Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-14
TERRIBLE OUTRAGE
A Tramp Assaults a Young Lady The
Country Secured.

PLEASANT HILL, No, March 13-This
little town and country for miles around
is in fever of excitement oyer a terri bic
outrage committed on farmers daughter
by brutal tramp. Over five hundred
men on horseback, armed with guns, pis-
tolls and ropes, and accompanied by blood
hounds are securing the east and south
end of jackson county, and relays of
guards are stationed at intervals along the
highways and railways in search of the
brute. The victim of the brute's lust
is Allie Atkins, the 1S-year-Old
daughter of James W. Atkins, a promi-
nent and wealthy farmer living three and
a half miles west of this place. While re
turning through a strip of woods from the
house of Robert Hoover about O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, she encountered a
rough looking tramp, who made an indie
cent proposal TO her. In his hand he held
a knife, and as he seized her and threw her
to the ground, lie threatened to cut her
throat should she make an cutlery. AS the
girl struggled to release herself the tramp,
SEEING her by the hair, severed the plated
braid from her head close to the scalp, in
fIcting severe wound ON the back of her
terrified girl tainted When she regained
consciousness her hands were tightly
bound behind her back and her jaws were
pried open by Il peg of wood two inches
long SO that she could utter no sound of
alarm. Her assalaut had cut her clothes
from her body with his knife and in doing
so had inflicted several deep gashes on
either limb Then the brute accomplished
his design. Miss Atkins, while in the full
either make resistance or cry for help. She
again Swoonsd, and when she recovered
saw her assailant escaping toward the di-
rection of Kansas City. Half dead with
exhaustion and terror. with her hands
bound and the gag still in her mouth. she
dragged herself home where she related
her terrible experience to her brothers and
sisters.
Jim Atkins gave the alarm and by even
ing 500 men were securing the country
around, armed with ali sorts of weapons,
many of them carrying pieces OF rope to be
used when their victim Is caught
\ tramp named Collins, who resembles
the description of Miss Atkins assailant,
was arrested at an early hour this morn
ing at Greenwood, five miles from here
He is being held at the railroad station
there for protection until he can be taken
TO the Atkins house for Identification.
\ mob OF 1000 men surrounds the station
demanding that the prisoner be delivered
into its hands for punishment. AS soon
As the mob can be controlled the man will
be taken To the Atkins house.
The mob finally consented TO Collins re-
moyal TO the Atkins house, where Miss
Atkins stated positively. that he WAS not
her assailaut. Collins then walked from
the farm into town. where he WAS again
arrested by the enraged citzens, many Of
whom demanded that he be at once strung
mp. He finally proved to their satisfac-
ton that he was notthe man wanted ana
was allowed to proceed on his way.
THE SEARCH ABANDONED.
GREENWOOD. Mo-, March l3--The search
for the ravisher of Miss Allie Atkins was
abandoned at 8 o'clock this evening. AT
that time 100 horsemen. who had gathered
at the Atkins place to discover whether
any one OF the numerous posses which had
been securing the adjacent country FOR the
supposed tramp had been successful, dis
peTseG and went to their homes The
country has beea thoroughly searched for
a radius OF thirty miles and no trace of the
man can be found The idea of all Iur-
Their search has been abandoned.