The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-28
FIENDs IN PROVO.
The Horrible Stories of Two Young
NJ r.-. Provo Girls. oI


/ A most villainous crime has just beer
revealed in this city and created un
bounded adherence for the couple OF
wretches who are solely responsible
and are now in custody for its perpe-
tration. Asmore outrageous, infamous
or dannable piece of villainy can
1scarceiy,be conceived Of. We doubt if
q more soul sickening or heinous occur
ence has ever before transpired in Provo.
The people are appalled, at the bare
thought that such a dastardly crime
could have been ,perpetrated without
speedy and condign retribution follow
| ing in its wake.
The facts connected with this terrible
crime. as given by the Enquirer are
substantially as follows: ~, a. asa
On sunday afternoon last, two girls,
named respectively Mary H. Adams
and Marthea E. Luncetord, appeared
before Justice w. H. Brown and Dep
uty County Attorney d. Evans, and
swore out complaints against George
Shurtliff and Isaac Clark couple of
VIGOROUSLY bad characters. Mary H.
Adams complaint alleged that on the
18Th day of December last George
Shur'liff, "in and upon one Mary H.
Adams, violently and feloniously did
make an assault upon her the said
Mary II. Adams then and there vio-
lently against her will and without her
consent, feloniously did ravish her at
time when she, the said Mary Ii. Adams
was unconscious of the nature of said
acts, said Mary H Adams beng then
and there prevented from resisting SAID
assault and ravishment by being intox-
icated with intoxicating liquors admin
istered to her. the said Mary II. Adams.
by him, said George Shurtliff, said I'M
consciousness being then and there
known to said George Shurtliff.
In Martha Z. Lunceford's complaint.
similar charges are made against Isaac
Clark.
1t appears that the gin Adams, who
is about II years of age, hid been living
in Shurtliff's house as "hired help"
Mrs. Shurtliff had gone to Salt Lake on
business connected with her restaurant. !
and told the girl before leaving TO get |
the Lunceford girl (who was similarly |
employed in a family residing on the |
same block to stay with her at nights, !
while she (Mrs. 81 was away. During \
the day Shurtliff is reported to have in
timated his purposeto one or two friends |
who warned him against attempting |
such an outrage. Anyhow that evening
Shurtlitf and Clark proposed to the two
girls to accompany them to party, |
from which they returned shortly after
midnight. When in the house, the girls
were induced to join them in game of
cards. After playing awhile the men
proposed taking drink, and the girls |
consented to drink some wine, which |
the girls are now satisfied was drugged. |
Some time afterward another drink was
and this time little whisky
was added 10 the wine. After taking !
this second drink the girls became ut
terly unconscious and remained in Il at
condition for nearly twelve hour.
When they regained consciousness they !
found themselves stripped of their
and in separate beds, Shurtliff
lying by the side of Adams, and Clark
by the side of Lunceford. The details
of this dastaidly outrage are too
revolving for publication. Suffice
to say, the unfortunate young ladies,
though completely heart broken
and crushed with shame, sought
for several days to keep even
from the knowledge of their parents
what had occurred. At last, however,
they concluded to contide all to their
mothers, and through them the facts
were made known to u S. Commits
sioner Smoot, Justice Brown and Deputy
County Attorney Evans. The father
of the Lunceford girl was also Informed,
so we learn, of the outrage, but the
father of the Adams girl has not yet
been made acquainted with what has
he being employed in the
coal mines of Pleasant Valley.
Warrants for the arrests OF Shurlltf
and Clark were placed in the hands OF
Sheri = Turner on Sunday evening, and
that officer, accompanied by Policemen
Strong. Wilkins and Chesley, proceeded
to Vincent q Shurtliff s
drug store where they found Shurtliff
and conducted him to the Court House.
Clark wasafterwards found and arrested
at Hines drug store, and taken also
in the Courthouse ShurtIiff sent for
Mr.. A.G. Sutherland, Jr., who sought
to have his client admitted to bail. The
Justice fixed the amount of bail at
81 900, and being unable to secure it,
Shurtliff has thus far been compelled
to content himself with such accom-
modations as the Hotel de Turner af-
forded. His mother and brother, Vim
cent, arrived, from Salt Lake this morn
ing, and are endeavoring to secure the
necessary bonds for his temporary re-
lease. The examination is to take place
ON Thursday morning. Clark is in Jail
also, with very little prospect of. his
his freedom until, at least, the
examination takes place. II