Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-28
DEED OF A DEMON
HORRIBLE CRIME COMMITTED BY A
MINNEAPOLIS BRUTE,
He Entices Away and Rsvishes a Little
Girl, Years Oid-Particulars of the In-
human ATair-Iutense Excitement In
Minneapolis-Fsars of Lynchipg.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.]

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
MINNEAPoLIs, April 27.-One of the most
dastardly, hellish deeds in the whole category
Of crimes was committed IN this city late
yesterday afternoon, the particulars of which,
as gathered by GLOBE reporter, are as fol-
lows:
Minnie Little, az year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jason p Spear, residing at 1,0l6
Fourth avenue south, IN unusually bright,
pretty child, was permitted to go to neigh
boring confectionery store on Eleventh street.
While there she was accosted by young man
who purchased small quantity of sweet
| meats. he then induced her to take a little
| walk with him, saying he would go with her
| to better store where he would buy lots of
| nice things.
They had not been gone long before her de-
layed return home was noted by the anxious
mother, who at once instituted search. At
the store she learned the appalling intelligence
of the child's departure under the suspicious
conditions mentioned. The nearly distracted
mother gave the alarm throughout the
| neighborhood. Search for the decoyed child
was general. Meanwhile, a request for
| policeman to be sent post haste was sent to
headquarters. Officer Gleason was detailed
| for the duty. While he did not know the
nature of the errand'he real zed the fact that
he should exercise all the expedition possible.
Consequently he confscated the first horse AID
drove hurrledly out to Fourth avenue south.
| By this time the man who had induced the
| little girl to 60 with him, had comprised his
nefarious designs and was returning. Arriving
IN front of the residence of Geo. Smith, Mrs.
Smith recognized the fiend, and hailipg him,
asked where her girl was. He only replied
| with curses and abuses. At this juncture
the officer came dashing up the street. The
wretch recognizing the policeman's star and
brass buttons, started with all possible speed
across the vacant block adjoining Capt. Sny-
aer's residence on Tenth street. He was soon
run down, however, and subsequently turned
over to Chief Munger at the station.
An examination Of the prisoner by Chief
| Munger, resulted in the discovery of almost
certain evidences of his crime about the
| person.
Half an hour after the deed was committed,
| the child was found near Third and half ave-
nue. and Seventh street in tbs bushes, in a
| horrible condition, bleeding profusely and
| nearly unconscious. She was taken home and
three physicians, Drs. Abbott, Wells and
French, were summoned. After examination
and consultation, they pronounced the girl In
critical condition, and her recovery is con-
sidered doubtful.
The parents are beside themselves with
grief and indignation. The widest excite.
ment prevails throughout the city. The
parents are highly respected and enjoy the
| friendship of large circle.
Lynching is threatened, but to guard against
y, NJ sc 1oz
special orders to the police to use extra vigil
ance and caution. No one is admitted to see
the prisoner from fear that he might be shot
on the spot.
The prisoner gave his name one time as
Frank, at another as John Mechanics. He Is
apparently about 90, of medium height, heav-
lily built, with heavy sandy mustache, an
ugly scar on his left cheek extending nearly to
the point of the chin, and another scar on the
right side of his face. He is dressed in a
Scotch suit and looks like a railroad employe.
He claims to hail from Boston. He has been
in the city only few weeks and has worked
at carpenter1Dg.
of the person that he is the same who assault.
ed a lady in Oak Lake addition two weeks
since. He exultantly acknowledged his guilt
to Officer Bates.
EXCITEMENT ON THE INCREASE.
At II o'clock scores of excited citizens
were to be seen at various localities and on
the street corners. and the mayor, to insure
the safety and protection of the prisoner, had
him surreptltiously conveyed to the county
Jail. The excitement at l o'clock is In
cIeasing.
LATEST.
The latest from the scene of excitement in
Minneapolis is that the crowd after filling the
streets for several hours gave up any idea of
lynching the bastard on account Of report
which gradually gained credence that the
prisoner had been spirited away in some
manner by the officers of the law who feared
the crowd would break the Jail open.