The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-09-18
His Brutal Outrage of a Pet
tbs County Girl Satur-
day Night.
He Fled the Country Sunday,
and His Whereabouts
are Unknown.
Constable Crume Searched in Vain
for Him in Sedalia Yes
terday.

Constable r. p Crume, of Hughesville
this county, arrived in Sedalia yesterday
with a state warrant for 4 young man
named David Holden, % or "a years OF
age, who is charged with committing a
rape on Miss Ella Scott. a miss of IL or
Is years, who for some time past has been
residing with the family IF J. G. Ruckles,
one and one halt miles distaAt from Hughes
vile.
A BAZoO reporter met Mr.. Crume during
the afternoon, and although .he was ayerse
to talking on the subject, succeeded in
learning the following particulars of
THE HORRIBLE OUTRAGE.
Miss Scott, the injured maiden, attended
the Exposition in this city on Saturday last.
and left for home on the regular
fair train arriving there about Z O'Clock,
p. IN. As il wss nearly dark, and she had
mile and one-half to travel.
she visited the only livery stable in the
place and engaged a driver and vehicle to
take her to Mr. Ruckles' Holden was
working st the stable in question, and was
called upon to drive the young lady to her
home, and return with the horse ard buggy
Miss Scott alleges that they had driven
about three-quarters of mile when HOl-
den commenced taking
IMPROPER LIBERTIES WITH HER PERSON,
to. which she offered ali the resistance i'm
her power. Still he persisted in his brutal
conduct, and being a remarkably muscular
young man, soon overpOwered and succeed
ed i'm ravishing her. He then endeavored
to persuade her from telling what had &C.
CURED, but she declined TO commit herself,
and was driven home, when she at
once related the story of her treatment to
Mr. Buckles and his family. They, of
course, were Mortified at her DISCLOSURES,
but dee med it advisable to wait until MORN
ing before taking steps looking TO
HoLDENs ARREST.
Sunday morning Mr.. Ruckles and Miss
Scott visited Hughesville, when they ap-
peared before Justice VIM. Fowler and ask
ed for a warrant for Holden's arrest, which
was soon issued and placed in the hands of
Constable Crume to serve.
Holden, it appears, had seen Mr.. Ruckles
and Miss Scott as they drove into town, and
surmising their object, he at once fled, and
nothing has since been learned of his
whereabouts.
CONSTABLE CRCME CAME TO SEDALIA
yesterday, thinking il quite probable he
would find Holden in this city, but his
search availed him nothing. He took his
departure last evening for Howard county,
but left the warrant in the hands of Officer
Barnett, and also a description OF the man
wanted.
Mr.. Crume says Miss Scott, the wronged
lady, bears an excellent reputation in the
community where she lives, and when the
news of
HER Cruel TREATMENT
was made Public the Indignation was great
and excitement ran high.
Holden, it is said, has also borne good
character until the present, and .there are
many who are 10th to believe him guilty
He formerly resided in Polk county, this
state, but nothing is known regarding him
prior to his arrival in Hughesville. Mr..
Crume says he will find Holden If he is in
this section of the state. and il is his opin-
ion he will not fare any too we'll if ar
rested