The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-18
MORE RAILROAD OUTRAGE.
THO TOrNG UONEN ASSAULTED IN AN
ENGLISH COMPARTMENT CAR.
The Guilty Mnnis IA Clergyman, and Hts We
Tins were Passengers on the same TraiA-
hcis Held " ithoui Iinil Tor tx amln atlOa.

The Guilty aInn u tirrgymnn, and Hts We
Tins were Passengers on the same TraiA-
hcis Held Without Iia,i Tor Examin atiOa.
LONDON. May 17.-At lIungerford. In Wilt
shire. to-day. Kennedy Bell. q clergyman of
the Established Church. was brought up as a
prisoner. charged with assault on two young
women in tho compartments OF railway car.
riages. Eel has heretofore been clergyman
In good standing. IIe is married and has
three children. and the charges against him
have excited the greatest astonishmenk One
OF his victims is named Britain and the other
is named Abcry. The case Is without parallel
in that Bell appears to have committed the
two assaults in two different compartments
during ono journey in one train.
He entered at Ncwbury. BERKSHIRE the com.
part'nent occupied by the young woman
named Britain. She is n respectable person
belonging TO tho lower class Of society,"
Soon alter entctin. tho compartment, Bell.
she says. tried 20 enter into conversation with
her. AS ho appeared TO be n clergyman she
answered him respectfully. She began to get
frightened. however. when lie came near and
began to fondle her She tried to push him
away. but he persisted. and smothcred her
cries when sho endcavorcd to shout for help.
Icing "a .stron. man. Bell. according TO
the girls @tatcnents. ovorcame her by force.
She recovered sufficiently to sit up in half
dazcI condition. but wa still too much frigh-
tened 70 give the alarm when tho train
reached kin bury. She determined to tell the
story I" her fl cnds upon her arrival home. as
sho was AFRAID to speak about the subject to
strangers.
M Il;Gll kent on as q passenger in the train
after Miss Britain had left it. At hungerford.
MisS Aue:y got into the compartment occupied
ny the minister soon attrr the train started
from ilUngcrfnrd. MI. BELL began to make ap-
same class as Miss britain. When Bell began
condo cenuing conversation with VI ISIS Abery,
she fct honorcd at receiving notice from such
IL source. Sho SAYS he hrst inquired what
wanted 10 know weth .r she was u regular at
tcndant at church. This query brought q
blush to the young woman cheeks. Us she
confessed that she was not as regular as she
= am sorry TO hear that" remarked Dell in
n tone OF gracious rcproOf land 1 hope" he
added. as he moved over to her side and patted
her "r tue check, That you will lean to be
that sill. would Bell took her by the hand and
attempted other iamilarities. pretty much as
in the ease Of Miss Britain. The young
woman did not know Just how far clerical
told her that the Clergyman had g,ne far
agree with her. and gently chiled her for her
lack OF confidence in Il pastor. He said that it
the young woman continued to resist he re-
sorted. us III the former ease. t. violence. On
ho arrival Of the train ut Bedwyn Bell left
the con!uartment. Miss Ah"ry caused his ar
formation OF the other crime which he had
on the same train.
Tho clergyman ~ lrst Indignantly denied
his guilt, tut aitcrHard admitted having been
10 far! iliar with the girls. though he persisted
IN the denial Of an assault. At III. hearing be-
Tor" the magistrates to-day sufficient proof
was udduccd /" justify n remand. and Bell was
held without bal! Tor future examination.