Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-20
HORRIBLE CRIME. =
A st. Paul Lady Brutality Outraged by Four
Soldiers Near Fort Smelling.

A Sta PAUL Aduy DfutaAy OueA"so>s ~ - 49,
Soldiers Near Fort Smelling.
Thanks to the vigilance Of the officers and
excellent discipline maintained over the garri
son at Fort Smelling, the department OF the
troops has been marked by the most quiet ano
soldierly bearing.
Unfortunately the creditable record hither
TO epioyed by the troops has been blurred BY
one of the blacklist deeds OF piiiany' anu 'u'
brutal perpetrators should meet with the con
dign punishment which va r;c .hs deserves deserves.
| That ciefenceless woman could be attacked pI
fonr soldier.ruffians, in the light OF day, ano
reneatedlv outraged, seems almost Impossible
| Int the facts are too painfully apparent te
| show ANYTHING but the most conclusive evt
| dence of truth. While it becomes necessary tt
give the facts in the ease, in order that the
Williams may be detected ana punlsneo az
| cording to their merits, it should De unaer
stood that no reflection is cast on the discipline
of the troops or on the hundreds of really brave
| and honest soldiers stationed at the TORT, VINO
would scorn an act so utterly despioable a.
| shown in this narrative. -,
One day last week, Mrs. Bobelackje , sresid
ing on Superior street, in tho Bohemian settle
ment started out on an excursion, her opJec'
being to gather hazelnuts. In appearance sne
| il about the medium size, from So to 40 years
of age, and rather pretty. She took with mel
three or four children, whose parents reslde IN
the neighborhuod named, and who were al oe'
lighted at the prospect of picnic.
The little party of excurslonlsfs started ou'
the Fort road, generally taking the line OF tne
river, as the hazel growth was thicker IN tna'
vicinity. They had fair success and before
thew were aware of it they had rambled four OF
1--WE miles from the city, and within sight OF
Fort Smelling, being on the north side or Tine
river.
The little party had reached wooded
growth, thickly covered with scrub trees ane
hazel bushes, when they were surprised ny I'M
| appearance of four soldiers in fatigue uniform
1t is not known whether they were under the
| influence of LIQUOR. but their fendish conduct
was preceded by salutations of the most Vui
| gar character. After exchanging words be
tween themselves the Williams seized hold Of
| Mrs. Bobelackje and threw her ON the ground
The children became frightened and ran on
| after which the villains accomplished tnell
| monstrous and hellish work. One OF the mer
| held his hand over the woman's mouth to pre-
| vent her from screaming while she was out
| ragged by the beasts in succession. Alter tneil
| foul passion had been satiated they left then
victim, threatening to murder her if she made
| an outcry.
The husband of the woman is stone masor
| by trade and respectable man. He has peer
almost crazed by the revelation, out o"lnS -
| the scandal which would involve his households
and what he considered the slim chances OF de
lection, he has held his peace. Meantime tn
| affair has leaked out and is now the absorbing
| theme of conversation among the residents o
upper Fort street.
| Mrs. Bobelackje doesn't know whether sh
| can identify her assalants or not as she was to-
frightened to retain description of the brute
| in her memory.
The authorities at department headquarter
will undoubtedly take the case in charge, ant
do all in their power to detect and punish thu
| perpetrators.