Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1892-01-08
UNDER A SERIOUS CHARGE.
A. II. HALEY, a KeytesrtIIe, Young
Man, Under Bond for Attempt
ed Criminal assault.

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ley, the 1s-year-old daughter of VIM.
Hensley, of near Dawkins' bridge,
came to Keytesville and engaged as
a sewing girl with Mrs. Dorothy
Wilkes, her cousin, who is widow,
and who lives in part of Thomas
Oldham's house.
On Wednesday night of last week
Anthony M. HALEY, young man
23-years of age, who has lived in
and near Keytesville all his life, and
who recently accepted a position in
Martin & Applegate's drug store,
called on Miss Hensley at Mrs.
Wilkes, and the evening was passed
by the young couple with Mrs.
Wilkes present, as she has but one
room.
1t seems that Mrs. Wilkes was suf-
fering from la grippe, and thatyoung
HALEY proposed to come down to
the store and get her some medicine.
Mrs. Wilkes says that she told him
that she did not want the medicine,
but that he insisted upon getting it,
and as he started for the store asked
Miss Hensley to accompany him,
which she consented to do.
The clock had stopped, and Mrs.
Wilkes says she had no idea what
time it was. But HALEY and Miss
Hensley started for the drug store,
and an hour or more afterward the
young lady returned to Mrs. Wilkes
in company with her uncle, G. B.
Cooper.
Miss Hensley was very much excit-
ed and crying bitterly. She told
Mrs. Wilkes the following story, as
near as we are able to give it:
She says as she started down
Bridge street that she noticed the
lights were out at all of the stores and
she began to get tscared. On reaching
the store she told HALEY that she
would wait at the door until he got
the medicine for Mrs. Wilkes, but
that he told her that it was chilly
outside and to step in until he got
the medicine. Hiss Hensley then
went into the store, and says that
she had no sooner done so than
young HALEY locked the door,
put the key in his pocket, and then
blew out the light that was burning
in the store. That he then grabbed
her and endeavored to force her to
submit to his lustful desires, and
that in the struggle which fol-
lowed she finally got loose from zhim
and ran to the front door. Know
ing it was locked she threw herself
against the glass in the door and
fell through to the sidewalk, got up
as quickly as possible and went to
her uncle's, G. b. Cooper's, and from
there was taken back to Mrs. Wilkes
by Mr. Cooper.
1t was thought best to keep the
affair quiet until the young lady's
father could be seen, and when he
came to town for her Monday he
was told of Halley's conduct toward
his daughter. The father swore out
a warrant before Squire Ewing for
Halley's arrest, and the warrant was
served Monday evening about 6
O'Clock by Constable Veatch. Hal
ley's bond was fixed at $40O, which
was promptly given, and the day
for his preliminary trial set for to-
morrow, Saturday, January 9th.
A COURIER representative saw Mr..
Haley, but upon the advice of his
attorney he declined to be interviewed.
He was connected with the firm of
M. W. Anderson & Co., of this place,
as clerk, in their store for three or
four years, but last fall embarked in
the grocery business for himself, but
lately placed his stock ofgoods in the
hands of his brother, Press, to close
out, and accepted a position as clerk
in Martin & Applegate's drug store,
the oldest and mostreliable drug firm
in Keytesvilie.
Mes Hsnsley bears an excellent
reputation so far as we can learn,
while young HALEY has also stood
well heretofore in this community.
An old colored woman named
Patsey Carter died at Jefferson City
on Tuesday morning, ,>at the home OF
/ har daunhtar Ii is claimed hv her