The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-08-12
CARELESS CAMDEN.

ONE OF HER FAIR DAUGHTERS SEIZED AND
CARRIED oFF-EsCAPE OF THE GIRLr-THE
OFFICIALS HAVE NOT YET HEARD OF IT.
The Philadelphia Times says: 1t would
not appear much of wonder to the most
casual observer, that there should be a.
tempted abductions of young females over
the river in Camden, had he gone through
with more than an hours effort to learn from
the police authorities, or the citizens, the
facts concerning an outrage Of that charac-
ter, which occurred on Wednesday evening.
The chief Of police had gone to Philadelphia
and his solitary representative was entirely
ignorant of any woman having been abused
since Saturday night, when one was shock
ingly maltreated by some men and then
thrown over fence into a graveyard. He
thought he might have heard something
about it, but if ne had he didn't remember
'Wby don't you have some more cheers
around here" said native, wearing ten
cent straw hat, and homespun clothes,
who had just entered. eve won,
have anything after awhile, the way
the boys break them up," replied the
chief of policies representative. "The PEG
pie OF Camden ought to hurry up the build
add to the dignity of the authorities" said q
citizen OF Camden to whom these circum-
stances were related. "The mayor is down
to the Democrat Office, guess" was the on
ly information to be obtained. The mayor
was found sitting in his sleeves, with seis-
'sors in hand and paste pot in front Of
him, busily writing editorials. 81 never
heard anything about il" he said. And all
this while thousands of newsboys In Phils-
delphia were stirring the bio I'd of its citizens
10y halloing "Extree Star and Herald-Ter-
rible outrage in Csmdenw Finally. within
three squares OF the police station, and sit.
uated in the midst of offices OF justices OF
the peace" with which Camden
APPEARS TO RE swARMED,
the Times reporter found the humble resi-
dence of Miss Annie Barron and her old
grandmother, on North Fourth street. IA
O'Clock last evening"" said Miss Barron
who was all the prettier for slight squini
in ner eye, ST was coming home and was
passing along Broadway, near Nickel street
when man jumped out of an open wagon
aud asked me where Federal street was;
told him two squares above. At That
moment he struck me blow on the head
1 think it was with blackjack, and had
| it not been for the thick ness OF
my hair" and as she said this she caressed
her light brown locks with addiiioal affec-
ton, "my skull might have been fractured
| He then put his hand or my mouth and
dragged me to the wagon, when bis comradt
assisted in polling me in. They then turned
the horses head and drove away. i got hi:
hand away from my mouth and screamed
Murderl Murderp with all my lungs
which alarmed the neighborhood. Then
made jump, but got caught between
the wheels and the wagon, and wa
dragged in this way for nearly tive
squares. l was too frightened to know
the precise place, but l think they let II,
go of me somewhere in the neighbOrhoOC
of Starts mill. My knee is so bruised tina
can hardly walk. Some of the neighbour
saw me home" 81 was nearly frightened
to death when she came in" said the OLE
grandmother, woman of about seventy
i've years OF age. 81 was sick for two weeks
and this has thrown me back" 81 think
! could recognize one of the mc1," ccnt'uu.