The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-06-04
ASSAULT ON A CHILD

commit rape on u Jltile girl Two ll'
10 children, u boy five years old ana a
girl three aud a half years old, left
heir parents house, No, liz Howard
street, about two O'Clock 10 play. They
wandered about the premises ior
awhile, and finally went ~ tho dlree'
lion OF the wGter.works reservoir,
which Ia over two squares rom the
house,
When near olump OF bushes on
Harwood street, u man concealed III
the buahes called out 10 the children
TO come 10 him, saying that he had
some candy and u little toy horse ana
wagon for them, Tho little children
ran 10 him In anticipation OF feast
for tho stomach and eyes, but M coon
M they got within reach OF the villain
no seized tho little girl and told tho
boy TO go home, The boy ran home
frightened nearly TO death, NJ having
seen his little sister handled no roughly
by tho man. He told his father, Mr.
Victor Gulaunski, who IL II Pole,
and q. highly respectable man, OF what
had happened, M. Gnlaunshi imme'
diately started TO See II what the boy
told was true.
Upon nearing. tho place at which the
man was llrst concealed, Mr.. Gulaun-
ski saw him walking hurriedly away,
and the little girl following after him
and crying, II was evident to The
father that the brute had made M In
decent assault on his child, which IL u
mere babe 30, with tpe infuriallon OF
n mad-in he rushed after tho brute,
who broke and ran. Mr.. Gulaunskl
gave chase aud followed the man To
the rear OF Boales, Bushong ~ Co.'s
dry goods store on Elm street, nearly
IA mile from the place he started from.
Tho man took refuge In an clubhouse
nenr the dry goods store where no wna
collared and turned over TO II police.
man.
The officer started with his prisoner
for tho calaboose, followed by crowd
which thronged about them, some
muttering curses against the man after
learning the cause OF arrest When
OH Main street near the calabo0se the
crowd was overtaken by Sheriff Moon,
who rode up and demanded the pris'
oner when he was turned over to him.
The sheriff lodged him In the county
JUL, evidently from fear that he would
be mobbed II taken to the calaboose.
A HERALD reporter called Mt the
jail to zee the prisoner, who gave his
name AZ Frank Miller. lie was
roughly dressed, being clad In u pail
OF cotton overalls and rough hickory
shirt, and without either coat OF
vest. He appeared to DO tramp,
and when asked what business he
was engaged IN, he stated that he
had some time ago been working on
the Tyler tap railroad ~ brakeman
but had not been doing anything fol
some time.
When questioned as to the cause OF
his arrest, he stated that he was inno-
cent Of the charge; that he met the
little girl who did not know her way
back home and that he offered to show
her the way. Here the reporter asked
him where the child lived, when he
answered that he did not know, and
after some stammering said he
thought he could aid the child in find
ing her home. 'After going a short
distance" he said, tive sat down on
the road and talked. She asked me II
had any candy told her
no but that | would bring her
some the next time l came along,
While we were thus sitting and talk
Ing, her little brother passed by and |
suppose went home and told that |
was doing something wrong. Soon l
heard a voice say ''here he his,n and
my head, | saw man who
to be mad approaching,
when | broke aud ran. | ran because
thought he was going to harm me,
though had no idea what for. ran
Across to Pacific avenue where was
taught, and the sheriff took me and
ocked me up. The girl is u stranger
20 me, SIR"
The man appears to be about TWEEN
y live years old, and has hard fca
,ures and blunt manners. He looks
ike a brute who 10 capable of such he.
NOUS acts, us the animal predominates
IN his whole countenance.
The BOY followed his father when he
eft the house and found his little
lister and took her home. DR.. Morton
vas soon afterward called In and made
m examination OF the child. He said
hat che showed marks OF violence,
nut that she wfs not dangerously in
ured. The child is very small even
or her tender years, and can barely
ak plain.
Late In the evening there was strong
ak Of lynching the brute, but better
ounsel prevailed and he was kept
ocked up 10 the Jail last night. The
ase will In all probability come up
oSday before Justice McLure, from
those court warrant was gotten out
or him.
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