Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-15
A BRUTE %C0RRALLED.
Arrest Of Tramp for At
tempted Rape Upon a
Little Girl.
Pursued by a Posse of Citizens,
Captured and Landed in the
County jail.

I sshf SNSA
ing an excitement arose over an en-.
counter between Alderman James Grove
and an unknown man, in front of his
hotel. the Farmers Home, on lower
Capitol street. Mr.. Grove was found
vigorously bruisiug the face of the
man, who afterwards proved to he
a tramp, and before the cause OF
his hostile act was known he
was pulled away from the object
OF his assauals by the crowd which quick
ly gathered. Thus released the PROSTATE
man sprang to his feet and ran towards
the river into the gathering gloom of
evening.
Mr.. Grove quickly gave the people
about him to understand that he was IN
hictiug merited punishmeat-that the
brute he had been chsstising had
COMMITTED AN sAULT
upon his six year old daughter, Mollie,
a wee creature whom he had beguiled
from her home with criminal intent and
had assaulted. Upon receipt of this in
formation the crowd started in pursuit
OF the fleeing man and pressed him SO
closely that he took refuge under the
old government Warehouse on the levee,
between Douglas and Walnut streets.
1t was so dark that the fugitive could
not be made out in his hiding place. A
gnard was quickly thrown about the
building and several men went to Mr..
Groves hotel, procured a lantern and
returned. As soon as the light was in.
troduced underneath the building
THE TRAMP CAME FORTH
and delivered himself up to his parsurers.
He was q bard looking customer. Dirty,
unkempt and trembling with fear, with
the pallor of his face hidden by the blood
which flowed from the wounds inflicted
by the we'll aimed blows of Mr.. Grove,
he might have been en- object of pity uu-
der any other circumstances. AS it was
his captors quickly surrounded him and
bore him away to the county jail. Ar
irving at the Jail the culprit was received
by Sheriff Brennan and Tailor Welby
and escorted to the grated apartments
below. Once inside and the do Or closed
upon him the tramp found courage to
speak, but all be said was,
II SUPPOSE I'M THE FELLOW YOU WANT"
After his clothing was searched. in which
operation he assisted with the readiness
of n who had been there before, the
tramp was placed behind the bars and
the capturing squad moved away.
The man is a stranger in the city and
bears all the indications of q professional
tramp. He went last night to the
farmers Home and contracted with Mr..
Grove fer a nights lodging, supper and
breakfast, paying therefor in advance.
After thus arranging for entertainment
he hung about the hotel off ,e o short
time and then asked Mr.. Groves little
daughter to show him where a washer
woman lived, giving her a dime to
accompany him to the place. The
innocent child went with the man, their
destination being near the Wilcox
lumber yard. Opposite the yard is an
old half ruined house and into this the
tramp beguiled the little girl and there
MADE THE ASSAULT.
1t is thought that his purpose was
unaccomplished. The little girl got
away from him and ran home and in
formed her mother Of the proceedings.
Mr.. Grove had just returned from Third
street and when he came in Mrs. Grove
told him of the disgraceful affair. He
sat down by the bed upoH which the
frightened child was lying and asked
her who the man was who had SO shame
fully ill-treated her. She said, ut was
the man who just give you the dol
lar" In paying for his accommodations
the stranger had handed Mr.. Grove q
silver dollar and he gave him a quarter
10 change, having first to
go to %neighboring store
to get the dollar changed. The little
girl had noticed the transaction and Mr..
Grove remembered him as the only man
who had handed him a dollar that even
ing.
Going out upon the walk MIR. Grove
saw the man hanging about the hotel
Being DESTROYS of getting him into the
house where the little girl could identify
him, MIR. Grove asked the nan to come
to supper and walked along with him to
the hotel door. On the steps the man
halted and said he did not want any
supper. Mr.. Grove grasped him by the
collar and the stranger attempted tc
shake off his grasp. Mr.. Grove let go
at the same time dealing him
BLOW IN THE FACE.
The man staggered and Mr.. Grove fol
lowed up his assault with another vel
aimed blow, which brought him to the
ground. Mr.. Grove then grappled hin
and was doing an excellent job OF facs
crushing when the assembled crowd in
adyertently interfered and caused {
cessation of hostilities. Had the by
ISLANDERS known the cause OF the conaic
nr. Grove would have been permitted
to infict upon the brute the full measur,
of Justly deserved punishment. TIL,
balance of the evenings proceeding
occurred as related above. 1t is O graft
f~ication to know that this conseienceles
scoundrel is where he can commit n
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