The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-22
Galveston GIeanings


GALVESTON, June 2l.-[Special. Last
Tuesday night as Patrick Fitzpatrick was
conducting Miss Elmira Lohman home
from the concert at the Pavilion, he made
three desperate attempts to violate her per
son. MISS Lohman resisted fercely and
screamed for assistance, when the brute
told her V she did not stop screaming and
yield to his wishes he would blow the top
of her head off, and made move
to draw pistol, when Miss
Lehman, after desperate effort, freed
herself from the clutches of the lecherous
sconndrel and fled screaming to her sisters
residence on avenue L, between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth streets. Yesterday she ap-
peared at the police headquarters and
swore out warrant against Fitzpatrick
Tor assault and attempted rape and he was
brought in by the police tonight. Miss
Lehman is about is years old and is a
young lady of excellent repute residing in
the family of Captain Miller
on Winnie street. between Thir-
theenth and Fourteenth streets, who
speak of her in the highest terms as do all
who know her. Fitzpatrick is a young
man about % years old, native OF New
Orleans, where his parents reside, and was
employed as driver of bread wagon by
Fox Bros, bakers. When he was brought
in he met Miss Johnson ana implored her
to withdraw the charge, saying he intended
her no harm on Tuesday night. She re-
piled that he had assaulted and grossly in.
suited her and he would have to suffer
the consequence of his act, as She was de.
termined to prosecute him to the bitter end
Aiterward Fitzpatrick, in speaking of the
matter, spoke very disparagingly of the
young lady, and said if he wanted to he
could easily have accomplished his pur-
pose, and seemed to treat the matter with
supreme indifference, His preliminary ex-
animation will take place before the recor-
der tomorrow morning.
Last night after midnight dago named
Meruirer, living upstairs with his family
near the corner of fremont and Post. office
streets, while laboring under delirium
tremens attempted to brain himself with a
Ratchet. His wife rushed in and secured the
hatchet, not, however, before ne had inflict-
ed several blows on his head. He then
seized claw-hammer and tried to break
his skull with it. The screams of his wife
and daughter brought the police, who
rushed in and took the hammer away from
him, and sent him to the hospital for treat
ment. The room in which he ATTEMPTED
selfdestruction presented q CHASTITY ap.
pparance.
The seduction case of Webe vs.. Mean.
nally., on trial before Justice Spaun, was
dismissed this morning, the evidence being
insufficient to sustain the charge.
Manager Greenwall, of the fremont
opera-house. writes that he has secured
Beecher to lecture two nights in September
next
GALVESTON, June I.-TPress. las the
full facts are gathered as to the conouct OF
me hye hoodlums who acted so disrespect.
fully Tuesday evening, indignation become
more intense, The lady in the car which they
captured was the wife of A. M. Moffati
chief OF the fire department. The shock to
her nervous system, caused by their rowdy.
ism, Frustrated her and premature birth
resulted. She now lies in
critical condition. The grand Jury will be
in session shortly and the officers will de.
vote the intervening time to the secu,inc
OF such testimony as will show up fully the
deviltry Of the roughs.