The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-22
SHOCKING.
Lady RrutaiIy Assaulted by Seven Huliians-
Three OF the Eiends In Custody.

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Three of the Eiends IN Custody.
The heavy sentences lately imposed by the
judges of our Criminal Court upon the fends in
human shape who have taken advantage of un-
protected females seems to have but little
effect, judging from the following outrage which
was committed on one of ourmost prominent
highways. On the evening of Thursday, the
14th inst q gentleman doing business in the
vicinity of Fourth and Chestnut streets took
stroll on South Broad street with his intended
wife. They walked leisurely down that
thoroughfare and passed the South Broad Street
Park. On returning they noticed three fellows
crouched upon the grass along the fence.
On arriving opposite to these vagabonds, the
three sprang up, two taking hold of the gentle
man and the third the lady: Within a few
seconds there was an acquisition of four more
ruffians, who turned their attention to the gen.
tleman and he was driven Off. The crowd then
took the lady and dragged her across the fields
to the coal-oil refinery on the Point Breeze road
where a nameless outrage was perpetrated upon
her. Her screams proved unavalling, and they
only desisted when their lust was satisfied.
Before leaving, they forced her to disgorge her
pocket-book, out of which they took all her
money except seven cents, which they gene
rously left her to pay her fare to the city with.
She then reached Broad street, and, with the
assistance of gentleman who was driving,
managed to reach the city. The next day she
lodged complaint at the Central Station, and
gave description OF some of the rufiians. Three
of them are now in custody and have been
identified by the lady. One OF them has con-
fessed the part he took in the affair, and has
given information on which the remaining four
will be captured. The three will have hearing
at the Central Station this afternoon.
observation-disclosures Carr, aged eighteen
years was injured about the leg and head on
Wednesday by falling from the platform of a
car on the Chestnut Hill Railroad.
John Leonard was overcome yesterday by the
heat at Germantown. He was taken TO the st.
Josephs Hospital.
John Lee, aged seventeen years, had hand
and arm severely lacerated by being caught in
the machinery at William Hensler's mill, in
Germantown.
William Diehl, while engaged in plastering
Wakefieds mill in Germantown, on Wednes-
day, fell into the machinery, and, before he
could be extricated, he was shoekingly bruised.
THE BECK's BAND EXCURsIoN.-The excur-
sion of Beck's Philadelphia Band to New York
Bay yesterday was so great success that q re-
petition of the entire programme is proposed
| for next Monday. Holders of tickets will have
an opportunity to view New York Bay and the
! Hudson river, and can also spend one hour in
New York. A fine treat is anticipated.
FROM THE CENTRAL News COMPANY, No. sos
! Chestnut street, we have received the latest num-
bers of Punch and Fun, and from Turner Il
! Co. Ecery Saturday. AppLeon's Journal our
Boys and Girls, and Hdrpe,'s Magazine for
| August.
ATLANTIC CITY. Y.-The far-famed "City by the
| Sea" is now thronged with our most respect
able citizens. On Saturdays fast train leaves
Vine street wharf at p. NJ, which will run
through in the unprecedented time OF Ia
| hours.
Personal. : United States Commissioner
Henry Phillips, Jr., leaves the city to-day for a
! summer journey in the Provinces and Lower
Canada, expecting to return about the first week
in September.
| AssAULTING PoLICEMAN.-Samuel Warden
has been held 10 answer the charge of assault
ing Policeman Book, of the Eighth district lie
knocked the policeman down and kicked him in