Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-25
A FALLEN PRIEST.
He Commits an Outrage Upon
a Young Woman.
HOW THE DEED WAS DONE.
He Imposed Upon the Girls Credulity.
Claiming to Be "a Detective He
Lures Her to His Room
The Girls Story.

About II o'clock last night Z young wo
man dashed out of room g. at the Mansion
house and called for q policeman. Officers
Peyton Maddox and Eckert responded, and
to them she told the story of having
been lured into the room by 4 man who
claimed to be 4 detective and after he had
got her in the room he forbade her making
an cutlery. and after a long tussle succeeded
in overpOwering her and accomplishing his
designs. Her torn clothing amply attested
the truth Of her assertions.
The officers knocked at the door of the
room, and after some difficulty induced the
fellow to get up. They demanded his pa
pers, if he was an officer, ana he
produced q lot of passes bearing the
name OF Z well known Catholic priest re-
siding in Western Texas. After he was
reused he dressed himself and accompanied
the officers to the jail willingly
and apparently urconcerned. The room
was locked by Officer Maddox, who took
the key, giving orders that the room should
be undiSturbed until morning. or until after
the matter had been thoroughly inyesti-
gated.
While the prisoner was preparing to ac-
company the officers 4 GAZETTE reporter
crosS-questioned the young lady With
eyes swimming in tears and voice chOked
with SObS she stated that the bell
boy knocked at the door OF
her room about O'Clock in the afternoon,
and stated that man wanted TO see her on
business. She told the boy to bring the
geutleman'S card, is she didn't know of
anyone who had any business with her.
The bellboy returned il few moments
with Il tall, well-built gentleman of a tiorid
cast of cOuntenance who told her he was
detective. and that ne wanted her
to come to his room. She refused, saying
she would go to the parlOr, but not to his
room. he held black object in his hand
and said she would have to come, there was
no use Ill ojecting, as he had only to blow
that whistle and 1t would bring an officer
and he would send her to Jail. 70 an I'M
sophisticated girl the idea of night in jail
was fraught with terrors too great for her
to endure, and this, coupled with tho
thought of having the news 90 back to
her home and to her mother. in
duced her to comply. Upon entering
the room they sat down. he telling her not
TO make 4 noise or raise an outcry or he
frightened to do otherwise than
comply. After talking awhile
he seized her, and though she
fought him desperately, he finally over
powered her. She then managed to
escape from the room, about II O'Clock
by threatening if he did not let her QUE
she would throw herself through the win
dow. Her clothing was hanging in
strings and her first thought was to
get to her room and don decent
attire. She rs i small. rather handsome
blonde, with blue eyes and yellow hair,
about five feet in height, and will
weigh probably hundred pounds.
The man in question is
about the medium height, stoutly built. and
weighs probably $50 pounds. The names
and residences of both parties are in
the possession of The GAZETTE. but are
for obvious reasons. The exam
nation will be held this morning.