Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-19

The police are looking for a young
man who succeeded in perpetrating
three crimes yesterday afternoon, any
one of which would send him to the pen
itentiary-robbery, abduction and at
tempted rape. Only very meager de-
scription of the fellow could be obtained,
and the chances are that he will not be
apprehended.
The boldness and dash OF the escapade
he conducted, however, would grace the
pages of a dime novel, and the whole
affair makes a story such as one seldom
runs across in the newspapers.
Yesterday at noon w. L. Barker, of
No. 1861 Bryant street, drove up to Dolls
restaurant on First street, between
Spring and Broadway, and after
tying his horse to post, went
inside for lunch. Half an hour later he
emerged from the restaurant, but the
rig was gone. Barker instituted inquir-
les and found real estate agent who
has an office across the way who had
seen young man jump into the buggy
and drive off. He acted as though he
owned the rig, and the agent, not know
ing the circumstances. made no effort to
stop him. He was described as being
about 80 years of age, weighing about
135 pound and as wearing dark mus
tache. His hair was black and his COM
plexion swarthy.
Barker reported his loss to the author
tiles and description of the rig and
thief was placed with the police and
sheriff, as well as reward for their cap
ture.
Nothing more was hoard of the affair
till O'Clock last evening, when the
same horse and buggy was driven up to
the police station by man and Mexi-
can boy. A moment later Mrs. Black
we'll, who lives in the vicinity of Sew
enth and San Pedro streets, entered the
station with her 12-year-old daughter,
and the latter told the following story:
Shortly after noon Yesterday, while
the girl was down town on an errand,
she was accosted by stranger in
buggy and asked if she did not want a
ride. She accepted the offer on con-
dition that the man would let her off at
Seventh street, as she was going home.
This the stranger agreed to, and the
girl got into the buggy.
On passing Seventh street, however,
the fellow would not let his companion
out, but, against her protests continued
the drive until they had reached point
a little beyond the Nadeau vineyard
station, on the Southern Pacific road,
several miles out of the city. Here the
couple alighted and sought clump OF
bushes little off the highway.
The girl states that her companion,
after he had compelled her to accom-
pany him thus far, threw her down and,
by dint of threats, made her take off a
number of her garments. He also par
TALLY undressed. The couple remained
in this place the greater part of the
afternoon.
At sunset the fellow left the girl on
some excuse and did not return. She
went back to the buggy and began to
cry, when little Mexican boy happened
along, whom she prevailed upon to drive
her home.
In telling the story to the police, the
girl said that the stranger looked and
talked like an Italian. A subsequent
medical examination OF her person by
Doctors Murphy and Bryant proved that
her person had not been criminally
violated. The girl gave a somewhat
better description of the fellow than the
police had been able to obtain, and
every effort will be made to effect his
capture.