Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-18
)0R GIRLS TRAPPED
Wolves in Sleeps Clothing in En-
glish Car Compartments.
GLISHMEN CALL FOR REFORM.
Latest Case More Aggravated Than Any
Before Reported.
rs FROM THE EUROPEAN CAPITALS

oNDoN, May 17.-The sentences passed
N Goodall, the evangelist, and Hon.
rick Greville-Nugent, for assaults COM
ted upon unprotected women journeying
all. do not seem to have had deterrent
Ct upon miscreants who find themselves
the compartments of railway carriages
h women or girls who are travelling
1e. On the contrary, it appears that the
,licity that has been given to such
nses has tended only to provoke the
'e frequent commission of the crime.
he railway companies have taken no
Is to render women safe while travelling
their lines, and the frequency with
ch the assailants escape arrest has
we'd that the communication cord intend
for use in attracting the attention of the
ards is hardly ever available. The British
Vic is becoming aroused to the one great
ger that threatens any woman who
7els alone by rail, and it is thought that
'ular agitation will follow that will re-
in some change in the compartment
tenn.
Scandals Come in Quick Succession.
'nly yesterday painter named Windle
) arrested at Retford for assaulting a
k named Hannah Cordock in a railway
near Babworth. AS the train ap-
ached the station he jumped from a win
: of the car, but was afterward captured
the police.
he public has hardly digested the de-
Is of this story when another case of the
le kind is reported. This case is made
the blacker by the fact that the offender
1 minister, the Rev. Kennedy Bell, Rec
of Little Bedwvn, village near Hung
ord, in Wiltshire. Miss Britain, daugh-
OF the stationmaster at Kintbury, was
yelling from Newburv to Great Bedwyn.
companion in the compartment was
V. Mr. Bell. He spoke to the girl, and
seeing from his attire that he was a
rgyman, entered into conversation with
/. Bell insultei the girl She 1ndig-
ltly spurned him, but he took advantage
lis superior strength and assaulted her,
ugh not until she had made a desperate
Iggle.
other Victim of the Reverend Scoundrel
When the train reached Great Bedwyn,
SIS Britain, who was in hardly respon-
lie condition, did not mention the assault
the guards, but as soon as possible let her
'ents know what had befallen her.
the meantime the train had proceeded,
SIS Britain's seat in the compartment hay-
= been taken by Miss Abrey, a teIe-
gph operator. Bell was still in the COM
-tment. The train had not proceeded far
ore he engaged Miss Abrey in conversa-
n, and at last tried to caress her. Sne
w away from him, but he assaulted her,
o. As usual, the communication cord
5 not in working order, and both girls,
ugh they had shrieked at the top of
.ir voices for help, could not make them
YES heard above the rumbling of the
in.
After Bell had committed the crime he
ked to Miss Abery, pointing out to her
disgrace that would accrue to her should
tell of the affair, but she refused to
en- to him, and when the next station
$ reached she notified the guards of what
| occurred, and the reverend scoundreI
S at once taken into custody.
The Clergyman Remanded for Trial.
shortly afterward the police were in
med of the assault made upon Miss |
ltain. Bell, who is a married man with |
, children, has heretofore borne an ex- |
lent reputation. The girls, too, are of |
: best character, and great commiseration
expressed for them.
The clergyman at first Indignantly denied |
guilt, but afterward admitted having
an too familiar with the girls, though he |
rsisted in the denial of criminal assault |
the hearing before the magistrates to-
' sufficient proof was adduced to Justify |
emand, and the Rev. Mr. Bell was held |
thout bail for future examination.