The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-12
ASSAULT ON YOUNG LADY,
yhe winding Up OF a Nights Dane.
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Tie Winding Up OF Nights Dane
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Yesterday at noon, officer George Ii.
efbaugh arrested John Morris, at the
passenger depot of the r, w. 81 KY.
road, on warrant sworn out by Chief
of Police Ripley, charging him with hsv-
ing assaulted the person of Lena kuhle-
man, at or near the intersection of AL
leys b and 9, last Tuesday morning
about / o'clock. After Morris had been
taken to Squire Csldwell's Office he
was released until o'clock in
the evening, on bail In the sum
OF $500. At o'clock the case was
called, and the following evidence pro-
duced. Lena Kuhlemsn was sworn
and testified AS follows:
am nineteen years old, and on last
Monday evening attended the Bul.
ger Boat Club dance at Beethol en- Hall,
on Fourteeth street, where 1 met Mr..
Morris about half past eleven O'Clock. L
had not been dancing with him, but was
dancing with another gentleman. When
we were through dancing Mr.. Morris
asked me if l would have glass OF
lemonade. We went to the place where
II was kept, and he asked me to have
some beer. l drank one glass Of beer,
and remarked that it was too warm. He
asked me to go to the door and cool Oft
| went, and when there he said: Let us
90 down and take walk to Main street,
then up to Twelfth and Market and
then return to the hall l objected, and
told him did not want to be out 80 late
at night. He said l must come along as
he would not hurt me. We then went
down Fourteenth TO Main and turned
up toward Twelfth. When we
had gotten about half wsy
to Alley 9, he put his arm around my
waist, told HIM TO take 1t away as some
persons were coming and would See us.
lie replied that they would not see US. l
said to him several times that l wanted
to 90 back, but he would not let me, say
ing that we would go to the Alley and
turn up to Market street and then go
back to the hall. When we had gotten
to the Alley l caught hold of plank
on the wall, and he took hold OF my
arm and pulled me up the Alley aud
tried to throw me down. said to him
tina, my dress would get muddy. He
pulled of his coat and put it on
the ground and threw me on it.
[ screamed twice; was down
about two minutes when two gentlemen
came up ard got away from Mr.. Morris.
| started to run and got on Main street
and lodged in doorway, when he ran
alter and caught me. The two gentle
men came up, and | told one, Mr.. Bob
Frew, TO take me home, which he did.
l asked him not to say anything about
the fuss, rs l did not wish to be dis
graced."
Upon cross examination, the girl stated
that she had determined not to say any
thing about it to any one, nor had she
done SO, as she had been sick ever since.
Robert Frew, pressman at the Mtettl-
qcnccr Office, WAS the next witness sworn,
and stated: Il was in the prcss room,
when Pat Reilly, the nightwatchman,
came in and asked me if John Murdoch
was in. l told him that he was not. |
noticed that he seemed excited. ! asked
him what was the mater, and he told
me that man had woman up in the
alley. | told him TO come on and
let us catch him. We went
up Main street to the alley
and Ipuiled my hat of and listened, when
| heard woman so5bing and some one
talking. told Reilly that they were up
there yet, and that We could catch them.
He wanted ME 10 wait until be could go
alter Murdock, the nightWatchmsn on
Main street. told him that they would
get away. We then went up the alley
and there found Merris and the girl. He
WAS getting up when | saw him.
MIR. Frew then corroborated the latter
part OF the girls statement.
Patrick Reilly, nlghtwstchman, was
sworn and sad--About o'clock ! came
out OF the REGISTER office and heard
some one scream down the alley. | ran
back to Market street and around to
the MteiLigsncer office and asked Bob
Frew whether Murdoch was IN. He
said be was not there, and lie asked me
what the matter was. told
him that there WAS n man up the alley
who had woman who WAS
screaming. we DOth ran
up Main to the alley and after we had
gone up TO alley b, there we found Mr..
Morris and the girl whom L did not
know, told Morris that he was doing
wrong and | would declare him under
arrest. lntorGed him that it would be
$40 and costs The girl was in s"pres.
pera.lon OF sweat" caused by the trouble.
Mr.. Frew tod ne TO arrest Morris, but
said that he would not run oil, and
could get him whenever he was wanted.
The girl begged for God sake to say
nothing about it, as her people were
poor and would kill her. All three of
the witnesses testified that Morris was
very much under the influence of liquor
ut the time they saw him. There being
no witnesses Tor the accused, the prose-
cutting attorney asked that Morris be
held to answer the charges preferred
against him. He WAS placed under bonds
IN the sum of $500 for his appearance At
the next term OF County Court.