The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-19
Drummer Accused of As
Sault on Miss LathrOp.
Young Woman Finally Able
to Tell About the Crime.
Says There Was a Quarrel and That
She Was Stricken Down.


20 kill. his employs, Miss Ida Il. Lathrop,
a seamstress, on the evening Of June S.
This complaint against the young man
was made on the strength Of IA statement
that tho girl made yesterday afternoon TO
County Solicitor George W. Adams OF
Plymouth.
While up 90 this time tho solicitor had
been In possession of certain cumulative
evidences which might bo used against
young Drummer, he did not feel that he
had sufficient To warrant the arrest OF
anyone until Miss Lathrop told her story
Of the assault To him yesterday Mr.
Drummer has witnesses TO provo an alib,
lie claims.
Very soon after he he'd heard the testi-
rnony Of Miss Lathrop, Mr.. Adams had
a warrant issued. which was served by
Deputy Sheriff Ash. Karl Drummer was
arralgned last evening before Police JUS
tice Eli Oakes, pleaded not guilty, and
was held in 5000 bonds for his appear
anoo for examination July z. lie So.
cured bail readily, his father. George
Drummer, aud Lyman 4. Payne Offering
themselves as sureties. A. :. Bachelor
of bitteton was retained as counsel.
While for the last 10 days, ever since the
people OF this community had become
convinced reluctantly that Ida Lathrop
bad been assaulted, Karl Drummer had
beon looked upon rs the man best capable
Of Offering an explanation, his arrest was
something of surprise.
Her Memory Returns.
AS the days went by and tho girl said
nothing about her experience OF the night
of .IGne 3, it was believed that she could
not remember what had happeGed 10 her,
or else would show disposition not 20
recall the events. But it seems that she
Knew something OF what occurred, and
her serious illness ana hours of uncon-
seriousness did not completely obliterate
all recollections of that evening. For the
first few days DIR. Sbattuck and DR.. Cross
man have been watching the girl very
closely TO SEQ III she was rational enough
TO undergo an examination by the county
solicitor A week ago Mr.. Adams en-
deayored To talk with her, but she was
then unable to answer his questions in
teligently. She took decided turn for
the worse that day, tut during the past
week with the two physicians and a
trained nurse az hand, she improved very
rapidly.
She has gained strength physically.
especially during the last few days, and
it was apparent To the doctors that her
mind had returned To its normal con-
diiton. She talked nationally, although
her attendants would not allow her TO
saw anything about the assault
Thursday evening DIR. Shattuck decided
that Miss Lathrop was perfectly able to
undergo an examination, as sbo has shown
a disposition TO talk about her injuries.
He telegraphed for the county solicitor
and he came up from Plymouth yesterday
morning.
After consultation with Attorney
Morris at his Office Mr.. Adams went To
Mrs. ID. w. S5aw's home opposite the
Brummer's tailor shop, and was admitted
to the sick room. Miss Lathrop was able
"A
cutor pleasantly when he entered.
Told u Connected story.
Mr.. Adams told her that he understood
that she had been out one night the week
proyious ard she replied that she had
and that sho had received rather rough
treatment. He told her that ho could see
that she had not been gently dealt With
then told her that he wished ier to &c
just what happened. 1t would seem, from
what little OF the interview can bo learned
that with the judIcious questions put to
the young woman, she was able TO tell n
connected story
1t Is understood that she remembered
we'll being slightly i'll during the day.
Tuesday, June :, and stated that she had
a talk with Karl Drummer that day, and
that during the early afternoon she was
excused from work. Owing to press of
work size was asked by tbe elder brother IL
she would return for tNe afternoon, and
she did so. She loft the shop about q
p. m. and want directly to her boarding
house Just across the main street from the
tailor shop.
Miss Lathrop recalled making an en-
ga9ement with her roommate. Miss Win
nio Woodbury., To attend the choir rohear-
sal that evening and also was able to tell
the county solicitor that she reeollecbed
having an errant To the tailor shop soon
after o'clock. she remembered we'll going
across the street and making her way TO
the rear door, tho entrance to the work
room in back of the main part OF the
pstn bishmont. IL Ia understood that she
says she reniem bered getting her button
holo scissors and that then she went down
cellar.
She has always been in the habit Of
going to tho cellar of the tailor shop.
when particularly downhearted. to cry
over her troubles.
She has been found there hysterical
on many occasions when she had n fit Of
despondency, aud on this particular even
ing, it Is presumed that, not feeling we'll
she was melancholy, and sought her
usual crying place.
Met Drummer Down Stairs.
According 10 what Is said 10 have been
her statement TO the county solicitor,
Miss iIathrop met Karl Drummer tho
Youngest member Of the firm that EN-.
ploys hor, down cellar and that the two
reupoucd an argument over tho subject
that had been frequently discussed Miss
L1throp's interference with his friendly
relations with Miss Kate Carleton uf
" Woodsvillc.
Kari. Drummer is said 20 hnyo upbraidod
his omploye for writing lettors to Miss
Carleton and endeavorin9 Co iDjure his
reputation IN the eyes of this Young
woman, and also for her action in at
tempting to break Oft the friendly re-
latious existing letwoen him and Miss
Carleton.
Miss Lathrop Is said 90 have testified
that the discussion hetweon them became
warm. the young man became very
angry. and In the heat of passion the as.
sauit was committed. liz ~ understood
that sic did not give n very definite idea
of just how she was sturck. except that
she rcmomhcred being hit upon the head
several dimes
The bottlo Of dcodorizud tinture of
~ irfn, wiftctf was fund tr-Sfrtu-f7rr tho
next morning. comes into the case, but
the story Is that Miss llatlrrop's conten.
tion Is that she drank worry little. n any,
of the contents of the tottle as far as
she knows.