The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-04
DETAILS OF THE RIOT.

from the Rochester Express, Jan. 81
IN the third edition Of Saturdays Express we gave
. brief account OF q terrible and revolving crime
that had been committed BY negro upon the per.
son OF Cecilia Ochs little white girl only years
of age As the facts transpired the greatest
excitement prevailed In the vicinity OF tue child,s
residence, and indeed throughout the entire CITY,
the particulars OF the horrible affair are as follows
On Saturday forenoon about eleven O'Clock, Cece.
hA Ochs, aged ton years. the daughter OF Nicholas
Ochs, living at No. u south Francis street. while
near her fathers residence, and In company with
another girl of about the same age was accosted
by negro, who asked her to conduct him to the
residence Of colored man named wykon. the
little girl said she knew where the man
Nved, and would show him. lie then gave
her fifteen cents The child went with him to the
place. % hunter street, but on arriving there the
villain SAID he wanted to see some other persons
1rst. and asked her TO 20 with him. lie then tooK
her to common some distance above the Rapids,
near the RIVER, where he made known his devilish
designs. The child resisted with all her strength
and attempted to scream, but the nend struck her
In the and told her n she made outcry or re.
4. sisted he would cut her throat. Upon making fur.
ther resistance tho devil incarnate beat her 10 the
face until tho blood nowed from the wounds,
knocking out one OF her teeth. He finally
accomplished his hellish purpose, nnicting In
lurIes upon the child which may result fatally.
The inhuman wretch then told her to 20 home and
pointing out the direction opposite to the true
0ne left her The little GIRL terribly frightened ana
bewidered, crossed tue river the ice, and found
her way TO Mr. r. r. Chapin's residence, near
L0der Chapin's glue factory, In the town OF
Brighton On entering the house she presented q
JsLIahle cOpditi0n, and Mrs. Chaplin, on questioning
her, ascertaaHed the above particulars. She was
then kindly cared Tor ana Mr.. Chaplin harnessed
hs h0rse and FASTENED 70 the police Office TO give
Information Of t,le crime. He arrived at about half
past two O'Clock Chief Sherman proceeded imme-
diately TO the residence or Mr. Chaplin and heard
the girls story. she gave minute and
clear description OF tho negro, which led the
OhIef TO suspect that the guilty wretch was
pne William Edward Howard, who was well
known 70 the police, whom they had been In
search OF several days for another crme--that OF
larceny-stealiDg Q pairpf opera glasses rom the
nesk OF Mss Schermerborn In the Surrogates
Dflce. On returning to the ONCE the Chief detailed
aIl the detectives and every officer that could DC
Ipared TO ferret out and capture the suspected per
ION. All that afternoon and night and the next
lay Sunday, the ofbcers searched throughout the
,ty for the villain assisted by several colored cit
seAr, VINO were anxious to arrest and bring him 70
ushc6. On SUNDAY night Captain sullivan and
mccormick obtained 1nL0rmab0n Whch
ed them 70 believe Howard had gone into the c0un-
~ They had previously tracked Tim rom the
lapids into tbe town OF Brighton. Az about four
o'clock yesterday morning the above officers started
DR. the residence Of Henry Miller, a far .uer nv-
1g az the DuRway Ia the town OF PEnneld, |
irving about i've O'clock Taey secreted them
Elves until daylight. when they entered the hOnso
nd iOund Howard ~ bed. Captain Sullivan awoxe