The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-04-16
A VILLAlNOUS OUTRAGE.
ATTEMPT TO RAVISu TWO LIT
TIE GIRLS.
j. f. PARK AND TOM BLACK THE
PERPETRATORS OF TIE
AWFUL CRIM ME.
THE LITTLE KENTUCKIAN SA-
l. ON AMONG TnETllIHGS
THAT " ERE.


party Of movers con sting o! Two families
one named Tollo anil The other Clayton.
OF the former there was tho head Of the
family. Mr.. Johnathan Tyllc, his wife, Il
daughter aged fourteen years, and two
sons. OF the Claytons, there was father,
mother and daughter, tho latter aged
twelve years. The party were on their
way to Hickman county, Tennessee, and
intended going from cairo to Paducah by
boat. While waiting for The boat they
campcd on the lcvoc, opposite the "Littie
Keniuckisn" saloon.
As will be remembered ~ cur readers
there was heavy storm on Tuesday
night and during the storm Mrs. Tollc
and daughter and Airs. Clayton and her
daughter, went 10 tic Illinois Central
passenger depot 10 stay until the rain
would sutsidc. Blu; finding the place fun
Of mon, they came out and wont into ono
Of the apple stands Just below Mr.
Lohnngs clothing store. Mrs. Tollo tells
us that whilo thogc. man came in and
asked them TO 60 60 his house, stating
that he "knew ,hey were f;om Tcnucs-
see, and being "Tennr.sc.iiu himself,
sympa,hzel vi,h thorn Gnd would 20 al
he coull TO mako thcm comfortable uual
the arrival @. the boat. The women &c.
copied theorcr and wore conducted - the
LtTIIn KENTU,hIAS SALOON.
They werc shown into sil1 room, Gnd
tho most cortools treatment accorded
them. They were ci red whisky, candy
etc, and shortly after n man answering
the description Of }. J.. Parks, proprietor
of the den, came into Tie room aud asked
the girls TO 70 with him t0a psco near
by where they could sc. some warm
cgHee At frs, ia, girls reuseI, bn! bee
ing prevailed IN Gaanally consented .
90. They stared and were followed by
II small boy, p brother Of Mis, TolIc.s, and
when outside The Iao- Parks gave the lad
ton cents if he "yII 20 tacs. Tho boy
took the money ana returned
Remaining e~ay longer than was c1-
pec.cd the molh.r. of tie Girls h.csng
ALARMED
about Thorn aul upon making inquiries
could obtain u, slu.lact1ry Information
"a 10 their whereabouts Park did no.
return, and tho women becoming thor
oughly alarmed spent fully two hours,
plodins through rain ana mid in search
Of their children, bu. could not md thom.
Half crszed WIKI fear for the safety
of their daughter they returned to tho
wagons to arouse :hoir husbands, who
all this time wor, unconscious Of what
was going on.
Probably three hours after leaving the
saloon Miss Tollc,
ONE OF THg Girls, GOT BACK
- the wagon in terrible plight Her
clothing was torn, we. and covered with
mud; and she told sickrning story OF
what had occurred after they lol. tie "a
loon. She states that whom they came out
OF the saloon and reached tho sidewalk
they were joined by another man, and
were takou, she could no. tcll where.
Shortly after leaving the saloon they
wanted to go back, but tina, one 0: the
men lParks) swore that if they did not
go on he would "cut their tlroats.'
Shortly tf!er the other girl, Miss Clayton,
after getting away from Parks and his &C.
ccmplicc, succeeded in finding her way to
tho wagon. Shc was covered with mud
and her clothing was torn to Ehreads. She
attempted to tell what had occurred, but
was so frightened and excited that not
moro than hall she said could DO under
stood.
Officers Cain, Sheohau and Mar
tin, who were near the corr
nor Of Fourth street md Commercial
avenue when she returned to the wagon
hearing her scroams hurried to the spot,
bat were unable At tho timo to ascertain
just what had occurred, tho whole party !
of women being so excited rs to be una
bic to tell them.
When they became moro calm, tho girls |
told their mothers what hal happened, !
that Parks and Tom Black, tho man who
joinoI them after coming out Of the saloon, |
had terribly maltroated them-hsI used
the most obscene language, and finally
attempted to violate their persons, and as
to the younger of the girls, Miss Clayton,
her Injuries were so apparent rs to leave
no doubt of tho truthfulness Of her
story.
* THE MORNING
The nows Of waat had taken place becom-
ng noised about, large crowd Of excited
men congregsted in front Of tho "Little
X entuckian," aud If Parks or his confed-
,rste could have been found, there is no
elling what would have became of them,
But, doubtless knowing something Of
ho old adago that "discrotion is tho bet
or part of valor,' their villainous coun-
onances were no whore to be seen.
FLIGHT CF THE CRIMINALS
The officers were not long in working
ip tho case and before uino o'clock it
was ascortainei that Park and Black had
,mDloyed a man named Baber who re.