Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-13

Two Villains Induce Two Young Ladi. to
Take a Ride and Attempt a Crime.
1t is becoming unsafe for unprotected ladies
to be out on the streets after nightfall. There
are certain class of men, and an apology il
due for terming them such, who feel invited te
insult either by stare or word or worse any
woman unaccompanied by male protector
Perhaps, sometimes, the girls are not wholly
blameless, as many are given to street firta.
ton and return the gaze of the "masher" with
twinkle of the eye, and thus given the inch
he measures the ell out into full ward
All this was twice illustrated Tuesday night
The first instance happened about 1890 O. clock
At that hour decent and comely looking
young girl, evidently. from her appearance q
domestic, rushed into police headquarters and
claimed protection from two ruffians, who
had been pursuing her. She
had been visiting in lower town, and when
nearing Cedar street on Seventh she was ac-
costed by two men. She repealed or didn't
notice them, which only increased their ardo1
in forcing their attentions upon her, and she
ran away from them and sought the police
station for protection as stated.
DAsTARDLY OUTRAGE.
About this same hour out on Mississippi street
similar affair occurred. attended wit more
deliberate and heinous purpose. At the south
end of the bridge Smiths boarding house is
located. About 10 o'clock Smith and several
of the boarders were startled by young girl
dashing among them and crying out that She
had been outraged. All started to their
feet, and the. girl becoming somewhat
calm, urged the men to follow her
to the rescue of companion who was still in
the hands of the villains. A rush across the
bridge was made, to be met half way by q
hack being driven across to the city in great
hurry. The girl exclaimed, ''There they are, ~
and at the same time appealing by name to
her friend to get out. AS the hack passed by
furiously it was seen that there were two men
in it, and that they were holding woman on
the back seat to prevent her from jumping out.
Returning to Smiths Place. the girl was
questioned about her escapade, and in a half
incoherent way related: That she and her
friend were walking on Jackson street near
Fourth when they met two young nen, one of
whom was an acquaintance of the girl telling
the story.
3 The men accosted the girls, accompanied
their walk, and then '' proposed
getting hack and having the girls driven
home. To this they consented, and all four en-
tered the hack. Instead, however, of conduct
ing the girls home, the young men had them
driven beyond the Mississippi street bridge.
Here, In close proximity to Mr.. Rice's private
park, the carriage was stopped and the girls re-
quested to alight. This they refused to do,
but the gallants compelled them,
and while one was conducting
his girl by main force to the park, the other
broke away and fed, pursued by the villain al
most across the bridge. The girls screamed,
and the escape of one prevented the men from
consummating their diabolical purpose. The
young girl who related the story was con-
Quoted home, and besides being thoroughly
frightened, was deeply penitent for her es-
cspade. The young man whom she knew was
only a casual acquaintance, and she knows, or
can tell nothing more of him than he calls
himself, Tommy Koran. On reaching home
she found the other girl awaiting her, she hav-
ing been driven into the city and permitted to
get out of the carriage, by her prosecutors. in
close proximity to her home. The moral Of
this story is obvious.