Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-21
lNHUMAN TREATMENT;
A WYOMING WOMAN SUBJECTED TO
fHE PASSIONS OF A BRUTE,

Leo May Drags His Mistress Through the
ssndhllls for Seven Days and Nights His
Final Act the Cutting or Of Her Nose
Onicers Now In Close PursuIt-An nm
pro,npsu Nscktae Party Probable.
Ten days ago Lee May. better known al
'Dogie.' left Casper, wyo., for horse
back ride In company With woman named
Lou Polk. Saturday the woman reached
Douglas nearly dead from hunger and ex-
posurs, and with her entire nose cut OF, .
most pitiable picture OF exhaustion and
mutilation.
Lee May was proprietor Of dance house
at Casper and for the past six months Lou
Polk, handsome young woman, has been
living with him - his mistress. They
quarrelled and the woman left him and
came to Douglas, whore hef mother lives.
The vpthAa bWhA6 - inAsssa& - M saanee
house and on the pretsxt Of buying her
out May induced her to return to Cas-
per, and on the evening Of her arrival there
both went out for horseback ride. When
out Of sight Of town May drew his revolver,
seized the bride rein OF the horse Of his
companion, and with the declaration that
he WAS "going to kill her" rode in the sand
hills for seven days and nights. The
woman was dragged about the country,
lightly clothed, never allowed to leave her
captor even for moment, compelled to 60
without food Of any kind for three days at
time, lying on the bare ground at night,
and told almost every hour of each day and
night that her journey would end with
her death at his hands in some noun
tain canyon. Twice the woman broke
away, but was recaptured after May had
emptied his revolver ct her twice. May
shot q calf and the two ate the raw meat,
and once q rabbit, which they toasted.
Rain and snow fell most OF the time, and
although May was provided with an over.
coat and slicker, he refused to share either
with the woman. and laughed aud jeered
at her sufferings. During sll Of this time
the sheriffs Of Natrona and Converse coun-
ties were In search Of the fugitives aud
armed with warrant for May for horse
stealing.
The woman says that one time Sheriff
Jaycox passed within few yards Of them,
hut May had gun pressed seainst her
head and swore be would kill her II she
made the least noise.
May finally met a cowboy friend, who ad-
vised him to give up the stolen horses and
send the woman homo, which May agreed
to do. The cowboy took the horses and
set out for Douglas and May and the
woman walked TO ranch near by. May
telling the woman he was sorry for what
he had done and would send her to Doug
las next day on the stage.
Saturday morning May went out into q
pasture with the ranch1nan to get . horse
for the woman to ride over 10 the stage
road, and after catching the animal May
drew his gun and told the ranchman il he
followed him back to the house he would
kill him. The ranchpan set cut fer q
round -up'of cattle few miles away, while
May returned to the house and after sad
ding the animal went inside and told the
woman be was going to cut OF her NOSE
and put out one Of her eyes.
I'm going to make you SO id ugly,
he said, that no other man will ever look
upon you again."
The woman begged and pleaded, but
May only laughed ut her.
A terrible struggle ensued, but, weakened
By exposure and hunger. tho woman was
soon overcome, and, sitting ON her pros.
trate body, May took his knife out and de.
liberately sliced OF her nose. Looking .,
her moment, he said:
Il believe you are ugly enough now;
guess l won't put out your eye" and ran
out Of the house, mounted horse and dis.
appeared.
The ranchman returned soon afterwards
with dozen cowboys, but could not fnd
May.
Officers are after him, and il caught
there will be an inprompu necktie party.
The woman may die from the shock and
exposure.