, 1874-11-27
4 Young Woman Reset BY q 8coun-
0rel with a View to
Her Ruin.
After q Desperate Struggle He 1a
Foiled in the Attempt.
The Composlng-Room OF the "Dai'y
Courier" the Scene.
The Porpetrntor Of tho Outrage
Escapes.

Ono OF tho most deHpicahlo and h1g11-hhndea
outragns whlch has boon perpotrated in this city
for long tmo waa committed in tho composing
room Of tho Daily Courier Office, On tho fourth
floor of No. 123 Fifth avenuo, yesterday after
noon. Fortunately tho yliinin was foiled, aud
d ahard-working, virtuous yonng woman
EBuApED Tnos1 MS FOUL uAND8,
utter desperate and Well-fought struggle, sin-
gle-hanlod and alone. Tho namo OF tho lady il
Miss hGoio Jonoa, aud eho Is onployoa At tho Office
ahovo-namod III tho capacity ofcompositor, Or, ty.
geographically aneakiug, distributor Of tho head
lines anl otter matter allotted to her. While
baslly engaged, yesterday afternoon, in COM
pany With hfr. Ely Hand, q printer, also en-
ployed In tho office, . young man who WAS en-
gagged ii tho Courier oounttng~room, on tho
frat floor. stopped into tho oompoaing.roon,
and, after looking about, aooostea Dir. Hand
offlco aud gct tho oopy Of I. trustoes' salo, aud
britlg Ii tip stairs. HIND complied with tho re-
queHl, mud bad just closed tho door after him
whom
THE wILT CLERK
locked 1t and Immediately won't to the Hid9 OF
aftaa Jones, who was distributing eypd at tho
timc. Ho talked to hsr fansiliariy, md bogau to
take ibortiea Tith her, wheh she resisted at ouco
bv word and docd. Ito continued his vilialnons
actions. aud finally attomptcd to forco hor to ao-
ceae to his diabolieal desires. sho, overcome
Hitb fear, resisted with nil her strength. and fe-
leased loraolf from his ropulHlvo grasp, aud
dart1d around tho stands aud in,posing-stonea
10 escape him. Ho followed hor closely, md. boz
coming infuriatcd at tho failuro Of his desigps.
TunEw A STOOL AND PAIN OF SHEARS AT uEn.
sho avoided tho intended injury, aud ran to
tho signal-pifc to call up at1 ftom tho editorial
or ooupting-room below. Before bhe could do
aoor o whon 10 tbonght 10 hoard footsteps
gu tho stairway, mud tGo cowarflly fiena released
hts Intended victim aud ran to tho door, unlock
n and went doTn ~ safs to ssespf the %
Lis L. a'sas apd ''' Miss "5 Jones ''' toesgsa sso
IS IS rapidly altar him as hor
woak and faint condition, consequent Oh tho
atruggle, would admit of and calloa tho assist
But
IT WAS TOO LATE
to be Of anY aid lu capturing tho rascal, who
soon placed himself out Of harn's way aud tho
punishment ho would certainly havo received II
| ho lad been caught.
On learning OF tic bare fact Of tho occurrence
| L TRIBUNE nEronrEn CALLED At TIE COURIER
OFFICE.
| and asked for Information concerning Tho mat
tor. Tho city editor was tho only gentleman
about tho establishment who claimed to know
tho namc Of tho guilty party connected With
! tho affair, but refused to givo IT or
| tho solo ground tint the young man was highly
and respectabiy connected, na,-whilo he hat
| e1pose his relatives. Ho was repeatedly .ro,
| ouostel to give tho dcstred information. but "
| ofton Declined The fact was elected, however
That tho friouds OF the follow wero
rs Soon aB possible, and u ia quito probable tha
lie has loft oro this for 1t Is the Intention OF tht
Young WOMAN to prosecute him to the full exton
Of tbs law. It ls likoly warrant will be issuet