The Fremont County record., 1881-12-03
SHOCKING CRIME!
Attempt to Outrage Little
Giri---Swift and Terrible
Punishment.
A Tramp Emaseulated.

In the early part of the present
week the moral sensibilities OF our
usually quiet community, was mex
pressibly shocked by the report that
tramring loafer lad attempted All
outrage upon a little girl, less than
five years old, the daughter OF one ol
our most respected citizens. lie met
the child playing on the street near
her home and by promises of candy
coaxed her along with him. He pur-
chased ten cents worth of candy for
her but the child seemed reluctant to
go further with him. Sic then took
her by the hand, yulled her along,
keeping her from crying out by
promising nore candy. He was
noticed hauling her along the street
iealliax to the brush across the track
opposite Mr.. Rudd's house. Those
who saw him did not know but she
might be his own child, but becoming
frightened she cried louder. This
led the parties Who saw him 10 sus-
pect that something was wrong and
they followed. They came upon the
brute ia Tie brush aud he ran away
across the river eluttiuy pursuit un-
lslaS eoxss "a flpe usss5sAs .t4i- pursucxs
did lat f0f1e Miss -tlsea -asr3uOusasoss
of the vile wretch's Intentions until
they came up to the child and heard
her story. which she frankly told
with childish simplicity. Thanks to
the promptness of the pursuers the
child was not injured, but enough
was known to place beyond doubt
the intentions of the depraved viii
lain. Quiet but vigorous plans were
laid fer his capture but he could not
be found that day. On the follow
ing day our vigilant city marshal
heard that q tramp was seen sneak
ing around the clubhouse of the pub
lie school, used by the female scholars
lie at once made a raid on the out
house and found the tiend crOuching
behind the door, with his person ex-
posed. On the way to the lock up
the little girl identified him as the
one who abused her. Others who
saw him leading her away also ident-
he was the villain. He was then
locked up in the calaboose. AS the
story of the attempted outrage passed
from one to another, indignation ran
very high. Fearing violence from u
mob the officers kept the matter of the
arrest very quiet and only few
knew of it.
Early the next morning the city
was startled by the report that the
calaboose had been broken open dur
ing the night, by small number of
masked men who gagged, bound and
emasculatcd the prisoner. After this
operation, which was 50 quietly per-
formed that no one was aroused, one
of the masked men knocked on Sheriff
Shaffer's door, abou. one O'Clock.
When the sheriff opened the door a
gun was pointing In his face aud he
was ordered nf turn his back until
he was told wnat was wanted. Shaf-
fer says the bore of that gun looked
AS big as q stove pipe aud he is cer-
tain the gun was eleven feet long.
The masked man told him to go to
the calaboose and he would find q
prisoner who needed attention. As
soon as he recovered from the fright
of the big gun, he sent for DR.. Daw-
son and had the victim removed to
the hospital where he received the
necessary medical treatment.
The wretch gives his name as Chas.
Smi II aud says he is y native of Mass
achusetts. He says he has no friends
anywhere and refuses to give any
particulars about himself, further
than that he has <1rampcd around
Colorado since 1876. He is big
powerful man, fully six feet, and
about thirty years old. There is but
one sentiment in the community and
that is that he was served right II
the same treatment were meted out
to all such degraded wretches there
ould be fewer such outragcs. No
clue whatever has been learned oil
who the emasculators are, nor docs
there seem to bc any disposition u
find ont