Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-01-29
ATTEMPTED RAPE.
VIM. Hy. DOane Kills the Assail ant.

l VIM. Hy. DOane Kills she AssaiI ant.
By the Virginia Chronicle of last evening
We have the following account of an attemp
at rape and the prompt and efectual shooting
of the scoundrel who sought to perpetrate
that most atrocious vilainy: Yesterday after
Gold Hill shot Chinese servant in his en-
ploy, for attempting an outrage upon Toddie
Doane, his little nine year old daughter.
The circumstances of the affair are as fol-
lows: For about year past Mr.. Doane has
! had a Chinese domestic in his service named
Sam, who was very useful and to whom the
children became very much attached.
| Yesterday afternoon at the time mentioned
Mr.. Doane asked his youngest child where
Toddie was, as she had been missed from the
sitting room for about half an hour. The child
answered that she was in the kitchen with
the Chinaman, and she had tried to get in
there but could not Mr.. Doane Immediately
went to the kitchen and found the door partly
fastened. He burst it open, thinking that
something must be wrong
He did not realize what was taking place
until after he had gained an entrance A
glance was sufficient to show him beyond
question or doubt that the Cninaman was at
tempting an outrage upon his child.
He sprang Immediately to a drawer in an
other room where a six-shooter "a self-cock-
ing English BULLDOG was lying, and securing
it rushed back into the Kitchen The China
man meanwhile realized his danger, for letting
go of the child he seized a tray of knives and
forks, calling out in broken English as he did
so, ooh, Mr.. Doane, III never do it again.
He then threw the tray and its contents in
Mr.. Doanes face and bounded out of the
door. He reached the middle of the stoop, |
when Mr.. Doane, recovering from the effect
of receiving tray full Of cutlery in his face,
gained the door. The flying Chinaman was
by this time not over eight feet away when |
Mr.. Doane, covering him with his weapon,
fred and shot him through the head The ball |
entered behind the left ear and came out |
through the forehead. He dropped insensible
on the stoop, and in few minutes his head |
was SulIOuilttd ny pun vi oIoOo. WI. bodllO
did not fire a second shot, as he believed him
dead at the first fire.
He then went down town and delivered
himself up to the Sheriff AS soon as the
were known he was released on
his own recognisance.
The occurrence took place so quickly that
the household did not know what had occurred
until they heard the report of the pistol and
saw the Chinaman ON the stoop. Mrs. Doane,
not realizing the danger to which her child
had been subjected was nearly crazed with
grief and excitement An examination of the
child, however, established the fact that the
wretch lad not accomplished his object.
On being questioned the little one told her
mother that the Chinaman had made advances
n the same direction three days before.
After Mr. Doane had reported to the author
ties he returned to the house and found the
Jhinaman still alive. He was removed to the
hospital where at last accounts he was still
breathing.
Mr. Doane's action is sustained by the
ntire community. The only fault found with
lin is by those who regret that he did not
mpty the entire contents OF the weapon in :
he Chnaman's body