The herald., 1893-02-26
IS He THE MAN2
Jose Garcia Arrested for AssaultiI
Tareau CaauIn

Oosc 0hrCla ARRESTED lOr Aegauitfng
Teresa Casulo.
Jose Garcia WAS arrested last evening
about O'Clock by Detectives Benson
and Auble and locked up in the central
police station on suspicion.
On last Wednesday evening an in
decent assault was attempted upon the
person of Teresa Casuls, a 13-year.old
girl, who lives with her parents in a
canon in the rear of the Catholic ceme-
terry. She had been sent outa short dis
tance to drive home some cows, and
about o'clock. when few hundred
yards from the house, she was assaulted
by lusty young Mexican, who took the
girl to the side of the road, threw her
down in spite of her cries and struggles,
and proceeded to the accomplishment OF
his purpose. He held the girls mouth
80 that she could not scream, and had
almost succeeded. when the girls
brother and friend, who mad been up
the road, accidentally but most oppor-
tunely came along. The Mexican
jumped up and ran away as fast as he
could, the men after him. They got so
near to him that they picked up stones
and tried to bring him down He was
hit several times and grunted, but con-
tinued to run. In order to tighten him.
self for greater speed he threw off his
coat and hat, which the pursuers &c.
cured. The fellow wore three shirts and
two vests at the time.
The little girl was somewhat bruised
in the scuffls with her assailant, and
her clothes were torn, but it is not be-
lieved that she was otherwise injured.
The young men had a great chase
after the fellow, and one Of them was
almost within reaching distance of him
at one time, when he threw off HE coat
and hat and made fresh spurt. He
must have been hurt quite badly by the
stones with which he was hit, but by a
desperate tenacity kept along and dis
tanced his pursuers.
The matter was reported at the police
station, and Chief of Police Glass noti-
fed the police and roundsmen to look
out for the fellow, giving bis description
as follows, which was obtained from the
young men and the little girl:
Mexican, dark, age about 25 years
weight, 100 pounds; smooth, round face
height. about feet inches, and wore
light striped shirt and dark vest"
The fellow arrested last evening wore
different hat and coat from those de-
scribed as worn by the man who COM
MATED the assault. AT the prison las,
evening the coat was tried upon him
and it was fit, as we'll as such kind oi
clothing can fit person. He explained
that he was drunk few nights ago
that he lost his hat and coat, and others
were given to him. He also stated that
he had been out in the country several
days picking oranges, but did not state
where.
He was not asked about the crime,
nor was he told that he was suspected
of being the criminal. His facial and
general features answer exactly to the
description given by the boys and the
little girl. The officers feel confident
that he ia the man---the circumstances
point that way and the description is
exact.
This morning the young men will be
brought to the station for the purpose
of identifying the man, if he is the man
and the little girl will also confront the
prisoner, who is supposed to have COM
mitted the most despicable end brutal
OF all crimes.