The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-09-04
A Young Lady Passing Through
Pittsburg is Violated, Robbed and
Left senseIess on the Pavement
The Miscrennts Still at Large.

The Pittsburg Commercial of Tuesday
gives the following account of most
dastardly outrage committed in that
, city on Sunday evening:
About ten o'clock Sunday evening the
night Waterman on First street discOv
cred in secluded place, in the rear OF
the First Ward School House, we'll
dressed young lady lying on the side
walk in an insensible condition. By her
side was diary containing a postage
stamp and few cents in change. She
was taken to the residence of Mr.. John
Fitzsimmon, which was near by, and DR..
Stoneroad called. In about haitian hour
she became conscious, but appeared
considerably deranged. She recognized
the diary and said, "Where is my money
and railroaid ticket" Remedies were
administered, and she became better,
although her mind wandered at inter-
walls during the night, and she was not
able to say how she come to be lying
on the sidewalk. Yesterday she had
in a measure recovered, and states
that she is twenty-one years OF
age. Her name is Miss Kate Wal.
dron, and her mother and several
sisters reside in the neighborhoOd of
Boston, Massachusetts. About two
months ago one of her sisters married
and moved to Galveston, Texas, she ac-
companying her sister and husband on
a visit. Last week she started for her
home, coming by way of New Orleans.
She arrived in Pittsburg at late hour
on Saturday evening and finding that
there was no train for the east that night
she took Room No. ~ at the Union Ho-
tel. In the msrning she had violent
attack of the toothache and was told to
visit one of the dentists en- Penn street.
Her attention while there was attracted
TO the churches and in the evening she
visited Christ's NJ. E. Church. After
the services had been concluded she
came out of the church and by mistake
took the wrong direction and could
not find the hotel, and wandered about
for some time. She finally asked two
men to tell her where she was and direct
her to the Union Depot Hotel. They
told her that she was great distance
from il and volunteered their services in
showing her where it was. Finally
thew proposed that she take carriage,
to which she consented, they taking
the front seat and she the rear. After
they had been in the carriage few
minutes one of the parties seized her by
the hands and before she could scream
or hardly knew what they were about,
put a wet handkerchief to her mouth.
She saws this is the last she knew until
she found herself in Mr.. Fitzsimmon' 8
house.
She states that she had in pocket in
her dress owe hundred and fifteen dol
lars in bills and railroad ticket to Bos-
! ton.
The sexton of Christ's Church dis
tinctly remembers showing her seat
during the evening.
The place where she was foundis dis
tant about two squares from any resi-
dence except the house occupied by Mr.
Fitzsimmon and George Wilson, ma
chine shops and blacksmith shops oe-
oupying the space, and the sidewalk is
shaded by trees on both sides. The car
rage track where the vehicle had been
driven close to the curb stone was PLAIN
ly visible yesterday morning.
The arms of the unfortunate young
lady were black and blue where she had
been pinched, and marks upon her body
indicated that violence had been used
Circumstances looking very suspicious,
DR.. Murdeck yesterday afternoon, al
the instance of Mayor Mccarthy, called
upon the young lady, and it was ascer-
tanned that her person had been vlo-
lated. Several ladies called upon heI
last evening and great deal OF sympa-
thy is manifested for the unfortunate
young lady. She is ladylike in her de-
| pertinent, and appears to be quite in
telligent.
The authorities have the matter in
hand and no effort will he spared to
bring the offenders to justice.