The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-31
ALLEeEDo OUTRAGE
Upon = Little Girl Mise Years of Age
The Alleged Perpetrator in JaI.

Upon = Little Girl Nine Years OF Age
The Alleged Perpetrator In jail.
Yesterday evening about 8 o'clock
Henry Henneman accompanied by sew
eral friends went down to the river to-
visit Christian Bache, friend who lives
on board tie little boat Lou" Wetzel,
which lies at the foot Of Fourth street, be-
low Main, Ia North Wheeling. Arriving
at the boat they went in, but were quickly
ordered out by Bache, who was in 0 state
Of semi-intoxication. They went out oil
the boat wondering much at their sum
mary dismissal, and fingered around for q
few moments during which they heard the
cries OF child. While in the boat they
noticed little bit Of child named Hosch-
roth, but had taken no account Of her as
she was well known to them, and they
had frequently seen her running around
the boat and In the neighborhood. Now,
however, their suspicious were aroused,
and they determined to solve what to them
appeared to be mystery, but this they
found to be more difficult, undertaking
than they had anticipated, for upon
ejecting them Bache had closed the doors
at either end OF the boat, and the blinds
were drawn at the windows. Askit was
swaying to and fro at the side Of the boat,
however, and into this Henneman and
one or two Of his friends jumped, hoping
to get view Of the interior OF the boat,
and in this attempt they were successful,
| for througha partially raised blind they
could see Bache lying down on the bed IN
the boat, but not the girl, although they
could distinctly hear her crying. Other
indications Of foul play aroused their sns.
picions still farther, and they sent tor
officer Price, who came down promptly,
but refused to burst open the door without
authority Of warrant, /.
One OF the men, Wooster, then went "a
Squire Philips Office aud swore out the
warrant, which was given TO j. z. ST. My
ers to execute.
Finally the little girl came out Of the
boat, and was at once captured by Officer
Price, who questioned her and Gross
questioned her narrowly, but to no effect
as she sturdily denied the allegation that
Bache had offered her any indignity, and
said that she had only gone down to the
boat for the purpose oil getting the
clothes Of Bache, for whom her mother
washed. Nothing further could be ELECTED
from the child, notwithstanding the
strenuous efforts made TO draw her out
and she was allowed to go home. Con
stable st. Myers arrived about this time
and took Bache in charge. At Squire
Philips office he was committed In de-
fault Of bail for hearing.
/, About 0 o'clock an lNTRLLldRNcER man
went 10 the residence OF the father Of the
girl, which Is in Alley Two above Market
Street, near the North Street N. p.
Church. The family were all abed, but
got up at the knock. When we told the
mother what we wanted and who We were
she Indignantly secuted the idea OF rape
or any outrage at the hands OF Bache, say
ling that "the child only went down to the
boat for his clothes" We asked 70
see the child, and in moment little
.!red headed midget, not muph more than
three feet six inches in height, came into
the room in her night clothing, and in Re
ply to our questions told q straightlor
ward, simple story In oonsonanCe with the
mothers, and concluded by saying
Chris. Bache never laid his hands or
me; he is good man; he is nice man
Hike him." Father mother and child
all told the same story, and were very III.
dignant when we told them them that
Bache had been sent TO jail. ).
Hoschroth, the father OF the girl, works
in the Top Mil, and 10 Q native oil Meek
lenberg.
Ricks, his daughter, he informed us
would be ten years old in October. She
is an exceedingly forward little thing, and
a great tom-boy; playing with boys, bath
ling with them in the river and other non
girlist. tricks. She is very fond OF Bache
and he has always had great difficulty in
keeping her away from his boat, frequent
ly paying her to leave.
Bache Is a nailieeder at the Top Mill,
and Is spoken Of In tho highest terms by
all who know him, although he drinks to
excess sometimes.
The case is certainlya strange one, and
lopinion is divided upon 1t, some thinking
the story true, while others ridicule 1t, but
the positive assurances OF the girl and her
parents. that the storyis farce, go far to
prove Bache innocent, and his previous
good character will strengthen this theory.
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