The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-05-25
A MYSTERIOUS CASE.
Emma Peck Claims to Have
Been Assaulted Last
Night
By an Unknown Man, Probably
with the Intention OF
Rape.

A rnmor vas current on the STREETS thi
morning that . Young woman named I'm
ma Peck, aIonl nineteen years Of sge, has
bern assanlr-d BY an unknown party, at
Broadway, las, night. and heinous crim'
I,er,<trxied. A BAZoo reporter startes
out in search Of full Particular. 6r-t cali
ing at the house Of Henry Miller. Thir.
teenih and i.,mine streets. Mil.er- vile
t<ing . .i,,er Of Mis- Peck'-.
IL seem. that the girl named has been
working in J. H. Meriz' family, on Broad.
way, Two doors east of Lamine street, for
about week. She has only
RESIDED IN -EDALIA A MONTH,
having come here from Iowa. Las, night,
about eight o'clock. Mrs. Mertz, a little
daughter and Mics Peck we're up stains, the
remainder Of the family having gone 10
church. A iew minutes sfler eight O'Clock.
Emma said she intended retiring, but be-
fore Loing 50 started for the clubhouse. in
the rear end Of the yard. She went down
the stairs onto the porch and was just 60
ing TO step into The yard, when, che a.
.erts, she ". - seized by All unknown man,
Who caught z by the throat, and dAshIng
some kind Of drug on the handker-
chief she was carrying, applied j, to her
no~tril-, almost -trsngIing her.
rt'ssi.E ENsCED,
and with considerable difficulty she freed
herself aud ran through the yard to the
alley between Broadway and Seventh
streets. closely pursued by her sssailsnt.
She then turned vert snd ran To Lsmine
street, but instead Of returning 10 Mr..
Meriz' residence, she continued south On
Lunii,.e until she reached her sisters on
rhirteeult street, Shere she swo0nei away
few minntes after her arrival. Although
terribly excited aud out Of breath, she
IN ansged 70 tell portion Of what occurred
and then
BECAME UNCONSCIOUS,
IN which condition she remained, a. Mr..
MiIler's family informed the reporter, un-
iii nearly nine o'clock this morning.
elDr. Trader VAS sent for, aud made IN
examination. bu, found only a few red
marks on her neck. He also examined
the handkerchief she had with her WHEN
assaulted, but was unable to discover any
trace Of drnys Of any description.
Miss Peck is IN unusually large, .tout
and we'll developed young woman, weigh
ing in the neighborhoOd Of l15 pounds.
She claims tina, she va unable 10 raise IN
alarm, m the fellow
HELD HER BY THE THROAT
At irsi, and after she WA released she va
10 scared rhe scarcely knew what she WA
doing
When the reporter called 1t Mr.. Mil
ieris, this morning, the young woman Wa
lying IN bed, ard had regsined conscious
aess only . lev minutes before. She IN
sisted that the story -i,- told Lac, might vac
true in every particular, ami poin'ri To The
marks On her neck a. prove the truth Oi
the assertion.
There seems 10 ie considerable doubt in
The minds Of many in r-g.rd q" the affair,
ZONE thinking that il WA merely gotten up
Tor sensation hut this ia pr .babiy not |
The c.-r, A. when !Mr. Mer,z started for
church he .aw m an standing on the c"r-
nor of Seventh and Lamine streets, in the |
shade If tree, that answered we'll 10 the |
Inscription Miss Peck gave of
HER AssAILAHr.
She said she WAS unable to say whether |
The man WAS white or . mulatto, but II the
former he was very dark compIex'oned: He
"a rather tall, of slim build, wore . Roatee,
md had on silk cap. The entire affair ID
.hrouded in mystery, but will undoubtedly
be unrsveled, a. parties are working it up
The Babyis cries are its only method
Of letting yon know that il snders and
needs DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup. Price Is
,ents.
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