Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-04
NEW SERIES. VOL. IV.-N0, IN
0UTRAG ED AND R0BBED.
A Young Girl Brufaiiy Treated by
Three Ruliians.

About 1lo'olock Wednesday night W ek
the neighborh hood of Eighth Kii'swood
streets as aroused bg a woman ustily
yelling "murdsr" ard calling for assist
anop.
The cries came from 8 stable yard
situated on Krkwood street between
Seventh and Eight ard Immediately a
woman and five or six men ran out OF the
yard and turned down Kirkwood 10
Seventh street alb disappeared.
Another girl appeared at the stable
entrance a few second later and after
looking around in a bewilderei manner
walked to the steps of No. 7l6 Kirkwood
street and after ringing the bell sat down.
Edward Ewing, who lives in the house,
came down and found the woman wiring
ing her hands, crying bitterly. She
told him that she had been outraged
and robbed of $11.
crowd sooD gathered around the
house and the girl, who seemed intoxi-
Gated and oould not be Gained. continued
to cry and talk about her asssilsnts.
She refused the invitation OF Mr.. Ewing
TO spend the night at his house When
asked her name she refused to give il, but
WIN hhC iiNeu ktFiuR iut huhutf
of house on Shipley street in the
vicinity of Sixth.
L. H. FennimOre, vino was attracted by
the girls screams, came up to the steps
and offered to take her home. AT first
she refused and acted as it she was afraid
to go with him. Finally, however, after
much persuasion she was escorted by Mr..
FennimOre to the house whore sue lives
in the capacity of servant.
WHAT THE VICTIM SAYS
A STATE JOURNAL reporter callsd at
the bouse on Shipley Street Thursday
and obtained an interview with the girl
She said that early hat evening she
started out with $ll TO buy q pair of
shoes aud some other articles. That she
met female acquaintance on Shipley
street below Third aud was persuaded to
take drink with her, thing that
she never did before. They went
to Barbara Fischsr's saloon and after
taking one drink went down Third street
and when near Poplar were Joined by
girl named Sallie Evans. They then
kept on down Third street until met by
half dozen men near the railroad The
other girls began cutting up with
the men and she wanted to
get away, do her shopping and get home.
Two men then caught hold of her and
told her she should not 60 home, but to
come on with them up to Kirkwood street
and they wou,d see her safely home after
while. She screamed and called for
help and policeman came up. The
men told him to so awsy, that they
would take care of her, aud hs did so In
spite OF her cry to him for help.
The men then took her up to lockwood
street between Seventh and Eighth streets.
When they reached stable yard en-
trance they stopped and she on looking
around saw that Sallie Evans was still with
the party but that the other girl had left.
After standing at the entrance of the
stable yard for few seconds, three
of the men caught hold of her and
dragged her inside, took her around
behind barn, threw her down
and outraged her. She trying
to scream, but they held their hands
over her mouth. They then took her
money, and she in resisting them got
hand off her mouth and screamed "Mur-
der ~ Her rsvishers then fled with the
EFans 6ifli shu sne went 10 MI. HWlng's
houss on Kirkwood street. She says
that she never saw the men before, and
she had no idea what kind Of girl Sallie
Evans WAS when she went with her She
describes one Of her assailants as being
tall man with beard and another as
a little short man wearing cap.
Annie Collins is a frail womsn about
~ years of age, has light hair and is
rather good looking. .-.
Sallie Bvans denies that she entieed
the girl Annie Collins, who was brutally
treated by three men on Wednes day
week, to drink against her will, and per-
suaded her TO the spot where the men
caught her. The former STATES that the
Collins girl is not novice with the in
ebriating cup, and that she went to the
place where the men robbed her, of her