Evening journal., 1899-08-14
BRUTE'S AFUOCIOUS ACT.
ATTEMPTED TO cRlMlNALLY AS
SAULT TWO LITTLE GIRLS.

JOHN SANlLLE, FREY OENlL1 in
MUNICIPAL COURT, ADDS AN
OTHER OFFENSE TO HIS LIST.
HAS ESCAPED ARREST.
John II. saville, OF No. 412 Spruce
street, by his actions on Saturday
branded himself as one of the most
atrocious villains that ever drew
breath in Wilmington.
Saville lured two little girls, Nellie
Dugan, aged years, and Mamie Nc
Iaughlin. aged 9 years, to the third
story of his house, and attempted to
commit a felonious assault on the for
mer, and was only frustrated in his
design by the arrival Of his mother.
Saville is a brickIayer by trade and
a drunkard and bum by occupation.
He lives with his widowed mother at
No. 412 Spruce street. and by his ac-
tions continually keeps her in trouble.
Saville's first design was laid against
Mamie Mclaughlin, aged years,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Me-
Laughlin, OF No. 426 Spruce street.
Mamie, who is a bright little girl, was
engaged in scrubbing Mrs. Saville's
doorsteps, when John made his APP
pearance at the alleyway, the front
door being locked. His actions are
best explained in Mamie's own words.
He" (meaning saville), came to
me and said: Don't you want to go
up in my room and see a pretty holy
picture? I've got one up there; it's
awful pretty I said Yes and went
up to the third story with him. When
l got there he showed me a picture,
but he looked so funny that got
scared and ran downstairs"
Continuing her story, Mamie said,
When / got downstairs / went out
the back door and down the alley, and
when / got on the pavement Nellie was
playing there. That man followed me
and when he got out front, and saw
i Nellie he beckoned to her and told
her he wanted to show her something.
/ She followed him up the alley and
followed, too and when he got to the
back door he picked Nellie up in his
/ don't know what he did to her, but
went and told Mrs. Saville that she
was up there. She went up and brought
her down"
Nellie Dugan is a pretty child of
about years OF age, and is the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and MrssJohn !. Dugan, Of
No. AIS Spruce street. When seen
the parents confirmed the story
OF the attempted assault upon their
daughter, and we're very much exer-
cised over the event. Mrs. Dugan
said that the first she knew of the af-
fair was when Nellie came running
into the house crying and much ex-
cited. WheR she asked her what was
the matter Nellie sobbed out: Jack
Saville tried to knl me on the bed in
his room" .sas
Even then the mother did not un-
derstand the pmport OF the child'I
words, but upon examination found
that she spoke the truth. Her under.
clothing was torn in shreds, and al.
though hen person was not injured, Il
showed signs OF the treatment.
Even then Mrs. Dugan was loath tC
believe that her child had been as
saulted, but upon going to the dool
she found the neighbprhood in an up
roar over the amir.
Although the fiend did not accom-
plish his purpose. the fright inflicted
! upon the little girl will have a lasting
effect.
few moments after Mrs. Dugai
! went back to her house Saville's siste
: called and asked her if she was goinl
7 TO have her brother arrested. Mrs
; Dugan replied that she was, and tn
. NNFf H..na 1aA
brother of the fact In the meantim
= Onicer Murphy appeared on the seen
and made a thorough search OF Sa
ville's house, but was unable to I'M,
+ him, as while the officer was on tn
third floor the offender was hiding Il
! the yard, and escaped by the rea
2 gate. The patrolman notified the po
= lice department of the facts in tn
E case, and at his suggestion Mrs. Du
gan took her daughter to the polio
station, where the officers examine
her clothing. and found Il In the con
dition described.
John Dugan. the father OF the littl
girl, is employed at the Jackson an
sharp Company's works. and the frs
he knew Of the affair was when, upo
e returning from work at noon he nc
tifed Officer Murphy looking under
b freight car for some one. Murph
: then told him his daughter had bee
E assaulted, and upon going home h
n ! found II only too true.
E Had 1t not been for the prompt az
\ ton Of Mrs Savillo in rescuing IN
little girl, her son would have acccr
plished his purpose AS " IS. the Do
lice are searching for him. as his o
tense is a serious one. and punishabl
with a long term OF Imprisonment.
D Saville has bad record, as he ha
n DeeTl before the police court numbs
II OF dimes for drunkenness, and the la,
time he appeared before Judge Ba
/ ne narrowly escaped a charL:e of la