Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-11
THE OUTRAGE AT WARD.
Particulars Of the Arrest AMI Ex-
animation of the Monster Luz.
hinglAn.

dingtOn.
A special dispatch from Hamilton in
formed the readers Of the SENTINEL yester-
day of the horrible outrage attempted by
one Luddington on his own daughter at
| Ward. The Reflex" reaching here last
night, contains the following additional
particulars of the terrible affair. That
journal says
On Thursday morning last this commu-
nifty was startled with the announcement
that G. r. L~uddington. of this place, had
been arrested for the revolving crime of an
| assault with intent to commit the crime of
rape on his daughter Mary, aged about 16
years. On inquiry this rumor proved TO
be true, for at 1G O'Clock the defendant was
brought before Justice Murray by Deputy
Sheriff J. G. Edwards. for examination,
charged with this most Infamous crime.
He appeared and entered a plea of not
guilty" and the examination was set for l
o'clock. AT the hour named, G. L. Waters
appeared for the prosecution. and the de-
PENDANT wishing no attorney, the xamina
ton commenced after excluding from the
Courtroom all persons save the ofiic RS,
attorneys, defendant and pr%osecutrix in
the case, whose testimony the Court deemed
proper to be taken as private as the cir
cumstances of the case would permit. and
as the law in such cases indicated. We
have no means of knowing what the testi-
mony OF the ~prosecutrix was, but have
since been Informed that the details of her
evidence exposed OF the most hOrrid
and revolving crimes that even the sem.
blance OF a man could be guilty of, let
alone the fact that such human monster
was the father on trial. The rule being
rescinded after the testimony of the daugh-
ter. the Court was opel to all. when
other witnesses we're called, who corrobo-
rated many material facts testified to by
the prosecutrix, which made the case APP
pear SO damning and revolving to the
human mind that several left the Court
room with disgust, with a curse and a
curl on their lips that plainly indicated
their feelings wit in. After the close of
the testimony, Judge Waters made a short
but touching speech on behalf of the prose
~ecution, and submitted the case to Justice
MURRAY, who Immediately held the pris-
oner to answer the charge. fixing the bail
at SO, 500. This the defendant could not
give, and was taken to Hamilton Thurs
dav night in Charge Of Deputy Sheriff j..
c.. Edwards. We are forbidden to some
extent from giving details Of the testi-
mony, owing to their revolving character,
but suffice it to say that the attempt Of
the defendant to commit the inhuman
crime on the person Of his daughter had
been made ON several occasions before
last Wednesday night, but were not Of the
violent character that at last compelled his
daughter to call for assistance to prevent
her father from efecting her ruin.
That the people Of Ward were excited to a
degree unknown to this community for
some time past can readily be imagined.
In times past the inhuman monster would
have been subjected to a coating of tar
and feathers to start with, leaving out of
the question extreme measures. Some of
the former friends of Luddington refused
to believe at first the reports Tat reached
them several DAYS before the arrest, re-
garding the advances he had made to his
daughter. and a watch was set. The cul-
minating point was reached Wednesday
between IL and IL O'Clock, when all doubt
was removed and it was found necessary
to come to the rescue, which a few deter
mined men did, and released the daughter
through a window, that had to be torn out
sash and all. Armed men then guarded
the house until a warrant was issued by
Justice Murray, when Huntington was ar
rested and tried with the result given
above. Judge G. l.. Waters has been re-
tanned by the citizens tc assist the prose-
cution before the District Court. A sub
scripnon was taken up Immediately after
the preliminary examination for that pur-
pose, which was literally responded to.