The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-05
VICTIM OF A C0NVlCT'S LUST.
GIRL OF n YEARS OUTRAGED
AND THEN MURDERED.

Her Corpse Found Hidden in n
small Closet in an UnOccupie.I
Uouse-Her Death Caused by ChoIS-
ing and Deep Scars Made by the
llurderer's Finger Nails Found on
Her ThrOat-The Murderer Be
trayed by His bloody Garments.
omaha, Neb.. Nov. Ada Gasken the
r-year-old and pretty daughter of a poor
widow. living at 1Sl41a Howard street, was
crfminally assaulted and murdered last
evening in an old vacant ten-rOom house
in the rear of 1SJ7lA Howard street. The
corpse was discovered this morning at
1.i5 o'clock by a detective Immediately
after the finding Martin Booker, a coal
hauler, George Morgan, a collar maker
and Edward Sanford, a machinist, were
arrested ON suspicion of having commit
tea the crime, but the burden of sus-
picion rests upon Morgan, who was found
with blood upon his clothing
At $3.50 O'Clock in the afternoon Miss
Gaskin went to call Martin Booker to
his supper. Booker boarded with the Cas-
kills Mrs. Gaskill became anxious when
the little one did not return during the
evening and reported the matter to the
. police. When discovered the body was
4 lying in a small closet in the vacant
house with disarranged clothing, swollen
. throat and features. and unmistakable
4 evidence of having been the victim Of a
murderer's lust.
Martin Booker was at once apprehended
at his room at 1906 ST. Iary's avenue ana
taken to the city jail. He disowned ali
4 knowledge of having seen the girl after
450 O'Clock in the afternoon, although he
was the last man reported as having been
n seen with her alive
on the first floor of the Gaskiu cot
Il age, George Morgan and Ed Sanford
were found asleep in adjoining rooms. The
most startling discoveries made were
the bloody garments of Morgan, and
traces OF blood on his left hand. Nor
san and Sanford were quickly taken to
B laA where the former was stripped and
furnished with other clothing, while his
own apparel Will be held as evidence
AGAINST him.
When the body of the little girl was
tahen 10 the mOrSue, II was found that
death had been caused by choking. Deep
ars made by finger nails were on either
side OF the throat.
Morgan was placed in the sweat box
this morning. He said he had been
drinking Sunday, and asserts that he
saw the Gaskil girl but once during the
afternoon, and then only for moment,
. when she asked him to tell Booker to
come to the Gaskill house. He claims
TO have worked for a butcher last Sat
urday, and 10 have carried from a de-
livery wagon quarter of beef into the
shop. Morgan admitted that he was an
eX-convict, having served eighteen
months in the Nebraska penitentiary for
4 burglary and grand larceny. He also ad-
mitted that he had been arrested and held
i'm jail for year for an attempted Grim
inal assault upon a little girl named
Noyes, at Blair, about four years ago.
A complaint was sworn to, charging
. N Iltra IN wit hafp on
raigned, he pleaded not guilty. The pre-
+. liminary examination was set for
II "Wednesday at O'Clock.
The police said they had no fear Of lynch
3 ing, but were glad 10 have Morgan taken
4 from their charge and placed in the Gus
f tody of the sheriff Morgan was moved
r % the county Jail this afternoon and later
was taken to the state prison at Lincoln.
A crowd gathered around the county
" jail this afternoon but when assured that
. the prisoner had been taken to Lincoln,
.t dispersed.