Bridgeton pioneer., 1891-04-23
HELD FOR COURT,
WILLIAM DANIELS MUST AN.
SWER FOR SERIOUS CRIME.
He is Sent Back to Jail for Hay.
ing Assaulted with Intent.
FOurteen-year.
old Girl.

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old Girl.
Notwithstanding some pretty high
handed attempts to thwart Justice,
William Daniels, charged with assault
upon Harriet Butler, with intent, must
answer to court.
As stated Monday in the PIONEER,
the hearing of Daniels took place yes
terday afternoon. Mayor Dubois
heard the case in the Grand jury
room. Prose ecutor Logue was present,
while the defense was looked after by
Lawyer James Ware.
Mayor Dubois had present as wit
nesses, Mrs Sarah J. Butler, Harry
Autenreith, Walter Truitt and Officer
Parvin. The little girl was missing.
Yesterday morning the father, Henry
Butler, promised the Mayor to have
his daughter present, but it is charged
that Bntler was induced to take the
girl away and keep ber evidence from
the Mayor. Hrs. Butler, the mother,
was at the Mayors office early in the
ter there as she expected, was greatly
disappointed, and cried bitterly, owing
| to the action of her husband in taking
the child away
| When Daniels was arraiened. the
charge was read to him. He said he
was just playing with the girl and
meant no harm. His counsel entered
plea Of not guilty.
The story of the alleged crime is not
all suitable for publication. Mrs. But.
Ter, the mother, was SWORD, and she
told the Court that her daughter had
| told of the entire transaction, and &C.
cused Daniels of improper conduct.
Mrs. Butler said her daughter had been
working for the defendant, who is a
married man with a large family, for a
couple OF weeks.
Harry Ausenreith was called, and
gave important testimony, He lives
at Bradway station, and Friday night,
in company with other boys, was on
the Rosenhayn road near the woods of
DR.. ]. Barron Potter. He saw the de-
fendant and a young girl diving out
the Rosenhayn road in road cart.
After time the pair drove in the
woods, when the man got out and
hitched his horse. He then asked the
girl to get out but she refused, and
Harry thinks that Daniels pulled the
the girl from the cart. At any rate he
heard the girl exclaim Don't, you will
break my arm" Daniels then threw
the girl to the ground when she
screamed. The scream Was stopped by
the hand of Daniels. 1t was at this
point that the witness interfered. and
the parties got up from the ground.
The girl wanted to walk home, but
Daniels told her she was four miles from
home, and she finally consented to ride
home. The witness said that the girl
complained that she had lost her hat
pin.
Waiter Truitt, in a measure corrob-
grated the testimony of the preceding
witness. He further said that visiting
WIG ckOt hcAt hiOi uluSs uc Udu lOuuO d
hat pin and button, which he pro.
duced, and the Mayor took charge of
them. 1t was also shown that q piece
of an artificial flower from the girls
hat had been picked up at the place
Officer Parvin said that when he
made the arrest, Daniels admitted to
him that he was out on the Rosenhayn
roe d with the girl and was, 'only dew
ling her."
Counsellor Ware argued that the
case was very thip, and the evidence
of the person aggrieved was not forth
coming. He desired, ii the court held
him at all, Daniels might be held in
his own recogniz ance. as ne was poor
man and had large family TO support.
Prosecutor Logue thought the case
serious one, and Mayor Dubois held
the prisoner in ,be sum of $500 bail,
which he could not furnish, and he
was taken back to jil. Last night.
about ten o'clock, the friends of Dan
Is made c. H. Mickle s-cure, aud he
Dec .ne bondstnar.
An GA Sns%m GOun.ian Dead.