Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-05-27
AN OUTRAGE.


On birdie Ogg, Aged Bowen Years
The Girl's Story.
Gold Hill 10 today shaken from center
to circumference by the report OF an
outrage committed last Saturday by
Charles T. Pohl. Q mar twenty-five
years Of age, on the person OF Birdie
Oes. daughter Of Slime Oss, aged seven
years. The outrage. according to the
story Of the girl, was psrpstratsd ct the
house OF L. T. Fox. Mr.. Fox and fam.
lily went away Saturday and Poll was
At the house attending to things. The
little girl was outside looking on, %
children will do ct such times. Poll
| called her into the house and commenced
taking liberties with her person. He
subsequently, laid her on Q bed and 90.
oomplished his purpose. he then told
the child that she must not tell any ono,
a. II tho father found out what had been
done the latter would kill him.
The little girl kept the secret till the
Inflammation Of the parts panied her 20
that she could not conceal her condition
longer. The oase is accompanied with
the usual report Of the victim being dis
eased from the contact. which may or
may not be true.
Yesterday D. @. Shsehan Of the police
force made complaint against Poll.
under the law Of rape by Q male over
fourteen years Of age upon the person
OF q female under twelve years .old.
obtained q warrant and arrested Pohl.
who Was last evening taken to the.
County Jail.
The community is panied as we'll as
shocked by the psrpetration OF such an
outrage In their midst, especially a. in
this case the families OF both parties are
we'll known and old residents. These
facts, and the further one that the
offender IL In the hands Of the law. has
restrained any outburst OF public indig-
nation looking to the taking OF summary
vengeance on the offender.
An examination into the case was set
for Q o'clock today, and at that time
the defendant was brought before Judge
Flannilgham. He Is rather under the
medium size, has dark hair and eyes,
and does not wear the appearance Of q
bad or passionate a He seemed to
realize In O measure. however. his dis
graceful position, and during the prelim.
iuaries OF the examination sat with o
handkerchief held before his face. The
courtroom was crowded.
The District Attorney asked to have
the Courtroom cleared on account Of
the nature OF the inquiry about 10 be
held, and Officer Sheehsn acted promptly
In the matter. :.
When breathing room was obtained
the Judge asked II the defendant was
ready to proceed with the e~xsmiaation.
He responded by o faint Eyes, SIR" and
the examination proceeded.
BY this time the defendant was weep
ing and sobbing aloud.
Slime 0ag testified that he was the
father OF Birdie Ogg. aged years; the
child had been violated ; according 10
the statement Of tho defendant this had
been done by him; the defendant first
denied it-this was In the town jail
then acknowledged II and asked for
Riveness for what he had nons; he
was diseased; 0eioer Sheehan and wit.
ness examined defendant; asked him
what he supposed Mr.. Fox would say II
such Q deed had been committed ON his
bed-the one in which he and bis wife
slept: defendant said hs supposed that
Mr.. Fox would say you ought to kill the
son Of q bitch; / suggested that he have
one days time to get out Of town; be
wanted two 30 he could get some money;
told him IL here at the end OF two days that
be would have to take the consequences
of his crime; this was 20 a. to hush up
the matter for my family's sake; the
child IL diseased; she was perfectly
healthy before.
On examination the witness
stated that no inducement OF liberty was
held out to defendant in order to secure
the confession; offered no threats.
Officer SheehAn testified to arrestipg
the defendant night before last and con-
Armed the testimony Of Mr.. Ogg as to
his confessions. After the confession
Mr.. ORg told the defendant he would
lot him 90 IL he would get out OF town
where be (Osg) would never set eyes on
him again; be was given two days In
which to leave. Defendant was then
released. This agreement worried the
witness and yesterday be rsarrsstsd the
defendant knowing 1t to be his duty as
an officer and the father OF Q family.
DR.. Hall testified that he had this
afternoon examined the genital organs OF
Birdie Osg. In his opinion her person
had been violated, although the time
elapsed since the act had rendered the
evidences OF violation not 30 positive as
they would have been Immediately
after the deed wal done could
not tell whether the hymsn had been
ruptured or not o the parts were
greatly infamsd. very much swollen
and very tender ; there 10 al
profuse purulsnt discharge from
the vagina; cannot tell whether II Is q
specific or simple discharge; the child 10
very lame through the hips; scarcely
able to walk; Emphatic glands Of groins
very much swollen; have treated the
child for diseases incident to childhood;
was never consulted before al to her
genital organs; she 10 naturally . strong
healthy girl. ii
The defendant wal held in the sum Of
esnan