The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-02
Fiye-Year-Old Girl Grim
inally Assaulted.
Ethel Wade Sh0ckingly NAL
treated by a Brute.
The Miscreant Escaped and Police
Are Hunting for Him.

Etnel Nhue not yet nVo years OF ogo
was feloniously assaulted yesterday after
noon shortly after o'clock.in the Ium- 4
ber yard. Of Leprilete Sweet on Valley
street, by tramp 1t is presumed. The
little girl is a daughter of John Wade
who, with his family consisting of his
wife and three children reside at e5 VAL
ley street. Their home is situated just
north Of the lumber yard which Is an at
tractive place for the children OF the
neighborhood to play in, although they
do SO contrary to the orders of Mr.. Sweet
whose men drive them out whenever
they discover them on the premises.
Mrs. Wade let her child out at o'clock
yesterday TO play with the children OF
neighbor. AT 6:15 John Calvin, who lives
in the same house in the lower tene-
ment, saw the little one come into the
yard but did not notice her movements
afterwards and saw nothing unusual at
that time about the child.
When at s O'Clock the child was not In
the house the mother began a search for
her, but no one other than Calvin mad
seen her.
Just before O'Clock Mrs. Calvin had
occasion to visit the cellar and there
found the little one in the closet in sort
of dazed condition. Mrs. Calvin proeaF--
clothing saturated with blood. In an
instant the atrocity of the crime that
had been committed flashed over her.
She quietly reported the news to Mrs.
Wade, who is in delicate condition.
The mother was prostrated with grief
over the sad-affair, but rallied sufficiently
to question Ethel concerning her where
abouts.
The story of the little girl as related
to her mother Is that she was near by the
lumber yard when she saw two men. One
with straw hat on, who asked her to
come to him. She said, 81 WON'T" But
what prompted her to. IL she went Will
lingly or how he enticed her, does not
appear. He took her near G window,
made her keep still, besmeared the in
nocent face OF the child with tobacco
juice from his mouth as he put his vile
lips to hers. Here the revolving outrage
was committed.
The second man walked slowly away,
Drs. p. T.. Gervis and j. III. Dubca
were summoned. They found the child
had been shockDgly injured and recom-
mended that she be removed 10 the hos-
pital for treatment, and the ambulance
was called.
The Sixth station police were notified
and Lieutenant Dary, Sergeants Mosse
and Rowe and Policeman Bartlett re-
sponded. After learning the particulars,
as stated, the freight cars and the lum-
ber yard were searched, while some
officers were sent in the direction OF
Union avenue to scour the field for any
tramps who might be found sleeping out.
The teamsters who were In the yard
during the afternoon did not see any sus-
piclous characters hanging about the
premises. A drunken man was found on
a pile OF lumber and sent away. He has
been located and accounted for as he re-
sides on School street.
About 4 O'Clock two men called at the
yard OF the Providence Dyeing Bleach
cry and Coloring Company, which il di.
rectly across tho street from the lumber
yard, and asked to sec the superinten-
dent. II. TX. Wilson. An empoye OF the
company saw them and thus describes
them. The shorter of the. two men was
about feet inches tall, weighed prob
ably i60 pounds, had a sun burned face
and the appearance OF being drinking
man. He was unshorn and had a reddish
moustache. He wore fiat brimmed straw
hat, faded suit of clothes, which had
been black in Its day.
The second one was tall fellow, wore
n blue suit soft felt hat, smooth faced
and not very intelligent appearing. lie
carried bundle under his arm James
Lawton, another employee of the Calendar
Gem rany. also saw these men.
John Calvin, the man living in the
mouse occupied Dy Maue. saw TWO men
whom he described as above, seated near
the lumber yard In the shade late In the
afternoon, but before 5 O'CLOCK. After
that hour these fellows, who are strongly
suspected of being the miscreanis. little
Ethel Wade met, cannot be accounted for.
The Sixth station detail Is excrtiug
itself under the direction OF Captain
Leavitt and Lieutenant Dary to bring in
the perpetrator of the crime which has
aroused the residents of this section To .
white heat OF Indignation.
Detective Cannon was on the scene
early this morning an6 no stone is being
left unit urned In the search sor the guilty
one.
Officer Rowe gave chase TO fellow at 3
O'Clock this morning who was discov-
cred leaving freight car on the side
track neur the Broadway bridge but he
escaped. IL Is reported that he IL the man
wanted for last nights crime, nut
that Is not thought probable by Detective
Cannon. Later tramp was arrested ON
Valley street ard another on Appleton
street. Both arc now locked up AZ the
station.