Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-03-03

ATTEMPTED SEDUCTION AND SUPPOSED
SUICIDE The Palouse stage with mails,
and driver named c. f. Hunter and three
passengers, young daughter Of Thomas
Mason aged about Is, Geo. Freesc, and
commercial agent left Lewiston about 6
o'clock on Monday morning. They crossed
the river and proceeded up the grade on the
north side. When about half way up the
grade, Freese and the agent got out of the
stage and walked, taking a short cut which
led on the east side of the hill and out of
view of the grade on the west side. The
driver when in a secluded place on the grade
made very improper advances towards the
girl, placing his arm around her and at.
tempting to kiss her, which she resisted
with all the strength she had; They were
behind the spron. She managed to GET
hold of his hand and hell it with firm
grip, while with the other hand she un
buckled the apron and leaped from the sea-
to the ground, and started to run toward.
the top of the hill for the purpose of reach
ing Mrs. Ruddy's, but fearing he would fol
low her, she changed her course and ran
down in the gultch to the west and con.
ccaled herself in efump Of bushes, and
there remained concealed for some time
The driver proceeded up the grade short
distance, then turned and started down
stopped, left the team and started in the di
rcction of the girls concealment She see
ing this movement left her position rsr
over ridge down into another gulch, ant
down the gulch to the top of Her speed ant
finally reached the fiat near where Mr.. Sill
colt was at work on the road, in very
frightened condition. Silcott took her t,
his house and cared for her. The driver
came down the gulch afterwards and started
down the Snake river grade, and was first
met by d. NJ. White who noticed that he
looked wet, muddy and wild, but knowing
nothing of what had happened passed on
The driver next met Edward Ilelbine Bet
ter known IS the "Boom Boy" and asked
him where was the deepest water and o,
being told started towards the river. Mr.
f., was terrified at his wild look, but tolt
him not to go 70 the river but come down t.
his house. But the driver pressed on down
the bank and sang out, good bye old man
and leaped into the eddy of the stream ano
disappeared, his hat floating. Mr.. H. say
he watched for nearly half hour to see hin
rise somewhere, but he did not again com,
to the surface, and he sent up to the ferry
to have them come down and search fol
him. They went down but no traces o
him could be found, save the hat and tn,
tracks he made as he went to the water
The supposition is that he was drowned
The water where he plunged in was of grea
depth, end two clumps of willows peeret
out of the water few feet opposite wher'
he plunged in, and some suppose that hi
clothes got snagged near the base of thes'
willows, and that is the reason he neve
again come to the surface. The girl is nov
all right, and her mother living at Genese,
hearing of the affair came down on Tuesda,
, and took her home on Wednesday. w,
think it prudent that our stage lines be
little more careful whom they employ t,
have the care of their lines and the passen
/ gers who pnsronize them Other girls hav,
complained Of the insults offered them b.
this same driver