The morning news., 1894-03-01
VICTIM OF AN UGLY CRIME
An ii-YGaT-Old Child Tells the Story
Of an Assault Upon Her.

Little Anna Moselle White in a
Critical Condition, as the Result of
an Inhuman Outrage-She Will Be
sent to the Savannah Hospital This
Morning-Unable to Give the Where
abouts of Her Assailant or His De-
soription.
What appears to be one of the most ag-
gravated cases of assault on record in the
criminal history of Savannah took place,
sreording to the story of the little girl
who is the victim of the crime, last Mon
day afternoon.
The matter has Just come to light, and
tf the perpetrator of the deed is caught,
II is probabl that he will be dealt with
loss lightly than was the infamous March
Walker.
The victim of the crime is little Anna
Nosele White, a child of IL years, who
IN appearance seems even still younger.
SHELVES with her mother, middle-aged
woman in rather poor circumstances, at
No A Harrison street. between West
Broad and Farm. The mother, while in
moor circumstances, is a respectable
saamstress, and makes scant
living by taking in dressmaking
and sewing. The mother and daughter
live in the same house with two other
families.
daughter was ILL., the mother. sent her to
Or NJ. T. Davis The little girl walked
mn to the DOCTORS office, and in her inno-
ceDce told him just what her mothers
suspicious were, and asked him to do
something for her. An examination was
made in the presence of witnesses, and it
was foud that the little girl was suffering
from a disease of the most virulent and
quickly developing type.
THE CHILD's STORY.
The child told the physician her story,
in brief and he took her back to her
mothers home Meeting Assistant
Chief of Police Reilly on
the way, the Officer went
down to the house with them. There, in
the presence of DR.. Davis, Lieut. Reilly
and her mother, little Anna told her story
again. She had been sent down town
Monday afternoon by her mother on.
some errand. At the corner of Bull and
some other street, she could not remem-
ber exactly where, and it was late in the
afternoon. she was met by a white man,
who asked her TO go into his house with
him In her unsuspecting innocence she
went She said the man took her into
room. following which she described the
QGLdllS Ol uOM uC LhplloAGu Vic puI-
pose for which he had carried here there.
She told her story in very innocent
and childish way, which very much i'm
pressed the physician and Lieut. Reilly,
with the truth of her story. She pro-
tested that she had mentioned the matter
to her mother before, but if she mad, her
mother seemed to have paid little at
tention to her at the time, as she said
that she did not remem ber that the
child had told her that story before,
although she had told ner mother of her
illness
COULDN'T REMEMBER THE PLACE.
The peculiar part of the story was that
the girl could not remember the exact
locality where she was stopped by the
man, and could give very meager idea
OF his description. She repeated, in the
presence of her mother and Lieut.. Reilly,
the same story she had told Dr. Davis
when she was sent to see him. The
mother, Mrs White, was most indignant
and almost heart-broken when she learned
the full particulars of her daughters con-
dition, and what it had resulted from.
She was Outspoken in her indignation
against the author of the crime, and
wanted to see the injustice to her daugh-
ter speedily avenged.
Assistant Chief Reilly was no less
severe in his denunciation ofthe criminal,
whoever he may be. He SAYS the girl is
bright child, and he denounces the
Ofense as one of the most diabolical and
outrageous he has ever had any
knowledge Of, He said he could
hardly be held responsible for his
actions if he could lay hands on
the offender. Every effort will be made
to determine more definitely the circum-
stances under which it occurred, and
should the criminal be caught it is proba-
Ole that Justice will be meted out to him
very promptly.
MERE CHILD.
Anna looks scarcely more thad Z or s
years old. She has black nair and brown
eyes, and seems quite an attractive little
enid. There is no doubt that she is in
acrltical condition. She will be sent to
the Savannah hospital this morning,
where she will be cared for and treated.
Inc case is most aggravated one, and if
me tacts are as the child states them no
eHort will be spared to capture her as
sa4ant. There is an air of mystery about
~ however, which maygive the authori-