The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-08-13
ADASTARDLY ACT.


| -. Louis journal.
One of the boldest outrsges ever COMMITTED
in this or any other city was I,erpetrsiet
BY party Of unknown rosghe on the cor
ner Of Eighth and 81. Charles streets be-
. tween IL and o'clock yesterday morning
The victims were two young ladies Who
while hurrying homew ard, we're e~ised By
five men, dragged back ON To vacant lot
hard by, and while tvo Of them held hand.
kerchiefs over their mouths TO prevent
Their cries from being heard, the other
three literally tore every shred Of clothing
from their persons. What steps xonld
then been taken by the wors. than fienjs is
not known and are too horrible 70 even he
surmised, for perhaps double murder TO
cover up The crime would have keen resort
ed 70. had they not He'd in alright from the
sound Of swiftly approaching footsteps.
leaving tLsir helpless victims almost dead
from the shock they had received. Their
deliverer WAS 4 gentleman who roomed an
the corner Of Eighth hnd st. Charles
streets aud who CHANGED 10 be looking out
into the street at the time they were carried
away, and hurried 70 their assistance as
quickly as possible. arriving just in time
TO save them from horrible fate.
The gentleman who prevented the accom-.
pli-hment Of the heIlirh deed is an express
msn, snd the reporter, although failing 10
obtain a personal interview with him,
CLEANED the following. =, told Ia iriends
yesterday morning:
He had been suffering with severe head
ache during the evening and night, and
finding sleep ar rest an imr,s-ibiiiiy, had
arisen an1 taken a seat in the dark at the
open window looking out into ST. Charles
street. While sitting there he noticed Eve
rough looking white men pause ON the COR
ner under the street lamp, aud from their
gestures he concluded that they we're hold
ing . very important conversation, aud
perhaps planning some robbery. In few
moments two timid -looking young ladies
came south on Eighth street. and ON OBJ
serving the crowd that they would have 10
pass, paused for moment AMI thea crossed
over to the Opposite side Of the street. |
Their crossing the street seemed In FIRE the
rnffisns, for as one man they rushed upon
the women and almost without speaking a I
work bore them away. Hastily throwing |
a coat about his shoulders the gentleman
ran down stairs and to their assistance I
frightening the human devils away from !
their prey. One Of the ycung lad es WAS
lying PROSTATE upon her face while the 1
other Was standing in dazed sort Of way,
as If not fully compreEending what had /
transpired. Handing one Of them his coat
he managed to find a garment, partly I
whole, for her companion from the scat ,
tered remnants that had constituted their 4
attire few minutes before and questioned !
them as to who they we're and what they
were doing out on the streets at such \ late |
hour. Through their tears they informed
him that they resided with their parents in 1
the neighborhood Of Missouri park and had
been visiting a sick friend on franklin ,
avenue leaving there only At midnight. A
crowd Of men had followed them at first but .
they had walked fast. almost ran, and
thought they had evaded them until seeing
them standing on the corner froll whence
the attack was made. They gave him their
names and address but he refused to dis
close them. During the time that elapsed
from the attack to the rescue and departure
no policeman was seen or heard in the
The gentlemen escorted
Them to their home aud left them nj the
gate safe from everything but the remem
brance Of their terrible experience.
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