Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-19
A CHANCE FOR JUSTICE
70 GET N LITTLE GOOD WORK RIGHT
HzRE At HOME.
An Italian Villain Brutally 0uiragss an Eight
Year-0ld Girl-Ths Little One IN a Sad
Plight-Anothsr Dago Tries The
Sams Thing.

A most atrocious crime, and one
which aroused therIghteous Indignation
of all who heard of it, was brought to
light by the police yesterday afternoon,
and as result two Dagos from the de-
lectable neighborhood in the rear OF
No. 927 Market street, are in jail.
One of them, named Giovanni Sarigi,
stands charged with the rape Of little
eight-year-old girl, daughter OF Ex-
Policeman Charles Grist, and the other,
JOSEPH Gregor, with attempting the
same crime upon Pearl Grist, the ten
year-old sister OF the other victim.
Those who saw the criminal Sarigi
and his little victim, last night, and
heard the details OF the crime and
learned the further fact that the girl had
been inoculated with loathsome disease
were ripe for a lynching party, and men
talked openly OF the short shrift OF mob
law in the presence OF the defendant
and the officials, both city and State.
Sarigi, who Is better known as Jim
Sarge, is heavy-set Italian OF medium
height He and Gregor, with two or
three other Dagos, have been living In
room in the alley in the rear
OF No. 927 Market street,
and in the immediate vicinity
live Mrs. Iona Grist aud her two child
rem aud Mrs. John Atkinson and TWO
children. some OF these people, indeed,
live in the same house with the ltal-
81 Sariui and tho =
tempt to commit felony on the part OF
Gregor, took place on the afternoon OF
the 9th inst. Sarigi enticed little girls
into his room under promises, and when
they were there be attempted TO assault
Pearl, who got away from him and took
refuge under a bed. He then seized
the younger girl. threw her upon a
bed, and assaulted her In
the most brutal manner.
About the same time Gregor attempt pied
to bribe the older girl with a quarter,
but was unsuccessful. The little girls,
probably deferred by threats, made no
mention OF the matter TO their mother,
and the crime was only discovered by
Mrs. GriSt noticing that her little girl
walked as though in pain. Then fol-
lowed the discovery Of the crime and
the rsulting disease.
officer Herbert was at once informed,
and yesterday afternoon he found Sari-
ri az Market street and alley nine, and
put him under arrest. He was taken to
the City Hall. and Mrs. Grst was sent
for. She at once identified him, and he
was locked up. Last evening the girls
were brought down, and Mrs.
Gist's child and the Atkinson
children fully identified him.
The wretch at first manifested little
concern at the situation he was placed
in. but when the Grst girl identified
him, he caught her by the wrist in an
effort to intImidate her. He was forced
TO release her In short order, and was
given to understand 1t would be better
for him to omit any such breaks from
that time on.
Sarigi was soon committed to jail by
Justice Gillespy, without bail, his crime
being punishable with the death pen
atty, which he richly deserves. The
scene at police headquarters last night
was sad one, the little girl and her
mother being both in tears, while In
dignant citizens could hardly restrain
their anger.
Later JOSEPH Gregor, who made the
attempt upon the other girl, was also
captured, and being identified 10 turn,
was also sent to jail in default Of $1,000
bail.
Mrs. Grist and her children and Mrs.
Atkinson and her children were also
placed in jail as witnesses, for fear the
Italian colony would possibly use money
TO get them away.
This morning physicians will examine
the victim OF the crime, and medical at
tention Will be given her.