The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-04-27
Assaulted By A Brutel
AN 1I-YEAR-0LD CHILD THE
VICTIM.
Officers in Hot Pursuit Of ia
cob Brown, the Alleged
Fiend.
Threats OF Lynehing Him When
Captured.

Probably the most revolving crime ever
committed in Somerset county occurred
about thres o'clock Saturday afternoon. al
paost within sight OF the temple Of justice
Atthat hour Binnie Young. the II wear old
daughter CT William Young a prosperous
and prominent farmer, whose farm lies inst
west Of Husband post office, in Somerset
township vas on her way home from the
house Of neiEhb0--R0ss Adams. The
ro2i runs through tract Of timber above one
q the cesP clis on the abandoned South
Penn r f., and The child had almost pene-
traiei the woods, when she Was startled bv
tai man. With a red handkerchief tied over
bis face With holss cut in il in front Of his
eyes, who stepped into the road IN front of
her. 4 tie foot Of the kiIl two sarr1ars
could Be seen working IN TIER 6slds. and 70
them the frightened child cried for help
Several Of her shrisks were heard BIZ the
men, but IS they were not repeated thew
did not investigate
step vou noise commanded the mask
Cd brute IS he advanced upon the child With
drawn knife -TIl cut your throat II you
scream again"
The threat 50 terrified the little girl that
she wss unable 10 utter = sovnd and when
the Send gathered her IN - arms aud carried
her thirty or forty r73s from tie rold into
. the Moods. she was powerisss 70 repeI hss
disbolical assault, although she struggled
with al her childish strength. The brute asd
ard BIS victim Fan crying to her home where
she told the horrible story.
Mr. No1ng and his sons were at once
summoned 10 the house and messengers
were sent for some Of the neigh5ors- Among
the neighbors who answered the summons
vas the victims eldest sister, Ms. Reuben
knapp. who's home Is on the opposite side
Of the hiIl and who remembered having seen
Brown following her Little sister into the
woods an hour before The chlds descrip-
ton Of the man who assaulted her and ofthe
clothing he wore co1esponded with Brown
Tie victim also rsnem5srei that he wore a
hood over one Of his fingers
Ar. Young AMI one Of bis boys set out
Immediately for the home Of Browns sather.
isE rsds north OF H1s5and. JAKE Eas
not there and none Of BIS fathers family
knew where be was 20 be found. HIS nosh-
er vas asked if JAKE didn't wear a poke
on enc o. his fingers, and barely had the
words Of denial passed her lips when her son
Henry exclaimed, yes. BY damn he did
Mr. Young then proceeded 10 the house OF
Justice Of the Peace Phillip Walker and
made Information against Brown.
Neighbors Of Mr. Y0ungs spent Saturday
night and Sunday searching f,- Brown and
L Is very fortunate for him tnzt lie s--ceed-
eI in s.uding them for had be been csptur-
ed % IS pretty eertaiz that lie would never
have been brought 10 SJmeret alITe.
sunday afternoon Policeman Gilbert was
+ sear for and 81 once left for Hus5and where
De was joined by several men and the little
party sci cut IN pzrsait of Brown. They
had not returned up to the hour Of cur 90
ing oP-sss Tuesday night The las, heard
from them was fran the top Of the mount
ain above Jeunsrtown and they were then
IN cot pursuit Of Brown Tho had been seen
{ passing Up tie Pike the evening before
JAKE Brown Is an er-coBFicE and IS
Z looked upon IS q desperate character. He
I was ssz- 20 the peai,entary from this eo-a-
y I've years ago after having been con
7icted ofs,eaiirg csrtle from Crish Trent, Of
5onezet township. He lsft his home
l about 81 weeks EgD 70 escape arrest and re-
turaed only ten days ago, since which tine
I he has been keeping very shady While
absent he Is said . have worked II sto1e
I quarry near Lisonie- and it Is believed that
I be Is in thai neighbcrhood.
Il i more than probable that no mercy
would have been SHOWN the brute had he
/ been captured sa-1riay night, and tie ex-
I Pngssiols heard CT all sides today are that he
should be lynchei when captured.
1 sheriff Good received message last even
I ing which leads TO the belief that policeman
i Gilbert Is on the wrsng scent and that
/ Brown Is somewhere along the line Of the
4 Pittsburgh Division CT the 3. & o. R. T.
Tie sheriff has teIegrophed q description Of
Brown 70 al the prominent towns IN this
/ section Of he state.
The feeling = general thst the County
1 Commissioners should offer a reward FOR
( Browns capture.