Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-19
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A Yoang wonan Revisited By . FisnA-
He Pass His Work ws1i-rifty Akronitss
n Search for the criminal.
The town Of Akron, Ia, has been
very much agitated all this week over
commission Of one Of the most dastardly
crimes in the category. The alleged
facts a. gathered from various parties
are q found below:
On Monday at 2 o'clock Miss Alice
Douglas of Akron, q young lady music
teacher IL years Of age started from
her home TO 60 to the residence Of
Henry BOden Of Sioux Valley to give q
music lesson to q scholar. Shortly
after passing oyer the bridge, across
the Sioux River, into this county. man
with . mask stepped forward and SELF.
Ing the reins Of the horse led the same
and the very much terroized youug
lady into the oush where he repeatedly
ravished her. At 8 o'clock in the eve
ming the horse vas found ON the road
with the young lady unconscious and
tied to its back. Her arms and legs
were tied under the stomach Of the
horse. When Miss Douglas regained
consciousness she described her as
satlant, and further stated that she
lost consciousness Immediately after
the assault had been made. Before
that, however, the fend had gagged
her. and the physician declared must
have c~hlorof0rmed her. Search part.
les were Immediately started out and
the country thoroughly ransacked for
the guilty party. At Alcester Theo-
d0re Oles0n and ]. w. Peterson Of
Alsen were arrested a. suspects but
they quickly proved their Innocence
and were discharged. At Lemars and
Westield other parties were arrested
and they also were discharged. Up at
this writing no clue Of the perpetrator
has been found. It is the general
opinion, now, that the person COM
hitting the deed had planned his per-
Torrance and that he was we'll &C.
quatnted with the situation and pos
sibly with the girl. II he had q mask,
rope aud ohl0r0f0rm the presumption
is that he ID Q resident OF the section
and sooner or later will DO ferreted out.
The following dispatch to the Sioux
City Journal explains the whole affair:
Miss Allie Douglas Of Akron was way.
laid this morning by some unknown
party as she was riding In the country
between Wsstield and Akron. She
was bound, gagged and kept prisoner
all day and repeatedly ravished. Miss
Douglas is l6 years old and 10 q music
feather. 6he wa on her way on horse
back, about 10 o'clock this morning to
give q music lesson at the home Of Mr..
B0den, when she was captured By IN
unknown man, taken from her horse,
carried to q clump Of bushes and trees
near the roadside and held q prisoner
! until about 6 o'clock this evening, when
the brute bound the girl to the horse
she had been riding and turned It loose.
About $50 this evening the horse arr
rived In Akron with the unconscious
form OF the girl, Her arms were tied
around the horses neck, her body had
slipped form the horses back and che
was being dragged along the ground.
She has been restored TO consciousness
and gives the above account Of the AZ
fair and the followidg description OF
her assailant: Small sized, dark com.
plexioned, blue eyes, little or no mus
tache, wore brown pants, black vest,
with q blue blouse over It; had Q black
skull cap with large white felt hat over
It. There 10 great excitement over the
outrage and the country IL being
secured by large parties Of men.