchman in the C. &P.R. R.
depot.
In connection with this we might mention
the case of P trick Dinar, also an omnibus
driver, who attempted rape upon the per-
son Of Eliza Jane Boyce, married woman,
in her own house about month since, and
who is now in jail awaiting the action of the
Grand Jury.
The Omnibus Company it seems has been |
unfortunate in the selection of men as far /
as these two scoundrsls are concerned. We
doubt not that more care will be exercised
hereafter in the selection of drivers. In
this connection, it is but just for US TO say,
from our own knowledge, that these two
men do not represent the drivers in the en-
ploy of the Company. All whom we know
personally, are courteous and obliging in
their department, and are entitled 10 the
confidence Of the community.
COURF OF COMMON PLEAs.-Reading the
dOckets and rendering Judgments by default
were the only business in the civil branches
Of this Court yesterday.
In the criminal branch the Grand Jury
was impannelsd, as follows:
Wsreham j. Warner, Foreman, Cleveland.
Francis Branch, Brooklyn.
Elias B. Pike, Orange.
Frank B. Walbridge, Cleveland.
Hanford Conger, Rockport:
James Waldo, East Cleveland.
". n. stillman, Cleveland.
Randall Crawford, do
Samuel W. Chandler, Royalton, {
Ransom 0'Connor, East cleveland. !
Adam Beilstine, Cleveland.
Geo. Msther, East Cleveland.
Chas. Egsn, Cleveland.
Geo. Watkins, East Cleveland.
Thomas Davis, Cleveland.
TIE HAcKNEN AND PHILLIPs.-The hack ]
men complain bitterly, and justly so, that c
n mentioning the occupation of Pete Phil q
ips, we made it appear that he was one of 1
heir number. We desire to say that such S
vas not the case. Phillips,We are informed,
las been for number of years, some six or
even, in the employ OF the Omnibus Com a
amy. The hack he drove on Saturday be- 7
onged to this Company, and is usually driv- >
n by John Green, the man who took pos 3
ession of it upon its arrival on Superior n
treet, and drove it down to the depot. We D
ave yet to learn of any single act on the :,
art of the hackmen towards citizens or {.
Irangers that is in any degree condemn y
bic, and it is due TO them that We should
nus state that Phillips was in no wise identi-
ed with them. Il
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