The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-09-21
A YOUNG GIRL RAPED.
The Sequel to the Arrest Of the
Two Little Girls Last
Saturday Night.
A NeishSor Raped One and Threat
encd Death If She Didn't
Leave Home.

Readers OF the BAzOO will remem.
her Of the arrest of tw" young girls in
the alley in the rear Of the Ilgen
House. last Saturday night. by special
officer Walter jackson. They were
sisters, the eldest being not quite 6f-
teen years oh! aid the other in her
tenth year. At the time Of their ar.
rest they stated that they were the
daughters o: Jerry Williams. farm.
er, who resides ten miles northeast of
Sedalia, and one and oDe-half miles
northwest of Beaman station. They
were taken to the house Of q gentle
man in this city, where they spent the
night. and the next day were sent to
their home.
On being pressed by their parents
for the reason why they left and came
to Sedalia without permission, the
oldest one burst into tears and related
q story that entities her to the sym
patty Of the community at large.
Last Thursday morning Mr.. VIII
liams. who is raising a crop at the
place stated, came t. Sedalia. accom-
panied BY his wife, for the purpose OF
attending the exposition, and the two
girls we're left ut home 10 look after
things. Adjoining the farm ON which
Williams lives resides q young man
TWENTY-FIVE or twenty.three years Of
age, who had always been on intimate
terms with the Williams family. On
learning that the old couple had gone
for the day. he conceived and carried
into effect q hellish plot for the salts
flying of his brutal passions, that, il rs
stated, should confne him within the
walls Of prison for the remainder Of
his DAYS.
He was engaged in looking after his
hogs IN a field adjoining Williams
place. through which ran q creek, Old
either side ii which were hanks that
could conceal anyone easily If the par
ties 81 desired it. BY some mems this
fiend induced the elder sister to &C.
company him to that spot. and there.
under threats. he accomplished her
ruin. after which he advised her to
leave home Immediately. as her par
enis would surely kill her il the crime
Was discovered. The girl, being ig
nOrant of the WAYS If the world. hav-
Ing never been over twenty miles from
home, needed the advice given, and
fastening home, persuaded her sister
To accompany her. and together they
walked to this city. arriving late
Thursday afternoon. They roamed
aimlessly around until Saturday night.
when they were discovered by Walter
.Jacksun and taken care OF as related.
The BAzoo's informant said that
the perpetrator at the crime was ar-
rested one day during the week and
taken before a justice in the neighbor-
hood. BY whom he Was bound over.
and is now at liberty, The name of
the Justice he did not know, but
thought it was Justice Steelman. who
resides 10 that vicinity.
As the young man has heretofore
borne q good reputation. the BAzoO
does not care to make his name public
until after a more thorough investiga-
ton; but il the charges a. told are
true, he will be shown up in such a
light as he would be glad to retire TO
the penitentiary for she remainder of
his days. He was in the city yester-
day, bu: as he left for home before the
BAzOO man learned of the case, he
could not be interviewed.