The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-03
He Brutsliy Outraaes a Twelve.
Year-Old Cir, Near TT. Scott,
Is Captured, Lodged in Jail, Taken
TheFeffom BY Mob,
And is Hurg and HIS Body Then
Burned.
Blood CurdIing Details Of the Dia.
bolicsi Crime and the Swift
Reckoning.
A Kentucky Judge Has Twelve Buck
Shot Put in Hin.
Particulars OF q Horrible and He'll
ish Outrage.

i>h Outrage.
fort Scott Herald al
The community was startled and enrag.
cd this morning at the intelligence that on
last night a nsgro had abducted a little
white girl from her home and raped her,
on the prairie south of the city.
The little girl was a daughter Of George
Pond, brother Of Homer Pond, who lives on
farm about FIVE miles south Of Fort Scott,
near Godfrey. As is usual in such cases,
there are msny stories ahIst concerning
the dark and damning deed, bot We are
enabled to give the prob. bic rue version of
the outrage.
At ten o'clock Sunday night the family
of Dock Parsons, who lives east of Fort
Scott about a mile and half, were awsk-
ened by the furious barking OF d z.
. Mr.. Parsons opened the front door, and
as the door flew oIen, little girl fell into
the room, more dead than alive. This called
the entire family cut, and il was soon dis
covered that the child Was probably ten
years old, slight built, with her clothing
disordered and her face bruised and dis
colored. The LILLE one was unable to
speak word for some tine, being 30
frightened and hurt that che could say
| nothing. After some time it was finally
got out OF her in an incoherent way that she
was " Mr.. Ponds little girl" and that her
grandpa lived in Fort SEQ (. She was for a
long time unable 10 account for her pres
| ence out at that time Of night.
| Mrs. Parsons discovered that her
little legs were so swollen that the gar
tiers were buried IN them 80 they
had 10 be cut 10 get the stockings
loose. Her throat was also bruised, as were
her arms and her mouth, and finally the
astounded family were made aware OF the
hideous outrage that had been perpetrated
on the child II was ELECTED from her that
during the DAY Sunday she had been left
| st home at her fathers farm house. near
Godfrey, with the mailer children, and that
at dusk she went 10 the front gate and up TO
| knoll TO look for the return of her parents.
| She was looking up the road, when a burly
negro named Bill Howard, but who goes by
the nsme OF William, sprang from behind
her, and placing his hard over her mouth
to stIfe her cries, picked her up and carried
her off over the prairie.
The iiend, from her statements 1t appears,
| after carrying her a short distance cut on
the prairie, raviahed her, using force, and
| horribly lacera'ing her person. He then
| lifted her 10 her feet, and clinchirg her
arm, forced her to walk with him, taking
northeasierly direction. Two stops We're
made, at each time the hellish deed being
| repeated. At length, after three dreadful
| and horrid hours, til. child had been
| dragged to within sight Of the lights at
| Mr.. Parsons house. The accursei demon
| then again outraged her, and lifting her
| bleeding ami manyl.d BODY, started her on
| toward tie light and then fled.
| The excitement 10 the city this morning
! IS the details OF the Jastardiy and hellish
| deed began &c come out, was most intense.
| The sheriff and the police did not seem to
know what steps 10 take first toward cap
| tgriug the miscreant. Hundreds of citi-
zens started out on their own hook TO look
for the negro. There was no organized
plan OF pursuit, but every man wanted to
| DO something towards making the arrest,
| and il the fieai il caught, he will stand
fret class opportunity Of beirg hung or
roasted
kilograms were sent in sll directions OF
the country this morning, and postal cards
containing his description, and offering a
reward of $500, were sent in all directions
He is called Bill Howard and is said 20 be
from the Indian Territory. He is IS or 80
years old, )! feet high, black, sharp fea-
lures, full thin whiskers and moustsche, had
on a blue broaicloth coat, with dark velvet
collar, black pants, old shoes, cut so az to
he cay on his feet, old black hat, slightly
bow-legged, and has Roman nose.
By Associated Press-l
Fort SCoTr, March 26-The tragic
news which was brought to the city on
Sunday night, had its final act played out
tonight, on market square, the full details
are as follows:
ABOUT NOON YESTERDAY,
Bill Howard, the negro who so cruelty and
diabolically raped Clara Pond, the twelve
yesr-old daughter OF Geo. Pond, was dis
covered in an old coal mine, but half
mile from the residence OF Mr.. Pond
ard about six miles from This city. After
some little difficulty and
A THREAT TO BURN HIM OUT
of the semi-cave into which he had re
treated, Howard came forth and delivered
himself up, after receiving promise OF no
bodily harm from his csptors. About .
o'Cloci. p N. the cortege arrived in town,
and the prisoner was promptly lodged in
the County Jail. The excitement which
has ragged so high for the past three days
ROSE TO FEVER HEAT,
and the threats Of lyrcLirg were rumored
with emphasis.
At o'clock reporter of the Moait5T, with
other gentlemen succeeded, after much
suasior, in obtaining from the Sheriff per
mission to interview the prisoner; and
seated in the Jail behind the frowning doors
and iron grating of the windows, the
FOLLOWING STATEMENT
in substance was obtained: "The girl
asked me to % With her to meet her pa,
and after walking several miles we sat
down TO rest. | asked her question and
she consented, provided ! would not tell
any one" The negro
DENIED USING ANY FORCE,
or the repetition Of the act more than once
and said thst after the act they walked
along tog' Their for some distance. He also
denied choking the girl or tearing her
clothes and pesson. He also denied having
an olios name and Of prior conviction and
sentence FOR similar crime; but afterwards
admitted that he had borne another
name and had served FIVE years term
in the Missouri Tenitentiary for an
ATTEMPTED RAPE on A WHITE MARRIED
WOMAN.
The fellow looked tired ard worn out,
and declared be had nothing TO ca: since
Sunday night. He was smart and
LIED WITH \ GOOD DEAD OF FLUESCY,
bnt his statements bear evidence Of untruth-
iulness on their face. The truth of the case
is SO utterly
EXCRUCIATISG AND HORRIBLE
az to be entirely without parallel in his
tory. The black beast abducted the girl
from her house, choked her 20 a. to leave
the marks of his fingers plainly on her
throat, tore her clothes to tatters and
scratched her h>sh with his hands before he
CoSsUNATED HIS FIEsDIsH DESIRE AND
ISTENrIoss
The faole took place this evening, about
O'Clock. An immense crowd of people,
numbering fully 1000. accompanied BY
THIRTY MASKED MIN,
in solid line. with drawn revolvers in their
Il, ,narokaJ ~ tatl