Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-07
A FIEND FOILED.
A New Haven Girl Has a Desperate
Struggle, T.
BUT REsIsTs A BIG BLACK SCAMP
A Strange Case Of Affection for the Dead
al Hartfsrd-Miss Brewers Re-
mains Finally Placed in
Vault.

New HAVEN, jane Ga rutfianly negro
assaulted and attempted 10 outrage MISS
Jennie Miles, the sixteen year old daagh-
ter of William H. Miles, living on Crescent
street, at about 10 o o'clock last night. Miss
Miles was on her way home from church,
ana unattended, had reached that part OF
Munson street crossing Beaver Ponds. She
had not proceeded far on the dark dyke
roadway when the form of a burly man
rose suddenly before her in the pathway.
Crying out in the depths OF her fear she.
turned her back 10 the scoundrel and at
tempted to retrace her way, running as rap.
idly as she was able. The man pursued
her
and threatening the worst OF DEEDS. IL was
scarce a moment before she was struggling
in his arms. With the desperation OF
woman fighting for more than life the girl
struggled yaliantly TO free herself from the
dastard's clutches. But she struggled all
in vain. His grasp upon her was not 10 9e
shaken off, and pouring into her ears lne
yilest OF language he dragged her BACK 10
the spot where he had risen up 10 attack
her. Suddenly she discovered that the
rutfian was in his bare feet. She was quick
to make use OF the discovery: and OF a
sudden she sprang upward, ana with all
her force brought the sharp heels OF her
shoes down upon his toes.
He HOwled with Rage
and pain. threatening TO accomplish more
than his original monstroUs purpose, and
be satisfied with nothing short OF her lie.
In the darkness she could not make out
the fellows features, but he pressed his
face close against her and heavy whiskers
svept her Cueeks. In a moment she tWlned
her fingers INTO the hair and the howls OF
the ipfuriated scoundrel grew louder and
louder. The dyke roadway is marrow, be
ing barely dozen feet in width. The
girls asSailant had begun to defend him-
self from the aggressive work OF the brave
girl. In an unguarded moment he neared
the brink Of the roadway, and the girl
with no fear for consequence other than
the ruffian threatened, summoned all her
strength and over the edge and into the
water both went plunging. He fell be.
meath her. The water was deep. lie gave
up his fight and struggled TO
Free Himself From the Girls Clutches
and try to save himself from drowning.
She pulled out big bunch OF bristly hair
from his cheek and let him go. BY rare
good fortune she found it possible to clam
or out of her perilous position end mp the
bank without a mishap, and leaving her
burly assailant still plying around in the
water, she ran toward her home with all
her strength. At the spot where Mis-:
Jennie was attacked was found pair OF
large shoes and mans old brown straw
hat. The earth was torn up and there was
ample evidence OF bitter and long con-
tinued struggle In the soft sandy road
way the officers with their lanterns uiscov-
cred the fellows footprints. They could
see where he had escaped from the water
and started down the road. His tracks
we're easily distinguishable to point OPP
posite what is known as Mead's woods, not
a great distance from the scene of the as
sault, and within stones throw of the
girls home.