Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-02-17
THE CITY.

We are occAalOnally Callod upon 20 enron
iole occurrences that chill the blood and
cause the very hair 70 stand on end but sell
dom Is it our duty to note transaction so
villainous and brutal as one which trans
Pired on Saturday last, in which the son Of q
prominent citissn Of this city oOlleagusd with
e common scOundrel in rsvishing defence
less girl,a total stranger in the city. Theisots
in the case, IS we learn them from the girl
herself and the Police authorities, are about
as fOiiows' Emma Bailey (the girls name)
arrived here Saturday morning, on the en-
igrant train, from New York, where she had
been for some weeks on visit to her sister,
on her way to Beres, where abe has been re-
siding with her aunt. She took her place in
the ladies'sitting room at the depot, (beiDg
too short of nancy to go to hotel) 10 await
the hour for the train to Berea, ct O'Clock,
While seated there, Pete Phillips, a com
mon ''runner," and one of the. most black
hearted villains that walks upon tho face Of
the earth, went to her and represented that
he was Baggage Master, and that if bhe
desired he would drive her to a hotel. She at
first declined going, but he persisted, and she
was finally prevailed upon, at the same time
giving Phillips quarter of dollar to pay
her fare. She got into the carriage, and
Phillips drove of. Upon arriving at the
top Of Water street hill, Phillips hailed
man, who came to the carriage and got up
on the box with Phillips. This man was
Ogden CFittenden--a young man whose
principal distinctions are those OF being
fop, rspuEed IibeEtine, and an associate and
patron Of the most deprsYed and dissolute
class Of people known to this latitude. A
consultation was probably held between
these two men IN relation to the girl, which
resulted in an agreement to ruin her, if not
with her consent, BY TiOlenes-but to ruin
her at all events. The carriage was driven
through the city and out into the country
as nearly as the girl could reoollsCt, we judge
in thssSssction Of KsWburgh. AT a certain
point along the road, Crittsnden got of the
box and entered the carriage, and there COM
menced q course Of indecent and vulgar con
duettoward the girl ,endeavoring to persuade
her to yield to his wishes. She steadily re-
fused and resisted his oEertures, and he
finally desisted from his efforts, and an
nounced to Phillips, in answer to an inqui-
" of how he was getting along, that
he could accomplish h nothing, and would not
try further. Phillips descended from the
box, and asking Critteuden 20 take his place,
With violent osths sWOrs he would accom-
plish bis purpose. BE entered the carriage,
and afteF . time, the girl resisting him with
all her might Is long as she could, succeed
cd in his hsIlish design, after which they
turned about and drove into town, In town,
they drove first TO house Of ill-fame, kept
BY a man named Barber, on Michigan
street, into which house they endesvorsd to
ipduce her to 90, by inviting her out to get
a drink. This they failed in doing. They
then drove her to q similar house kept BY s
man named Severance, where they made q
similar effort 20 get her into the hOuse, and
| again failed. Thence they drove her to Jen-
nv Green's, who, to her credit be it said, re-
fsssd to have anything to do with them,
not wishing, to use her own Language,
~ have such wrstohes visit her
They then drove down town,
-. --S3's Shs arrival of the carriage in front
osS,- s.tb., = isRsIry store, eritsenden got
oE 80 ~. ITO tbs store. The carrisgs
-. here tsI,sn :. Nsrgs Of By the owner,
who upbrsidod Phillips f6. bis long stay,
but knew nothing of the caust, O ~ aao
driven down to the depot, the girl STU ~ ~
Upon their srriYal st the depot, the girl 4 :
formed the driver Of the facts, and he refer
red her to dapot officer Clark Warren, who
Immediately went with her to the Police
cOurt,-she weeping bitterly, and her dress
torn almost from her bOdyy-snd she made
affidavit Of the facts, and q warrant was is
sued for the arrest Of Phillips. he was ac-
cOrdingly taken into custody Saturday Alter
noon about O'Clock, and conveyed to the
Police station. He made desperate resist
ance to being locked up, striking one Of the
officers, digging piece Of flesh out of Mar
shal Gallagher's cheek with his finger nails,
and fighting like very tiger. The appli-
cation Of pair Of stout hands to his throat,
however, ehoked the pugnaeity out of him,
and he was lodged in cell, from which he
was subsequently, taken to Jail, whore he
now lies.
At the time Of the issuing Of the warrant
for Phillips, though the girl mentioned that
another man was connected with him, and
sufficiently described the man to indicate
thatit was CEittendsn, Il WAS not known that
1 orittendsn was the party, and therefore No
warrant could be issued for him. Later in
? the day, however, it was ascsrtained beyond
g doubt that he was the man, and accord.
I ingly the Marshal instructed the Police e
look ont for him and arrest him If SEEN
The Police have been steadily after him svel
' since, but up to ten o'clock last evening ha6
: not found him. he was seen in the eity
between II and o'clock yesterday, but 8,
far as we can learn, not since that hour
BE has doubtless either left the city, or i
: somewhere carefully secluded. We hay,
heard but one expression in relation to thi
matter, and that is, that the villains VII
ass guilty of the crime may meet the ful
punishment Of the law, which We believe
twenty years in the PenitsntiaTy. -
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