National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-26
OUTRAGE BY A RIGHT-HkcxKAN.

S5ne men are driven to crime by force Of cir
cTnstsuces while With others It appears SO nat
ural that it might be supposed to be an Inherit
aRce from their parents. 1t is united in theiT
childhood, grows with their growth, aud when
they como to mans estate prove to be thorough
graduate in all that iFeEil and villainOus. All
those following 4 criminal life do not pursue tho
same manner Of carrying out the werk intent
upon. Thieves arc divided into classes; for IN
stance, the burglar pickpOcket, till-tapper, shop
LITTER sneak or hall thief. There is the confidence
man or woman, the embeEzler and forgeT. In
these classes the individuals will be we'll dressed,
and are liable to deceive the public, which is
their object, by Their manners, attire and con-
duct Then there is another class, more villain
Gus than any falling under tine category above,
and which even they RbhOr and condemn, and
that is the heaItIess unserupuiOus L I1t tnSt
ing for his lust those yet in their childhood days
aud not sufficiently experienced In the world, Its
temptations or aliurcments and stand In danger
OF falling into tho snares set for their capture,
which IL only to be precursor Of their ruin.
Tho girls nio'ted out by thCte 1ondEfu human
share Tor their victim, are generally under
hItCru yUnrB Of REe, attending school aud being
mbucCnt Of harm or wrong In themselves, can
more advanced age. 1hoy Rro deceived by mon,
ard led 10 haltvo tho truth Of storlVI told hom,
In order 20 attract them from of tho street. into
Eumo out Of u'p way place OF house previously
fixed upon, whore the effort II made by Violence
Il puTtuaflon fails 10 accomplish their helllsh
designs, Some time ago u case OF this nature
came 20 light, by u man eptelhg school girls 70
his room, and his conduct with them, lie was
HhOwn up TO tho public through the columns OF
Tar NATiusAL REPUHLICAh, that parents might
take warming DO WHtchlul for the welfare Of
their daughters, and know the Villain whenever
he might appear IN this cum nunity, lie was AiEO
brought into court for trial aud aoQHitIsd, not on
the ground NJ innocence, hut the failure Of pro-
duuing sufficient testimony 10 fully establish his
guilt which failure was owing TO tho late arrival
Of the witness that could have established that
fact,
centiye for others 20 attempt similar deeds anl
now comes to light the fact that another man for
months past has been WRy-lAying young girls go
ing or returning from school, and by tempting
offers inducing them TO accompany TO different
places, whore be might attempt his vile purpose.
When finding these offers failed. he would EdOpt
another plan, which IN one instance oam0 near
working successful, and II such had been the case,
grief and shame would today be constant COM
paniOns in the household Of one Of tho wsalthiest
and most respected citizens Of his community.
ps1t bVSinSsS man IN tbis city visited poiico head.
gunrtUTE and reported to Major Richards that rs
hIE daughter, between nlno and ton years Of age,
was returning from school she was R0oOst0d b. q
COlOrCd man, who told hUT that he had bundle
At the house that her father wanted her to bring
he would give Il 10 her. The child, ansaIpsotiaE
Of harm or danger, accompanied the man, who
took her TO large vacant house on Maslachu.
HUttg avenue, between Tenth and Eleventh streets
northwest, They entered tho dwelling BY the
basement door, and passed 20 tho second story,
NANtg ~ kVuA ARE lHIo y ToVH INg klfl saw
that Il was empty asked for the package, and
received no answer, except being seiEed by tho
man, who attempted TO outrage her person. she
screamed for assistance finally got loose from the
villain, escaped from the place, and haHtehed
home, where she related the circumstances 70 her
parents, ahG the ialher proceeded 10 inform tho
Detectives Uoonies and MeElfresh we're lmms.
dihtely intTusted with the case and directed 20
make every effort 10 bring the wretch TO lusties,
which, judging from their previous pFsmptness IN
intFusted TO their care, would Do only mat
ter Of time. They sst 70 work that night, and
nTst visited and examined the premises where the
child had been conducted; but the man had dis
appeared, probably thinking the girl would com.
plain against him, and 70 avoid arrest he had best
get out Of that locality. The officers then re-
turned TO the SiXthprecinot station and held o
conversation with Lieutenant EcklOH, In whose
precinct tie house is located, and learned from
thBt officer that he was also on the outlook for
the same Individual, but thus far had been unable
to RppTehsnd him.
II vas also ascertained that he had enticed
other children into the same dwelling and made
similar attempts upon them, but through some
proYidential GispenGation he had been interrupted
and thWarted before succeeding in his nefaTious
work. From the description received Of him 1t
was believed to be notorious cOlOred man named
George GIaysOn alias Smith Kelly, and the gen.
tleman entering the complaint filed the informa-
tion in the Police Court, and a warrant was pro-
cured for his arrest and placed in the hands of the
above detectives, who yesterday secured the man
and took him to police headquarters, where he has
since been recognized as the party, and will be
held for hearing before Judge Smell to-day.
He is an old visitor before his Honor and from his
u6sGINGs anu OOuDllGee Will IeCSlNS lull
extent of the law. Iu all probability no more
dangerous man can be found within the precincts
Of this District II is unsafe that he should be at
large. The honor of girls, their future respect
ability and chastity, demands that all such men
shall be placed in security and confinement A
bTiGf review Of his career will satisfy the cOmmu-
nifty that he Is an unit subject to enjoy liberty
and freedom.
On July Il, 1872, he was committed to Jail for
grand larceny. His mother was also i'm plicAted
in this case and committed at the same time
On the 9th Of March, 1874, he was again given
thirty days for an assault and battery. April 10,
1874, he enticeG young girl into the Smithsonian
grounds by promising that he was going to pur-
chase q doll and carriage for her. After getting
her to as secluded portion Of the park as posi-
Bile he made an attempt to outrage her, but,
luckily WAS bafied by the arrival Of Officer Ma
honey who happened to be passing through the
grounds saw them, rescued the child and arrested
the man. He was taken before Judge Snell and
given a third sentence. February Is, of the
present year, he was arrested by officer Of the
Seventh precinct for petit larceny, and received
as punishment a fine Of IS and ten days in jail.
1t lie, therefore, evident that the mau is steep in
crime, and no sooner Is dismissed from prison
than ne commits some unlawful act 1t is hoped
that this time he will be given the full extent of
the law, and kept where he cannot do harm.