The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-08-16

pair of beautiful songs, sold 10y simon BROS
the latter being particularly pretty, Both al
comparatively easy Compass from below TO
Both will be iavortes in the parlor.
RAPE-A most outrageous affair took place o
the bottoms in East Ottawa near the site Of tn
old paper MILL on Wednesday night. About
O'Clock young man and young woman tNhos
names the police keep to themselves for purpose
of their own and to spare the young woman Will
driving east were stopped by four men just be
yond the little bridge, down the hill from Force
place. The young man had no arms and hi
horse becoming frightened he confined his at
tention to it, when the woman was seized, dragged
out of the buggy and carried away in the dark
ness. Under the circumstances the young mar
thought he could do no better than summon the
police, which he did Immediately, bringing two
officers to the ground as soon as his animal could
do it. For some time they searched the locality
but in the darkness, and as the place is full OF ho
lows and cuts for water races, made by the water
power company, they were unable to find the wo
man or to obtain any answer from her to their
calls. Finally, as they were about to give over,
a scream was heard to which they responded rap.
idly, one officer succeeding in catching sight OF
the rufflans across ditch filled with water. He
was unable to recognize Them but fired several
shots at them, without effect, however, so far as
is known. The same officer also was found by
the woman, who had succeeded in getting away
from the fourth ruffian and in reaching the officer
when her strength gave out. She had been car
ried from the buggy to one Of the many bitches,
Hat, Oh. ,I,aip
beastly purpose. The arrival of the officers in the
buggy defeated the purpose OF the fourth, for in
spite of his threats to compel silence she gave
the alarm, which led to her rescue from his hands.
She had been terribly used and was carried to
the city in pitiable condition.
That is the story of the police who made the
search on the representations Of the young
man." The story has scales on it, and made US
think of fish on looking into it; SO we made II
little investigation. Though the police refused
to give rs names, "to spare their feelings" we
think we could lay hands on the pair for a thou.
sand dollars. To save the time of phiantropists
who may search the "ffth ward for her mutila.
ted remains, we would suggest that she has
"moved" We remember Low one night a year
or two ago she did live in the "ffth;' and how
she and her poor old father had their house shot
into by "rutilan," and how she and another lady
fricnd-sister, we bclievc-had to run up town
in bare feet and into the shelterng arms Of a
bevy of young fellows returning from high
toned party on the east side till the police could
come down and rock the prosecuted females to
sleep by intmsting they could sleep in the cooler
If IL got too hot around home. The brave young
fellow who deserted her to save his horse is
but well spare his feelings" He's no spring
chicken, and we wouldn't give two cents, with
ten years time to pay, for his virtue; indeed we
reckon the word is cut out of his lexicon and its
practice 'lost art" AS matter Of fact we
have it from the best Of authority that he made
bet Of 50 with seaman (from Pckin y that he
could take her over there? lie did take her over
to the scene of the Outrage" but we believe he
was hardly prepared to see more than one man
in waiting; and to save himself from the right
cous Indignation Of the woman when he did see
four, he came back to town after the police He
is well known to them, but he doubtless gave
them rare morscl of "tatiy" about the woman
being "seized and dragged out Of the buggy"
and they went. They did their duty-theres no
doubt, but we reckon that when they saw the
victim they weren't anxious to arrest the ruf.ans.
If any one is to be arrested, they might pick up