Daily globe., 1883-10-29
ASSAULTED BY HER ESCORT.
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SIDNEY, O., Oct. 2S.-Miss Jennie Glenn,
a beautiful and highly respectable young
lady, of Huntsville, o., who is visiting a
friend in this city has made the follow
ing statement: 81 am visit
ing my friend, Mrs. Mollie
Welngartner of this place. was intro
duced to Frank Johnston of this place by
Edward Conkling. On last Sunday Frank
Johnston asked me to take a pleasure ride
with him, which I accepted. He came for
ne after dinner on last Sunday and took
me to Piqua. We stopped at the Bassett
house, where We took supper. After sup
per we started for Sidney, leaving Piqua
at 7:30 in the evening. We had been gone
but short distance when he began TO
make proposals to me which I rejected,
whereQpon he threatened me, saying:
"D-u you, you shall DO as 1 wish or
walk home" At this I made an at
tempt to jump cut of the buggy
when johnson grabbed me by the arm to
mold mo in. At the same time the horse
gave sudden jump, throwing me to the
ground and one wheel passing over me. /
then jumped and screamed murder and
ran for a farm house near the road and
begged of the family to take me in, which
they did and took good care Of me until
morniog. The family's name was Wiley.
Mr.. Wiley brought me to Sidney in the
morning" When asked what she intended
doing about the matter, Miss Glenn said,
81 have had warrant issued for hiR for
attempting to commit rape, and expect to
let him and his friends see what his money
can do." Mr.. Frentz, of Piqua,
has gore to Cincinnati to try and find
him. The parties are both of highly re-
spected parents. 1t is understood Johns
ton has disappeared.
TEE WEsTPoRT MYSTERY SOLVED.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 2S.-The West
port mystery is solved bat proved to be a
tragic case. The person found dead in
the brook in the Saugatuck village was q
woman of refinement and beauty, and
formerly of fattering social position, q
leader in society of the section and very
prepossessing. The investigation revealed
that the unfortunate lady was the wife of
Edmund Godfrey, an esteemed citizen.
Some years ago when
tormented with neuralgia she acquired e
tasts for Intoxicating drink and the habit
secretly grew until overpowsring. For
some time past she had been moody and
melancholy. On the day CT her death
she was unusually despondent. No one
saw her take the fatal plunge, but enough h
is shown to believe that she committed
suicide. Ruaor ran riot in The town, and
at first the case was pronounced oGe of
outrage. The surgeons examination Gid
not confirm this theory.
RUINED MAN.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 2S.-James L.
Fought was arrested yesterday on the
affidavit of Mrs. Matte Martin
for sending obscene papers and letters
through the mails. When arraigned be
fore Judge Woods he entered plea O
guilty, by advice of his counsel, and the
question of punishment was taken under
advisement. Eleven years ago Mr.. Fought
was wealthy farmer in Hendricks county.
and also preacher of the church, but he
finally drifted into stock speculation ard
was bankrupted. For several months he
has had an infatuation for Mrs. Martin, and
it is said, tried to persuade her to fly with
him. Then be began sending her obnox-
ious missives through the mails and fol
lowing her up on the streets until life be-
came burden. His grossest offerse, how
ever, consisted, was in sending her marked
copies Of q paper with letters wrapped
within, and yesterday she laid
these before the district at
torney and his arrest was ordered
It is believed Fought is partially demented
By reason of his unhOly passion for the
w3man, and for this reason the court is
asked to be lsnient. The accused is c
member OF one of tAe best families in the
state.
! THE BURRITT BEUTE EE-ARREsTED.
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ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Oct. 28.-John Sullivan
better known as the "Burritt Brute" who
escaped from Jail in this city IN Septem.
Der, 1882, has just been captured at Sal
mon Falls, N. H., and Sheriff Hutchins is
now bringing him back. His crime was
one of the most revolving ever committed
in this county. On Sunday night, April
16, 1882, he accompanied Stella Andrews
home from the Burritt church. Her pa
rents returned somewhat later and were
Mortified when they came upon
the PROSTATE and apparently lifeless body
of their daughter, just inside the door Of
the farmhouse. Twenty two gaping wounds
we're counted upon her person, and on hel
head was discovered q dreadful imprint.
battered hat and knife, with which the
butchery had been performe6 we're found
outside the door. All tho surrounding
were covered with clottsd gore, and on he1
face traces of the bloody hands of the as
sassin were discerned. One of the girl:
palms was cut wide open by grasping the
knife in vain attempt to save herself
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