Telegram-herald., 1891-09-28
He Hurls Her 20 the Ground and
With Ghoulish Glee
FORCES HER TO SUCCuaB TO Hin
powered and the viiiainous fisnd
Left Her Unconscious and Ap-
parentiy Dying-Shs Cravted
To Her Erieads aud Told
Her Awful story.

Clnnef, an unknown man reVisncu y
ten-year-old girl named Zwantae Dea-
leas.
Ine details and circumstances sur.
rounding the act are that the child,
whose parents live on Grandvllle-aye.,
near the toll gate, went to visit and
play with little daughter Of Lebbert
Decker, living on the corner of Centen-
mai and Buckeye-sts. She had been
there two or three hours and was play
ing ia the sand with her friend, when q
man about five FEE eight inches high,
wearing a white shirt, turn down collar
brown coat with llghter spots in it, a
sti derby hat. with black mus
tache and hair approached her and in
qnired If she hac seen he horse stray
Ing along that way. The girl replied
that she had 70. VIXEN the man told
her if she would help him find his ami
mai he would give her dollar.
Took Her Into The wosds.
The child was not suspicious that
harm might befall her and followed
him away. They proceeded east on
Buckeye-st. until Fuller was reached
when they turned south, crossed the
Etreet ear track and went up the hill
into the woods. A little boy of Mr..
Deckers followed them TO the foot of
the hill, when he turned back. Ac-
cording TO the girls story, as she told 1t
TO her grand parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Beremer, residing on Centennial-st.
and her mother and father, it appears
that after she had walked q short dis
tance. she said she must 60 back as she
did not see the horse. The man coaxed
her not 10 return, but to go with him
rs ne was sure ne would find the horse
up IN the woods and then she would
earn a dollar, at the same time exhibit
ing the coin. When . spot in the
grove WAS gained secure from
observation the man put his arms
around her. she tried to escape from
him and started TO run away. She had
not gone far when she was overtaken
and dragged back.
Accomplished His Foul Purpose.
The man ordered the child to un-
loosen her clothes. "Senea," nick
name by which she is called by her
parents, now became alarmed and,
young as she was, struggled hard to
FREE herself and go home.
Unable to induce her to do ~ he re-
quested, he grasped ner by the throat
and threw her to the ground, Senea ut
tering terrified screams. but no helping
hand was nigh to rescue her. She
fought with desperation born of
fright, but soon became exhausted. Her
assaiIant began to tear the clothes from
her body. and struck her on the head,
telling her to remain quiet or he would
murder her. By man strength he sue
ceeded in accomplishing his hellish pur-
pose, after Which he made his escape,
leaving Senea lying unconscious and
apparently dead upon the ground.
How long she was prostrat.d the
child does not know. Ii was nearly
dark when che gained consciousness.
She was unable TO stand. but mana ged
TO crawl on her hands and knees to the
foot of the hill where she was discovered
by . man named Fisher, living on
Weslthy-sve.
Hoiiandevs Very Indignant.
Mr.. Fisher listened to the child's
story and carried her to her grand
fathers house, from which place she
was taken home. An examination by
the mother revealed that the girl was
in critical condition.
The parents are Hollanders
unable TO understand Engilsn.
and we're ignorant of the proper steps
to pursue. The facts of the outrage
have spread rapidly through the
Holland community and great excite
ment prevails. Men and women were
out in search of the miscresnt last
night. armed with ropes and clubs.
endeavoring TO discover, by
the brief description gwen,
the wretch Who had inflicted such an
outrage upon the infant daughter of
one of their fellow countrymen. Mr..
John Crsmer. living on the corner of
Centennial and Backeye-ste., ss well as
several other persons, saw the man
several times aud they gave the above
description which tsllles with that fur