Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-23
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Almost S.crcdrbIc Depravuty.

THE TERRIBLE STORY az MISS sALoME BURKETT,
WHO WAS KIDNAPPED ANn oUTRA|EoCSLH AS
sAULTED BY NUMBER or Ca ICES MEN,
A telegram from Pittsburg Pa, . MY q says:
Besides Peters, Davis and Marks pro- 'rleoors ol
Boyd Peters circus, about 1ifty attach = iLaSs
Dten arrested, charged with the abducu III y. y,
Miss Salome Burkett from her home IN Some. 'sS'
county. The prisoners were all remande y
atter preliminary examination. TO the custody
Cf the sheriff for 4 further hearing In open court
July 80. Miss Burkett their victim stated:
" / was at Boyd& Peters show on Tuesday OF
last week In the afternoon, ana In the evening
as was passing the church building, met
Snowman he asked me TO 60 sack 10 the show;
| said did not want TO- He TOOK me by the
arm and pulled me and took me into the big
tent j staid for the concert, and after that
nas over Las was going out with the zowes
became separated from the Zowries. Was
afterwards taken TO the ticket wagon where
was stopped and Threatened II made any
noise or hallooed | would be ripped open
with penknife. Her statements as TO what
occurred are unit for publication.l There was
a dozen or more showmen there. After this I
ning's Cross Roads. The man who sold the
tickets was there. He had black mOustache.
Others came into the wagon When I was
taken out or the wagon at Jennings Cross
Roads went up town and tried TO get away
lom them. but could not get place TO stay:
no ole would let me; started 10 60 home;
ne and pulled me into the woods i tried TO
escape from them; they headed me off, don't
KNOW III they were the same men who Were with
NE the night before; from that time don't re-
Eember anything until at Somerset on Monday
hight" Much OF Miss Burkett's testimony Is
excluded. being unfit for publication A num-
Der or men shed tears while her sad tale was
being related Miss Burkett was placed face 70
face with the criminals, after the Judge had
fixed July 80 for another hearing and asked II
they were the men who committed the outraoes
upon her. She said she recognized three OF
them. The excitement at Somerset and Greens.
burg is intense. The father OF the girl, Mr.. Bur-
kett, being without funds, subscriptions have
teen raised, SO that he will not be DELAYED ia
bringing the guilty parties TO justice. Hon A.
II. Cofroth has volunteered his services Tor the
prosecution. The girl was found last Monday
light at l2 O'Clock on Laurel Hill lane on her
way TO Somerset She is partially demented
SUSPECTED OF POISONING HER CHIlp.-A spe-
clal dispatch TO the Philadelphia Times from
Nlneland, n. j., July q, says Mrs. Amoure a
grass widow, was arrested here this afternoon
on suspicion OF having poisoned her little three
year-old boy with Paris green. The womans
statements In regard TO the matter are contra
dlctory, and IL is remembered that little child
OF hers died under queer circumstances about
three months ago, which strengthens the sas-
1clon that there is foul play. IL is said Mrs.
Amoure has conceived love for a physician
here. The little boy was taken TO q physician
by the repentapt mother herself antidotes ad-
minfstered and his LIFE saved. An investigation
is In progress.