The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-05-20
AT THE MERCY OF 4 BRUTE
Inhuman Treatment to Which
a Wyoming Woman Was
Subjected.
Lee May Drags His Mistress Through
the Sandhills for Seven Days
and Nights.
His Final Act the Cutting on of Her
Nose---0fficers Now In
Close Pursuit.

DOU6LASs Wyoss M@9 ~
Tsn days ago Lee May, better known ~
Dogis.' left Casper, Wyo., for horse
back ride In company with . woman named
Lou Polk. Saturday the woman reached
Douglas nearly dead from hanger and ex-
posure, aud with her entire nose cut on, .
most pitiable picture of exhaustion and
mutilation.
Lee May was proprietor Of adance house
nj Casper and for the past sir months Lou
Polk, handsome young woman, has been
living with him aa his mistress. They
quarrelled and ths woman left him and
came to Douglas, where her mother lives.
The woman owned an interest an the dance
house and on the pretext OF buying her
cut May induced her 10 return TO Case
per, and ON the evening of her arrival there
both went out for q 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 VAS ssQeing 10 kiln her" rode In the sand
hills Tor 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 as
q 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 &C his hands in some noun
tain canyon. Twice the woman broke
away, but was recaptured after May had
emptied his revolver at, her twice. May
shot q calf and the two ate the raw meat,
and once rabbit. which they toasted.
Rain and snow fell most Of the time, and
although May was provided With "a over
coat and slicker, he refused 10 share either
with the Woman. and laughed and ieareI
at her sufferings. During ali OF this time
the eheriffs of Natrona and Converse coun-
ties we're In search of the fugitiyes aud
armed with q warrant for May for horse
stealing.
The woman says that one time sheriff
Jaycox passed within q few yards of them.
bat May had Qun pressed against her
head and swore he would kill her If she
made the least noise.
May finally met acowboy friend, who ad-
vised him to give up the stolen horses and
send the woman home, which May agreed
10 do. The cowboy took the horses and
set out for Douglas and May and the
woman walked 60 ranch near by. May
telling the woman he was sorry for what
he had done and would sand her to Doug
las next day ON the stage.
Saturday morning May went ont into q
pasture with the ranchman to get horse
for ths woman 20 ride over to the stage
road, and after catching the animal May
drew his gun and told the ranchman IL be
followed him back 10 the house he would
kill him. The ranchman set out for a
round-upof cattle few miles away, while
May returned to the house and after sad
ding the animal went inside and told the
woman he was going TO cut on her nose
and put out one Of her eyes-
I'm going TO make you so id ugly,
he SAID, that no other man viii ever look
upon ron again.
The woman begged and pleaded, but
May only laughed at her.
A terrible struggle ensued, but, weakened
BY exposure and hunger, the woman was
soon overcome. and, sitting on her pros
trafe body, May took his knife out and de.
liberately sliced of her nose. Looking al
her q moment, he said:
Il believe you are ugly enough now
guess won't put ont your eye, and ran
out OF tho house. mounted horse and dis
appeared.
The ranchman returned soon afterwards
with dozen cowboys, bat could not find
May.
Officers are after him, and IL caughi
there will be an inprompu neektie party.
The woman may die from the shock and
exposure.