The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-08-21

TIE .SCOJEDREL ARRESTED AN
HE'D ~ EiIL
Ever since the iIne when Paris. son oi
Priam, stole tiI'. beautiful Helen from
the arms Of her husband amd bore her
within the walls Of Troy, causing war
that ended only with the destruction Of
the city, down to the time when the Ro-
man soldiery decoyed the Sabine women
within their gates. and compelled them
, TO submit TO their caresses. on to the
present, have weak, defenceleSs woman
been made the instruments for fiendish
men to satisfy their brutal and unholy
lusts. Little did we think when the
last edition of this paper went to press
that in the present issue We would be
called upon to write the details of an
attempted outrage on the person of a
pure and innocent girl by an unprinci-
pied and brutal man. We give the facts
in connection with the affair, without
any stretch of imagination or any desire
to color or eXaggerate, knowing that
plain statement is sufficient TO awaken
within the minds Of all an honest sym
pathy for the girl, and a strong wish to
see the scoundrel punished according to
his deserts
For some time past there has been
employed about town., at odd jobs, a
young man named David Grey. More
recently he has been at work in the
lumber yard near the Stave Factory.
His conduct has not been at all times the
most exemplary nor his associates of
| the best. On Saturday night last he
was in company with couple of fellows
who are commonly called hard nuts"
trying to get into company with a wO-
man of the town. They followed this
woman from one place to another, but
at last had the modification of seeing
her march off with a man who sustainS
considerable reputation as a buffer"
and who they dared not follow After
muttering some curses on what he called
his ill-luck, Grey went away, and no |
more was seen of him until about |
one o'clock Sunday morning, when he |
called at the residence of Mr. a Bushon. |
on East Main Cross Street, and enquired |
if Miss Mary George was staying at his
the door, informed him that she was
but that she had retired some hours be
fore Grey then told Mrs. b. that Miss
Georges brother, who lived near Houck-
town, this county, was very sick, and
that he had been sent after her, at the
same time giving his name as Messamore.
Mrs. BushOn called the girl, and hur-
riedly dressing herself, she left the house
with the young man. Grey told Miss
George that he had come in a buggy, but
had left it near the Union School house.
They walked ON together toward the
place designated, he keeping ahead in
order that she might not see his face.
When the two reached the school house.
no horse was there, and when she called
his attention to the fact, he told her that
il had been left in East Findlay. When
the two were about midway between
the engine house and the bridge, on
Sandusky street, he made indecent pro
poSals to her, which were repelled with
Indignation. She then told him that
his name was not Messamore, as he had
said. He admitted the falsehood, and
gave his name as Charlie Burns. Find
ing that he could gain nothing by per-
suasion, Grey pushed Miss George from
the walk, which is located about four
feet above the ground, and then at
tempted to accomplish his hellish design
by force, He threw the girl to the
ground, and made an effort TO ravish her
person. Miss George cried for help and
bravely resisted his brutal advances.
She struggled and succeeded in freeing
herself from his grasp. He then drew a
pistol and pointed it at her, threatening
to fire, unless she gave up. She bravely
answered that she would die rather than
allow him to accomplish his purposes.
BY making desperate effort Miss George
regained her feet, and then the cowardly
villain turned and ran. Miss George
went to the house of Mr.. Walters, in
East Findlay, where she related her
story and Mr.. W. accompanied her back
to Mr.. Bushon's. Soon after the affair
was told to the police, and James McKelI,
night watchman, went to George Press
neille's where he found Grey in bed, and
arrested him and placed him in Jail On
Wednesday morning he was brought be-
fore Mayor Gribben, and after prelim-
mary examination, he was bound over
to court in the sum of 81 900. As he
could not furnish bail he was sent TO
jail
Gray claims that he was drunk when
he committed the act, but the statement
is too transparent to be believed. The
whole scheme was too well planned for
drunken man. Miss George is daugh-
ter of Peter George, Esq, of Amanda
township.