The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-03-02
DESERVES TO DIE
A Violent Death, Does
Martin O. Brien, If
Found Guilty.
Ne is Charged With an Attempted
Outrage Upon q Twelve
Year-Old Girl.
The Community Very Much Elk
cited and Threats of Lynch.
ing INDUCED.

1u0 VOWmuully very MUCH ca
cited and Threats of Lynch.
ing INDUCED.
Martin OBrien, the Alleged
Kapist, Held i'm the
Sum of $500.
The Court Room Crowded With
Curious Spectators - Scenes
and Incidents of the Trial.
About 4:30 o'clock yesterday after
noon intelligence was received at the
police station, from a boy who rode
ap In hot haste, to the effect that q
man was attempting to outrage lit
tie girl in the western part of the city.
Marshal Barnett and Officer Gossage
anzrered the summons promptly,
jumping into buggy and following
the lead of the excited boy. They
we're conducted west on Main street
70 north Grand avenue to a railroad
sulvert, under which they found a stall
Wart man
STRUGGLING WITH LITTLE GIRL,
10 desperate attempt to outrage her
person. The girl was crying piteous-
y and her lamentations were Joined in
By those of her little sister, who stood
near. The lecherous scoundrel was
ut once taken into custody and hus-
tied to the police station. His ap-
pearanee, as he made rapid strides
under the strong clutch of Officer
Gossage, attracted a large crowd.
Almost in q moment after it was
iearped the nature of the chine with
which the prisoner was charged, the
crowd commenced to augment and
mutterings of dire and summary
vengeance were heard on every side.
No outbreak was made, however, and
the man charged with this most ter
rible and revolving crime was speedily
removed to the county Jail, where
Sheriff Murray took every precaution
20 see that he should be held to
answer for the terrible charges pre-
ferred against him before a lawful
tribunal.
HINTS OF A MOB,
who would lynch the prisoner before
midnight, were rife on the streets, and
an extra guard was
placed in and around the jail. No
demonstrations were made, however,
and after a few hours all thoughts of
lynching seemed to have been aban-
doned.
Immediately after the arrest a
BAzoo reporter commenced an inves-
tigation of the case, and from the
most reliable information obtainable,
learned that the name of the rapist is
Martin OBrien that he was formerly
. division roadmaster on the Wabash,
and has recently been acting in the
of section foreman on the
Fort Scott & Gulf railroad in Kansas. |
He arrived in this city last Friday,
en- route to Slater, Missouri, where
he has a wife and four children.
Upon his arrival here he
began to drink, and was intoxicated
daily, being about half drunk when
arrested as above.
THE VICTIMS.
The little girls who attracted the
lust of this lecherous beast are aged re-
spectively, ten and twelve years.
Their names are Amelia and Matilda
Kutchinski. Their statement is that
they were walking along the railroad |
rack, picking up papers, when they |
OBrien following them. He
followed them to the railroad culvert,
where he approached them, making a |
tender of money to the Oldest girl. ]
This was refused, but the lit e girls
we're inveigled under the culvert,
where the wretch threw off all disguises |
and made an assault upon his would
be victim. bearing her to the ground
and using every effort in his power TO
accomplish bis hellish designs. So
intent was he upon his yillainous
york that he failed to notice the APP
proach of the ofhcers, and, as has
been stated, was caught in the very
lct of attempting an outrage upon the
person of the little girl whose footsteps
he had SO pertinaciously logged.
ANOTHER VERSION.
MIR. Bartlett, who resides near the
and who has been subpon@d
Is witness in the case. yesterday in
ormed BAzoo reporter that he had
watched the proceedings of the couple
Tor some time and failed to notice any
resistance on the part of the girl, nor
lid he hear her at any time cry or
i've any signal of distress. "She
eemed to recline on the GROUND will
ingly," said he, land / am positive
hat no force was used" Mr.. Bart