Evening star., 1894-03-13
n AN GING TOO GOOD.
For the Brute Who Yesterday Assaulted
Two Tiny Girls.
Entfcing School Children in u Vacant
HOuse-The Police on the Watch
for the Man.

bTuly ASSAULT en- Two SlTlS near tne
District building about 1870 o'clock yes
terday, is badly wanted by the police, and
If apprehendcd he Is more than likely to
get all the time the law provides for his
olfense. The little girls are six and seven
years old, and they were assaulted in
vacant house at the corner of Indiana ave-
who enticed them into the house by promis-
iEs them some candy. The man, who is
about thirty years old, was well dressed.
" caring a pair of patent leather shoes.
He had dark mustache. James II. Will
Jams, 125 Pennsylvania avenue, was the
name and address given by the man when
he went to L. w. Smiths lumber yard to
get the key to the vacant house Accord
ing to his statement he was looking for a
house and there was nothing about his con-
duct to cause any one to suspect him of
wanting the key for other than legitimate
purpose, and the key handed him.
That was about 1870 o'clock, the hour for
the halliday schools to dismiss, and the
little children who attended the school i'll
the Arthur building had to come his way.
The two little victims, Rose Meyers and
Regina Hawkins, came along and the
sweet-talking scoundrel asked them if they
the innocent little ones said they did,
but said one of them, I'VE have to go
right home from school,
Just come in the house minute" said
the brutal man to them, and you may 20
as soon as you get the candy.
Thus the innocent little victims were led
to believe that all they had to do was 10
walk into the house, get a bag of candy
ana then skip home but their anticipa tions
or happiness were soon turned into fear,
ana instead of going they supposed they
were left in the house nearly frightened TO
death after having been assaulted by the
man.
No One Heard.
While in the vacant house the children
screamed and made all the outcry they
assailant. and his ears were closed to their
piteous appeals to be released, in order
that they might return home to their
parents.
When he had finished his dastardiy crime
ne left the heartbroken little ones to get
out or the house as best they could, and
escaped The front door was left unlocked
and the keys were not returned to the Of
flee of Mr.. Smith.
NO particular attention was paid to the
man when he called for the key. as the
clerks We're busy at the time. and for that
reason the description of the man is per-
haps not as good as the officers would like
On the Lookout.
Complaint was made TO the police Of
the affair. and Detective Carter is working
with the precinct officers endeavoring to
apprehend the criminal. The little girls
related the story of the crime to the Off
Ger, but their descriptions of the man do
not agree in every particular although
they are satisfied that they will be able
to identify him In event of his capture
To the officer they stated that they met
the man at the corner of Indiana avenue
and LIST street, and before telling them Of
he hnI fDr
mothers sent him for them They waited
for him while he went and got the kew
and then went with him to the house cor
ner or "a street and Indiana avenue. and
he took them to a room on the fourth foor
where he assaulted them
The police in all the precincts have been
given description of the man and every
effort is being made to apprehend him.
Hunting Clues.
Rose Meyers and Regina Hawkins were
the children who We're assaulted The for
mer is daughter of Mr. John Meyers of No.
3lS Indiana avenue and the latter is a niece
of Mrs. James Holmes whose husband is a
grocer at 1st and E streets northwest.
Policeman Kimmell spent almost the en-
tire night endeavoring to ascertain the man
who had assaulted the girls He donned his
citizens clothes just after sundown and
went with Mr. Holmes and the little girls
diOnS pennsylvania avenue ana other buSi-
ness streets. hoping to get glimpse of the
criminal, but without success.
This morning he went to the house, No.
21J Pennsylvania avenue, where the man
said he lived. and found lodger, a stranger
in the city. who answered in some respects
the description of the man wanted.
Were you looking at a house yesterday
he was asked.
mo. indeed" was his response Il have
no use for house"
The man showed signs of nervousness. so
the officer told Star reporter, and he had
him go TO the station with him. There the
little girls confronted him, and each de-
clared that he was not the man.
Mr.. Hawkins. father of one of the girls.
lives in Philadelphia, and he knows nothing
of the affair The child lives at the house
of her aunt.
While continuing the investigation today
the officers learned that the man had prob
ably seen the girls before yesterday and
that his assault was a premeditated affair
Last Saturday the Hawkins child saw him
in Judiciary Square, when she was return
ing home from dancing school. She noticed
him looking at her, but he did not say any
thing to her. Yesterday, when she met him.
she remembered having seen him before
and she says she is certain she would know
him II she saw him again.
Mr. Holmes is determined that the man
shall be caught, If possible and ne is taking
in he i,,,a