The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-11

A HEiSouS CEINE.--.i Young Indy Re-
siding in South Wheeling Crosby assaulted IN
The Suburbs of his Cir on "Wednesday Night
Al Outrage ,ciih Hardly q PdruRI, Lone OF,
II not the most dastardly outrage ever com.
mitted ON the person OF Il woman within
the State OF West Virginia, was committed
in the suburbs Of this city on the night be-
fore last, the particulars OF the crime
being brought TO light about 0 o'clock yes
terday morning.
The victim is n poor weak minded
girl named Sarah j. HOllinger, aged nearly
10 years, who recently came TO Wheeling
from Canton, Ohio, with n family named
Ramsay, and with whom she lives at No.
224l Main street. Miss HOllingcr is spoken
OF by Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsay rs OF excellent
character and her story Of the wrongs in
ilicted upon her is believed by them to
the fullest extent.
Being DESTROYS OF securing q position
whereby she could earn u livelihood, Miss
llOllinger left her hone about four o'clock
on Wednesday afternoon and went down,
it is said, TO the South Wheeling Glass
House, where she remained until about
dusk, when she retraced her steps home
ward. Being unused to the streets she be-
came confused and wandered about
aimlessly until she found herself in
the vicinity Of the street car stables.
She states that there she inquired OF
u half grown lad where No. 224l Main
street was, and requested him, il he knew,
to he kind enough to take her there. He
said he did, and being told by Miss Hol.
linger that it was her earnest desire to ret
II place, the boy said his sister wanted 10
hire II girl, and perhaps she would employ
her. They then started for, Us she sup
posed, the sisters house, but she can not
tell what route was taken, and when her
fears were aroused, and she so expressed
herself, the boy insisted all was right. At
last they cane TO Chapline Hill. where in a
retired spot, she saw q crowd of some
twelve nearly grown men congregated
around q large fire, where they were soon
after joined by a elderly. man, when all
with the exception OF Miss Hollinger par.
took OF q supper, consisting OF oysters and
other ~dClicacies. She states that the rea.
son she did not eat was because she was
too badly frightened. The gang were
provided with n rope, knives and other
instruments OF torture, and when the meal
had been finished they were produced,
and in tones betitting such wretches
the poor girl was informed Of her i'm.
pending fate and told that unless
she quietly submitted her life should nav
the forfeit, What followed is unfit ior
publication and the girl wa not allowed
to leave until nearly daylight yesterday
morning, when she FASTENED home and
related her pitiful story to Mrs. Ramsay,
the lady with whom she lives. Not con.
tent with brutally assaulting her the fiends
robbed her OF II gold neck-chain, fling.
er.ring, earring and breast.pin, and when
she demonstrated she was told BY the
elderly man OF the party TO meet him at
the Fifth Ward Market House last night
and erjewelry would be restored 10 her.
Accompanied by two male friends she
went to the market house, where il was
hoped the man would be arrested, but it is
almost supertiuous to say he did not make
his appearance.
No physician has yet been consulted as
TO the extent OF Miss Hollinge, Is injuries,
but one will be this morning.