Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-25
A HENous CRIME.
Robert Maloney the Criminal. Little Bee Z oatt
the Sufrerer-Almost Lynching.

One of the most heinous crimes ever
perpetrated in this county was committed
yesterday afternoon by low, vagabond of
tramp named Robert Maloney upon the
person Of a sweet little girl. Bee, the ten
year-oId daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Heath,
living just east of the stock yards.
The little girl and her mother were seen
last night at the Roberts house, and from
them was learnt the particulars of the
crime which seem too dastardly to be true.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heath left their home
about y O'Clock to visit her sister, Mrs.
Williams, short distance away, taking
with them their youngest child and leay-
ing the two little girls, Bee and her
younger sister, Mamie, at the house, lock-
| ing them within. The little girl says that
about O'Clock Maloney came to the win
dow and peeping through inquired who
was within. They were frightened and
said they were there by themselves. He
called upon them to Immediately open the
door; they said they would not as they were
afraid to admit him. This only infuriated
Maloney and after assuring himself that 10
one was around he beat in the door and
entered "Are you sure your mother is
!
sured him that she was and would stay
| there all forenoon. He then gave some
money to the youngest and told her to go
| and buy some candy. She took the money
and went out Bee attempted to follow
! but he caught her by the throat aud
| choked her into insensibility and picking
up gun that stood in corner he told her
that.if she did not do as he wanted he would
/ kill her. The little girl screamed, plead
and cried the heartless wretch paid no
attention to her but made her stand in the
| middle of the room and disrobe herself.
He did likewise and grabbing her up in
| his arms the poor little thing kicked and
cried until strangled into insensibility
upon the bed.
| After the whelp had accomplished his
purpose he made her put on her clothes and
holding butcher knife to her throat COM
| PEELED her TO swear that she would not tell
her mother or any one else of what bad
been done. AS soon as she had put on her
clothes, he permitted her to go out of the
| door upon the plea that she was going to
meet her sister Mamie and get some candy
When on the car track and about two
blocks from the house, she turned and
| told the villain that she would tell her
mother and Officer Deeds what he had
done. He then started after her with the
butcher knife waving it in the air and
screaming that he would cut off her head
| if she told
| Two colored women living near by iran
out and caught up the little girl and Ma
loney turned back. The little one then
ran to her mother CRYING. Mrs. Heath
met her and asked her what was the mat
| ter She was too weak TO reply but fell into
| her arms Ill dead faint. Her face.
arm and legs were scratched and covered
with blood, upon her throat were the
prints of the demons fingers and her chest
was bruised from the marks of the knees
of the dastardly wretch.
In the meantime Maloney came back to
the house and carrying the gun with him
started up towards the Stock Exchange
| hotel. Just as he turned the corner he
caught sight of Officer Deeds through the
window and raised the gun as if to fire.
| The officer ducked back and thinking the
man may have been in fun and not wish
| ing to appear too Officious made no at
! tempt to arrest him. Maloney then went
| up to Smiths hotel and there gave out
that he was not going to be arrested and
| swore he would kill Deeds. The officer.
| however. few minutes after Maloney had
! passed was informed by Mrs. Hoath of
the crime and started after him. He
! found him In a room of the hotel and after
desperate struggle made his
arrest and brought him down to the city
prison. From there he was removed to
| the county jail, where he is now confined.
AS soon as the story of the crime had be-
come known at the stock yards, a body OF
men organized with the hope Of meeting
| Maloney and, without the formality of
any law, hanging him to telegraph pole,
| but DEEDS had hurried away with the
wretch. Sheriff Hays heard the same
rumor last evening and kept all night a
! strict lookout for the lynching party.
| A physician was called, and made an ex-
animation of the little girl. He says that
her condition is critical, and that he can
not yet tell what will be the result of the
| plished his purpose.
The Hoaths are from England. and have
been in this country but few months.
! Mrs. Heath is a sister of Mrs. Roberts and
Mrs. Williams. both of whom keep board
| ing houses at the stock yards. She was
| almost crazed last night over the
plight of her daughter, aud fears
that she will not recover. The little girl
| is, as before stated, about ten years of
| age, and hardly appears that old. She is a
very bright, sweet little girl. with black
| hair and eyes and a sclear, rosy COM
plexion. Her face last night was scratched
and still bleeding from the terrible as
sault; she was, too, very nervous and I'M
able to sleep, constantly seeing the wretch
Maloney enacting over the scene Of the
day.
Maloney is known as a worthless vaga-
bond, vile, loud-mouthed tramp that blew
into Wichita by some evil wind, and, when
working at all, was employed as rousta-
bout at the Whitaker plant. He has
given the officers here considerable trouble
and is said to have already served term
in states prison.
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