St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-28
FIVE LITTLE GIRLS.
They Accuse a Miller Named
MeCarriel of a Most Hell
nous Crime.
He Assaulted Them and One
OF Them Nearly Died From
the Effects.
Kiichli Is King Of the Council
and the Combine Still
Rules.
Several Important Cases In
Court--NewS of a Quiet
Day.

n Orman MCOaTrlel, UllllST, llNluB III
rooms overhead of CPS Third avenue
south, was arrested yesterday by Off
Ger Volk, charged with the most helm
Gus of crimes. The case, if true, is one
OF the most horrible ever brought to the
notice of the local police and brings to
mind the Pail Mall scandals and the
revelations in Montreal society
several years ago. There are
five little girls who stand
/ as McCarrel's accusers, and yesterday
two complaints were made out by the
county attorney, each one charging Nc
Carried with criminal assault upon the
person of Minnie Allen. twelve year
old colOred girl. The other alleged
/ victims will be used as witnesses, their
cases hinging upon the two counts. The
names of the otherli girls are Annie
Goodman, Mabel Felter and Mamie
! Cook, white aud Julia Edwards, col
ored. Their ages come between eleven
! and thirteen years.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Allen, the mother of the
! little girl, WHO'S the complainant in the
! two tcaseS against McCarriel, IS a poor
washerWOman. She lives at PSI Sew
enth avenue south, and for several
months has been engaged in doing the
washing for McCarriel. Yesterday she
! informed Officer NUlk of what had been
going on in McCarrieFS room, and he
Immediately arrested the miller. 1t APP
pears from the stories of the mother and
her little daughter that the latter was
ALWAYS sent to McCarriel's room to get his
clothing. Last March. it is alleged, he
commenced his indecent actions with
the child. and on April 6 and April Is
he accomplished his dreadful purpose.
The child was taken seriously i'll, and
when questioned by her mother told or
what McCarriel had done. Mrs. Allen
placed her under the care of DR.. e. ii.
Hefien, who found her in terribly lac
Grated condition. Two operations were
necessary to save the chIld'S life. Inc
parents of the other girls then began
making investigations, with the result
that they discovered most hOrrlfyIng
state of affairs.
Each one of the children named above
was forced, it Is charged, in turn to
comply withe desires Of the beStlal Nc
Carried. They confessed the same to
their parents and again yesterday to
the county attorney. From their story
it appears that they have been daily at
PENDANTS at the Band of Hope mission
on Third street south, near Seventh aV-
enue. McCarriel was wont to stand
upon the corner and wait for the little
ones to come out from the mission, and
then be enticed them to his room with
sweetmeats and pictures. What trans
pired there is too horrible to relate.
The children told their stories with all
the innocence of youth, little realizing
how revolving it all was. DR.. Helen
has charge of all the cases.
McCarriel denies everything. He says
there is not word of truth in what the
girls have said. He is Il man about
fOrty-fiye years of age, tall and heavily
built, and wears a beard as black as
tar, springfield with gray. he has not
been employed at any OF the mills for
the past six or seven months, and how
he has lived is mystery to the police.
About year ago his wife left him, and
created a sensation by charging him
with having attempted to debauch his
own daughter.
Mrs. Allen, in speaking of the matter
to a GLOBE reporter, said:
81 was at work all the time, so l could
not 90 after the clothes myself. l sent
Minnie to McCarriePs room to get his
| clothes, the same as | sent her to other
places. | had not the slightest idea of
| what sort of man he wass until my
/ little girl got sick and confessed to me.
| then told the parents OF the other little
girls, aud we ali took our children down
| to DR.. Hefen to have them examined. L
am sure l don't know what to do in the
matter, for my little girl is ruined for
| life. The man who would treat young
children as McCarriel has treated ours
ought to be hung to pole"
Mrs. Cook said:
Il was away at work during the day
time, so that l could;not watch my little
girl, but thought she was safe enough
when she went to the Band or Hope
mission. But McCarriel used to watch
for the little girls to come out of the
mission, and then he would coax them
up into his room. This sort of thing
mas been going on since last fail, and
we never learned of il until few days
ago. 1t is too horrible to contemplate"
McCarriel will be arraigned IN the
police court this morning.