The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1884-01-05
DEVILS DEED.
Full Particulars Of the Recent Outrage
Upon a Cheyenne Lady.
The Citizens Of Cheyenne Would Gladly
Treat Him to a Necktie Party.

Further details Of the outrage upon
Miss Mary Parkinson, the outlines OF
which story were given in the LEADER
of yesterday, show 1t to have been one
Of the most iendish deeds conceivable.
Miss Parkinson, who Is a sister Of Mrs.
]. F. Jenkins, is well known here and
highly esteemed. Her health has been
delicate since birth, and she has never
been strong, her right arm being
smaller than the other, and her left leg
in the same state.
We have no desire to satisfy a pruri-
emit curiosity by enlsrging upon the
particulars of this sad affair, but a brief
statement Of the facts in the case is
perhaps the best way to treat 1t. Miss
Parkinson's story is substantially as
follows:
AS before stated, she was visiting
Mrs. Logan, who was suddenly called
away for the night. After she had re-
tired Logan came into her room and
made improper proposals to her, which
were Indignantly repulsed. He also
tried to induce her to drink q glass OF
whisky, and upon her refusal drank it
himself. He then proceeded deliber-
ately to undress and get into bed with
her. She succeeded in repulsing him
for two hours, using her utmost strength.
He then got up and went into the next
room, where he proceeded to fill up
with more whiskey. There being no
egress from her room except through
the INT in which Logan was, Miss Park
inson was utterly unable to escape.
There was no lock on the door, but she
tried to fasten it by placing a chair
against it. This was Of course, of no
avail against the strength of the brute,
who Dol e-entered and after more at
tempts, succeeded in accomplishing his
purpose, the lady by this time being
80 weak as to be practically incapable
Of resistance. Logan held her close
clasped in his embrace until 3 O'Clock
in the morning, when he fell into a
drunken sleep. and sbe succeeded in
making her Hastily throwing
on some clothing, she fed to the hills,
remaining there until morning, when
sbe returned to the ranch. thinking by
that time the hired man would be- ND
and he would protect her. He had not
arisen when she arrived, however, but
Logan had and she was again left
alone with him When tine hired man
appeared. he refused TO assist her. and
she was subiset to Looan,s prosecutions
all the morning. FINALLY she told Lo-
van he sbould he we'll punished for
what he had done whereupop he
clutnbad her by the throat. and stri1.
ing her head and neck with his cIencb.
ed fist 40 severely that she still suffers
from the effects, called her by a foul
name and told her he would XIII her If
she aver opened her mouth about it.
At last abe succeeded in making her
escape and fled to a neigh
boring ranch. She soon re-
turned To L,ogan,s. Guarded by two
men. to obtain her effects. when To-
gan and his wife both pleaded with her
to saw nothing about the affair. A
natural desire to avoid publicity To.
petber with fear of Logan. combined
to impel her to secrecy. although she
had already told the woman. at whose
ranch she was stopping, about the af
fair. She staid there until November