Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-31
4 MOST REYOLI!AG Crime.
Miss Georgia Cummings the
Victim of a Rape Fiend.
He First Robbed Her and Then Out
ragged Her Person.
Tho circumstances OF the Horrible
ARair-A Foul Criminal who
Should Be Given n
short Shrift.

Miss George Commings, aged about
10 years. who lives near the Baptist
college in the western suburbs OF the
city. was brutally outraged on Thursday
evening about O'Clock in the vicinity of
Temple street and Union avenue. She
visited a grocery store on the corner OF
Temple street and Union avenue about
$50 O'Clock and made some purchases.
On going to the store she states that che
saw man lurking in the vicinity OF the
place where the outrage was subse-
quently committed. She noticed that
the man eyed her in a suspicious man
ner, and believes that he spoke to her.
On her return she rode to the end OF the
cable road, and then started to walk the
remainder of the way.
At ehort distance from the end of
the road, Miss Cummings states, o man
jumped from behind a clump OF bushes,
seized her by the arms, and dragged her
into the underground, some distance
from the street, where she was brutally
outraged. She resisted with all her
strength, screamed, cried and begged for
her release; but the villain quieted her
cries for help by choking her, and fnai-
ly committed the outrage second time,
having held her within his power for
more than an hour.
The fellow then took her purse, con-
tanning about $2, stating that he had
no place to sleep and nothing to eat,
and left her.
Miss Cummings then returned home
and related the horrible affair to her
mother, widowed lady, who has three
other children.
The crime was reported to the central
police station, and at O'Clock, the hour
for the night patrol to 60 on duty, the
description furnished by Miss Cummings
was read to the officers in line. The
description is as follows: american !;
about6 feet and or s inches tall; we'll
built; weight between 155 and 160
pounds smooth face; medium COM
plexion; brown hair; small mouth,
with thick lips; three teeth missing
from upper front jaw; wore brown Der.
by hat, with sides curled up; light
brown coat and vest; negligee shirt !;
dark brown pants, with raised stripes,
and walks with q noticeable swagger of
shoulders"
Several officers visited the scene OF
the outrage as soon as the affair had
been reported, but the man could not be
found.
Ayoung man whose clothes Tailed with
the above description was arrested yester-
day by Officer McLain and taken to the
house of the young lady. When he
confronted her the young man said:
''This is very serious charge; look
at me closely, and be positive when you
speak,"
"The young lady looked at me about
10 minutes, full in the face," said the
young man, "and eaid che did not be.
lieve was the man."
The man was then brought back to
the central police station, and
shortly after that time two we'll
known gentleman whe knew him and Of
his whereabouts, also appeared. They
proved conclusively where the young
man was from noon Thursday until II
o'clock that night. He was then per-
mitted to leave the station.
The young woman states that she be-
lieves that the man who committed the
outrage is from San Francisco. She is
suffering from the effects of the assault,
but the physicians do not consider that
her condition is serious.
Descriptive circulars have been sent
to the various cities and towns through
out the country.