The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-09-14
A VILLAIN UNMASKED.
GEORGE GREMENGER DETECTED IN THE
SEDUCTION OF HIS PARTNERS LITTLE
DA UGHTER

One OF the most villainOus series Of ourages
mat have ever been perpetruied has Just come to
light In this city, George Gremingtr, for twelve
years past well known citizen of Canton, has
been detected In the most flendish of crimes the
seduction of little girl, only eleven years of age,
and the daughter Of David Wallace, his partner
In business, About three years NgO Greminger
and Wallace started up sash factory and pIaA'
ing mill in the First ward, and have carried on
business ever since Their families have been in
timate for years past About four months snce,
an employe at the Snow Flake Touring mills, op.
posite the planning mill, from certain causes be
came suspicious that Gremingcr was playing
Villainous game on his partners little girl, and
made II his business to watch Frequently he
had known Gremnger to give her candy and
money and had noticed him lurking about the
shop in the evening long after closing hours, and
had seen Gremnger meet the child in suspi.
Cious manner. About two months and a halfsince,
he took into his confidence one of the firm of
the Snow Flake mills and told his suspicious, but
he refused to believe there was any foundation
for them, until a short time after he saw lndica
tions that compelled him TO open his eyes, and he
In turn took party connected with the Eagle
woOlen mills, also opposite the planning mill, into
MS NbhhhNhNCi ulli tNBtNltI llltl Wdltutu utNel-
opments, They saw Greminger on frequent oc
casions in the evening go up stairs in the planning
mill preceded or followed by the little girl the
steps being outside, and finally developments oc
CURED which satisfied them thoroughly that their
suspicious were true On the 3ist ult a note was
dropped to Mr.. Wallare telling him of the cir
cumstances, bui 1t was not received till last Sat
urday afternoon, when his little boy brought 1t
home, where his mother and sister were sitting.
He handed the note to his mother, and she opened
it and began to read. Before she had read il
through the truth flashed upon her mind, and she
said TO her child: Carrie my God what has
Greminger been doing?' and the child turned
white and lremblingly replied: "Tl tell you
mother, IL you won't kill me-" Mrs Wallace
then assured her and asked her why she had not
told before, and she said she was afraid Gremin.
ger would xii her She then confessed every.
thing; told how the villain had given her candy
and money, and how he first enticed her up stairs
at the mill to see toy bureau he was making for
another little girl, and saying she should have
one too and afterwards having got her com
petely in his power taken her up again and again
during period of four or five months past. She
also told that he went further and after having
accomplished his fiendish object, compelled her
to act as decoy for the purpose of accomplish
ing the same design on other little girls, one of
whom is not more than eight years old. He had
her so completely in his power that she was afraid
to say word, and obeyed his slightest command
Mr.. Wallace was notified at once, and in his haste
and anguish accused Greminger openly to his
face, Saturday evening neglecting however to
previously take necessary legal steps to secure
his arrest. Papers were not issued until Monday
morning, when 1t was found that Greminger was
not to be discovered. Greminger is man about
forty-fve years old, dark complexion, medium
height black hair and whiskeB, and restless
black eyes, walks with short, quick gait. He is
the father of twelve children, and five of them
together with his wife, are living. Carrie Wal
lace, the victim of his villainy is bright little
girl, little over eleven years ofage good looking
and prepossessing in appearance, and possessing
no traits or evidences of any wrongful tendencies.
1t is believed, had Greminger been caught during
Monday night he would have had but few
moments to live. No traces have been diScov.
cred of him yet but it is hoped for the sake of ex
ample he may be caught.