The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-12-15
The Crime of Brutal
and Inhuman Rape
Charged Against
Geo. Mitchell.
4 Gcntle.Mannered, Beautiful Young
Girl Recites Upon the Witness
Stand q Terrible Tale Of
Wrong.

WrOuXs
Last Wednesday the GLOBE-REPUBIIcAS
scribe listened to tale that might we'll
make every father who has an innocent
young daughter, or brother or lover OF
such gentle maiden, shudder lest her pu-
rity be furnished by violence.
It was the preliminary examination OF
George Mitchell, charged with raping Miss
Ina Longwell.
The court room was crowded with citi-
zens. including few ladies, besides an
assortment of baldheaded gentlemen who
semed to take deep interest in this mat
ter.
The prisoner is dark-eyed, Olive-com-
plected young man about twentv-fiv years
of age, who has been driving MIR. Juneau's
lumber yard delivery wagon. He is pref
ty well educated, having been Instructed
in Catholic school, which also gave him
considerable knowledge of theological
matters. In fact, he had such knowledge
on these subjects that he was selected as
one of the Sunday school teachers in the
Fl. Dodge State Soldiers Home. and was
regarded as bright, interesting in
structOr.
Although employed in Dodge City, some
five miles away from the Home, he was
so assiduous in his attendance on Sunday
school services, or for some other purpose,
that he was in the habit of driving down
there of Sundays.
Of course the fair young complaining
witness is the most interesting parsonage
connected with this unfortunate affair.
She is eighteen years of age, but only
weighs about 100 pounds. Of petite, we'll
rounded, though slender figure, her fair,
blonde face, with delicate color mantling
the cheeks, is quite pretty, and there was
nothing in her manner or appearance ex-
cept refinement, modesty and innocence.
The alleged victims mother was the
first witness introduced. She is widow
member of the Home, with three younger
children, the Oldest being cripple and
the youngest little girl of seven years.
Her appearance is that of well-bred. re-
fined woman who has seen better days.
Her testimony was not very thrilling, re.
lating merely to entrusting her daughter to
the care of the defendant just before
o'clock on Sunday evening, Nov. Is, 1893.
The prosecuting witness was then put
upon the stand. She gave her evidence in
the form of narrative, beginning with
the ride from her mothers dwelling, fol
the purpose of resuming her duties as do
nestle in the household of j. c. Briggs.
of this city, until ten O'Clock the same
evening, when she returned again to hel
mother, seeming to feel that life had LOST
all charms for her. She told how they
drove slowly at first, soon increasing to
trot. The seductive Sunday school teach
er introduced desultOry conversation by
inquiring the young lady's age, which he
discovered to be just over the age Of con-
sent by the Kansas statutes.
She told how he began to tell her about
another young lady, insinuating that she
was unchaste, and he had personal knowl.
edge of the fact. Then he placed one arm
about her waist, against which she protest
ed. Nothing else very startling OF inter-
esting occurred until they reached the
stock yards. There the young Jehu turn
ed off the boulevard toward the railroad.
Here the girl again objected, informing
him that she wanted to go directly to the
Briggs residence. He said he would not
do so, but intended to 60 around by Broad
way. The young lady continued to pro-
test and objected very earnestly, but he
was resolute, and taking an unfrequented
route crossed the Santa Fe railroad where
there was no crossing.
After getting across the track at pretty
rough place the horse was turned east, up
on which his companion made desperate
efforts to jump from the buggy, but wa:
violently restrained by Mitchell, who lie
the lines drop and grabbed hold of tn
young girl with both hands. They hat
struck road after crossing the railway
and sped along away from their destina
ton three quarters Of mile. There wer
no houses in sight, and here the accuses
grabbed one line with one hand, holdin,
on to the girl with the other, while b
pulled the horse out on the open prairie
Once in q while he would take the wifi
from the socket and give the horse cut
which went galloping up hill and down
the girl crying and struggling to get on
| in spite of the break-neck speed they wer
going. Finally they reached a seclnde
rayine, which seemed well suit
ed to the young mans design. He agai
: took line in one hand and turned tn
horse up the ravine. Going up this gen
tie grade the animal dropped down to
! kot, and vas finally stopped and permit
ted to ssand and grase while the defendan
Idorotod L;s >vclns;ue attention to tn