West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-08-05
YOUNG MAN ARRESTED,
Charged With a HeinOuS Crime
He Was Well Thought OF by Those
Who Know Him, and Ihey Are
10th TO Believe that lie is Guilty.

10th TO Believe that lie il Guilty.
From tho Parkcrsburg Sentinel
Henry Kolkhorst, who Cor sew
eral years has been employed AS de.
slgner at the Parkersburg Chair
Factory, and Is we'll known singer
aud who has always been most high
! ly thought Of by all who knew him,
was arrested about 9 o clock Friday
night charged with one Of the most
hcinous crimes known to society.
lie was placed IN jail OF warrant
issued by Squire Jones, charg-
ing him with attempting criminal
assault on little Minnie Lyons, the
IL year old daughter Of Mrs. Thos.
w. Cook, formerly Mrs. Clara
Lyons. The olTeusc AS alleged
against him Is about as follows:
Kolkhorst formerly boarded with
Mrs. Cook when she lived on the
corner Of Swami AMI Grafton
streets, anl consequently was well
acquainted with the family. Be
tween eight and nine o'clock Friday
evening Kolkhorst rode out on the
sand road on his bicycle and stop
ped at the Cook residence. Mrs.
Cook has been away from home
several days and Mr. and Mrs. Il.
X. Jones have been staying with
the children during her nb,cnco.
At the time Kolkhorst called they
were out in the garden some DIS
tanco from the house, and little
! Minnie, who had been with them,
had just gone into the house. She
answered Kolkhorst's ring at the
door, and ne asked her for some
mltches to light his bicycle lamp.
The child turned and went into an
adjoining room to comply with his
wish, when he followed her, and rs
she was about to reach up on the
mantle for the matches, he sclzcd
her and dragged her 20 char,
saying at the time, "Now, I've got
| you"
She screamed and wrenched her
self loose but he grabbed her agalu
and threw her to the floor but she
continued to scream and again got
away and ran out into the back
yard. lie followed short dis
tanCe, then turned, passed through
the house and Jumping on his
wheel returned to town. Minnie
ran to Mrs. Jones and told her
| what occurred and Mr.. Jones, when
made acquainted with the affair,
Immediately followed. Jones went
60 the home OF Minnie's brother in
the east end and told hlm what had
occurred. Together they went to
Kolkhorst's boarding house. lie
came to the door and when asked
whether he had been at Mrs. Cook s
he hesltatcd at first but finally ad -
mitted that he had bcon out that
way on his wheel. Jones and
Lyons then started to 90 to Justice
Drennen's home in that neighbor.
hood but Jones concluded 70 20
back aud keep watch on Kolk-
horst while Lyons procured the war
rant. Jones spied. Kolkhorst leav
ing the house and followed. On
Seventh street near julius, Kolk-
horst noticed that he WIS being fol.
lowed and started TO 90 down a
side street. Jones saw Officer Tom
/ Merriman aud called 20 him TO or.
rest Kolkborst. The latter increds-
ed his speed but was soon oyertakon
I by Jones and the officer, and placed
under arrest, officer Cater coming
up about the same time. The pri5-
onor was taken to police beadquar-
ters and % warrant procured from
I Justice Jones and he was then com
mitted to Jail. The lrttlc girl was
terribly worked mp and excited over
I The affair and gave evidence Of the
| struggle she had had She was i'm
% very nervous condition OH night.
/ Justice Jones set thc case at =
| o'clck This afternoon.
Henry Kolkhorst is young Ger.