The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-06
BEASTLY OUTRAGE!
A. j. McWilliams, a Stone Ma
son, Outrages His Fifteen
Year Old Daughter,
And, on Being Threatened with
Exposure by Her, Flees
the City,

exposure Dy Her, Flee6
the City.
Information came TO a BAzOO reporter
this morning that beastly case of incest
awaited his investigation in this CITY.
The scribe repaired to the nome of the
party who had possession OF the facts in
the matter, and learned that one A. j.
McWilliams, had been guilty of commit
ting most beastly outrage upon the per-
son OF his daughter, Fannie by name. a
girl about Is years of age
All the outside facts possible 10 be
CLEANED were collected by the reporter,
when he went to the home of the villain
and victim, ON the corner of Moniteau and
Pettis streets. On knocking, the door was
opened by q small, slightly-built girl,
who, when asked if Fannie McWilliams
was in, replied: I'll am Fannie McWil-
liams; is there any thing that you want ,"
The reporter replied in the affirmative, and
requested private talk with her.
She politely invited him inside and
led the way to an unoccupied room, where
she awaited his business with her.
HER STORY.
MY father moved to this city about one
wear ago; we have lived in this house
during most of the time father is stone
mason and has been pretty busily EN-
plOyed at the work of his trade ever since
coming to Sedalia; he is a steady workman
and never drank to any extent until be
came TO this city; since coming here he
has been drunk several times; has never
mistreated me when drunk or at any other
time except In the manner of which YOU
have heard We came from Kentucky here;
have no relations in this state that are
known to myself, all friends and kin that
/ possess In the world are in foreign states
THE CRIME WAS FIRST COMMITTED
about two months ago; father tried to per-
suade Inc at first, by telling me that was
not his child, and that there would not be
anything wrong in allowing what he wished;
he said that we were all alone in the house
and that no one would ever know; that
the fact OF nv not being his daughter and
living alone with him in the house would
appear as badly to outsiders. any way, and
that it would make no difference with the
opinion of our acquaintance, whether
conceded his desires or not.
HE USED THREATS,
and declared that he would kill me if
/ did not consent l was greatly
afraid that he would come home drunk
some time and put his threats into execu-
ton.
CONSENTED.
After nv consent was once gained !
could not again refuse, and the deed has
been accomplished at intervals ever since,
up to Yesterday,
WHEN HE FLED FOR KANSAS CITY.
had borne his conduct until / could
bear it no longer and threatened to expose
MIN II he did not cease. He feared that
would put the threat into execution and
hence his leaving to escape disgrace He
went away yesterday ON the four O'Clock
Pacific train, with the expressed
of making Kansas City his stop
ping point. But he had already been ex-
posed. told a. certain lady of his dOings
on last Friday week ago, but the fact OF
my doing so had not come to his knOwl-
edge when he LETT.
HE HAS BEEN WILL LIKED
by those who knew him, until | exposed
him. Has done considerable work here
and made plenty OF money. do not
think anything will come of his dOings
toward myself. i am between fifteen and
sixteen years of age.
IAN ALL ALONE;
have no friends; have no money there is
no furniture in the house which / could
sell for anything; do not know what
shall do, but shall, at least, go away from
here to some place where he can never
hear Of me, nor l of him; my mother has
been dead for five or six years have lived
alone with him since her death.
In substance the foregoing is her state
ment.
Fannie McWiliams is slightly made
girl, with black eyes, black hair, and, in
fact, a perfect brunette. She was dressed
poorly but neatly, and talked very frankly,
freely and intelligently with the reporter
Of the affair. The house, inside, indicates
the most
UTTER POVERTY.
In fact there was nothing but debris, hav-
ing the appearance of house from which
ali the furniture had been removed She
is truly poor, outraged, desOlate and desti-
lute. Iii there is any charity in the homes
and christian hearts of Sedalia, she il
surely tit object. MOtherless, iatherless,
kinless, friendless and penniless, she il
cast adrift ON the world with the foulest of
stains upon her innocent girlhood.
Will some good Samaritan lend
AHELPING HAND
10 the victim of as foul an incest as has
ever blackened journalistic page? Can
she not be helped up from her forced deg
relation and placed ON the plane OF re-
spectability? She is mere child, aud, if
cared for will vet become a fac
tor iusthe total that compOses our lands
A E,,n,axx Eronch .lAWallar