Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-06-19
A DASTAKDLY DEED.

AVVioAy nApeu0e0.
Kootensi oourter.l
Mrs. Mason, the wife Of Chef Ma.
son. of this county, was crim,nally as.
saulted BY . wood.chopper named
George Allen, on Friday last, and by
threats OF instant death, emphasized
by Winchester rifle, was forced to
submit to his desires. Mrs. Mason
was stopping with friends at Finley
camp, in the timber near Fish lake
and was alone that day, the family
having gone to Spokane on q visit.
Allen came up to the house and find.
ing that she was alone he went out
to his camp in the woods aud re-.
turned bearing a rifle. He. then
cooly informed Mrs. Mason that he
proposed to have some fun with her
and that he bad rife there to per.
suade her to submit. She was
naturally scared ard knowing how
Intellectual resistance would prove
against this man, who has the ap.
pearance OF maniac, and fearing for
her life, she attempted to talk the
man out OF his dastardly intention,
hoping and praying that assistance
might come from some one passing
BY. But tho delay availed her little,
as few teams or people pass by that
out of.the-way place. The conse-
quence was that she did what ninety
nine out Of hundred women would
have dooe-to save her life she yield
ed. After the brutal ravisher had
accomplished his fell purpose he in.
formed her that he had intended all
along to kill her, to prevent her from
giving him away. Then she screamed
as only the perishing scream and Ter
cries of anguish reached the ears OF q
teamster driving along the road, Case
by name, but all too late to save her
from violation. She rushed to the
door of the house, the ravisher be.
hind her with rifle in hand. Terror
lent her strength, and clam bering in.
to the wagon she seized the whip and
lashed the horses to a mad run before
the astonished Case had gained
presence Of mind enough to help her
Allen did not shoot, but went out in.
to the woods to his camp, where were
two others. who seemed by their sub
sequent actions to sympathize in the
cowsrdly assault he had so success.
fully effected.
There were lots Of men about the
camps in the woods, but they had no.
nerve or manhood enough among
them to avenge this greatest indignlty
which eau be offered to q virtuou,
woman.
AL Pitts came in from the wood
and stated the condition of affairs
aud in the absence of the sheriff
Deputy Benson summoned poss'
and rode to Finley's camp where Mrs
Mason was and obtained information
to find the hiding, place of this ex
cessively cunning rascal, who had wi
enough to plan and carry out tn
most damnable plot it ever has beef
our duty to chronicle. Allen wa
asleep at his camp and his fellow
treated the matter as joke, but n
resistance was offered to his arrest.
He was brought to town by tn
officer aud guarded continuously un
til the preliminary examination va
held before Judge Melder, when tn
true facts of the case were adduced
Allen refused to say anything in ez
tenuation of the charge, and was b
the court committed to await the &C
ton Of the next grand jury.
All this time the people of tn
town were getting more aud NOR
excited, and threats of lynching NOR
than whispered. Had Chef Maso
been here that day the custody {
George Allen would have been j
safer keeping, but unfortunately h
did not arrive from the Grantic cree
mines until late Saturday night. H
arrival seemed to have been the la'
straw that was needed to break tn
villainons Aliens neck, and when h
did come the by-ways and back trai
to the county Jail were alive with d.
termined men, fastening to an al
: pointed rendezvous.
But in the meantime the sheriff
officers had not been idle, and vel
nicely was the counter.plot executes
At dusk Allen was spirited out of It
/, Jail, and before the moon rose, Il
prisoner, in charge OF deputy sheri
was cautiously heading for Ce'
d'Alene City, for the sake of savif
his precious carcass from the han
, mans moose. Three guards we
, posted at the Jail, and every mislea
ing hint that could be dropped "
let out in the hearing of those wi