The daily sentinel., 1900-10-10
CRAWFORD SKIPPED
The Rapist Departs Between Two
Suns--Was Here at Eleven
O'clock Last Night.

That which has been predicted would
occur all along, has occurred, John g..
Crawford charged with committing rape
on Lily May Terrill has skipped his bond
and his whereabouts is unknown.
Yesterday Judge Stevens after hear
ing various arguments for delay from
tho defendants attorney, j. s. Carna-
han, announced that tho case would go
to trial this morning at nine o'clock.
Whom court convened this morning At
torney Carnahan WAS compelled to say
that Crawford had skipped from this
city. Mr.. Carnahan then also announced
that he withdrew from the case as the
defendant Crawford's attorney.
The announcement that Crawford had
skipped was not received with any sur
prise whatever. 1t has been said time
and time again on the streets that he
would skip from tho city, without an ex-
ira good watch was kept by his bonds
men.
Attorney Carnahan stated that he had
received letter from Crawford this
morning which had been mailed last
night stating that he believed himself
the victim Of a conspiracy aud that he
had decided to skip out.
Right here it is justice to the attorneys
in the case to say that the rumors which
have been repeated on the street today
that, there was conspiracy between the
attorneys to have Crawford skip his
bond il without any foundation in fact.
Never, while the writer has been a re-
porter IN the court of Mesa county has
district attorney made better efforts to
secure a conviction than has Mr.. Nc
Mullin. He resisted every advance for
delay and it was only by the favor OF the
court that the case was put over for a
day. j. g. Carnahan was the attorney
for defendant and he is as much in the
dark about Crawforo's intention to skip
as any other person. He received the
letter which he spoke of in court at eight
o'clock this morning and by that time
Crawford was away from the city.
There is considerable feeling about the
case, ~ the public very generally want
ed to see Crawford suffer tho penalty of
the law. There seemed to be no extsn.
uating circumstances in the case what
ever and the people feel chagrined at his
escape from the laws clutches and de-
mand that his bondsmen pay tho bond.
Crawford was under bond in the sum
OF u $4,000 upon which M. L. Allison
and Charles B. Rich were sureties.
The charge Of seduction was dropped
and tho district attorney would have
tried him on tho charge Of rape, within
the terms of tho statute defining that
crime. 1t has been said today around
on the streets that the bond was only
five hundred dollars, but this is a mis-
take, as the bond is $l,5O0O0.
When the nrst charge was brought
against Crawford in Justice Sweeney 8
court the bond was made five hundred
dollars on the charge OF rape. On tho
first charge in the justice court Craw-
ford waived preliminary hearing and
when it was taken to the district court,
District Attorney McMullin increased
the bond on the charge Of rape to 81 500.
The court entered. an order that the
bond be forfeited. According to the
sta the order of forfeiture is not re-
turnable until the fret day of the next
term OF the district court, when
the bondsmen must show cause why
they shall not have judgment entered
against them for tho amount Of the
bond, which had been vacated.