The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-21
NEWS OF NORTHWEST
A Story Of Bestial Depravity
From Centralia.
OLD MAN RUINS a CHILD,
4 Wsshous Delays TRAINS q Kelse-
stsekyarAs q 1versts-Pregrsss
ss 0outh Bead.

CKSrRAIIA, April 20-fSpecial. lon
tuesday afternoon . warrant was issued
~ yustice u. D. Wood for the arrest Of 81.
). Ogden and placed in the hands Of Dep
uty Sheriff Blackwell Tho warrant was
issued on the complaint Of Minnie
May stockton. rather handsome young
e'ri OF fourteen years, who his here.
tofore passed - the niecs of Ogden.
out who, 1t transpires, 10 in no way related
70 MIN, and charges that Ogden. on or
about the 18th Of October, 1880, became
criminally intimate with her, she then
being . child under II years Of age.
The causes which led to Minnie Stock
ton making the complaint are not quite
clear, but seem about - follows: Accord
Ing to her own account this intimacy has
continued at intervals during the past
Two years and over, and she now finds
herself In condition to become . mother.
This seems to have alarmed Ogden and
ne had Minnie go before Prosecuting
Attorney Rice for the purpose Of
making complaint against young man
named Blackwell and charge him with
being responsible for her condition. But
the girl disclosed more than Ogden de-
sired and the prosecuting attorney re-
fused to proceed against Blackwell Og.
den then called on Henry Shields, .
brother member of the G.. A. R., and .
well-known merchant and requested him
TO accompany him for the purpose of act
ing - witness, not informing him of
the nature Of the case. Arriving at the
house where Nrs. Stockton and daughter
reside, Ogden desired Mrs. Stockton to
say in the presence Of Mr.. Shields that
- r..
condition Of Minnie, but that it was due
to young Blackwell. This Mrs. Stockton
refused to do, but asserted that he was
the cause of Minnie's condition. Ogden
next attempted to have Minnie make such
statement. The girl seemed frightened
but on being assured BY Mr.. Shields that
she had nothing to fear, refused to make
the statement desired BY Ogden, but de-
clared that he was the cause of all her
trouble, and saying that Blackwell was
not to blame.
Ogden then admitted to Shields that
he had been intimate with Minnie, and
asked him what he should do. Shields
told him thai he had '.better take q
walk" and do it quickly. The following
morning. Tuesday, Ogden left town. Mr..
Shields found letter from him showed
under the door Of his store asking him to
procure money enough for Minnie to take
her away. The Same afternoon the war
rant for Ogden's arrest was issued.
Ogden is . man over 30 years of age.
He came to Centralia about three years
ago and engaged in doing odd jobs about
town. He built mp quite business in
taking up and putting down carpets, win
dow shades, cleaning windows. etc. He
had the steady patronage Of q number of
saloons, banks and stores which afforded
him good living. Some time after he
came to Centralia he was Joined by Mrs.
Stockton and Minnie, who passed a. his
sister and niece, and kept house for him.
Minnie was then less than IL years
Of age and gave promise of developing
into . handsome young woman, which
has been fulfilled. Ogden was known to
have been addicted to drinking, but no
one suspected the truth. Since his de-
parture. however. things are coming
to light which, if true. eliminate
Mrs. Stockton and stamp Ogden a. q
human brute. It is alleged that all
three have occupied the same bed.
Every effort has been made to keep
the matter quiet, in hopes that Ogden may
still be lurking around the neighborhood,
and It was not till this morning that the
PosT-lYrELLIGENcERco correspondent learned
the above facts