The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-08-12

lies MOlNEs, Aug. <, 1919.
THE HORRORS OF CRIME.
The rapid increase of the record of
crime in this State is fearful to con-
template. Murder, rape and suicide,
with all their sickening details, ELL the
columns of the local press, which
leads the thoughtful mind to inquire,
whittier are we tending?
Not the least infrequent are the
cases of rape. William Lunger, 3
Vinton brute, almost without a peer,
in his own house debauches his own
daughter not yet fourteen years of
age. A mulaito scoundrel knocks
down a farmers wife,near Davenport,
and ravishes her. A desperate seal
awag seizes a printers wife in dark
hall in hotel at Cedar Rapids, and
is only foled in his diabolism by tim
.y aid to the defcAseless woman. A
william attends the camp meeting At
Cedar Rapids, watches his opportu-
nity, and scizes young lady from
the roadside, drags her into the bush
es to rob her Of her virtue, in broad
daylight, and is only thwarted in his
purpose by the screams Of the woman.
Charles Mcdonald, villainous ne
gro, near Mt. Pleasant, waylsys Mrs.
Alexander, in the public road while
going to a neighbor's, and attempts
to outrage her, but the woman es-
capped. Young Parsons, fit subject
for the lamp-post, invites an estima-
bic girl to party, near Ames, and
drives to a secluded place, where he
by brute force outraged her she fight
ing him until her clothing was nearly
torn from her body. McCrary, mis-
erable vagabond, a harvest hand near
State Center, while the family was
absent, attempted to ravish the hired
girl, but failed and fled. A couple OF
Jew peddlers, from this city, seized a
young girl, six miles northwest of
Adel, and wreak their besstlv lust
upon her. One Coleman, a sewing
machine agent, enters the house Of =
citizen, and finding present only a
married woman, attemps the violation
of her person. And SO on--I could
swell the list to nearly sixty cases
which have come to my notice in
Iowa, within the pas, few weeks
There appears to be a mania in this
direction, and to stop which, will re-
quire desperate remedies. The per-
petrators Of the atrJcious crimes are
invariably vagabonds having no habi-
ta,ion, to whom to apply the halter
would be blessing to society. 1t is
getting 10 be so that it is unsafe for
females to 60 about unprotected, or
for man to leave his home with his
wife and daughters unguarded.
Next to this we have the pistol
mania, and the list Of murders in Iowa
since the repeal Of the law for hang
ing is surprising even to the most ar
dent opposers Of that penalty. AS III
this city, SO is it all over the State
One morning the body of Jack Hun
ter was found on the railroad bridge,
where it had been placed by his muir
derers. Not long after, on fine Sab
bath morning, the body Of johnson
was found lying in the street. Two
months after, the body Of Mrs. Ella
Barrett was found in her room with
her skull crushed. a few days later,
and the body of Henry Mailand, a
farmer living alone, is found in his
own house, pierced with bullets. A
few months more, and the city is start
led with the discovery of tho nude
body Of Howard hung dangling from
lamp-post. Again, a few months,
and kirkman, a farmer, is dragged
from his bed and hanged to tree -
A few days ago Thomas Pnsha, a
| Tama county farmer, unarmed and
defenseless, was leading an animal
Behind him was Thos. Roubicek and
his wife. Suddenly blow from ar
ak, in the hands of the woman, wen,
crashing into his brain, and he fell
when Ronbicek completed the deadly
work aud. avenged M old family feud
At West Union, Fayette county Mrs
Caroline Rush became piqued at he
husband and snapped . gun at hi
head, and his life was only saved b,
the miss Of the cap. At Wyoming
young girl, Ettie Green, sixteen year
of age, to avenge the refusal Of Wal
lace Foote, young man, to MARI,
her, boldly marched into a bank a
MONDAY, and discharged two cham
bers of revolver at him, but withou
fatal result, when she was seized an,
removed. She vows she will yet &C
complish her purpose, and, to preven
it At the bank, guards are kept at tn
door. She was arrested and fined on
dollar. A few days since, G. Ficke,
and DR.. Wilson, between whom wa
an old feud about pup, got into =
alteration, when Fickert shot Wi
son, and Wilson attacked Flicker
with soythe, cutting him horribl,
Both will probably die. At MOI
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