The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-20
Rape and Incesr

In thesChlcago Times, OF the OH
inst, we find recorded one OF the
most disgusting cases of Rape and
Incest ever heard of, which has
recently occurred in Woodford Coun-
ty, Illinois; and had it occurred in
the "solid South" the cry and howl
would have been heard in every
newspaper north of Mason and Dix
on's line. But such infamies never
happen in the South, are unheard OF
here, and we give the Chicago
Times account of it to instance
one more disgusting horror in the
land of steady habits and the home
of the ensar guined garment:
MErAMoKA, ILLINOIS,
February5, 1881
The following facts, which were
brought to light at the last session
Of the Grand Jury, the Times is
permitted, by the transporting Of
events, to publish. There lives in
Woodford Counto, Illinois, a man
who had one child, a daughter,
whose mother died when she was
only two days old. The child was
raised and cared for by her grand
mother until December, 1875, when
the girl was II years old. She had
been living in Philadelphia, Penn.
sylyania, until the above-named
date, when she joined her father out
in Illinois. They went to house
keeping Immediately, and the second
night after they had become settled
the father came to her bed and at
tempted the carnal knowledge of hel
person, but the girl resisted; but, on
the second night, by threats against
her life, be accomplished his hellisb
designs, and from that time on until
June, 1877, as sworn to by the girl
herself, this most unnatural father
introduced upon the scene a young
a
man, who was shown to the girls
room, and he, too, attempted her
gu rage, tie girl all the time resist-
ing, but the father, in the next room,
by threats and curses. commanded
her to yield to the young mans de
sires. t1oi iw. night She aiie:'
$500 u f.. is ln~
Eop.iGg.. i he father hen wanle
the Young man to marry her. an'
offered him his faom and all hi
personal property, but the yonn'
msn refused The father continue
to crafty his amorous feelings
the sacrifice Of his own daughter
virtue until about the LIST of June
when he found her to be eneeint +,
and advised her to go to Bloom
ington, and consult French docto
with a view to procuring an abo
ton, saying: sit may kill YOU an
It NAV not: it makes no difference
anyway, you are ruined"
AAout this time this more thai
brute sold his personal effects al
fed the country, leaving the irl dee
titute and among strangers. She, j
her extremity, wrote to her uncle in
philadelphia, telling him her fatht
had left her. Her uncle then sen
her money to come back east. O,
her arrival there last November he
condition became known, when sh
revealed the revolving tale to he.
friends, who consulted the Distrir'
Attorney, who advised them to hri,
her ba''k to the place where the Grim,
wa committed. Her uncle brough,
:r ;,ark. an coming to Metamoi
consulted States Attorney. S. s. Pag
who adv sed that the girl be place
in the county poor house. This wa
accordingly done, and on the morn
ing of the 81 last she gave birth to
perfectly healthy female chill
These are the facts as related by h.
to the grand jury in answer to que,
lions propounded by the county PHI,
stefan. The girl claims that she W.
sea- Ell into silence by threats /,
death if she revealed the secret.
The whereabouts of the father ar
unknown. AS for the girl, she wi
return to Philadelphia as soou as sh
is able Lo travel, and make her futur
home with her relatives, who fror
all that can be learned are very res
pectabIe and wealthy, as they ar
giving the girl all necessary attic
ii IN, and paying all bills, at the sau
tine paying her board at the count
fIrm.